As part of this wider project, UK Research and Innovation is seeking proposals for multi-disciplinary Design and Development Working Groups to undertake activities to develop software for the anticipated deployment of exascale systems in the mid-2020s.
The composition of a Working Group should be appropriate in scale and expertise to the design and development programme being proposed, comprising subject matter experts, RSEs, computational and/or mathematical scientists, as well as any other relevant individuals and groups. It should enable effective engagement between the computational research community and research communities that can benefit from exascale computing. Their aim should be to develop simulation codes for exascale computing that will have high impact and that can be applied by a wide range of users in strategically important areas of research. The outputs of these Working Groups will contribute to future elements of the ExCALIBUR programme.
Design and Development Working Groups will be expected to collaborate with other Working Groups in order to develop cross-cutting approaches to common computational elements that have relevance to multiple codes and applications. Applicants should ensure that sufficient funding is requested to progress cross-cutting topics of mutual interest for the duration of the award.
The invitation for proposals opened this week, and the closing date is 22 January 202 0at 16:00.
Funding available: Up to£1.2m to support 4-8 working groupsfor 15 months
How to apply: Full proposals.
Assessment process: proposals will be considered by an expert panel, resulting in a rank ordered list.There will be no postal peer-review stage.