Task lead: Ricardo Rocha (CERN)

This task focused on designing, procuring, deploying and operating the computing infrastructure (hardware and software) and platforms required to support the common tasks in WP1 (hardware-aware neural network training workflows and next-generation physics simulations) and the specific activities in WP2 and WP3. To make sure activities can start as early as possible, an initial amount of cloud-based resources will be procured as a way of benchmarking different architectures and algorithms. Once a better understanding of the requirements is established, hardware resources will be procured to be installed in the new CERN Data Center and dedicated to the task of this project. Dedicated effort is required for designing the specifications, supporting the procurement process, commissioning the resources, deploying and maintaining the software tools and frameworks, and monitoring exclusive use of the resources by researchers of this project.