IFCA&EUFORIA

EU Fusion for ITER Applications - EUFORIA

EUFORIA (EU Fusion fOR Iter Applications) is a project funded by European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) which will provide a comprehensive framework and infrastructure for core and edge transport and turbulence simulation, linking grid and High Performance Computing (HPC), to the fusion modelling community.

The EUFORIA project will enhance the modelling capabilities for ITER sized plasmas through the adaptation, optimization and integration of a set of critical applications for edge and core transport modelling targeting different computing paradigms as needed (serial and parallel grid computingh and HPC). Deployment of both a grid service and a High Performance Computing services are essential to the project. A novel aspect is the dynamic coupling and integration of codes and applications running on a set of heterogeneous platforms into a single coupled framework through a workflow engine a mechanism needed to provide the necessary level integration in the physics applications. This strongly enhances the integrated modelling capabilities of fusion plasmas and will at the same time provide new computing infrastructure and tools to the fusion community in general.

IFCA Participation

In the EUFORIA Project IFCA is the Project Infrastructures Coordinator.

The Service Activities "Infrastructure deployment and Operation" are distributed in the following activities:

SA1 – Grid Infrastructure

SA2 – HPC infrastructure

SA3 – User Support for HPC and Grid activities