An initiative of the European Commission

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AI and Computing Infrastructures

Purpose / Scope

The AI and Computing Infrastructures Working Group focuses on the digital ecosystems required to enable AI-enabled scientific research at European scale.

The group brings together experts in high-performance computing, AI Factories, cloud services, research software, data infrastructures and the European Open Science Cloud. It identifies infrastructure requirements, interoperability challenges and governance mechanisms that support sustainable, secure and accessible AI services for research communities across disciplines.

Key Questions

01

What computing infrastructures are needed for AI-enabled science?

Assessing future requirements for HPC, cloud and AI platforms.

02

How can infrastructures become more interoperable?

Improving integration across research facilities and digital services.

03

How can researchers access AI resources more effectively?

Developing user-centred services and collaborative platforms.

04

How should European AI infrastructures evolve?

Identifying strategic priorities for long-term sustainability and coordination.

Linked RAISE FORUM Space

RAISE FORUM enables structured discussion, consultation, and feedback within the Working Group.

It supports the exchange of perspectives on priorities, challenges, and opportunities in AI for science.

This forum supports discussion on AI infrastructure development, computing services, interoperability, research software and digital ecosystems that enable AI-driven science across Europe.

Experts

Selected experts contributing to the AI in Science Working Groups

Each Working Group brings together a selected group of experts contributing to the co-creation of the AI in Science Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). Members were appointed through an open call for expression of interest based on their expertise, experience, and ability to contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration across AI and scientific research domains.

Andrea Manzi

Working Group Co-Chair

EGI
Netherlands

Tommaso Boccali

INFN / CERN
Italy

Sašo Džeroski

Jožef Stefan Institute
Slovenia

Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Austria

Raul Palma

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC/PCSS)
Poland

Irene Nooren

SURF
Netherlands

Marco Aldinucci

Università di Torino
Italy

Diego Perino

Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Spain

Julian Kunkel

Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen
Germany

Álvaro López García

CSIC
Spain

Rob van Nieuwpoort

Leiden University

Netherlands

Venkatesh Kannan

ICHEC (Irish Centre for High-End Computing)
Ireland

Aleksi Kallio

CSC – IT Center for Science
Finland

Kostas Koumantaros

GRNET
Greece

Alex Upton

Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
Switzerland

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