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Applying for a BayernKI project#

BayernKI will provide HPC-/AI-resources for researchers from Bavarian Universities and Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences. NHR@FAU and LRZ in Garching will host the hardware and offer training, support and services.

Please note that the resources currently available for BayernKI projects are limited. A considerable extension of these resources will be installed in late 2024. Until then, the BayernKI resource access is under a test status.

Information about the systems from LRZ are available in LRZ's documentation.

Available compute resources#

Resources currently available for BayernKI projects at NHR@FAU:

  • Small parts (as of mid-2024) of GPU cluster Alex:
    • Nvidia A100 GPGPUs (with 40 or 80 GB RAM)
    • Nvidia A40 GPGPUs (with 48 GB RAM)
  • Small parts (as of mid-2024) of CPU cluster Fritz:
    • Intel "Ice Lake" processors (2 x 36 cores) with 256 GB RAM
    • Intel "Sapphire Rapids" processors (2 x 52 cores) with 1 or 2 TB RAM
  • upcoming: NVIDIA H100 94 GB HBM2e and AMD Turin

How to apply for a BayernKI project#

Please fill out the Application form for BayernKI access at NHR@FAU. The brief project description might be published on the NHR@FAU website.

Acknowledgment#

Please acknowledge resources and the support provided by NHR@FAU, see Acknowledging resource usage for the exact wording.

Please also send electronic copies of these publications by email to nhr-redaktion@lists.fau.de. Proper acknowledgments of our services is important for our center's evaluation and its future funding.