{"id":1359,"date":"2023-05-09T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T08:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/?post_type=kol_kore&p=1359"},"modified":"2023-05-28T07:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T07:46:56","slug":"establishment-of-lab-to-accelerate-hpc-and-ai-developments","status":"publish","type":"kol_kore","link":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/kol_kore\/establishment-of-lab-to-accelerate-hpc-and-ai-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishment of lab to accelerate HPC and AI developments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Participating Agencies<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Israel Innovation Authority<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Israel Innovation Authority announces an open call for the submission for grant applications to establish an R&D laboratory aimed at accelerating technology development in the domains of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). The R&D Lab should include the required facility, equipment, and manned services, for accelerating diverse research and development processes of both software and hardware elements. The Lab and its services shall be available for Israeli corporations as well as Israeli research institutions. 
An approved applicant will operate in accordance with the Israel Innovation Authority’s  R&D Infrastructure Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFP Relevant Definitions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong> – including software or hardware development for training large models, accelerators, decentralized or federated computation technologies, management tools for performance monitoring and model training management, or infrastructures for dataset manipulation and handling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. High-Performance Computing (HPC)<\/strong> – including software or hardware development, for the purpose of accelerating scientific computation and simulation tasks. Relevant technologies include dedicated accelerators, communication infrastructure, storage, compression, encryption, or cooling
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    Relevant Technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Artificial Intelligence (AI), High-Performance Computing (HPC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Program Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    This RFP offers applicants the opportunity to apply for establishing an R&D Lab (comprising R&D equipment and services) focusing on research and development infrastructure including equipment accessibility, infrastructure software, and technical staff for the provision of R&D services. The lab should be accessible to Israeli Corporations and Israeli Research Institutions to accelerate the development of high-performance computing (HPC) and\/or artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.  
    To clarify, the R&D lab may operate in specific fields such as AI development regarding Fintech (Financial Technology), Agritech (Agricultural Technology) or Medtech (Medical Technology), and\/or specialized technologies (such as encryption or end-to-end processes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The RFP\u2019s Objectives<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Infrastructure that enables integration and feasibility analysis for products relevant to supercomputing infrastructures (such as accelerators, communication applications, storage infrastructures, cooling infrastructures, scheduling software, and management and monitoring tools). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Ability to implement R&D for all hardware and software infrastructure levels (R&D that is not feasible in public cloud infrastructures). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. A \u201cneutral\u201d, vendor-independent \u201cmeeting place\u201d enabling R&D collaboration of Israeli corporations or Israeli corporations and Israeli research institutions and integration of various components and data. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Professional services – offering knowledge and expertise in content, providing unique services and capabilities established in the R&D Lab that benefit the users. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Workforce training for research, development, support, operation, and more, regarding R&D lab activities. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n