Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route
Compute resources for AI-related research and development projects.
The Gateway route is an open and flexible pathway to request computational resources for users across academia, commercial and individual research. Each successful project will be awarded up to 10,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers, to be used within three months of project start. No funding is provided.
It is open to eligible researchers from acro…
This route covers fundamental research, feasibility studies, industrial research and experimental development. Users should be looking to explore novel and developing areas of AI research, as well as supporting upskilling across a wide range of AI-relevant experience. The route is not aimed at large research consortia.
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