HEMUS supercomputer

Институт по информационни и комуникационни технологии – БАН · София excellence-driven market-driven

A petascale system with 148 servers, built under the Science and Education for Smart Growth programme at the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and ICT. Terms for external access are agreed with the institute: the pilot first needs the grant contract checked and an internal tariff adopted.

Provider: Институт по информационни и комуникационни технологии – БАН (BAS institute)
City: София
Thematic areas: високопроизводителни изчисления, изкуствен интелект, моделиране
Funded by: ОП НОИР, BG05M2OP001-1.001-0003
Access: excellence-driven: free or preferential, after peer review of the proposal; market-driven: at market price, with a quote and a contract
Website: www.iict.bas.bg
Source: Openfund specification for three new modules (2026)

BAS institutes contract as separate legal entities under their rules on commercial activity; the budget subsidy may not fund commercial activity (BAS Act).

Quote

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How to pay for it?

EuroHPC gives free access for public research and SME innovation; the AI Factories run free Playground, Fast Lane and Large Scale tracks. Access to the EuroHPC supercomputers

Testing, validation and laboratory services are funded by the PKIP innovation calls:

Closed Introduction of innovations by SMEs on the territory of local initiative groups (LIG) BG16RFPR001-1.011
Closed "Development of Innovations in Enterprises" BG16RFPR001-1.001
Closed Introducing Innovation in Enterprises BG16RFPR001-1.003

Vouchers: the Research Promotion Act (arts. 48 and 59) gives a legal basis, but no voucher scheme is open at present. Follow for the next round

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