Argonne Leadership Computing Facility Lighthouse Initiative

About

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) Lighthouse Initiative aims to broaden the reach of AI/HPC and engage the next generation of computing professionals. The University of Chicago Research Computing Center (RCC) has joined the ALCF Lighthouse Initiative to provide support for university faculty and researchers with workloads that can leverage ALCF resources.

For faculty and researchers who want to scale their science to leadership-class systems but aren’t sure how to get started, this initiative is for you.

Through this initiative, RCC provides support by:

  • Preparing, porting and testing applications for suitability of ALCF resources and for scaling the applications for use on ALCF systems.
  • Providing access to a seed allocation on ALCF systems, along with Tier 1 support for qualified projects.
  • Supporting graduating projects as they transition from the Lighthouse Initiative to larger ALCF allocations (INCITE, ALCC, or the Director’s Discretionary program).
  • Access to specialized trainings offered by Argonne National Laboratory.
  • Access to information about Argonne summer internship opportunities for students, events, and resources.
  • Access to RCC staff with HPC and ALCF systems expertise.

 

Call for Projects

Eligibility:
  • University of Chicago Principal Investigators (PIs)
  • AI or compute workloads limited by on-premises resources that have the potential to scale on leadership-class systems.
Duration: 6 months (renewable)
Call for proposals: Twice annually. Cycle 1 accepted throughout October. Cycle 2 accepted throughout April. (currently piloting projects with anticipated first proposal acceptance period in October 2024)
Final reports: Yes

If you are interested in the ALCF Lighthouse Initiative, please contact us at help@rcc.uchicago.edu.

Proposal Information

Submit a, no more than, 2-page proposal highlighting the research this initiative would support, why this resource is needed, the potential impact or discovery, and any software that will be needed.

If your project is selected, you will be contacted for more details about the application you are running or access to your application/code for pre-testing.


Events

Visit the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility website for current training and events.

Resources

Getting Started

ALCF Computing Resources

The Lighthouse Initiative currently supports applications running on the following ALCF systems:

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Contact

For questions or assistance, please contact help@rcc.uchicago.edu, call 773 795 2667 or visit Regenstein Library, suite 216.