Consorzio High-Performance Computing for Disaster Resilience
Mission
The HPC4DR (High-Performance Computing for Disaster Resilience) Consortium is a center of expertise dedicated to reducing risks from natural and man-made disasters. Established with the goal of using advanced technologies to prevent and mitigate catastrophes, the Consortium brings together leading Italian public research institutions and universities from the Abruzzo, Marche, and Molise regions, forming a network of excellence capable of addressing the most pressing challenges related to the safety of vulnerable territories.
HPC4DR is characterized by the use of a high-performance computing technology infrastructure hosted at the INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratories. It comprises some of the computing machines acquired from the decommissioning of the Galileo system from CINECA, one of the largest computing centers in Italy and among the most important and powerful supercomputers in the country, as well as additional resources funded by the National Research Center in HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing (ICSC). In this context, the HPC4DR Consortium promotes a multidisciplinary and international approach, collaborating with the National Research Center in HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing (ICSC) and actively contributing to research and development activities in the field of high-performance computing infrastructures.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.