About us
A Collaborative Force for AI Advancement.
MINERVA’s consortium brings together unmatched expertise in HPC infrastructure, AI model development, and ethical innovation. We’re committed to democratizing access to these technologies and driving European leadership.

MINERVA: Your Partner in Scalable AI Development
Unlock your AI’s potential with access to expert support, powerful resources, and a thriving community within the heart of European High-Performance Computing.
MINERVA empowers European researchers and industries to conquer the challenges of large-scale AI. We provide a comprehensive support ecosystem, bridging the gap between AI expertise and the power of advanced HPC infrastructures.

Expert Guidance
Receive personalized support from experienced HPC and AI specialists, navigate the complexities of scaling your AI models, and optimize your workflows for peak performance.

Powerful Resources
Access Europe’s cutting-edge HPC infrastructure, advanced AI libraries, and dedicated tools designed to streamline development and to deploy very large AI models.

Dedicated Training
Develop the essential skills that were required to succeed in the world of HPC-AI. Participate in tailored workshops, expert-led courses, and training programs to master scaling and optimizing AI applications for high performance.
A Tiered Approach to High-Performance AI.
From foundational support to advanced optimization, MINERVA’s services scale to meet the evolving needs of the European AI community.
MINERVA’s unique three-tiered service portfolio helps users to conquer any scalability issues when training or when running inference of a large AI model. By providing HPC experience we are going to boost your productivity today!
Services
Support for porting AI Applications and workflows to HPC infrastructure (L1)
MINERVA offers expert assistance to port AI applications and workflows to HPC infrastructures. We help you adapt your code, optimize data handling, and navigate the complexities of supercomputing environments.
Support for the use and mastery of AI libraries on HPC architectures (L2)
MINERVA provides expertise in utilizing and optimizing AI libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.) on diverse HPC architectures. We help maximize performance through hands-on assistance and advanced configuration support.
Support for the pre-training of open large-scale and foundation models (L3)
MINERVA offers guidance for pre-training large-scale, open foundation AI models. We assist with parallelism strategies, optimized libraries, memory management, and efficient utilization of HPC resources.
Support for the specialization of various open large-scale and foundation models
MINERVA guides specialization of open large-scale and foundation models, with a focus on parameter-efficient fine-tuning, multi-model systems, and optimized evaluation, leveraging HPC for maximum performance.
Guidance and Support on regulations on ethical and responsible AI
MINERVA provides expert support to help you navigate the ethical and regulatory landscape of AI. We assess adherence, address concerns, and promote responsible AI development and deployment practices.
Specialised/Advanced trainings for the AI communities
MINERVA offers specialized training, empowering AI communities to efficiently harness HPC for large-scale model development, optimization, and deployment. From beginner to advanced, bridging the HPC-AI skills gap.
Unlock Your AI Potential with Expert-Led Training
Master the skills to thrive in the world of HPC-powered AI. Our comprehensive training portfolio provides the foundations and best-practice techniques for developing and deploying cutting-edge AI models with increased performance and efficiency.
Join the MINERVA Community Hub
Connect, Collaborate, and Advance the Future of AI.
Be part of a dynamic European AI community! Share knowledge, explore collaborations, get expert support, and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in HPC-powered artificial intelligence. Together, we will help drive European innovation to new heights.
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This project has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101182737. The JU receives support from the Digital Europe Programme.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.