Welcome to Deucalion Supercomputer

Empowering science and innovation

Deucalion accelerates research and innovation, advancing knowledge discovery to address tomorrow’s challenges and make a difference in the world.

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About Deucalion

Compute. Discover. Transform.

Empowering open science through advanced computing.

Meet Deucalion supercomputer

The Deucalion supercomputer is the largest in Portugal, supporting science, innovation, and public services through advanced computing. Hosted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) / Agency for Research and Innovation (AI²) and operated by the National Center for Advanced Computing (CNCA), INESC TEC, and the University of Minho, it is part of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, strengthening Europe’s computing capabilities. Inaugurated on September 6, 2023, in Guimarães, Deucalion reinforces Portugal’s role in the European digital landscape.

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Our Community

Deucalion in numbers

Deucalion currently supports thousands of users across hundreds of research and innovation projects, with millions of computing hours allocated. 

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+ 700 projects

Active research and innovation projects across multiple scientific fields.

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+ 2000 users 

Researchers, students, and professionals using Deucalion every day.

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+ 687M used hours 

Millions of computing hours powering large-scale scientific workloads.

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Two CNCA representatives at EuroHPC User Days 2026 standing beside a Deucalion display featuring the CNCA and Deucalion logos over a computing interface.

EuroHPC JUEuroHPC User DaysEventHPC

16/10/2026

Deucalion DemoLab in the spotlight at EuroHPC User Days 2026 in Dublin

European Researchers’ NightEventPortugal

08/10/2026

Deucalion brings supercomputing to European Researchers’ Night 2026

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Universidade do MinhoVerão no CampusVisit

27/07/2026

Deucalion welcomes high-school students for Verão no Campus 2026

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Events

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SC26

15 - 20 November, 2026

Discover SC26 in Chicago, where the global HPC community meets to explore supercomputing, AI, advanced architectures, research and emerging technologies.

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