Start now
Deucalion offers a range of computing resources to meet diverse research, public administration and industry needs.
Potential Deucalion users have two pathways to request resources: national allocations and the European-wide EuroHPC quota.
National access
Most Deucalion resources are reserved for consortium countries and allocated according to each country’s funding contribution, through national mechanisms. Researchers affiliated with academic institutions or companies based in a consortium country may apply for these resources.
European access
A smaller portion of the resources is managed at the European level, allowing qualified researchers and organisations from across Europe to access high-performance computing resources on Deucalion.
Deucalion is a high-performance computing (HPC) supercomputer located in Portugal, integrated into the European HPC ecosystem. It provides advanced computational resources to support scientific research, innovation, and industrial applications.
Deucalion is hosted in Portugal, by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and operated in partnership with the National Center for Advanced Computing (CNCA), INESC TEC, and the University of Minho, Deucalion is also part of the European supercomputing network under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking.
Access to Deucalion is available to:
- Researchers and research institutions;
- Universities and R&D centres;
- Public and private organisations;
- Industrial and innovation projects.
Access may be granted through national calls or European-level programmes, depending on the type of project.
Deucalion’s computing resources are divided between:
- National access (65%), supporting Portuguese research and innovation;
- European access (35%), managed at the European level, enabling researchers from across Europe to use the system through competitive calls.
European researchers and organisations can apply through EuroHPC access calls, which provide access to leading HPC systems in Europe, including Deucalion.
More information is available at: https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-regular-access-mode_en
Deucalion supports compute-intensive and data-intensive workloads, including:
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning;
- Climate and weather modelling;
- Materials science;
- Life sciences and bioinformatics;
- Physics, chemistry, and engineering simulations;
- Industrial and digital innovation use cases.
Deucalion combines:
- High energy efficiency;
- Advanced computing architecture;
- Integration with European HPC initiatives;
- Strong support for both academic and industrial users.
This makes it a strategic asset for European digital sovereignty and scientific excellence.
Yes. Deucalion contributes to the European HPC infrastructure, aligning with EuroHPC objectives to provide world-class supercomputing capabilities in Europe.
Yes. Deucalion is designed to support industrial R&D, SMEs, and innovation projects, helping organisations scale simulations, data analysis, and AI workloads that require HPC resources.
Information about access opportunities, calls, and eligibility is available through:
- National HPC programmes (here: https://rnca.fccn.pt/en/concursos-id/)
- European access (here: https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-regular-access-mode_en)
Organisations we work with
