Challenge-led applied digital research and innovation Jonathan Smith Business Development Manager Hartree Centre Who can help me solve this business challenge? How do I digitise my business processes? Who can I partner with to develop my R&D project? Transforming UK industry by accelerating the adoption of high performance computing, big data and AI technologies. Our mission Government & public sector Local business networks Technology partners Network of expertise Academia Universities International research communities What we do − Collaborative R&D Define a challenge in your business and we build a team to deliver a solution − Platform as a service Give your own experts pay-as-you-go access to our compute power − Creating digital assets License the new industry-led software applications we create with IBM Research − Training and skills Drop in on our comprehensive programme of specialist training events or design a bespoke course for your team Intel platforms Bull Sequana X1000 (4.3PFlop/s, ~80000 cores) Lenovo NeXtScale | 8,192 cores Lenovo System x​​ iDataPlex ​ system​ | 2048 cores Intel Xeon Phi | Knight's Corner IBM big data analytics cluster | 288TB IBM data centricplatforms​ IBM Power8 + NVL​ink​ + Tesla P100 IBM Power8 ​​+ Nvidia K80 JADE –Oxford University Tier 2 Regional Deep Learning Supercomputer Atos Bull 22x Nvidia DGX1 – DL supercomputer • 176 V100 GPUS, Deep Learning Frameworks • In excess of 630,784 CUDA Cores Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM) Discovering and delivering next-generation algorithms for future quantum computers Our platforms Visual Computing Suite Collaborative visual conmputing technologies enabling exploration of data analytics and computational modelling • Access to domain specialists and a vast network of expertise • Technologies and systems that do it faster and cheaper • Full time scientists delivering on industrially relevant timescales • Collaboration with a trusted partner • Professional project management How you can benefit Collaborative R&D Projects • Commercial • High priority projects for Hartree resource allocation • Short lead-time – project scoping & project start dates • Grant funded • Assistance with grant applications • Longer lead-time – project scoping, multi-stage application processes & project start dates • No guarantee of funding – delaying project start dates How to engage with us • Clear challenge statement • Set the scene – where are you, what have you done already and what are the desired outcomes • Outline how this work has the potential to impact your company • Quantify any potential changes to productivity • Access to the appropriate data – quantity and high quality • Collaborative project work • Deliver project outcomes • Knowledge transfer Where to start • Engineering & Manufacturing – Vehicle design & testing – Consumer electronics design – Consumer Packaged Goods Products and Packaging • Environment – Weather modeling • Life Sciences – Genomics for better crop yields – Disease mapping • Energy – Advanced Battery Cell Design – Efficient Well Head Oil extraction • Financial Services – Risk Management – Service Modelling • Transport – Rail predictive analytics – Network simulation Project examples Our track record Case study Data fusion with automotive sensors Satsafe offer vehicle telematics products and services – dashboard-mounted camera & sensor array provide driver ratings. Problem: Require improved metrics that better reflect driver competence in the real world. Solution: Hartree Centre improved metrics by augmenting with open data sources such as weather data and speed limit data. Improved modelling of sensor data to assess cornering. Big data analytics Data cleaning Integrated database Valuation Office Agency Ratings (open data) Business rate payer information (FOIA) Billing authority records (open data) Data cleaning Data cleaning Potential customer list Case study: data integration Case study HPC-enabled atomistic modelling for fuel cells Development of patented liquid catalyst “Sophisticated simulation using the Hartree Centre’s high performance computing (HPC) facilities helped ACAL Energy limit the number of molecules it needed to synthesise and test during development of a new fuel cell catalyst.” Collaborative R&D Case study Building the cognitive hospital Transforming the patient experience using data analytics and AI technologies “Helping our patients and their families prepare properly for coming into hospital will really reduce their anxiety and could mean they spend more meaningful time with doctors so we are able to get them better faster.” − Iain Hennessey, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Collaborative R&D Case study Smart crop protection Building pest risk prediction models with the potential to: • Enable the farming industry to more accurately plan preventative measures • Reduce crop losses • Drive down insurance rates through lower probability of crop damage Creating digital assets Case study Designing safer vehicles Access to compute capability reduced time to run vehicle simulation models by 50% “Access to high performance computing with the convenience of operating from our own office is a real game-changer, helping us meet customer cost and timescale requirements and enabling us to thrive in a global market.” − Tim Williams, Simpact Engineering Ltd. Platform as a service Case study Faster complex simulations HPC capabilities ran simulations four times faster than using in-house systems “The service enabled us to increase the size of models we use and run projects more quickly and efficiently, without increasing our overheads. That all adds up to improved learn rates and better value for money for clients.” − Jeremy Smith, QED Naval Ltd. Platform as a service Case study IoTUK Boost Workshops Delivered a series of workshops to SMEs on Industry 4.0 technologies including: • Building IoT applications with Sigfox • Blockchain | Changing industries • Moving towards intelligent data Training & skills • Funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) • Programme run by the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) • Designed to help companies overcome difficult product, manufacturing or process performance issues • Provides access for companies to STFC’s world class facilities and expertise • Provides 50-70% funding for projects expected to cost up to £50,000 and last between 3 and 6 months Bridging for Innovators (B4I) • An innovative programme to Support UK industry • The Made Smarter Programme is a pilot scheme designed to boost UK manufacturing productivity and growth across the North West, set to go nationwide in 2021. • Designed for companies that want implement Industry 4.0 within their organisation (3D printing, IoT, AI, VR, automation) • Fully-funded specialist advice to assess your current operations and develop your digitalisation strategy • 50% grant funding to implement new technology, software and hardware into your manufacturing • Access to a subsidised Leadership Development programme, designed specifically to support the programme Made Smarter Pilot • Start-ups • Upstream and downstream • Funding - £41,500 • Technical & Business Support Business Incubation Centre Innovation Partner Programme Business Applications Space Technology Other industry sectors • Identification of new markets for space technology • Access to ESA patent portfolio • Funding from €60k - €2M • Themed calls Colocated with several ESA assets National Centre for AI Solutions Engage HPC Explore Accelerate Emerging Technology Cloud Data Centre “The Hartree Centre’s expertise made our testing process cheaper and more reliable, enabling us to get our product to market faster.” - William Wilson, GLOBAL-365 “Rolls-Royce has worked with the Hartree Centre for many years due to their combination of highly skilled computational scientists and state-of-the-art HPC.” - Leigh Lapworth, Rolls-Royce Hartree Centre Impact @hartreecentre hartree.stfc.ac.uk STFC Hartree Centre Jonathan Smith Luke Vanstone Jonathan.Smith@stfc.ac.uk Luke.Vanstone@stfc.ac.uk