Introduction
LUMI-AI is a modern European computing infrastructure dedicated to artificial intelligence, developed as part of the LUMI AI Factory initiative – one of the first AI Centers in the European Union. This project integrates world-class computing power, high-value data, and expert competencies, creating a comprehensive innovation environment for scientists, startups, SMEs, and public institutions.
The LUMI-AI service center will support the development of breakthrough AI projects by offering free access to resources for selected user groups and providing expert support in model training, data analysis, and AI solution implementation.
LUMI AI Factory - AI innovation center
LUMI AI Factory is a pioneering platform supporting the development of artificial intelligence in Europe. Its main headquarters is located at CSC – IT Center for Science in Kajaani (Finland), with satellite hubs being established in partner countries, including Poland. The center offers:
- access to the LUMI supercomputer and its successors (LUMI-AI),
- coworking spaces and virtual working environments,
- “Datasets-as-a-Service” with access to datasets such as the European Open Web Index,
- expert support in AI, HPC, and data.
LUMI-AI Consortium
The LUMI-AI project is implemented by an international consortium that includes:
- Coordinator: CSC – IT Center for Science, Finland
- Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium (DeiC), Denmark
- National Supercomputing Center IT4Innovations, Czech Republic
- Estonian Scientific Computing Infrastructure, Estonia
- Sigma2 AS, Norway
- Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet AGH, Poland
Thanks to the involvement of Polish institutions and the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Polish scientists and entrepreneurs will be able to use LUMI-AI resources through the PLGrid infrastructure, coordinated by ACK Cyfronet AGH.
Technologies and applications
LUMI-AI will use a next-generation GPU-accelerated partition and an experimental quantum computing platform LUMI-IQ, enabling hybrid AI+Quantum computations. The system will be fully powered by renewable energy, and its waste heat will be used in the Kajaani district heating system.
Applications include, among others:
- digital twins,
- AI in climate, weather, and materials science,
- linguistics and language models,
- automotive industry, agriculture, pharmacy, healthcare, and network technologies.
Implementation examples
European companies are already using LUMI resources:
- Silo AI (Finland) – development of large language models,
- DigiFarm (Norway) – optimization of agriculture using AI, reducing product time-to-market by 6 months, cost reduction by 10%.
Access for Polish users
Polish users – scientists, startups, and SMEs – will be able to use LUMI-AI services through the PLGrid infrastructure. The LAIF Service Center at ACC Cyfronet AGH will provide support in:
- access to computing resources,
- expert consultations,
- training and workshops,
- integration with European AI projects.
