Introduction
Among the strategic infrastructures entered in August 2026 into the Polish Research Infrastructure Map are initiatives submitted by ACC Cyfronet AGH as the initiator and coordinator of the PLGrid consortium: the National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC and the PLGrid National Cloud Infrastructure for EOSC.
National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC
coordinating institution: Academic Computer Centre CYFRONET AGH
The initiative aims to support scientific research by building and providing the Polish scientific community with supercomputing resources that enable large-scale computations, directly aligned with the framework of the international EuroHPC – European High-Performance Computing initiative, as outlined in a communication by the European Commission. The goal of EuroHPC is to establish a European system of exascale-class high-performance computers, globally unique, based on technologies developed in Europe. The computing power delivered by supercomputers is a fundamental component necessary for conducting scientific research across many fields, significantly accelerating and reducing the cost of research processes.
Projects within the National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC:
The EuroHPC PL project: https://eurohpc.pl
National PLGrid Cloud Infrastructure for EOSC
coordinating institution: Academic Computer Centre CYFRONET AGH
In the EOSC initiative "National PLGrid Cloud Infrastructure for EOSC", ACC Cyfronet AGH serves as the coordinator and provides high-performance computing infrastructure along with storage systems for research conducted under this initiative.
The aim of the initiative is scientific research conducted using the established cloud infrastructure to develop solutions addressing current and future needs of Polish society, the scientific community, and the economy. The scope of this research includes, among others, data, infrastructures and processing platforms, efficient algorithms and their applications to address specific challenges. Approved by the European Commission, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is a project of a federated, globally accessible, and multidisciplinary environment where researchers, innovators, companies, and society can publish, find, use, and reuse collected data, tools, software, publications, and other research outputs.
More about EOSC: https://eosc.gov.pl/
Projects within the National PLGrid Cloud Infrastructure for EOSC:
The PLGrid ICON project: https://plgrid.pl/about-us/plgrid-icon
Other initiatives
Other initiatives from the list supported by Cyfronet either directly (through consortium membership) or indirectly (through computing resources):
- CCB – Bronowice Cyclotron Centre, coordinator: H. Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), Kraków,
- CTAO – Cherenkov Telescope Array (Gamma-ray TeV Astronomy Observatory), coordinator: Jagiellonian University,
- EPOS – European Plate Observing System, coordinator: Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGF PAN),
- ESS – European Spallation Source, coordinator: H. Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, PAN, Kraków,
- Krajowy Magazyn Danych – National Data Repository. A universal infrastructure for data storage and sharing as well as efficient processing of large volumes of data in HPC, BigData, and AI models, coordinator: Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, PAN,
- PIONIER-LAB2 – National Platform for Integration of Research Infrastructures with Innovation Ecosystems, coordinator: Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, PAN,
- POLFAR – Low-frequency radio interferometer. System development: LOFAR 2.0, coordinator: Jagiellonian University,
- PRACE – Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe, coordinator: Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, PAN,
- SOLARIS – National Synchrotron Radiation Centre, coordinator: Jagiellonian University,
- Virgo – Gravitational wave observatory, coordinator: Institute of Mathematics, PAN.
ACC Cyfronet AGH serves as the coordinator of initiatives listed on the Polish Research Infrastructure Map (PMIB): EOSC and EuroHPC, and is also a member of consortia implementing programs listed on the PMIB: CTAO, EPOS, Krajowy Magazyn Danych (National Data Repository), PIONIER-LAB2, PRACE, and Virgo. Additionally, it provides high-performance computing infrastructure along with storage systems and IT infrastructure of the Krakow Metropolitan Academic Network (MAN) for research activities within other PMIB projects.
It is worth emphasizing that all of the strategic infrastructures listed above, supported by Cyfronet or their direct predecessors, were already included in the PMIB list developed in 2020. The fact that these infrastructures remain on the list six years later confirms the importance of their continued funding development, as recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
See the full list of Research Infrastructures on the Ministry website.
Download the archival list from 2020 (in Polish).