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By building on the LUMI supercomputer, adding an AI-optimised system, LUMI-AI, and exploring quantum computing for AI workloads on the LUMI-IQ platform, we provide a world-class environment for innovation.

LUMI supercomputer

In the beginning, the LUMI AI Factory will leverage the power of the LUMI supercomputer. The LUMI supercomputer comes with numerous benefits and tangible impacts, making the entire LUMI system stand out from many other data centers.

LUMI is Europe’s top-tier supercomputer owned by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. It is hosted by the 11-country LUMI consortium and is located in CSC’s data center in Kajaani, Finland.

The LUMI consortium countries of Finland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland provide a high-quality, cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable HPC ecosystem based on true European collaboration. As part of the EuroHPC JU, LUMI delivers world-class computational power for research and innovation across Europe, supporting AI and big data research with advanced GPU nodes, cloud services, and object storage.

The LUMI supercomputer

LUMI – Europe’s top-tier supercomputer

  • One of the world’s fastest computer systems. The sustained computing power is 380 petaflops (HPL, High-Performance Linpack).
  • Computing power equivalent to the combined performance of 1.5 million modern laptops.
  • Achieves its high performance with a large number of nodes with accelerators (2978 GPU nodes, a total of 11 912 AMD GPU processors). The system is complemented by a CPU only partition, cloud services and a large object storage solution.
  • LUMI is also one of the world’s most powerful AI platforms for science.
  • LUMI features one of the most mature integrations of quantum processors to high-performance computing.
  • LUMI’s immense computing capacity is used in data and computing intensive research across various disciplines. Up to 20% of LUMI’s capacity is reserved for industrial use.
  • Around 3500 scientific projects have been running on LUMI, and over half of LUMI’s computing resources have been utilized for AI-related research and innovation.
  • The LUMI data center is one of the greenest in the world.
  • LUMI’s waste heat is used to heat up hundreds of households annually in the city of Kajaani.
  • LUMI runs on 100% renewable power.
  • High security and safety standards (ISO 27001).
  • LUMI and the projects utilizing the system’s power have received multiple global awards throughout the years from HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, DCD Awards, Electrical Review and Data Centre Review Excellence Awards, Data Centre Awards and HPC Innovation Excellence Awards.
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LUMI-AI supercomputer

LUMI-AI will gradually replace the current LUMI supercomputer. LUMI-AI will enable breakthroughs in AI training and inference, as well as large-scale scientific simulations. The system will be delivered by Bull and it will be located in CSC’s new data center in Kajaani, Finland. It is expected to deliver a tenfold increase in artificial intelligence (AI) capacity and nearly double the high-performance computing (HPC) capability of the current LUMI supercomputer. The system is scheduled for deployment in the second half of 2027.

LUMI-AI system architecture

The liquid-cooled supercomputer will be based on Bull’s latest BullSequana XH3500 architecture, specifically designed for advanced AI workloads. It will be built on next-generation AMD Instinct™ MI430X GPUs alongside state-of-the-art 6thGen AMD EPYC™ 256-core processors, providing flexibility across diverse computing workloads. 

The other technology partners are IBM, providing an ambitious storage solution based on their Storage Scale technology, as well as Nokia, providing data center networking expertise to build a network that complements the BXI interconnect by Bull.

The system will be complemented by additional compute and storage resources, maximising its overall performance and usability. A key differentiator is its multi-tenant architecture, designed to meet the needs of diverse AI communities, combined with extensive API-based access to support modern development environments. 

Below you will find design phase images of the system’s architecture, software-defined clusters and storage solution. See also the media gallery for further images.

LUMI-AI system architecture vision

Software-defined clusters

Storage solution vision

LUMI-IQ – experimental quantum computing platform

The LUMI-AI computing environment will also include experimental quantum computing platform, LUMI-IQ, designed for HPC+AI+QC workloads. This one-of-a-kind platform will open completely new horizons for scientific discovery and RDI, both for industry and fundamental science. LUMI-AI and LUMI-IQ will form the most advanced public quantum-accelerated HPC+AI research infrastructure in the world.

Goals of LUMI-IQ are:

  • Set up a world-leading HPC+AI+QC infrastructure to serve all of Europe
  • Explore a quantum advantage for AI, and utilize AI tools for quantum computing
  • Accelerate Europe’s efforts to take a leading position in quantum computer hardware and software development
  • Accelerate European academic leadership in quantum-accelerated AI
  • Establish new high-value commercial activities

LUMI-IQ to be available at the end of 2027

  • First system deployed in LUMI-IQ will be IQM Halocene H4 quantum computer, featuring a quantum processing unit (QPU) with 150 high-quality qubits. The first system is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2027.
  • The delivered Halocene system, a first of its kind, is an advanced on-premises superconducting quantum computer, combining quantum error correction with high-quality NISQ-era qubits.
  • The LUMI-IQ quantum computer will be upgraded during its lifetime, evolving towards early fault tolerant quantum computing. A series of upgrades are delivered in multiple phases, significantly increasing the platforms qubit count, error resilience and advanced quantum error correction capabilities.
  • LUMI-IQ will incorporate modular quantum error correction stack, allowing users to develop and implement Quantum Error Correction (QEC) concepts on a world-leading system.
  • LUMI-IQ bridges high-performance computing (HPC), AI, and emerging quantum technologies. As part of the LUMI AI Factory, LUMI-IQ extends the existing computing environment with quantum computing capabilities, enabling researchers and companies to combine HPC, AI, and quantum technologies to address some of the most complex scientific and industrial challenges, including problems beyond the reach of today’s conventional computing methods.
  • LUMI-IQ will offer services to support the adoption of hybrid computing, including user support, consulting, training, software tools, development environments, and application-focused use cases. From launch, users will have access to a dedicated software library with practical examples for integrating quantum AI into existing workflows, making hybrid computing accessible to both experts and non-experts. Together, these services will help researchers and companies translate quantum technologies into new applications, innovations, and business opportunities, while strengthening Europe’s leadership in quantum technologies and AI.