The inauguration of the national supercomputer “DAIDALOS” will take place today, Monday 19 October, at 10:30, at the Lavrio Technological and Cultural Park of the National Technical University of Athens, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
“DAIDALOS” has a measured computing performance of 85.69 petaflops, ranking 31st worldwide on the TOP500 list and 23rd in the Green500 ranking for energy efficiency.
It is installed in the new Data Centre, housed in the historic building of the former Lavrio Power Station, and represents a significant computing resource for the country.
The project is being implemented by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (EDYTE - GRNET), with a total budget of €58.9 million.
It will provide computing resources to universities, research centres, start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses, as well as public-sector bodies, supporting scientific simulations, large-scale data processing and the training of artificial intelligence models.
It also serves as the computing core of Greece’s PHAROS artificial intelligence factory, which connects the infrastructure with tools and expertise to develop applications for the research and business communities.
The project is part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” and is funded with support from the European Union through NextGenerationEU and the EuroHPC JU.