The ECLAT joint laboratory
Uncovering the mysteries of the universe using HPC and AI
ECLAT : Extreme Computing Lab for Astronomical Telescopes
Our mission
A centre of excellence in HPC and AI for astronomical instrumentation
ECLAT is the laboratory dedicated to High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for astronomical instrumentation, stemming from the French contribution to the SKAO (Square Kilometer Array Observatory). Its mission is to facilitate the R&D partnerships needed to design and build future cyber-physical systems for astronomy.
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The partners
A joint laboratory
Laboratories and teams
Researchers and engineers
Common roadmap
ECLAT is a nationwide collaborative laboratory based on close partnerships and large-scale initiatives at national and European level. It combines the efforts of sixteen laboratories and teams affiliated to the CNRS, Inria, Eviden, the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and the Observatoire de Paris.
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Research areas
Pushing the limits of innovation
Design of supercomputers
Research & development
Instrumentation for radio astronomy
Contributions to SKAO
News and Events
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Webinar : Rank-one projections for compressive radio interferometric imaging
Rank-one projections for compressive radio interferometric imaging Radio-interferometry (RI) observes the sky at unprecedented angular resolutions, enabling the study of several far-away galactic objects such as galaxies and black holes. In RI, an array of antennas...
Webinar : First Dataflow Modeling of the DDFacet Imager for Acceleration Using FPGA Coprocessors
First Dataflow Modeling of the DDFacet Imager for Acceleration Using FPGA CoprocessorsThis webinar presents the first dataflow modeling of the DDFacet imager, a cutting-edge radio astronomy imaging and deconvolution framework and how this dataflow model will be used...
Webinar – HPC as a Service for Radio Astronomy
HPC as a Service for Radio Astronomy: A Practical Case Study with the DDF SoftwareBased on a concrete use case in radio astronomy, this webinar will show how HPC as a Service approaches make it possible to: efficiently manage scientific data logistics, integrate...
Projects and collaborations
The synergies around ECLAT
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