SPECTRUM Technical Blueprint and Strategic Agenda: Delivering Europe's Roadmap for Exabyte-Scale Scientific Infrastructure

spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL SPECTRUM is funded by the European Union Grant Agreement Number 101131550 SPECTRUM Technical Blueprint and Strategic Agenda: Delivering Europe's Roadmap for Exabyte-Scale Scientific Infrastructure Advanced Computing User Day 4 Dec 2025 Sergio Andreozzi Head of Strategy, Innovation and Communications, EGI Foundation SPECTRUM Project Director spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL Outline •Challenges •Project Overview •Approach •Technical Blueprint •SRIDA •Public Consultation and Next Steps 2 spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL High-Energy Physics (HEP) and Radio Astronomy (RA) are entering the Exascale era, driven by next-generation instruments 3 The Exascale Challenge: A New Era for Science High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) Square Kilometre Array (SKA) LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) 2.0 Volume Exabytes of data requiring storage and analysis Velocity Data generated at terabytes/petabytes per second, demanding real-time processing Variety Complex, heterogeneous data from millions of sensors or thousands of antennas spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL Elevating Data-Intensive Science in Europe CHALLENGE The computing for the next generation of scientific instruments in High-Energy Physics and Radio Astronomy is an unsolved problem GOAL Deliver a Strategic Research, Innovation and Deployment Agenda (SRIDA) and a Technical Blueprint for a European compute and data continuum. IMPACT - Common vision on future of infrastructures for data-intensive research - Aligning efforts and reduce fragmentation among initiatives - Optimising use of common digital infrastructures for research The SPECTRUM Project is funded by the European Union Grant Agreement Number 101131550 - More Info: spectrumproject.eu Research Communities e-Infrastructures Community of Practice (CoP) Compendium of Use Cases Landscape analysis Access Policies Recommendations Technical Blueprint for Compute & Data Continuum SRIDA 06.2026 (final) 12.2025 (public draft) Q2/2025 spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 5 SPECTRUM Strategic Foresight Framework spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 6 Current Results https://www.spectrumproject.eu/publications ●Cross-disciplines WGs with experts from HEP, RA and digital infras (link) ●Knowledge Base (link) ●Collaboration platform Community of Practice (CoP) Compendium of Science Use Cases (14) ●From science case to technical challenges, requirements, gaps ●Both technical and policy aspects ●High Energy Physics (7) ●Radio Astronomy (4) ●Chemistry (1) ●Meteorological Science (1) ●Neuroscience (1) Current Working Groups ●WG1: Data Management and Access ●WG2: Workflow management and organization ●WG3: Compute Environment ●WG4: SW tools ●WG5: Scientific Use cases ●WG6: Facilities spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 7 Current Results https://www.spectrumproject.eu/publications ●Existing access policies across the continuum ●Development of recommendation for Interoperable access Access Policies Recommendations Landscape Analysis ●Existing approaches, services, technical solutions and policies for the federation of data and compute infrastructures spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 8 Formulating the Final Results Technology Track Strategic Track Capability Mapping Technology Assessment Capability Alignment Priority Areas Investment Areas Policy alignment Technical Blueprint SRIDA (Strategic Research, Innovation and Deployment Agenda) spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 9 Overview of Technical Blueprint spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 16 Pillar 1: Policy, Trust & Governance PRIORITY ADDRESSES DELIVERS P01 Cross-Infrastructure Governance Governance fragmentation across European e-Infrastructures without systematic coordination Structured coordination mechanisms connecting scientific communities with infrastructure providers P02 Federated Resource Allocation Short-term allocation cycles incompatible with multi-decade research infrastructure programmes Multi-year strategic allocations aligned with research infrastructure timelines P03 Federated Identity & Trust Fragmented authentication requiring site-specific credentials across infrastructures Seamless federated authentication enabling automated cross-infrastructure workflows spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL Pillar 2: Architecture & Interoperability 17 PRIORITY ADDRESSES DELIVERS P04 Heterogeneous Computing Integration Growing heterogeneity of CPU, GPU and accelerator resources across federated sites Unified interfaces enabling seamless workflow execution across HPC, HTC and Cloud P05 Data Management & Transport Exabyte-scale data volumes requiring coordinated federation across scientific domains Federated FAIR data management with high-throughput transfer enabling exabyte-scale workflows P06 Orchestration & Workflows Multiple workflow systems with limited cross-facility interoperability and resilience Interoperable workflow orchestration with provenance tracking across infrastructures spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL Pillar 3: Software & Science Enablers 18 PRIORITY ADDRESSES DELIVERS P07 AI/ML & Accelerated Computing Transformative AI potential not yet systematically integrated into production workflows AI/ML integration balancing precision requirements with accelerated simulation and analysis P08 Software Portability Proprietary software ecosystems limiting portability and hardware flexibility Deploy portable frameworks enabling cross-platform execution P09 Open Science & Reproducibility Multi-decade experimental timescales with evolving software environments Analyses preserved in re-executable form with full provenance P10 Software Sustainability Fragmented funding threatening long-term software preservation and availability Open Science software repositories with software management plans spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 19 Pillar 4: Human Capital & Responsibility PRIORITY ADDRESSES DELIVERS P11 Community Collaboration Inconsistent co-design between scientific communities and infrastructure providers Permanent coordination mechanisms with structured community feedback loops P12 Environmental Sustainability Growing environmental impact requiring lifecycle-aware infrastructure approach Sustainability metrics (PUE/CUE), HEPscore/watt procurement and extended hardware lifetime P13 Skills, Careers & Training Inadequate career recognition driving skilled personnel to industry Established Research Software Engineer (RSE) career paths with competitive recognition and salaries spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 20 What’s Next spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL April 2026 Internal final version of SRIDA and Technical Blueprint Freeze document to prepare for public release 3 Jun 2026 Final project event, SRIDA and Technical Blueprint Final SRIDA and Technical Blueprint available 31 Jan 2026 Closing of public consultation Start analysis of collected information 12 Dec 2025 Opening the Public Consultation Webinar to launch the draft SRIDA and Tech Blueprint 21 Timeline spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL Remove this placeholder and add a picture Discover the draft SRIDA and Technical Blueprint – and provide your input! 22 Webinar: A shared vision for future data-intensive science in Europe December 12th 2025 - 11:00 https://www.spectrumproject.eu/article/spectrum-public-consul tation-webinar spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 23 spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL 24 How can you stay engaged? Join the Community of Practice https://www.spectrumproject.eu/spectrumcop Participate in the Public Consultation Dec 2025 - Jan 2026 Subscribe to the Newsletter https://www.subscribepage.com/spectrumproject Follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/spectrum-project-eu Email: inf[email protected] spectrumproject.eu 4 Dec 2025 | Advanced Computing User Day 2025 - NL SPECTRUM is funded by the European Union - Grant Agreement Number 101131550 Thank you! linkedin.com/company/spectrum-project-eu spectrumproject.eu Get in Touch: sergio.andr[email protected]