Philippe Baptiste, French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space, declared: “The selection of Eviden to build Alice Recoque, Europe’s new exascale supercomputer, is a major step forward for France and Europe. This project embodies our shared ambition in the field of high-performance computing, AI, and quantum technologies, while reinforcing our technological leadership. Hosted at CEA’s TGCC, Alice Recoque will empower researchers and industries to address critical challenges—from climate modeling to healthcare innovation. It is a cornerstone for what we will achieve together, for science, progress, and the French and European digital future."
“On the occasion of the Summit on Digital Sovereignty on the 18th of November, we reaffirm with other European member states our ambition: to strengthen our European digital champions. The selection of Eviden to equip the Alice Recoque supercomputer is a concrete example of Europe acting collectively to make digital sovereignty a reality. Alice Recoque will become a key pillar for the future of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. It is a source of pride to see French companies play a central role in this advancement” declared Anne Le Hénanff, French Minister of State for AI and Digital Affairs.
“Europe’s experience shows that technological sovereignty is achieved through cooperation and long-term vision. Greece’s participation in the Alice Recoque supercomputer project reflects our commitment to a strong, competitive European tech ecosystem and aligns with our National AI Strategy implemented under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Alice Recoque opens new opportunities for collaboration and innovation, giving Greek startups, researchers, and academic institutions access to cutting-edge tools and positioning Greece at the forefront of global AI developments” stated the Minister of Digital Governance of Greece, Dimitris Papastergiou.
This new European Exascale is acquired by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and co-funded by France, the Netherlands and Greece, represented respectively by GENCI, together with the CEA, by SURF and by GRNET. The project represents a total investment of € 554 million over five years of operations. The installation and deployment will start in 2026.
Named Alice Recoque, a pioneering French computer scientist and one of the first women engineers in artificial intelligence, this supercomputer will be hosted in France, at the CEA’s TGCC in Bruyères-le-Châtel near Paris. The computing center has achieved all the preparatory works to adapt its infrastructure to receive Alice Recoque.
Alice Recoque will be powered by next-gen AMD EPYC CPUs, codenamed “Venice”, AMD Instinct™ MI430X GPUs engineered for sovereign AI and scientific applications, as well as a dedicated scalar partition based on SiPEARL Rhea2 processors, all being interconnected with next-gen Eviden BXI v3 European high-performance network system. This supercomputer will deliver a computing capacity exceeding one Exaflop/s (one billion billion operations per second) in double precision for HPC and more AI processing power than the leading supercomputers in the world today. Featuring 432 GB of HBM4 and 19.6 TB/s of memory bandwidth , AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs will enable Alice Recoque to be among the most powerful and energy-efficient scientific instruments ever built and made available in Europe.
Alice Recoque will provide a unique computing platform for a wide range of European research and innovation initiatives and also address the challenges posed by large amounts of observational, experimental and simulation data, as well as AI applications.
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CEA
“As a key player in supercomputing, CEA and its
teams are ready, eager and proud to host and operate the Alice Recoque
exascale supercomputer at TGCC. This is a strong recognition of our
expertise in building major research infrastructures and of our teams
skills throughout the value chain.
The CEA welcomes EuroHPC's
selection of a machine integrating numerous European technological and
software components for this project, including Eviden's BXI network and
SiPearl's Rhea2 processor, which have long been supported by the CEA. We congratulate Eviden on winning the tender for this new European Flagship for research. Europe is thereby demonstrating its unity and reaffirming its leadership
in the field of HPC and AI, a strategy that is in line with the CEA's
vision” declared Anne-Isabelle Etienvre, General Administrator of the
CEA
EuroHPC JU
Anders Jensen, EuroHPC JU Executive Director stated “As Europe has officially entered the exascale era, I am delighted to soon welcome Alice Recoque to our EuroHPC fleet. This groundbreaking exascale supercomputer, powered by pioneering European technologies, will elevate scientific discovery, industrial innovation, and technological sovereignty to the next level, while ensuring exceptional energy efficiency.”
GENCI
“In the global race to harness computing power as the engine of scientific discovery and innovation, EuroHPC’s decision to select Eviden and embrace sovereign technologies for the Alice Recoque Exascale supercomputer marks a defining milestone for Europe and France. Building on a collaborative journey that began three years ago, GENCI and all members of the Jules Verne consortium are extremely proud in their pivotal role in bringing this groundbreaking Exascale system to life—a true game changer for research and industry. By paving the path toward post-Exascale services, Alice Recoque will propel Europe “Beyond HPC,” federating high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies to empower science, accelerate innovation, and strengthen our technological sovereignty and global competitiveness” declared Philippe Lavocat, CEO of GENCI
SURF
“We are proud to be part of this extraordinary project. Alice Recoque will not only help our scientist with access to cutting edge compute power, but will also strengthen the European sovereignty." declared Valeriu Codreanu, manager Compute Services at SURF
Eviden
Emmanuel Le Roux, Group SVP, Global Head of Advanced Computing and AI, Eviden at Atos said “Alice Recoque represents another critical step toward Europe’s digital future, defined by a sovereignty, sustainability and scientific excellence. As a catalyst for scientific and industrial breakthroughs, from climate modeling and healthcare to advanced materials and AI innovation, it will empower researchers and industries across Europe. Born from a shared European vision, this AI Factory reflects on what we can achieve collectively toward a common goal. Eviden is fully dedicated to its success, bringing deep expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a long-term dedication to responsible technological leadership.”