HEWLETT-PACKARD (SCHWEIZ) GMBH

Their core work

Hewlett-Packard Switzerland is the Swiss subsidiary of the global HP enterprise technology group, contributing high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure expertise to European research projects. Their H2020 involvement centers on exascale computing, middleware for data-intensive workflows, and infrastructure-as-code optimization. They bring industrial-grade hardware and software platform knowledge to research consortia tackling supercomputing scalability and energy system modeling. Their role is typically that of a technology provider supplying enterprise infrastructure capabilities to academic-led projects.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

HP Switzerland entered H2020 with a clear focus on low-level HPC challenges — exascale programming models, heterogeneous hardware (accelerators, reconfigurable hardware, new memory technologies), and parallel runtime systems like MPI and GASPI. By 2019, their involvement shifted toward higher-level infrastructure concerns: software-defined infrastructure management and infrastructure-as-code optimization (SODALITE). This suggests a move up the stack from hardware-centric computing toward cloud-native deployment and orchestration.

HP Switzerland is moving from raw HPC hardware expertise toward cloud infrastructure automation and DevOps-style deployment optimization — a direction that aligns with the broader industry shift to software-defined everything.

How they like to work

HP Switzerland never coordinates — they join as a participant or third party, providing enterprise technology capabilities to research-led consortia. With 30 unique partners across 11 countries in just 4 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia rather than small focused teams. Their third-party status in two projects suggests they often contribute specific technical assets (hardware, platforms) without taking on full project management responsibilities.

Despite only 4 projects, HP Switzerland has connected with 30 distinct partners across 11 countries, reflecting the large consortium sizes typical of FET and ICT research actions. Their network spans a broad European footprint rather than clustering around any single region.

What sets them apart

As a major enterprise technology company, HP Switzerland brings production-grade infrastructure and platform capabilities that most academic partners lack. Their ability to bridge exascale computing hardware with software-defined deployment makes them a valuable partner for projects that need to move from prototype to scalable infrastructure. For consortium builders, they offer the credibility and technical depth of a global technology brand with a local Swiss presence.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MAESTRO
  Largest funded contribution (EUR 424,150) focused on middleware for memory-aware data workflows — directly in HP's enterprise platform sweet spot.
• EPiGRAM-HS
  Addressed the full exascale computing stack from accelerators and novel memory hardware to programming models (MPI, GASPI, DSLs) — technically the most ambitious project in their portfolio.