NEURASMUS BV

Their core work

Neurasmus BV is a Rotterdam-based research company specializing in advanced computing architectures, from secure hardware-software co-design to high-performance heterogeneous data centres and exascale systems. They bring expertise in building energy-efficient, secure computing platforms that serve demanding domains like medical, automotive, and cloud applications. Their work spans the full stack — from processor-level security to software-level energy optimization and technical debt management.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Neurasmus started with a strong focus on hardware security — their earliest project (SHARCS, 2015) was purely about secure processor design and secure-by-design architectures. Over time, they shifted toward energy efficiency and software quality concerns, with their later projects (EuroEXA, SDK4ED) emphasizing co-design for performance-per-watt and tools for managing technical debt. The trajectory shows a move from "make computing secure" to "make computing efficient and sustainable."

Neurasmus is moving toward sustainable computing — expect future work at the intersection of energy optimization, software quality tooling, and distributed (fog/edge) architectures.

How they like to work

Neurasmus has never coordinated a project — they consistently join as a specialist participant, suggesting they contribute deep technical expertise rather than managing consortia. With 37 unique partners across 15 countries from just 4 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia (averaging ~10 partners per project). This pattern indicates a well-connected technical contributor that integrates easily into large European research teams.

Despite only 4 projects, Neurasmus has built a broad network of 37 partners spanning 15 countries — a remarkably wide reach indicating participation in large pan-European consortia. Their network is strongly European with no apparent geographic clustering beyond the Netherlands.

What sets them apart

Neurasmus occupies a distinctive niche bridging hardware security and energy-efficient computing — two domains rarely combined in a single organization. Their trajectory from secure processor design to software energy optimization gives them a full-stack understanding of computing systems that few specialist partners can match. For consortium builders, they offer a compact research team that can address both the security and sustainability dimensions of computing projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EuroEXA
  Flagship exascale computing initiative — Neurasmus's largest funded project (EUR 520K) and the most ambitious in scope, targeting Europe's next-generation supercomputing infrastructure.
• VINEYARD
  Highest individual funding (EUR 700K) — focused on accelerator-based heterogeneous data centres, representing their strongest financial engagement in H2020.
• SDK4ED
  Marks a strategic pivot toward software-level optimization and technical debt tooling, broadening their profile beyond pure hardware research.