CLARA Testbed: HPCQC Infrastructure to Accelerate Research in Brain Science and Neurodegenerative Diseases

The Center for Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Advanced Research (CLARA) represents a pioneering interdisciplinary Center of Excellence — the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe — established to advance the development of next-generation artificial intelligence, machine learning, and quantum-enabled supercomputing technologies. Its primary objective is to accelerate research on neurodegenerative disorders, with a particular focus on Alzheimer’s disease, through the integration and analysis of large-scale biological and clinical datasets using state-of-the-art computational methodologies. The CLARA Testbed is an advanced distributed High-Performance and Quantum Computing (HPCQC) platform designed to advance research in brain science and neurodegenerative disease. By integrating high-performance computing, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, it offers a hybrid environment capable of addressing computational challenges that surpass the reach of traditional supercomputing methods.