About

EXAPSYS (EXAscale Performance SYStems) plc is a start-up company exploiting several research results from FORTH and Synelixis Solutions SA, focusing on HPC systems and applications. The HPC and Embedded Systems group of Synelixis has moved to EXAPSYS, as well as researchers from TSI and FORTH. Moreover, the Synelixis’ IP from several Cloud and HPC projects has been transferred to EXAPSYS; similarly, EXAPSYS intends to use and exploit the results of FORTH from certain HPC projects. The aim of EXAPSYS is to develop highly parallel innovative applications for novel Cloud and HPC heterogeneous systems utilizing FPGAs and/or other accelerators (e.g. AI accelerators), meeting real industrial needs. The EXAPSYS core research and development team has extensive experience in developing a) Novel highly parallel applications for homogeneous and heterogeneous Systems, b) Efficient FPGA-based accelerators, c) Innovative Simulators for highly parallel heterogeneous systems.

Solution & Product

1) Efficient HPC Applications
Develop efficient HPC applications, incorporating several novel in-house tools, taking full advantage of the capabilities of next generation heterogeneous HPC systems.
2) Parallel FPGA-based systems
Develop FPGA-based systems utilized in CPS (e.g. multi drone-based surveillance system) and in Cloud (e.g. homomorphically encrypted data processing) environments.
3) Exploiting Research Results
Exploit the results from Research Centers in the areas of heterogeneous Cloud and HPC systems and applications by expanding/tuning them to real industrial needs.

Innovation & Scalability

A novel simulator that can simulate full HPC systems
Tens of thousands of CPUs together with memories and networks simulated under one roof
A reference HPC prototype with tens to hundreds of interconnected FPGAs
Running highly parallel multi-FPGA accelerators
Custom Very low-latency, high bandwidth FPGA-to-FPGA intercommunication

Traction & achievements

1 completed FET-HPC H2020 multi-national project 7 running HPC multi-national H2020/HE projects (Technical Manager in one of them)

HiPEAC Technology Award

Team & Why Us

A very Experienced Team coupled with access to high-end hardware

More than 50 years of combined experience in high-end FPGA design

More than 15 years of combined experience in design and parallel simulation tools

More than 10 years of combined experience in designing high-end PCB boards

Full Access to the only known HPC prototype containing hundreds of interconnected FPGAs

Funding Needs

Funding (Seed A) for expanding the main development capabilities of the company