SZTAKI and Wigner FK have offered their cloud computing capacity to support the fight against the pandemics

The Institute for Computer Sciences and Control (SZTAKI) and the Wigner Research Centre for Physics (Wigner FK) have offered thousands of processors and terabytes of their cloud computing capacity integrated with the MTA Cloud. In the first step SZTAKI has connected its machines to the Folding@Home international research project and community computing platform, where research with significant potential to contribute to the containment of the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing. The Wigner Data Centre has offered to provide reliable information technology support for virus research and genome sequencing efforts, based on their vast experience. A Call for research teams who need cloud capacity for their virus-related projects is open at both institutes.