Centrum Informatyczne TASK

What Centrum Informatyczne TASK does

Centrum Informatyczne TASK (CI TASK) is a government-affiliated research computing center operating as a unit of Politechnika Gdańska (Gdańsk University of Technology) since 1994. It provides high-performance computing infrastructure, cloud services, and metropolitan fiber-optic networking to the Polish and European scientific community. Its core assets include the Kraken supercomputer (14+ PFLOPS combined with TrytonPlus, featuring 48 NVIDIA A100 GPUs) and the TASKcloud OpenStack-based elastic cloud platform, both housed in the newly opened CK STOS facility (1400 m² server space, 40 PB planned tape library capacity) at Traugutta 75, Gdańsk. The center serves 15 academic member institutions across the Tricity (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia) and over 2,200 individual researchers since inception, with usage spanning physics simulations, computational fluid dynamics, weather modeling (METEOPG), and AI/ML training workloads.

CI TASK's business model is predominantly grant-funded through EU and national research infrastructure programs. Major funding vehicles include the PIONIER-LAB project (525.69M PLN total value) and the EuroHPC PL project (194.66M PLN total value), both running 2021-2023, which underwrote the Kraken supercomputer and CK STOS facility construction. Secondary revenue streams include commercial cloud and colocation services (with industrial clients such as ArcelorMittal and Siemens Gamesa), specialized scientific software licensing (ANSYS, MATLAB, SIMULIA/Abaqus, Gaussian), and NASK partnership-based regional domain registration. Access to HPC resources is distributed through a formal grant application process and consortium memberships in PRACE, EuroHPC, EuroCC, and PL-Grid.

CI TASK is a structural node in the European HPC ecosystem, providing Polish researchers with gateway access to tier-0 European systems including LUMI. The center operates the peer-reviewed TASK Quarterly scientific journal, maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification, and holds multiple innovation awards including Polska Nagroda Innowacyjności 2017 and Euro Symbol 2018. The 2025 launch of the CAISE sovereign AI cloud platform marks a strategic pivot toward applied AI services for the Polish public sector (judiciary, healthcare, education), extending CI TASK's role beyond traditional academic HPC into sovereign digital infrastructure.

Name

Centrum Informatyczne TASK

Legal name

Politechnika Gdańska CI TASK

Website

https://task.gda.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centrum Informatyczne TASK is a university-affiliated research computing center in Gdańsk, Poland, operating the Kraken supercomputer (14+ PFLOPS), TASKcloud OpenStack platform, and metropolitan fiber network to serve academic researchers, 15 member institutions, and European HPC consortia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Computing Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

HPC Supercomputers & Turnkey Systems (HDACAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Telco Cloud & Edge for NaaS (Distributed Cloud, MEC, Edge CNFs) (HDAIAIAE)

Keywords

• High performance computing
• Cloud infrastructure services
• Academic network services
• Scientific computing services
• Research computing infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdańsk

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. HPC Grant Services: CI TASK provides high-performance computing resources to academic researchers and institutions via grant-based access, largely funded through EU research programs and national research infrastructure funding (e.g., PIONIER-LAB, EuroHPC PL, PRACE-Lab).
2. Cloud and Network Services for Businesses: Commercial and quasi-commercial services for businesses and entrepreneurs including TASKcloud computational resources, network connectivity, software licensing, and colocation services.
3. Domain Registration Services: CI TASK registers internet domain names in regional domains including gda.pl, gdansk.pl, gdynia.pl, sopot.pl, and med.pl as a NASK partner.
4. R&D Project Funding: EU and national grant funding (e.g., CK STOS, PIONIER-LAB, EuroHPC PL) covering infrastructure development, modernization, and operational costs. Project CK STOS value: 525,691,452.55 zł.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centrum Informatyczne TASK (CI TASK) is a university research computing center at Politechnika Gdańska (Gdańsk University of Technology) that operates petascale high-performance computing (HPC) systems (Kraken, TrytonPlus), an OpenStack-based cloud platform (TASKcloud), and a metropolitan fiber network (TASK Network) for scientific, academic, business, and public-sector users. It provides access to GPU-accelerated supercomputing, scientific software licensing (COMSOL, ANSYS, MATLAB), local AI/LLM inference, storage, and remote desktop services.

Product overview

CI TASK operates a multi-product technology portfolio centered on two core infrastructure pillars: HPC supercomputing (Kraken at 14+ PFLOPS and TrytonPlus clusters) and cloud computing (TASKcloud on OpenStack), supplemented by the metropolitan TASK Network. The portfolio extends through specialized scientific application software accessible via license tunneling, the CAISE sovereign AI platform for public sector, and public-facing services including the METEOPG weather portal, air quality monitoring station, video conferencing, and view cameras. TASK Quarterly serves as the organization's scientific publishing arm. Together these products form an integrated research infrastructure combining compute, storage, network, and AI/ML capabilities serving Polish and European science, business, and society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TASKcloud: Elastic computing infrastructure with full configuration management capability and secure data storage in the cloud, based on OpenStack technology
• Kraken
• Tryton
• TrytonPlus
• TASK Quarterly
• TASK Quarterly
• Euro Symbol 2018
• Polska Nagroda Innowacyjności 2017
• Polska Nagroda Inteligentnego Rozwoju 2016
• POLMAN 1999

Products and services

• Kraken Supercomputer Flagship petascale supercomputer with 14+ PFLOPS performance and more than 1,300 GPUs, providing GPU-accelerated high-performance computing for academic, scientific, and industrial research users.
• TrytonPlus Supercomputer Secondary HPC cluster operated by CI TASK, providing capacity compute for parallel and batch scientific workloads alongside the flagship Kraken system.
• TASKcloud OpenStack-based public/private/hybrid cloud platform providing virtual machines, object and block storage, S3-compatible storage, virtual networks, and additional value-added services such as 3D printing, 3D scanning, AI/LLM inference, and remote desktops for academic and research users.
• TASK Network Metropolitan fiber-optic network in the Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia area, integrated with the PIONIER national research and education network, providing high-bandwidth connectivity for universities, research institutions, and public entities.
• Scientific Software Licensing Site-licensed scientific and engineering software portfolio including COMSOL, ANSYS, MATLAB, Maple, SolidWorks, ABBYY FineReader, and EES, provided to academic and research users under institutional agreements.
• Local AI (LLM) Service Locally hosted large language model inference service accessible through TASKcloud, providing academic and research users with private, on-premises generative AI capabilities for experimentation and applied research.
• TASK Quarterly Peer-reviewed scientific journal published by CI TASK on high-performance computing, networking, and information technology, targeted at the academic and research community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,200 researchers have obtained access to CI TASK HPC resources since inception.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• PIONIER-LAB Consortium (20+ institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIONIER-LAB (Krajowa Platforma Integracji Infrastruktur Badawczych z Ekosystemami Innowacji) is a national research infrastructure project led by Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej PAN - PCSS. CI TASK is one of 20+ consortium partners developing modern ICT infrastructure for Polish science. CI TASK's role includes 8 modernized/new laboratories including Smart Campus, Cloud Services, and e-Learning. Total project value: 525.69M PLN. Project period: 2021-2023.
• PRACE-Lab / PRACE-Lab2 ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRACE-Lab (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe - Laboratory) is on the Polish Roadmap of Research Infrastructures (equivalent to European ESFRI roadmap). Provides advanced HPC services for Polish and European scientific communities and industry research. CI TASK participates in the European PRACE consortium enabling access to top European supercomputers including LUMI.
• EuroHPC PL ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuroHPC PL (National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC) is a project within the Intelligent Development Operational Programme. Led by CYFRONET AGH, with partners including ICQBAR PAN, PCSS Poznań, NCBJ Świerk, PWr, UW. CI TASK contributes to building European exascale computing infrastructure. Total project value: 194.66M PLN. Project period: 2021-2023.
• EuroCC / Narodowe Centrum Kompetencji HPCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuroCC (European HPC Competence Centers) creates a network of national HPC competence centers across 33 European countries. In Poland, EuroCC is implemented by the PL-Grid Consortium. CI TASK is part of this consortium providing HPC technology support and training for European science and industry.
• TASK Network Member Institutions (15 institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCI TASK operates the Tricity Academic Computer Network (TASK) connecting 15 academic and research institutions: Gdańsk University of Technology (PG), University of Gdańsk (UG), Gdańsk Medical University (GUMed), Maritime University of Gdynia (UMG), Academy of Music (AM), Academy of Fine Arts (ASP), Gdynia Maritime University / UCMMiT, Polish Academy of Sciences institutes (IBW PAN, IM PAN), Polish Naval Academy (AMW), AWF Gdańsk, BG PAN, and others.
• GEANT and PIONIER NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationCI TASK connects to the European GEANT research network and the Polish PIONIER (Polish Internet Optical) national backbone network. PIONIER connects major Polish research and academic centers with 2000+ km of fiber optic infrastructure. CI TASK is a key node in this pan-European research network.
• NASK (Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCI TASK participates in the NASK Partner Program for registration of .pl, functional (edu.pl, org.pl, com.pl, net.pl), and regional domains (gda.pl, gdansk.pl, gdynia.pl, sopot.pl, med.pl). NASK is the Polish national research network institution managing domain registration.
• PL-Grid ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPL-Grid is the Polish HPC infrastructure consortium coordinating access to national supercomputing resources. CI TASK is a founding member. The consortium has evolved through PL-Grid, PL-Grid Plus, PL-Grid NG phases, and continues to coordinate the national HPC ecosystem.
• Intel CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2008, CI TASK and Intel Corp. signed a cooperation agreement for testing new HPC solutions on CI TASK's supercomputers. Intel CEO Paul Otellini visited CI TASK as part of this partnership, demonstrating Intel's interest in CI TASK as an HPC testing platform.
• ERCOFTACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Research Community on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion. CI TASK co-organized the TEAMAero international workshops with ERCOFTAC and IMP PAN as part of the H2020-MSCA-ITN TEAMAero project on transonic flows in aviation.
• ArcelorMittal, Baltic Hub, Siemens Gamesa, Thorium Space (and other colocation clients)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCI TASK's CK STOS data center offers colocation space for external customers and partners. First installations are underway for partners including industrial companies seeking reliable, high-performance computing facility infrastructure.
• CK STOS (Centrum Kompetencji STOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCK STOS (Smart and Transdisciplinary knOwledge Services) is both a building project (1400 m² server space) and a competency center developing four modern technologies: Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence. CI TASK is the primary operator and beneficiary of CK STOS.
• EuroHPC Joint UndertakingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean High-Performance Computing initiative creating European exascale supercomputer infrastructure. CI TASK participates through EuroHPC PL and EuroCC projects, enabling Polish access to European HPC resources and contributing to the development of European computing sovereignty.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC): German national HPC center at Forschungszentrum Jülich, operating JUWELS and contributing to EuroHPC exascale systems. Closely comparable mission and consortium footprint to CI TASK within the European HPC ecosystem.
• CINECA: Italian national HPC consortium serving universities and research institutes; operates Leonardo (one of the world's most powerful supercomputers) and offers cloud/HPC services analogous to CI TASK's TASKcloud and Kraken.
• Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ): German national HPC center of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, operating SuperMUC-NG. Comparable as a university-affiliated national HPC node embedded in pan-European consortia and providing integrated HPC + cloud services.
• CSCS Swiss National Supercomputing Centre: Switzerland's national HPC center operating the Alps supercomputer. Comparable as a national-scale research infrastructure provider integrated with academic networks (SWITCH) and pan-European consortia (PRACE/EuroHPC).
• Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS): Spanish national HPC center operating MareNostrum 5, deeply embedded in EuroHPC and PRACE. Comparable as a research-infrastructure host offering HPC, AI, and life-science compute services to academia and industry.
• IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center: Czech national HPC center operating the Karolina and Barbora supercomputers; comparable mission of providing national HPC access to academia and industry. Sister EuroHPC/PRACE partner with similar consortium-funded operating model.
• HLRS — High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: German national HPC center at University of Stuttgart, operating the Hazel Hen and Hunter supercomputers. Sister PRACE/EuroHPC partner providing national-scale academic HPC and serving as a close peer for benchmarking CI TASK's research impact.

Direct peers

• Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC): Polish national HPC and networking center affiliated with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. Operates supercomputers and the PIONIER network backbone in direct overlap with CI TASK's role as a Pomerania node; CI TASK's PIONIER-LAB project is actually led by PSNC, making it the closest peer.
• Academic Computer Centre CYFRONET AGH (Kraków): Major Polish HPC center operating the Prometheus and Ares supercomputers, fellow EuroHPC PL and PL-Grid consortium partner. Directly competes with CI TASK for Polish HPC grant allocations and provides overlapping supercomputing and cloud services to Polish academic users.
• Wrocław Center for Networking and Supercomputing (WCSS): Polish academic HPC and networking center at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. Co-founder of the original PL-Grid consortium with CI TASK, providing comparable HPC access, network services, and scientific computing support to Polish researchers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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