The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has signed a deal with E4 Computer Engineering and Dell Technologies to procure and deploy an AI supercomputer at the IT4LIA AI factory in Italy.

The IT4LIA initiative is hosted and operated by CINECA at the DAMA Tecnopolo of Bologna.

The supercomputer will be co-funded by the EuroHPC JU through the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and the Italian Ministry of University and Research, with a total budget of €29 million ($33m) for the acquisition, delivery, installation, and maintenance of the system.

Manufactured by Dell Technologies and integrated by E4 Computer Engineering, the supercomputer will comprise liquid-cooled Nvidia GB200 NVL4 architecture, supported by Nvidia Quantum‑X800 InfiniBand networking technology.

The system will also incorporate Vast Data’s AI data platform, providing both a unified data layer for AI workloads and a dedicated inference partition. The inference partition will feature inference accelerators from European‑based Axelera AI, complemented by European‑designed SiPearl CPUs, EuroHPC said in a statement.

Once online, the supercomputer is expected to deliver more than 160 exaflops of peak AI inference performance.

"This signature marks another important milestone for Europe’s HPC and AI ambitions,” said Anders Jensen, executive director of EuroHPC JU. “With the IT4LIA system, we are making a significant investment in cutting-edge infrastructure that will empower startups, SMEs, and the research community to develop and deploy advanced AI applications at scale. IT4LIA will not only expand our computational capabilities, but also strengthen collaboration across the European innovation ecosystem, playing an important role in reinforcing Europe’s competitiveness and leadership in AI.”

Launched in 2018 and headquartered in Luxembourg, EuroHPC JU is a joint initiative between the EU, 35 European countries, and private partners to develop a supercomputing ecosystem in Europe.

The IT4LIA AI factory was one of seven sites selected by the EuroHPC JU in December 2024 to host AI supercomputers. An additional six sites were announced in March 2025, with the initiative going on to add six further AI factories to its network of existing hubs in October of that same year, bringing the total number across Europe to 19.