Bridging the gap between academic research, data analysis and strategic infrastructure planning
The UK's next generation platform to support the development of essential infrastructure services, revolutionising the UK's ability to adapt to a changing climate and technological landscape.
Find out moreDAFNI
Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure
DAFNI will become the National Platform to satisfy the computational needs in support of data analysis; infrastructure research; and strategic thinking for the UK’s long term planning and investment needs. The platform will support academic research that is aiming to provide the UK with a world leading infrastructure system that is more: efficient, reliable, resilient and affordable. It will achieve this by enabling the research community to conduct research that is able to generate new insights at a higher level of detail and accuracy than ever before.
Platform capabilities
Processing
Cloud
DAFNI will put the UK in a unique position to analyse the infrastructure systems upon which we all depend, helping to improve performance and pinpoint vulnerabilities. The future of our economy, society and environment depends on the right choices being made for energy and transport systems, digital communications, water supply and flood risk management. DAFNI will provide researchers and decision makers with unique capabilities to analyse system performance and make wise investments.
Professor Jim Hall
News
With all the latest news, events and publications discover more about DAFNI
DAFNI Hackathon week
The DAFNI team, together with the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle, completed a very successful week-long ‘Hackathon' to explore the DAFNI project's system design.
DAFNI Pilot Projects
Interested in early access to the DAFNI facilities?
DAFNI Requirements Specification
DAFNI represents an £8 million investment from the UKCRIC to provide world-leading infrastructure systems research capabilities and enhance the quality of outputs
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