Fermilab storage infrastructure enables AI-driven scientific and research discovery for DOE’s Genesis Mission
Publish Date: 2026-06-11 10:58:00
Source Domain: news.fnal.gov
When the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Genesis Mission to supercharge artificial intelligence-driven scientific discovery and innovation, it needed more than supercomputers. It required secure, best-in-class infrastructure to store data so researchers across the country could efficiently access the information.
Enter the Fermi Data Platform, or FDP — a system built on thousands of hard drives that make up Fermilab’s scientific storage infrastructure backbone. Selected as a key partner for the Genesis Mission’s American Science Cloud, Fermilab is providing petabytes of storage, robust data-access tools and deep institutional expertise to ensure the data can be used to its fullest potential for AI-enhanced scientific research.
The Fermilab Data Platform is a key partner for the Genesis Mission’s American Science Cloud. It forms the backbone of the lab’s scientific storage infrastructure and will provide storage, robust data-access tools and deep institutional expertise for AI for scientific research. Credit: Fermilab
Fermilab is America’s particle physics laboratory, and decades of working with immense datasets have given its researchers longstanding expertise in scientific data management. Today, the platform supports datasets for multiple experiments and technologies, including measured and simulated data for the CMS experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider; data from Fermilab’s Short Baseline Neutrino program; and data used in quantum research, microelectronics development and advanced theory work. Fermilab is also preparing for the data needs of the upcoming flagship Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
“At Fermilab, we orchestrate thousands of disks to provide petabytes of storage space, and we make sure researchers can access their data quickly and securely.”
Oliver Gutsche, lead of the Fermi Data…
