Supercomputing in Europe

Dr. Guy Lonsdale, CEO of  scapos , joins EXCELLERAT P2’s Sophia Honisch to discuss the progress of the  FFplus project—one year after its launch. With over 25 years of experience in high-performance computing (HPC) and a leading role in multiple EU initiatives, Guy offers deep insights into how FFplus is supporting SMEs in adopting HPC and AI technologies across Europe. They explore key topics suc...

This episode’s guest is  Simon Wong   who is the Education and Training Programme Manager and senior computational scientist at the  Irish Centre for High-End Computing . He talks about the evolution of HPC training and the network of training centres all over Europe. Interview/editing/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ) Learn more about the project HPC Spectra on https://www.hpc-spectr...

In this episode Jothi Blontrock⁠ discusses with Kenneth Hoste and Lara Peeters from the HPC team at Ghent University in Belgium about their work in the Centre of Excellence MultiXscale and EESSI , the goal of which is to build a common stack of scientific software installations for HPC systems and beyond, including laptops, personal workstations and cloud infrastructure. Interview: Jothi Blontrock...

What are Europe’s AI Factories ? Today´s guest is Rafal Duczmal, who is the chair of the Governing Board of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking . He talks about the new AI Factories initiative by the European Commission, Europe’s position during this AI proliferation and the future of AI development in Europe. Interview/editing : Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS / MIMER AI Factory , RISE ) ---- The Superco...

This episode's guest is Brendan McGinty, the Director of Industry at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications ( NCSA ), hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The discussion took place during the EuroHPC Summit in Krakow, Poland.  We talked about understanding industrial HPC needs, engaging research staff with high-end corporate work and success stories from across th...

Laura Mortini ( EuroCC Italy ) discusses with Roberto Gori (Lead of the interface and framework development at CINECA ). Roberto coordinates the development of many software solutions for oil and gas discovery, leveraging cutting edge HPC technologies. High-Performance Computing is transforming the Oil & Gas industry, making simulations faster and extraction more efficient. In this episode, di...

In this episode, Sophia Honisch (EXCELLERAT P2, HLRS) talks with Dr. Matthias Meinke, Head of theNumerical Department at the Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University. Dr. Meinke shares insightsinto the role of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in advancing ComputationalFluid Dynamics (CFD) for aerodynamics. The discussion covers the challengesof running simulations on Exascale platforms, t...

Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ⁠ENCCS⁠ , ⁠RISE⁠ ) discusses with Noah Torp-Smith who is a senior data scientist at Digital Danish Library Center also known as ⁠DBC⁠ .  Their main task is to develop and maintain the bibliographic and IT infrastructure in the Danish libraries.  Noah talks about their work at DBC, their computational needs and the future data science in the field of humanities. —————— Recor...

In this episode, Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ⁠ENCCS⁠ , ⁠RISE⁠ ) discusses with Knut Skogstrand Gjerden ( SINTEF ) who is a research scientist SINTEF, a prominent Norwegian research institute dedicated to improving energy efficiency, developing renewable energy technologies, and optimising energy systems. They talk about the adoption of supercomputing for optimising their projects and the future of the...

In this episode is Kimmo Pentikäinen ( Supersight ) and Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ) discuss about Supersight’s computer vision-based people counting on mobile devices to measure the occupancy rate of properties, which is unique in the world. This automation technology developed in Finland has a significant impact on the built environment and generally about the status of AI in Europe. K...

In this episode is Lars Hård ( Oxide AI ) and Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ) discuss about the AI promise for multiple industrial sectors, in addition to Oxide AI’s services, like their personal AI companion for discovery of financial opportunities, and of course the use of supercomputing for AI development.  Lars Hård   is the CEO and Chief AI Officer & Developer at the Swedish compan...

In this episode Gabriele d’Angelo ( University of Bologna ) and Laura Mortini ( EuroCC Italy ) discuss about cybersecurity and its relation to high-performance computing. Sound recording and editing by Laura Mortini ( EuroCC Italy ) —————— The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Comission and specifically from EuroHPC JU , the joint initiative between t...

In this episode Juhani Huttunen ( CSC ) and Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ) discuss about the EuroHPC JU Supercomputer LUMI and the adoption of national and European supercomputers, cloud, AI, and data management services in the private and public sector in Finland.  This discussion was initiated by the LUMI communication team and Anni Jakobsson ( CSC ), and was recorded during the Nordic I...

In this episode, Eleonora Barelli ( Observatory ICSC ) discusses with Laura Mortnini ( EuroCC Italy ) about the future trends in high-performance computing and AI in Italy and in Europe, and how we can best prepare for these changes. Sound recording and editing by Laura Mortini ( EuroCC Italy ) Mixing and mastering by Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ). ——————— The Supercomputing in Europe pod...

In this episode, Markus Zimmermann ( ⁠Jülich Research Center⁠ ) and Sally Joyce Kiebdaj ( ⁠EuroCC Germany⁠ ,  ⁠HLRS⁠ ) discuss his work on MRI sequence development and MRI image reconstruction using the power of supercomputing. Sound recording by Sally Joyce Kiebdaj ( EuroCC Germany , HLRS ) Sound editing by Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ). ——————— The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is ma...

In this episode,  Magnus Sahlgren ( AI Sweden ) discusses with Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ) about AI Sweden's recent project, together with Fraunhofer IAIS to train a large language model (LLM) for 45 European languages and dialects and generally about the status of AI in Europe. Sound recording and mixing by Apostolos Vasileiadis ( ENCCS , RISE ). ——————— The Supercomputing in Europe po...

In this episode Marta Garcia Gasulla & Filippo Mantovani from the  ⁠Barcelona Supercomputing Center⁠  discuss the  ⁠European Processor Initiative⁠  and the  ⁠CEEC Centre of Excellence⁠ .  Register for the EPI Forum in Barcelona 9-10 October 2024 to learn more at  https://www.european-processor-initiative.eu/epi-forum-2024/ .  The discussion was initiated and conducted by Sally Joyce Kiebdaj fr...

In this episode Anders Dam Jensen, the Executive Director of ⁠EuroHPC Joing Undertaking⁠ discusses the current state of supercomputing in Europe, successes and challenges, its progress and its future.  The discussion is coordinated by Apostolos Vasileiadis, the communication specialist from the ⁠EuroCC National Competence Centre Sweden⁠ (ENCCS). Sound editing and mixing by Apostolos Vasileiadis. —...

Welcome to Supercomputing in Europe. In this podcast we will talk all things supercomputers.  What are supercomputers used for and why are they crucial for research and development? What new technologies are there on the horizon?  What’s the connection between AI and supercomputing? In our episodes we will be interviewing guests from different European countries who are going to talk about their w...