High performance computing boosts Europe to new heights

High performance computing is helping European science, research and industry to become global leaders, as outlined in the new annual report from the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), which will be released at the PRACEdays18 conference.

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The PRACE Annual Report 2017 is now available online, highlighting eight success stories on a variety of research projects undertaken in Europe with the support of PRACE’s supercomputers.

The printed version will be available at PRACEdays18, which will be held from 29-31 May 2018 in Ljubljana under the umbrella of the European HPC Summit Week.

The PRACE Annual Report 2017 gives the reader a snapshot of the variety of science research that is supported by high performance computing. It features a selection of projects, ranging from the minuscule world of molecules and atoms to the gigantic scales of supernovae and solar winds.

Serge Bogaerts, PRACE Managing Director said: In the coming year, with the arrival of exascale computing, combining the results of different research groups into larger projects that find synergy and inspiration from each other will become more common. PRACE will be at the forefront of this development, fostering exchanges between academic researchers as well as between science and industry.

The annual report highlights the new membership of Luxembourg. Prof. Dr. Anwar Osseyran, Chair of the PRACE Council, said: I am very pleased to welcome Luxembourg as the 25th member of PRACE. Luxembourg recognises the importance of HPC for science and industry, and joining PRACE will offer many benefits to all members. I am looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Luxembourg in the coming years.

The report features an interview with Thomas Skordas from the European Commission, with an overview of the EC’s support to HPC in the coming year. And as PRACE does not exist solely in the European HPC ecosystem, but also actively engages with peer organisations on other continents, an interview with Ugo Varetto, Executive Director at Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, provides an Australian perspective on HPC.

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