30.09.2024 The birth of Jupiter: a first visualization computed on ‘Alps’ The first-ever visualization computed on CSCS’s new ‘Alps’ supercomputer brings to life a giant collision in our solar…
19.09.2024 The first marathon for ‘Alps’: A 20-hour run fully exploited the new machine’s performance In a 20-hour “hero run,” researchers at PSI harnessed the full power of the Alps supercomputer. They executed…
20.06.2024 PASC24: the ACM Student Research Competition strengthens HPC This year marked the PASC conference’s ten-year anniversary, and, for the first time, the number of attendees exceeded…
20.06.2024 PASC24: the convergence of science, computing and fun This year's PASC program explored both the benefits of and sometimes the challenges in high-performance computing (HPC),…
17.07.2023 PASC23: Computing Across Scales, Domains, and Communities Since its beginning in 2014, PASC has grown into a major international conference in high-performance computing. This…
08.05.2023 Researchers design new efficient algorithm that optimises software for complex molecule calculations Making the dynamics of an excited molecule visible is only possible using computationally intensive simulations.…
08.03.2023 Turbulent Affairs: Scientists extend the limits of what we know about powerful flow phenomena It doesn’t have to be a hurricane or a tsunami — even a simple running water tap induces a shock wave upon impact with…
22.12.2022 Picture the Universe: CSCS and PASC project supports future SKA Observatory The Square Kilometre Array Observatory is scheduled for completion by 2030. Once operational, it will generate 600…
10.11.2022 At CSCS, energy efficiency is a key priority, even at high performance The term "high-performance computer" already implies a high energy demand. Energy efficiency is therefore a central…
13.10.2022 Building the PASC Conferences: "The most rewarding moment is when you meet the participants and feel the energy of the crowd…" Tatjana Ruefli joined CSCS shortly after the first PASC Conference in 2014 as Event Manager and Personal Assistant to…
22.09.2022 Connected and strong: the European HPC ecosystem Over 200 HPC experts from 33 countries just met at the EuroCC/CASTIEL conference in Montenegro — to speak about the…
16.08.2022 Olaf Schenk at PASC22: “The format is suitable for different disciplines; it is not too specific in one direction but still focused.” It all started with the need to better align algorithms and the architecture of high-performance computers for solving…
08.07.2022 Interdisciplinary Dialogue: Data Science for Social Equality Since 2018, the interdisciplinary dialogue is an integral part of the PASC Conference. This year, ETH Board President…
07.07.2022 PASC 22: "Computing and Data... for all Humankind" This year's PASC Conference was dedicated to advancements in computing that are helping researchers tackle some of the…
04.04.2022 PASC (also) fulfils dreams Computer scientist Florina Ciorba helps researchers optimise their codes to make the most of the CSCS computing research…
