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Summer School brings together learners interested in high-performance computing
CSC Summer School in High-Performance Computing was organized for the 13th time in Nuuksio in summer 2023. The number of participants broke all records. The course attracted more than 30 students from all corners of Europe with different educational backgrounds and starting points.
Read More »Researchers discovered information from under the Sun’s surface about the emergence of solar storms using the LUMI supercomputer
Professor Maarit Korpi-Lagg from Aalto University leads a nine-person multidisciplinary research group. The group numerically verified the existence of a fluctuating dynamo in sun-like conditions during a LUMI pilot project.
Read More »Research group created the largest Finnish language model ever with the LUMI supercomputer
Currently, one of the hottest topics in the field of technology is text-generating AI. A group of researchers from TurkuNLP, University of Turku, created the largest Finnish language model ever with the LUMI supercomputer.
Read More »HPC-Europa3 project enabling cooperation and program development for glaciological community
During the recent years the Horizon 2020 project HPC-Europa3 has been one of the main pillars in a continuous cooperation between the Elmer development team at CSC and groups all over Europe. And this even through the stormy waters of a global pandemic.
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Global advantage through high-performance quantum computing
Quantum computers have the potential to provide a game-changing boost for science. For maximum benefit to society, quantum computers will need to merge with traditional high-performance computing. Here, international collaboration is of key importance for bringing the required expertise and know-how together.
Read More »Finnish student team Revontuli took the third place in an international student supercomputer competition
CSC fielded Finland's first team in the international Student Cluster Competition (SCC), whose final was held in November 4-6. Team Revontuli (northern lights in Finnish) won the HPL Hero Run Challenge and finished 3rd overall among 10 university teams.
Read More »The first Finnish team in the student supercomputer competition – follow the team on Twitter
CSC has put together Finland's first team for the international student supercomputer competition.
Read More »Molecular Dynamics, the most used method in CSC's environment
Molecular dynamics is one of the most used simulation techniques on CSC supercomputers. Typically, each atom is modelled separately to build molecules or materials – the physical system that the researcher is interested in – and then physics is set in motion to see what happens.
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Case Kajaani University of Applied Sciences: CSC's cloud computing supports games development
A student at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences is working on a thesis on the utilisation of GPU computing in photogrammetry-based 3D modelling. Photogrammetry refers to creating 3D models from digital photographs and video image.
Read More »Case WB-Sails & Deltamarin: Using HPC and computational fluid dynamics in ship design
Ship-building sector companies use HPC, computational fluid dynamics and data visualisation open-mindedly to support their production planning.
Read More »Case University of Jyväskylä: Research in gold nanoparticles relies on PRACE computing resources
Professor Hannu Häkkinen and his research group studies the structure and properties of gold and silver nanoparticles and their uses in chemistry. The research helps scientists develop vaccines against the viruses.
Read More »Case Aalto University: CSC services are at the core of fusion energy research
The research group of Professor Taina Kurki-Suonio has utilised CSC's computing capacity, visualisation services and Elmer software in its fusion research.
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