Supercomputing in Europe
A podcast about high-performance computing and supercomputing across Europe. In each episode, experts from different countries discuss topics such as life sciences, machine learning, engineering, data science and quantum computing. The show is produced by the HPC in Europe network and invites guests to share their stories. Listeners can also get in touch to propose topics or appear on the programme.
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AI and the EU - Grazyna Piesiewicz
Grazyna Piesiewicz leads the EU's HPC strategy, including supercomputing, infrastructure, AI Factories and the Destination Earth initiative.We are discussing the EU's compute infrastructure, the AI Factories, and opportunities and challenges for AI use and development in Europe. Interview/production: Apostolos Vasileiadis----
AI trading bots - Marc Pötter
This episode's guest is Marc Pötter, managing director of Smart Markets GmbH. We are discussing how high-performance computing is revolutionising AI driven trading bots for investors. Interview: Andreas Lintermann - Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)---
What is Europe doing with chip design?
This episode's guest is Maria Huffman from SCCC, the Swedish Chips Competence Centre.We dive into the world of chip research and manufacturing and the work done by the European Network of Chips Competence Centres and SCCC. Learn more about SCCC on https://sccc.se. Interview/production: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, Sweden AI Factory, RISE)-----The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possi
When Data meets Ethics: The human side of Artificial Intelligence
This episode marks our season finale, and we’ll be back this autumn with new fresh episodes!In this episode, Àtia Cortés Martínez from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre introduces responsible artificial intelligence, bias in healthcare data, and the social impact of AI. She discusses fairness, transparency, the EU AI Act, and how ethical, human-centred approaches can help build trustworthy AI sy
AI for football - David Sumpter (Twelve football)
This episode's guest is David Sumpter, Professor at Department of Mathematics; Statistics, AI and Data Science at Uppsala University in Sweden.He's also the co-founder of Twelve Football, a company that helps football clubs understand all metrics better and make smarter decisions. We discuss the relation between math and football, their successes and challenges with working with football c
Strengthening engineering through gender inclusion
In this episode, we discuss the role of the Women in HPC initiative in supporting women throughout their careers in high-performance computing. Together with Karina Pesatova (IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre), we explore mentoring, networking, visibility, and outreach activities that help build a stronger and more inclusive HPC community.The conversation also examines how attracting a
AI, synthetic data and the future of manufacturing
This episode features Roberto Guadenzi from Bitbang. He focuses on the project they developed within the Fortissimo Plus programme: GenAIAdd. The conversation explores how the project combines generative AI, predictive time-series analysis and synthetic data to improve additive manufacturing by predicting failures before they occur. The episode also explores how HPC supports advanced AI models for
Exploring the future of Materials with AI and Supercomputing
In this episode, Andrés Henao and Francisco Molina share their work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced scientific computing to help advance research in materials science and nanotechnology.Episode guests:Andrés Henao, Head of Artificial Intelligence Platform at ICN2 Francisco Molina, Machine Learning Engineer at ICN2 Moderator: Marina Corradini, Communi
AI and gaming - Björn Flintberg
In this episode we dive into AI and the gaming industry. We are discussing with Björn Flintberg (Mimer AI Factory, RISE) about the vast gaming ecosystem in Sweden, the intricacies of the industry and how AI affects the sector.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (Mimer AI Factory, RISE)---The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative fr
Building Europe's high-end infrastructure - Anders Jensen
This episode's guest is Anders Jensen, the executive director of EuroHPC JU. He talks about the new Exascale HPC systems, quantum computing, the 19 new AI Factories, the importance of European innovation and sovereignty. Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory)-----Are you a company that needs compute power and support for your HPC and AI projects? Get in contact with ENCC
EESSI - Simplifying software installation in HPC systems
This episode's guests are Caspar van Leeuwen, Machine Learning Consultant at SURF and Helena Vela Beltran, Computational Scientist at HPCNow and Do IT Now Spain. They are both working at the MultiXscale CoE and the EESSI project, the European Environment for Scientific Software Installations, a common stack of scientific software installations for HPC systems and beyond, including laptops,personal
What is an NCC?
This episode’s guest is Bastian Koller who is the Managing Director at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) as well as the coordinator of the EuroCC 2 project, among others.The conversation explores the role of the EuroCC national competence centre in the increasingly diverse European HPC and AI ecosystem answering questions like: what is a national competence centre (NCC)? How d
Developing quantum solutions with IonQ
Today's guest is Panagiotis Barkoutsos, Senior Staff Quantum solutions at IonQ. He works with developing quantum algorithms for quantum computing systems. The interview is performed during the ENCCS Quantum Autumn School 2025 in Stockholm.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, Mimer AI Factory, ENCCS)--------------------------This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Co
Simulating a 40-qubit quantum computer
In this episode, we speak with Matthias Christandl, Professor and Center Leader in Quantum Computing at Copenhagen University.He leads research on how quantum mechanics shapes information processing and what this means for the future of computing.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory)--------------------------This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC Nat
Digitising farming - A conversation with Digifarm
In this episode, Roger Kvam from EuroCC Norway discusses with Digifarm's CEO Nils Helset about the use of new technologies like AI and using satellite data to help farmers understand with decision making.Interview: Roger Kvam (EuroCC Norway, Sigma2)Mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, RISE)--The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specif
Gefion – Denmark’s Gigafactory
Host Marta Schulze from EuroCC Denmark speaks with Ulrik de Lichtenberg, Director of Scientific Projects at the DCAI, the Danish Centre for AI Innovation, about his path into large‑scale AI infrastructure and the vision behind the Gefion AI supercomputer. The episode touches on what makes Gefion unique, why it has quickly become known as “Denmark’s powerhouse designed to accelerate research, innov
The AI–HPC Revolution in Engineering: How Europe is Building the Digital Factories of the Future
In this episode, host Sophia Honisch from EXCELLERAT P2 speaks with Bastian Koller, Managing Director of the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) and coordinator of HammerHAI, Germany’s first AI Factory for manufacturing and engineering. Together, they explore how AI and HPC are converging to shape Europe’s industrial future, why manufacturing and engineering are ideal testing ground
Building quantum computers in Europe - A conversation with IQM's Stefan Seegerer
This episode's guest is Stefan Seegerer, Head of Product, Quantum Platform at IQM Quantum Computers. He works with shaping how the next generation of developers and organizations access and harness quantum computing.----This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Sweden. ENCCS gives supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public admini
Digital resilience and democracy - Carl Heath
Today's guest is Carl Heath, Senior Researcher at RISE Research institutes of Sweden. He talks about digital resilience in Europe, as well as democracy in the digital age.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory)----This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Sweden. ENCCS gives supercomputing training and support to businesses,
Rolling in the Deep (Learning)
This episode is made by Ilmārs Slaidiņš and Jānis Virbulis, project managers and senior scientists from the High-Performance Computing Competence Centre of Latvia, Riga Technical University, and University of Latvia. In this episode of Supercomputing in Europe, we look at Latvia’s NCC’s practical approach to making HPC accessible to SMEs, public administration, and academia.Experts from the Latvi
Quantum computing and Europe - Mikael Johansson
This episode's guest is Mikael Johansson. He works with enabling the uptake of quantum computing and communications at CSC the IT Centre for Science and develops quantum infrastructure as an integral part of the high-performance computing ecosystem.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory at RISE)------This episode is brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Compete
HANAMI - A Bridge between Europe and Japan
In this episode, France Boiled-Cerneux (CEA) and Mario Acosta (BSC) discuss with Matvey Fridman (HLRS) about the HANAMI project. They explore the project's goals of enhancing collaboration between Europe and Japan in high-performance computing (HPC), focusing on three scientific pillars: material science, biomedical research, and climate modeling. The conversation delves into the structure of the
How secure can HPC systems be?
This episode’s guest is Arnaud Lambert, the CEO of Luxprovide, the host of EuroHPC JU supercomputer MeluXina.We talk about security challenges in HPC, key elements in securing HPC clusters, and future trends.Interview/editing/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis--The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from EuroHPC JU, the joint ini
Bridging technology and users in HPC
In this discussion, host of this podcast Andreea Moga of EuroCC Netherlands, coordinated by SURF, talks to Chrysovalandou Kalaitzidou , a solution architect at LuxProvide. They discuss the intersection of supercomputing and AI.Chrysovalandou shares insights on the role of a solution architect, emerging trends in supercomputing, challenges in adoption, and the importance of training and talent deve
Climate simulations at esiwace CoE - Mario Costa
In this episode we listen to Mario Costa from the esiwace.ESiWACE3, teams up climate modelling groups and weather services with high-performance computing centres and partners from the IT industry to improve all aspects of the workflow of weather and climate modelling.Interview/editing: Maria AristaMixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis---The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding f
Energy transition and HPC - Edoardo Di Napoli
In this episode we listen to Edoardo Di Napoli from the Jülich Supercomputing Centre and EoCoE. EoCoE is a Centre of Excellence in computing applications. It is designed to enhance numerical simulation efficiency for energy transition challenges. It focusses its application scope towards low carbon energy domains.Interview: Daniele GregoriEditing/mixing: Beatrice Calosso, Apostolos Vasileiadis---T
Supercomputing for Materials Discovery - Roberta Farris
How do supercomputers help scientists design the materials of the future? In this episode of Supercomputing in Europe, we welcome Roberta Farris, Postdoctoral researcher at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2). Roberta shares insights from the world of computational materials science, explaining how high-performance computing and the upcoming exascale systems are revoluti
Boosting AI innovation - Giacomo Barigazzi (Axyon AI)
In this episode we welcome Giacomo Barigazzi, Co-Founder of Axyon AI, to share how the company leveraged High-Performance Computing (HPC) and European funding to transform the financial sector with AI.HPC and machine learning: How did it enhance model performance?The power of European programs: How did projects like EuroCC, and Fortissimo accelerate innovation at Axyon AI?Record-breaking results:
HPC for European SMEs
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 such as
Broadening HPC training - Simon Wong
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-spectra.---The Su
MultiXscale - How open-source powers Europe’s HPC community
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 BlontrockEd
Europe’s AI Factories - Rafal Duczmal
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 Supercomputing in E
Brendan McGinty - Supercomputing in industrial setting
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 the
HPC and the Future of Oil & Gas - Roberto Gori
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, disco
Advancing Computational Fluid Dynamics - Matthias Meinke
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, the
AI & Cultural heritage - Noah Torp-Smith
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.——————Recording and
HPC simulations in the energy market - Knut Skogstrand Gjerden
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 energ
Privacy-preserving AI - Kimmo Pentikäinen
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.Kimmo P
AI below the surface - Lars Hård (Oxide AI)
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 company Oxide
Cybersecurity and HPC - Gabriele d'Angelo
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 the EU, Eur
The LUMI Supercomputer - Juhani Huttunen
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 Industry
Future trends in HPC and AI - Eleonora Barelli
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 podcast is made
MRI research and supercomputing - Markus Zimmermann, Jülich Research Centre
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).
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LLM for 45 European languages - Magnus Sahlgren, AI Sweden
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).
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The European Processor Initiative and CEEC - Marta Garcia Gasulla & Filippo Mantovani
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 from CEEC
EuroHPC JU and the future of supercomputing - Anders Dam Jensen, EuroHPC JU
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.
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This is Supercomputing in Europe
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 th
