Supercomputing in Europe
We are taking a summer break. New episodes will continue on September 17th, 2025. +++++ In this podcast we talk about 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 are interviewing guests from all around Europe who are going to talk about their work and hopefully clear misconceptions in multiple fields such as life science, machine learning, engineering, data science, quantum computing and more.
Episodes
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
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The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European co...
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 development in the field.
The discussion...
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 Arista
Mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis
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The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and spe...
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 Gregori
Editing/mixing: Beatrice Calosso, Apostolos Vasileiadis
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The Supercomputing in Europe podcast...
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 revolutionizing materials discovery.
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: 180% ROI in automated asset man...
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 the cascade funding mechanism, rea...
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.
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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
Editing/mixing: Rafal Al-Tekreeti
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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)
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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 Atlantic.
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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, discover how HPC reduces risks, optimize...
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 development of multiphysicssimulat...
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.
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Recording and editing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (E...
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 energy industry.
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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 Pentikäinen is the CEO, and co-found...
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 AI.
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)
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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, European countries and private partner...
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 Days 2024 in Copenhagen.
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The S...
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).
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The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the Euro...
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