🎙️ New podcast episode: Building Europe’s high-end infrastructure

In today's episode Anders Jensen talks about the new Exascale HPC systems, quantum computing, the 19 new AI Factories, the importance of European innovation and sovereignty.

🎧 Listen now ➡️ hpc-portal.eu/news/podcast

What is an NCC? Supercomputing in Europe · Episode

🎙️ New podcast: What is an NCC?

Bastian Koller explains the role of National Competence Centres in Europe's HPC & AI ecosystem.

🎧 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5T5Z...

#HPC #Podcast #EuroCC

Visualization demonstration at an exhibition. Uwe Wössner is explaining the visualization on an LED display.

🌐 HLRS @ XR EXPO 2026 in Messe Stuttgart

We’ll showcase immersive HPC visualizations & digital twins on a stereoscopic LED wall.

📍 Hall 2, Booth 2PA02
🗓️ Apr 28–29

#XR #HPC #Visualization

HiDALGO2 Clustering Event: The value of High-level dissemination for EU research YouTube video by HiDALGO2 | Centre of Excellence

Watch the interview in the #HiDALGO2 Clustering Event with Kyriaki Daskaloudi (@kyriaki98.bsky.social), Georgia Nikolakopoulou (@georgia-nik.bsky.social ) & Christopher Aguilar (@chrisaguilar23.bsky.social) from #FutureNeeds:

📺 youtu.be/qtHxAL00nUs

#HPC centres are not just expensive centres; they are strategic national investments. 🏛️🇪🇺

The @futureneedseu.bsky.social team discusses the vital role of communication & clustering in the #HiDALGO2 project.

It's time to stop reinventing the wheel & start co-creating!

#HiDALGO2ClusteringEvent

Success Story: High-resolution urban wind comfort computation for the city of Stockholm - HiDALGO2 In a collaborative effort between HiDALGO2, SLB-analys, and ENCCS, researchers have developed a scalable HPC solution to simulate wind patterns across the entire city of Stockholm at unprecedented res...

Modelling the winds of #Stockholm at #HPC speed. 🇸🇪

The Tech:
🔹 RedSim: Multi-GPU #CFD solver for city-scale modelling. 🔹 CFDR: Real-time 3D rendering in your browser.
🔹 Impact: A full city scenario (100km²) simulated in 15 mins.
Read more: 🔗 www.hidalgo2.eu/success-stor...

In a new #HiDALGO2 success story, we’ve partnered with SLB-analys & @enccs.bsky.social to bring high-resolution wind comfort simulations to urban planners.

By bridging the gap between supercomputing & city hall, we’re making urban environments safer & more comfortable.

HiDALGO2 Insights #4: What are some ideas/innovations/discussions that you'll keep from the event? YouTube video by HiDALGO2 | Centre of Excellence

#HiDALGO2 and the Future Needs team (@futureneedseu.bsky.social) are bridging the gap between code and society. 🤝

📺 Watch the full "Innovation & Takeaways" interview and follow the series on our clustering event page!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU6g...

#GlobalChallenges #EuroHPC

🔹 The Adoption Gap: Navigating trust in HPC across SMEs and the public sector (Konstantinos Iliakis).
🔹 Scale: Merging pure science with societal influence (Martin Kronbichler).
🔹 The AI Race: Keeping pace with innovation that changes "every second" (Yannick Hofmann).

🔹 Smart Digital Twins: Moving beyond physics mirrors to autonomous decision-making (Tarek Gaber).
🔹 Mainstreaming: Turning niche research into core engineering hubs (Bastian Koller).
🔹 The Human Element: Making results accessible for wildfire tools and urban planning (Clara García-Sánchez).

From Niche to Necessity: What happens when complex simulations meet real-world decision-making? 💡

At the latest #HiDALGO2 event, our experts shared how "Smart Digital Twins" and HPC are moving from pure math to the heart of global challenges.

A thread on the future of #AI and #HPC: 🧵

Many thanks to the experts chairing and participating in the workshop committee from key organisations in the EU and beyond, including @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social @unistra.fr @bsc-cns.bsky.social

🚀 Call for Papers: AGCA Workshop @ PPAM 2026!

HiDALGO2 is looking for researchers tackling Global Challenges with High-Performance Computing & AI.

📍 Poznań, Poland
📅 Aug 30 – Sept 2, 2026
📝 Submit by April 24, 2026

Get published in top journals! 📚

Full CFP here: ppam.edu.pl/docs/worksho...

Clustering Event - HiDALGO2 The HiDALGO2 Clustering Event “HPC and Big Data Technologies Addressing Global Challenges” was held on 4 November 2025 at the High‑Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) in Stuttgart, Germany. ...

🎬 Find the full technical library & event highlights on our #HiDALGO2ClusteringEvent webpage:

👉 www.hidalgo2.eu/clustering-e...

Whether simulating biological flows or climate patterns, our technical challenges are shared. From #AIfactories to high-res #HPC development, we’re turning shared hurdles into collective solutions. 🇪🇺💻

#HiDAGLO2 Insights #3: What is the value of this Clustering Event for you? YouTube video by HiDALGO2 | Centre of Excellence

🎤 Why "Clustering" matters for European Research:

We went on-site at @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social to ask experts a simple question: What is the value of working together?

📺 Watch the insights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MqI...

#HiDALGO2 #EuroHPC #ScienceCommunication #DigitalTwins

Full story on our blog on page 158 of the Success Stories Vol. 3 booklet!
hpc-portal.eu/sites/defaul...

#HiDALGO2 #Supercomputing #UrbanPlanning #ClimateTech #OpenScience

🌬️ Simulating an entire city's wind patterns isn't just about data—it's about urban comfort & safety.

We’ve partnered with @enccs.bsky.social & SLB-analys to create high-resolution digital twins of Stockholm. By using #HPC, we’re identifying "wind tunnels" to help planners build healthier cities. 🏙️💻

🎙️ New podcast episode: What is an NCC?

The conversation explores the role of the EuroCC national competence centre in the increasingly diverse European HPC and AI ecosystem.

Listen now➡️https://hpc-portal.eu/news/podcast

HiDALGO2 Insights #2: Why is this clustering event important? What can attendees take away? YouTube video by HiDALGO2 | Centre of Excellence

🚀 Why moving out of isolated research is mandatory for #HPC?
Our pilot leaders and hosts discuss the importance of meeting external people in the #HiDALGO2ClusteringEvent, 🇪🇺
where the brainstorm happened!

Watch: youtu.be/vVjI-8z_O4Y

#EuroHPC #DigitalTwin #Innovation #HPC

Many thanks to the featured experts Ravi Ayyala Somayajula, Zoltan Horvath, David Caballero, Christophe Prud’homme, and Michal Kulczewski and to Kyriaki Daskaloudi and Christofer Aguilar from @futureneedseu.bsky.social that organised & interviewed.

HiDALGO2 Insights #1: What is the main goal of your pilot? YouTube video by HiDALGO2 | Centre of Excellence

🎤 Expert Insights: The #HiDALGO2 Pilots 🚀
What is the main goal of an #HPC pilot? Our researchers answer: trust, scale, and impact.
From urban air quality in Stockholm to AI-driven renewable energy forecasts and VR wildfire training—we are simulating a more resilient future.
youtu.be/rp-LNuf2Yag

Last call for papers, Innovative Data Management System for Exascale Simulations & more Welcome to the first 2026 HiDALGO2 Newsletter! After three years of research, the project is entering its final phase and invites you to join this journey, learn more about its impact and take part in...

HiDALGO2 Newsletter is out!

Explore it to learn about:
📚 Last call to contribute to our special issue.
📊 How our DMS revolutionises Data Management?
🏙️ First insights from our Stuttgart Clustering Event.
🌍 Real-World Impact through our trainings.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/last-c...

New podcast available on the HPC Europe Portal: hpc-portal.eu/news/in-the-...

Matthias Christandl (@Københavns Universitet - University of
Copenhagen) talks about how his team simulated a 40-qubit quantum algorithm on an AI supercomputer.

HPC end-users get access to the #HiDALGO2 storage either using #CKAN or the #HDFS. Data can be transferred from many data providers including NOAA and the @ecmwf.int European data center.

By integrating #HPC resources with a user-friendly cloud interface, the DMS helps researchers tackle complex environmental issues like urban air pollution & wildfire modelling more efficiently!

The HiDALGO2 Cloud Data Management System - HiDALGO2 Data-intensive applications, such as AI training and inference, climate and Earth modeling, or other complex ensembles of simulations in High Performance Computing (HPC), require the development of da...

Introducing the #HiDALGO2 DMS, a dedicated cloud platform designed to simplify #DataManagement for global challenge simulations. 🌍
Read more: www.hidalgo2.eu/hidalgo2-dat...

@eurohpc-ju.bsky.social @eurocc.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social

Relevant to our mission to solve global challenges with #HPC: Our colleagues at @terradt.bsky.social & @urbanair.bsky.social are providing insights through this event focused on Earth systems, climate modelling, and #DigitalTwins! 🌍💻

Staying at the forefront of climate simulation is key.

What Simulating Entire Cities Taught Me About Our Shared Future: Five Revelations from HiDALGO2’s Clustering Event - HiDALGO2 Written by Christopher Aguilar of HiDALGO2 Dissemination Leader Future Needs. Today’s global challenges are interconnected, each one shaping the next. Climate change fuels more intense wildfires, rapi...

"What Simulating Entire Cities Taught Me About Our Shared Future"

Our latest blog presents 5 key takeaways from the recent HiDALGO2 Clustering Event

Read it here!👉 www.hidalgo2.eu/what-simulat...

Sustainable city

Between nov. 26 and 28, the @hidalgo2.bsky.social CoE will organise an ONLINE training course on building-level energy dynamics to performing city-scale energy simulations. Willing to gain with the Ktirio Urban Building framework? Register here: events.it4i.cz/event/367/