CSCS - Swiss National Supercomputing Centre

It was fantastic to have the whole NCCR CLIM+ consortium joining for this event, including many early-career researchers! @davidnbresch.bsky.social @omartius.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social @cscsch.bsky.social @meteoschweiz.ch

📣 Swiss researchers: applications are open for LUMI resources! @cscsch.bsky.social – Swiss National Supercomputing Centre has announced a national call for LUMI’s resources. 📅 Deadline for applications: 19 October 2026 at 17:00 CEST 👉 Learn more and apply: lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-res... #hpc

As electronics shrink, conventional materials like copper reach their limits. Using #CSCS supercomputing resources, researchers from EPFL and Harvard identified promising 1D materials—and discovered two rare, stable metallic wires just a few atoms thick: www.cscs.ch/science/chem...

Accurately predicting semiconductor band gaps is key to understanding their properties. Using CSCS’s #Alps supercomputer, EPFL researchers developed a new DFT functional that improves accuracy while remaining far faster than many-body methods. ⚛️💻 www.cscs.ch/science/chem...

Apertus 1.5 is out! 🚀 ✅ Multimodal capabilities ✅ Stronger reasoning ✅ A roadmap of regular releases Read more: apertus-ai.org/news Models: huggingface.co/swiss-ai @cscsch.bsky.social @eth-ai-center.bsky.social @icepfl.bsky.social @mjaggi.bsky.social @abosselut.bsky.social

#Apertus is mentioned —the open large language model developed by ETH Zürich, EPFL and CSCS—which demonstrates how excellent research, cutting-edge infrastructures and international collaboration can contribute to strategically important technologies ⬇️

Heatwaves aren't freak events anymore, they're everyday life. Parched forests, failed harvests, wildfires, deadly heat across continents. A new study now puts numbers on responsibility: how much the world's biggest CO₂ emitters have driven these extremes: bit.ly/4wilgnh

A collaboration that began in summer 2025 has already produced a new #AI model that predicts antibody-antigen binding with unusually high data efficiency — fewer experiments are needed. Could speed up both antibody and small-molecule drug discovery. Discover more: bit.ly/4oIqzd2

We are pleased to announce that our latest Digital Annual Report is available online. Packed with insightful data, compelling narratives, and interactive features, this report showcases our journey, achievements, and milestones over the past year: report2025.cscs.ch #wearealps

Cloud-native #HPC is gaining momentum. #CSCS developed a hybrid Kubernetes solution for the #Alps supercomputer, enabling faster, more scalable cloud-native HPC deployments and earning the SUSE Virtualization Visionary Award: www.cscs.ch/science/comp... @suse.com

We will be at the ISC High Performance Conference! Visit #CSCS at booth G-31 to talk HPC, AI, and supercomputing in Switzerland — with Swiss coffee and chocolate included ☕🍫 www.cscs.ch/publications... #ISC26 #HPC #AI #Supercomputing

Are you interested in learning parallel programming models and gaining hands-on experience with HPC systems? ⏱️ Register by 12 April to join us in Serpiano this summer!

Even Antarctica is seeing stronger heatwaves due to climate change. Using #CSCS’s #Alps supercomputer, SLF researchers studied one of the continent’s most severe recent heatwaves and its impact on the Antarctic ice sheet. Discover more: www.cscs.ch/science/eart... @slfdavos.bsky.social

➡️ Submissions for EuroHack26 are open! 📅 Deadline for team coordinators: 30 April 2026 (AoE) 📍 CSCS – EuroHack26, Lugano, Switzerland 🔗 www.cscs.ch/publications... We look forward to welcoming teams for a week of collaboration and innovation.

🚀 From #Alps to the cloud—and back again. SwissTwins connects supercomputing with the cloud, accelerates access to climate data, and strengthens collaboration across institutions. Discover more: www.cscs.ch/science/comp... #supercomputing #HPC #cloud

What happens when a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole? Lucio Mayer’s team at the University of Zurich has used simulations on #Alps to reveal a surprising pattern in how stars are torn apart — offering new insight into these extreme cosmic events. 👉 bit.ly/4dbYdUS @uzh-ch.bsky.social

Join us at the HPC-AI Advisory Council Swiss Conference 2026!📍Locarno, Switzerland 📅 20–23 April 2026. Connect with global experts in HPC, AI, quantum computing, and digital twins through keynotes, sessions, and networking opportunities! bit.ly/4d4UEjk

🇨🇭 In Ticino, the open Swiss model Apertus powers in-house AI translation for the Cantonal Administration — boosting multilingual services with local, transparent control. A great example of sovereign AI in action bit.ly/4rzU0Og @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social @eth-ai-center.bsky.social

📢 #CSCS and the Università della Svizzera italiana are pleased to announce this year’s Summer School on Effective High‑Performance Computing and Data Analytics, taking place 25–31 July 2026. Don’t miss the chance to learn cutting-edge GPU tech bit.ly/3NwLbH0

Weather forecasts guide daily life, business & disaster response — but they’re not equally accurate worldwide. New CSCS analyses show AI forecast models perform worse for Africa than for Europe. The study is part of ICAIN, expanding global access to supercomputing and AI expertise: bit.ly/4tXjWWj

Last week at #VoxxedDaysTicino, I presented our work on @tornadovm.org. Great conversations, inspiring people - and the chance to admire Lugano🇨🇭 Big thanks to the organizers, and a special shout-out for the tour of the #Alps Supercomputer @cscsch.bsky.social 🙌 #opensource #Java #GPU #AI

#CSCS submissions for EuroHack26 in Lugano are now open! EuroHack26 brings together #AI and #HPC on cutting-edge hardware. 📍 Sept 7–11, 2026 | Lugano, Switzerland ⏳ Deadline for submission: April 30, 2026 (AoE) 👉 Details & apply: www.cscs.ch/events/upcom...

Il #CSCS, insieme all'Ufficio dell'Orientamento Scolastico e Professionale, organizza delle giornate dedicate alle ragazze e ai ragazzi di terza e quarta media interessate/i alle professioni del settore dell'informatica. Non perdetevele: www.cscs.ch/publications...

🚀 Don’t miss it! Join us for the public open visit of CSCS in English on Wednesday, the 14th! This is a unique opportunity to discover our spaces, activities, and vision firsthand. 📅 Date: Wednesday, January 14 📝 Registration deadline: Monday, January 12 bit.ly/45MciUj

Malaria still kills ~600,000 people each year. Using simulations at #CSCS, scientists identified antibodies that disable key malaria proteins, mapped how they evolve to hit their targets, and showed where AI antibody predictions fall short. Discover more: www.cscs.ch/science/life... #hpc

🎄✨ Season’s Greetings from CSCS ✨🎄#CSCS would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May 2026 be a peaceful, joyful, and successful year for you all: www.cscs.ch/publications...

Missed our webinar on the HPC Containers on Alps? The recording is now online! Catch up on building HPC container images, running workloads with Slurm, and best-practice tips.▶️ Watch the video! youtu.be/XQZJv1eDG1Q?... #HPC #containers #webinar

Thanks to @cscsch.bsky.social for hosting a fantastic hackathon in Lugano!👏 Great to see Porting & Optimization Program teams making strong progress: Runko, HILA, MadGraph4GPU, PEPPER, CMSSW, IPPL, DFTK Julia & ML Apertus. ⚡Excellent teamwork & strong momentum as we prepare applications for LUMI.

CSCS@SC2525 — PASC26 Co-Chair Elaine M. Raybourn (Sandia) discusses with Maria-Grazia Giuffreda how ethical awareness is becoming central in #HPC. Join us in Bern next June to exchange ideas on Building Trust in Science through HPC Co-Design: youtu.be/Zqn77NKVKtI?...

Amazing few days at the LUMI Hackathon in Lugano! 🚀💻Huge creativity, collaboration, and high-performance energy at CSCS. Thanks to everyone who joined and made it a success. Until next time🔥 Follow us on Instagram to see more pics: www.instagram.com/cscs.ch/ @lumi-supercomputer.eu

👉 Students, have a look at the available internship positions and apply! It could be the first step toward an inspiring career in computational science: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... #internship #students #hpc

CSCS@SC25 - Alex Upton (#CSCS) on his experience at the SC25 conference in St. Louis, in a short interview with Maria-Grazia Giuffreda (CSCS): youtu.be/TSRQc9kDqWU?...

👀 Unlock faster, deeper insight into your simulations by registering for our course on cutting-edge in-situ visualization with Ascent, ParaView Catalyst, and Conduit! Registration ends on Friday, 5 December: www.cscs.ch/publications...

CSCS@SC25 - Alberto Madonna (#CSCS) on his experience at the SC25 conference in St. Louis, in a short interview with Maria-Grazia Giuffreda (CSCS): youtu.be/-otfdenD1Y4

🔥The buzz is real! A team of 26 scientists from ETH Zürich, #CSCS and international partners has won the 2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling for running global simulations at 1.25 km resolution on the CSCS #Alps supercomputer: www.cscs.ch/publications... #hpc #gordonbell

CSCS@SC - Juan Pablo Dorsch (#CSCS) on his experience at the SC25 conference in St. Louis, in a short interview with Maria-Grazia Giuffreda (CSCS): youtu.be/400zPJ7OVaE

Last day at #SC25, do not miss director of #CSCS, Thomas Schulthess, in the panel "Trust, but Verify in HPC: Uncertainty for AI and Computing" today at 10:30 am: sc25.conference-program.com/presentation... #AI #HPC

#SC25 is now open! Join us at booth #498 🇨🇭

#SC25 kicked off Sunday with our colleague John Biddiscombe presenting at ExaMPI25. He showcased our paper on integrating lightweight tasks with MPI using the upcoming C++26 std::execution Senders API — a true team effort by many at CSCS. Well done!

#CSCS is contributing in a big way at #SC25 in St. Louis! Our colleague Alberto Madonna is co-chairing the 7th CANOPIE-HPC Workshop and will also take part in sessions on “Containers and New Orchestration Paradigms for HPC” and “Evolving Sarus to Augment Podman for HPC.”

We’ve heard the rumors… 🍫👀 Will there be chocolate at our booth at #SC25 this year? Let’s just say… some traditions are too sweet to let go of... Join us at the booth #498 — we’ve found a sweet way to keep the tradition alive! #StayTuned #SweetSurprises #hpc

🚀 #CSCS is heading to #SC25 in St. Louis! Come meet our team at Booth #498 (November 17–20) and discover the latest in Swiss supercomputing and HPC innovation: www.cscs.ch/publications... #hpc

Scientists from EPFL & CHUV used supercomputing to map the brain regions behind walking recovery after spinal cord injury. Their work led to the development of a deep-brain stimulation therapy that helped patients walk again in a pilot study. Amazing, right? Read more: www.cscs.ch/science/life...

🗓️ 📢 Deadline Alert: Proposals for the CSCS National Call (allocation period starting 1 April 2026) must be submitted no later than Monday, 27 October 2025, at 17:00 CET! Don't miss out! www.cscs.ch/publications... #callforproposals #alps

🎉 15 Years Since the First Stone of CSCS in Lugano! 🏗️15 years ago, we laid the first stone of #CSCS in Lugano — a bold new chapter after our beginnings in Manno. Since then, we’ve built the future of supercomputing in Switzerland: innovation, sustainability & discovery youtu.be/qExgRHS_7KI?...

#CSCS is pleased to announce that the "GPU Acceleration of HPC Applications with ISO C++ and CUDA C++" course will be held from November 4 to 5, 2025, at CSCS in Lugano, Switzerland. Register now! www.cscs.ch/publications... #course #cuda #gpu #hpc

For the first time, researchers at @ethz.ch have simulated a 42,000-atom silicon nanoribbon transistor with unprecedented accuracy using the Frontier and #Alps supercomputers — the largest of their kind. Their work has earned a Gordon Bell Prize 2025 nomination: bit.ly/3KR9E8c #hpc #wearealps

Powered by Switzerland’s Piz Daint supercomputer at #CSCS, researchers created the largest-ever simulation of the Universe — mapping 3.4 billion virtual galaxies for ESA’s Euclid mission. Discover more: www.cscs.ch/science/phys...