Category: Miscellaneous
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Mission accomplished: the 2024 CERN openlab Technical Workshop was a success!
The 2024 CERN openlab Technical Workshop, held on March 26th and 27th, marked the beginning of an exciting new era with the launch of Phase VIII. This latest phase, “Accelerating Computing for Science,” represents a strategic enhancement of the fruitful public-private partnership between CERN and some of the world’s leading technology companies fostered by CERN…
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Phase VIII brochure and 2023 Annual Report are now available!
The 2023 CERN openlab annual report, showcasing the R&D projects and their work from last year, is now available. The CERN openlab phase VIII brochure is also available, revealing the plans for the next phase that will be presented, and launched, on the 2024 CERN openlab Technical Workshop starting tomorrow. Find the 2023 annual report here and…
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The 2024 CERN openlab technical workshop: a unique opportunity for learning and networking
CERN openlab annual meeting is a unique opportunity for IT professionals from CERN and partner industries to delve into the latest advancements, exchange insights and create a collaborative learning environment about cutting-edge IT topics. For the 2024 edition, talks will cover topics such as heterogeneous computing platforms and infrastructures, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing convergence, applications for society and…
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BioDynaMo: cutting-edge software helps battle cancer
Choosing the right cancer treatment is a massive undertaking involving multiple stages, high experimental complexity and significant costs. Currently, two main methods are used to find the best possible treatment solutions: in vitro testing and clinical trials. However, predicting the drug effects on each individual patient remains the Holy Grail of personalised medicine. Born from CERN…
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Key insights from SC conference unveil future of high-performance computing
The Supercomputing Conference (SC) 2023 in Denver provided a glimpse into the future of high-performance computing (HPC), networking, and storage solutions, with a focus on emerging technologies. The integration of novel approaches in computing took centre stage, particularly in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and quantum computing. The conference addressed key challenges…
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Applications open for 2024 CERN openlab summer student programme
Are you a Bachelor’s or Master’s student in computer science, mathematics, engineering or physics? Do you have a strong computing profile, and would you be interested in working on advanced computing projects at CERN during the summer of 2024? If so, we have just the solution for you…the CERN openlab summer student programme. CERN openlab is…
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CERN openlab summer student programme helping jumpstart future careers
Over 20 joint R&D projects are being carried out at CERN through CERN openlab’s collaboration with leading technology companies – including IBM, Intel, Oracle, Siemens, Micron, and Google. They sponsor a nine-week summer-student programme to motivate young and bright minds to join the research community and get hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies. The summer-student programme…
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Lightning talks are ready to strike: discover the CERN openlab summer student projects
On Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 August, the 2023 CERN openlab summer students will present their work at the public “lightning talk” sessions (session 1, session 2). Students will each give a five-minute presentation, introducing the audience to their project, explaining the technical challenges they have faced and describing the results they have found during their…
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Bright Minds Unite: 2023 CERN Webfest Celebrates Two Winning Projects and Amazing Collaborations
Last week’s hackathon gave rise to five amazing projects, within which 19 bright young people worked together to develop useful apps that support science, research, and education. Ideas covered in the 2023 CERN Webfest included web applications that facilitate the research process, quiz-like educational games, and useful upgrades to already-existing apps. Projects were carefully assessed by a…
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Preparing for a quantum leap: researchers chart future for use of quantum computing in particle physics
Today, researchers have published an important white paper identifying activities in particle physics where burgeoning quantum-computing technologies could be applied. The paper, authored by experts from CERN, DESY, IBM Quantum and over 30 other organisations, is now available on ArXiv. With quantum-computing technologies rapidly improving, the paper sets out where these could be applied within particle…