Category: Miscellaneous
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Applications open for 2023 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 2023? If so, we have just the solution for you…the CERN openlab summer student programme. CERN openlab is a…
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Quantum deep: delving into quantum technologies at CERN’s QT4HEP conference
Last week, on 1–4 November, the first International Conference on Quantum Technologies for High-Energy Physics (QT4HEP) was held at CERN. 224 people attended in person, with more following online. The event brought together members of the quantum technologies community from research and industry. They discussed recent developments in the field and worked to identify activities within particle…
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CERN joins with leaders from research and industry to propose an Open Quantum Institute
CERN has joined a coalition of science and industry partners proposing the creation of an Open Quantum Institute. This institute will work to ensure that emerging quantum technologies are put to use to tackle key societal challenges. The proposal is being made through GESDA, the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation, in collaboration with leading research…
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CERN openlab trains next generation of computing experts
In July and August, 32 students came to CERN to work hands-on with cutting-edge computing technologies through the CERN openlab Summer Student programme. Last week, the students presented their projects in a series of five-minute “lightning talks”. CERN openlab is a unique public–private partnership, through which CERN collaborates with leading technology companies – including Intel,…
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CERN openlab summer students present online “lightning talks”
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 September, the 2022 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 projects.…
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The on-site CERN openlab Summer Student Programme is back – tune into our online computing lectures!
Would you like to learn about the innovative computing technologies that underpin CERN’s groundbreaking physics research? Join us for the CERN openlab summer-student lecture programme. It is free and open to all, wherever you are in the world. Lectures will be given by CERN experts on topics ranging from quantum computing to machine learning, and from distributed…
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“Quantumacy” project – investigating privacy-preserving forms of quantum communication – comes to a close
Members of the “Quantumacy” consortium met in Paris, France, last week to mark the end of a one-year project investigating privacy-preserving forms of quantum communication. The Quantumacy project involves members of CERN and Be ys, a French company specialising in digital trust. The project was carried out through the European Commission’s Open European Quantum Key Distribution Testbed (OpenQKD),…
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Take part in climate action through CERN’s online Webfest Challenge 2022
The Webfest – CERN’s annual hackathon based on open web technologies – will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year. CERN is celebrating with a bumper edition: rather than taking place over a single weekend, this year’s Webfest will run online across July and August. This will enable participants to develop their projects and ideas over…
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Research and industry unite at 2022 CERN openlab Technical Workshop
CERN openlab brings together IT experts from research and industry to address the computing challenges posed by the LHC’s ambitious upgrade programme. Over 200 people attended the 2022 CERN openlab Technical Workshop. The event was run online over three days, from 21 to 23 March. It saw leading computing experts from research and industry come together…
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2021 in review: new phase, new opportunities and renewed collaborations in support of science
2021 was an important year for CERN openlab: it marked the beginning of the collaboration’s seventh three-year phase. Following the finalisation of the technical work from the sixth phase, the CERN openlab team worked to define new R&D priorities. Today, CERN openlab is working with over 20 organisations, including leading technology companies such as Intel, Oracle,…