Category: Miscellaneous
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Applications open for 2022 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 2022? If so, we have just the solution for you… the CERN openlab summer student programme. CERN openlab…
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BioDynaMo project to host online workshop on agent-based modelling
On Friday 19 November, the BioDynaMo project will host a full-day workshop on agent-based modelling. Earlier this year, the project released the first version of its software platform for designing, running and visualising 3D agent-based simulations. Agent-based simulation is central to a wide range of research fields, from biology to business and epidemiology to economics.…
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BioDynaMo platform used to study spread of viruses in closed environments
Members of the BioDynaMo project team have recently built upon the pioneering BioDynaMo platform to enable it to be used to model the spread of viruses in closed environments. This work could provide important insights in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and was carried out in collaboration with the epidemiological department of the University of…
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CERN openlab to co-host first-of-its-kind ExaHealth online workshop
On Monday, 18 October, CERN openlab and Chelonia Applied Science will host a first-of-its-kind workshop called ExaHealth 2021. The half-day virtual event will begin at 1.00 p.m. CEST and will examine the potential for exascale computing and machine learning to support efforts to improve public health. The workshop is free and open to all. With recent…
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“Lightning talks” bring CERN openlab’s first ever full online summer-student programme to a close
The 2021 CERN openlab summer students presented their creative and inspiring work in a series of five-minute “lightning talks” held on 6 and 7 September. Each year, CERN openlab runs its summer-student programme over nine weeks from July to September. Students from across the globe work on innovative IT projects, guided by experts at CERN.…