Category: Miscellaneous
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Research and industry unite at 2022 CERN openlab Technical Workshop
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
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2021 in review: new phase, new opportunities and renewed collaborations in support of science
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
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Applications open for 2022 CERN openlab summer student programme
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
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BioDynaMo project to host online workshop on agent-based modelling
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
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BioDynaMo platform used to study spread of viruses in closed environments
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
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CERN openlab to co-host first-of-its-kind ExaHealth online workshop
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
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“Lightning talks” bring CERN openlab’s first ever full online summer-student programme to a close
“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