The 2024 CERN openlab summer student programme has started – don’t miss our lectures on exciting computing topics!

The 2024 CERN openlab Summer Student Programme has started!

All summer students have arrived, and the programme is officially starting today, with CERN experts delivering a series of special lectures during the next five weeks. CERN experts will cover various computing topics for five weeks, from high-performance computing and artificial intelligence technologies to quantum computing. You can watch the lectures on the CERN Webcast website.

Anyone interested in exploring computing at CERN can participate in the free online lecture programme. The complete list of topics is available here.

Attendees will learn how CERN processes big data from particle collisions in the LHC and the techniques used to improve data flows. New solutions to tackle the computing challenges posed by the upcoming High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) will also be explored, among other topics.

Education is central to CERN openlab’s mission to promote the next generation of computing experts. Thirty students from 21 nationalities representing the universities below were selected out of over 6660 applicants. Students will work on various computing projects during a nine-week hands-on experience with advanced computing technologies, which will provide excellent opportunities for students’ future careers.