Cscs: Ground-breaking simulation for researching the “dark” Cosmos

For the first time, scientists from the University of Zurich have succeeded in carrying out a cosmological simulation with several trillion particles. The simulation on the CSCS supercomputer Piz Daint provides an important basis for researching the Universe with the Euclid satellite, which will be launched into space in 2020:

Cscs: Raluca Hodoroaba: My first big event at CSCS

CSCS is not only about supercomputers and science, but also about events. Do you want to know what is like to organize an event at CSCS? We asked Raluca Hodoroaba, administration supporter at CSCS to tell us about her first big event:

Cscs: Contributing to the Google Summer of Code

Curious to know what is like to be a mentor at the "Google Summer of Code"? Then, read the testimonial of John, one of our computational scientist:

Cscs: Using sunlight to produce energy from water

Sandra Luber, Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Zurich, takes the natural photosynthetic process as the basis for her research on catalysts for water splitting. High-performance computers are now playing a crucial role in this research:

Cscs: CSCS Annual Report 2016

CSCS Annual Report 2016 is now online in both print and online edition! Have a nice read:

HPC Advisory Council

Tra Big Bang e climatologia

Viaggio alla scoperta del CSCS:

Panel Discussion on How Europe Can Attain World Leadership in HPC - insideHPC

Panel discussion on how Europe can attain world leadership in HPC with Thomas Schulthess, director of CSCS, and other leaders in European Industry and Academia:

KAUST Live: Thomas Schulthess, Swiss National Supercomputing Center

A conversation about emerging technologies in High Performance Computing (HPC) with Dr. Thomas Schulthess, director of the Swiss National Supercomputing Center. Host: Nicholas Demille

Cscs: "Piz Daint" for Europe, European supercomputers for Switzerland

Spearheaded by ETH Zurich and CSCS, Switzerland has from the outset been a member of the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE). Now the country is additionally represented as a Hosting Member with ‘Piz Daint’:

Cscs: Event Detail

CSCS and HPC Advisory Council will host their annual workshop in Lugano, from April 10 – April 12, 2017. The workshop will cover new technologies, best practices and hands-on training including: High Speed Networks; High Performance and Parallel I/O; Communication libraries: MPI, SHMEM, PGAS; GPU computing, CUDA, OpenCL and Big Data; Cloud and OpenStack; Hands-on: clustering, network, troubleshooting, tuning, optimisations. Don't miss this excellent training and educational opportunity for IT/HPC professionals and academia! More info on:

Timeline Photos

Our reception ladies are so sweet! Happy Valentine Day from CSCS! Did you know that in Finland Valentine’s Day is called Ystävänpäivä, which translates into “Friend’s day”. It's more about remembering your buddies than your loved ones!