EuroHPC JU Issues €4M HPC-AI Benchmarking Call for Proposals, March 24 Deadline

The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking has launched a call for benchmarking proposals for HPC systems in Europe. This call for proposals, HORIZON-EUROHPC-JU-2024-BENCHMARK-05 ….

European HPC Application Support Portal Launched for Researchers across EuroHPC Systems

The EPICURE project, funded by the EuroHPC JU, has announced introduces the European HPC Application Support Portal, a platform for European researchers. Designed and developed under the EPICURE project, the European HPC Application Support Portal is a resource designed to enhance support for the European High-Performance Computing (HPC) community. It offers a streamlined process for requesting EPICURE […]

Ceremony Marks Launch of the Exascale Supercomputer JUPITER

Sept. 5, 2025 — The JUPITER exascale-class supercomputer was unveiled to the public today at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany in front of guests from politics, science, and industry. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hendrik Wüst were among the attendees. The system, designed by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and in […]

Inauguration of PIAST-Q European Quantum Computing in Poland

The EuroHPC JU has inaugurated PIAST-Q in Poznań, Poland. PIAST-Q is a laser-based trapped-ion quantum computer, hosted and operated by PCSS and supplied by AQT, in Innsbruck, Austria. PIAST-Q will offer a performance of 20 physical qubits along with several features for European users. This is the first EuroHPC infrastructure located in Poland. The inauguration ceremony […]

HPC News Bytes 20250602: NVIDIA Knocking on China’s AI Door, EDA Software Hits Trade Walls, China Tech Merger, NERSC’s New Supercomputer, UK ‘De-Brexits’ HPC

Good June morning to you! It’s been an intensely geopolitical week for HPC-AI, including: Nvidia earnings outperform despite ….

EuroHPC JU Issues Call for AI Factories Antennas

April 9, 2025 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has issued a call for proposals for the selection of entities or consortia of entities to establish AI Factory Antennas linked to selected AI Factories across Europe. The AI Factory Antennas will work in coordination with the EuroHPC AI Factories and will be included in all […]

ISC 2025: What to Expect at This Year’s Conference in Hamburg, Germany

The annual ISC High Performance conference, organized by the ISC Group, is just over two months away. It will take place from June 10-13 in Hamburg, Germany. In this interview, we hear from two of the conference organizers about the highlights we can expect ….

Pasqal Selected for 140-Qubit Quantum Computer to Be Hosted at CINECA

March 27, 2025 — Pasqal, a neutral-atom quantum computing company, announced the signing of the procurement contract with the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) to deliver EuroQCS-Italy, a quantum computer to be hosted in Italy. Owned by the EuroHPC JU, the processor will be hosted and operated by CINECA in Bologna, Italy and integrated […]

HPC News Bytes 20250310: TSMC’s $100B for Arizona Fabs, New AGI Benchmarks, JSC’s Quantum-Exascale Integration, Chinese Quantum Reported 1Mx Faster than Google’s

Happy Daylight Savings Time (U.S.) to you! Big things happened in the world of HPC-AI last week….

Europe, Seeking HPC and AI Autonomy, Launches €240M DARE Project

A €240 million project has been launched to promote HPC and AI autonomy in Europe. The Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe, Special Agreement 1 (DARE SGA1) project marks “a significant milestone ….”