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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 29/09/2026

Learn to develop 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, and 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 C++ code 👉 next online course on Modern C++ Software Design (intermediate) is on 12-15 October 2026 More details here: events.asc.ac.at/e/CppI-2026-10 Registration deadline: 5 October #programming #cpluplus #softwaredesign

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 09/09/2026

New insight into how brain activity changes the 3D structure of DNA - new publication by ASC users at the Medical University of Innsbruck @i-med.ac.at asc.ac.at/news/2026/ne... #neuroscience #supercomputing #hpc

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 19/08/2026

In July, we coorganized the European Agentic #AI #Bootcamp that brought together 250 participants to learn how to build, evaluate and integrate AI agents into real-world workflows. See the recap on our website: asc.ac.at/news/2026/ne...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 30/07/2026

European AI #Hackathon – take your #AI workloads to the next level with personalized expert guidance and powerful compute resources 📍 Hybrid 🗓️ 6–29 Oct 2026 ❗ Applications open until 6 August Details & registration: www.openhackathons.org/s/siteevent/...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 14/07/2026

Active ASC users working on non-commercial projects are invited to apply to access the CPU-only partition of the -LEONARDO #supercomputer. The call is intended for testing and benchmarking. More infos here: asc.ac.at/access/aurel... #hpc #research #austria

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 03/07/2026

Austria's new #supercomputer was officially inaugurated today! Multi-Site Computer Austria #MUSICA is a distributed system located in Vienna, Linz and Innsbruck. Learn more about it in our latest news article: asc.ac.at/news/2026/ne... #hpc #highperformancecomputing #Austria

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 12/06/2026

#HPC #Job IT:U - a new technical university in Linz, Austria - is looking for an experienced HPC technologist to design, operate, and evolve a cutting-edge hybrid HPC environment to power research and teaching. Info & application: career.it-u.at/en/Job/88531... @ituaustria.bsky.social

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 15/04/2026

160 attendees from 10 countries, 56 talks, 20 posters & lightning talks, and dozens of important conversations between users and providers on #HPC, #AI, #QuantumComputing, latest research, and technology trends - this was #ASHPC26. See the recap here: asc.ac.at/research/con...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 14/04/2026

Community bike ride to a supercomputer 🚴‍♂️ Join us on 21 April in Vienna as we ride from Karlsplatz to Science Center Arsenal and back, chatting about science and innovation, and visiting eMOTION lab and ASC supercomputers! Info & registration: www.tuwien.at/futurefit/cy... @tuwien.at

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 08/04/2026

It's that time of the year again - #ASHPC26 has started! Austrian-Slovenian #HPC meeting 2026 has gathered 150+ participants in Vienna for exchange on all things #supercomputing, and we couldn't be happier to reconnect with the community!

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 31/03/2026

The program for #ASHPC26 is online! ashpc.eu/event/27/att... Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 takes place on 7-10 April. Looking forward to seeing the #HPC community come together again - this time in Vienna, Austria.

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 11/03/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗦𝗖 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 Online course on 23 March 2026 Discover how to harness Austria’s most powerful supercomputers! This course guides you from the first steps to efficiently running software using a queuing system. Register here events.asc.ac.at/e/ASC-Intro-... #HPC

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 20/02/2026

The numbers for 2025 are in and we’re happy to share a few highlights from this past year at Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC): infrastructure updates, HPC usage, training and collaborations 👉 asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 19/02/2026

Share your expertize in supercomputing at #ASHPC26! Call for abstracts extended until 𝟮𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 ashpc.eu/event/27/abs... @tuwien.at @eurocc-austria.at @eurocc.bsky.social #HPC #supercomputing #conference

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 02/02/2026

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for #ASHPC26 is open! Share your work related to #supercomputing with the community: • applications of #HPC • research done on HPC clusters • systems engineering Submissions are due before 15 Feb. More info ➡️ ashpc.eu/event/27/abs... ASHPC26 takes place 7-10 April in📍Vienna

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 27/01/2026

For graduate students and postdoctoral scholars working in #HPC, computational science and data-driven research. Application for the 16th International High Performance Computing Summer School is open 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆: ss26.ihpcss.org #HPCCS26 will take place on 12-17 July in Perth, Australia 🇦🇺

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 12/01/2026

Registration for Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting #ASHPC26 is open. Be the first to secure your spot with an early bird fee! ASHPC26 in 📍 Vienna, Austria Public part on 🗓️ 8-10 April 2026 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: ashpc.eu/event/27/

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 30/12/2025

Back in October we co-organized an #AI #Hackathon – an intensive, multi-day training event with ten participating teams from nine countries, twenty mentors and assistants, and access to five #HPC systems. See the participants' project highlights in our recap: asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 11/12/2025

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for #ASHPC26 is open! Share your work related to #supercomputing with the community: • applications of #HPC • research done on HPC clusters • systems engineering • other topic related to HPC More info & submission: ashpc.eu/event/27/abs...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 09/12/2025

⚡Lightning is usually triggered inside a cloud and strikes downward, but there is a lesser-known opposite phenomenon. At the University of Innsbruck, Isabell Stucke is one of a few researchers worldwide investigating how it works – with #HPC an #AI ➡️ asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne... @eurocc-austria.at

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 21/11/2025

Austria’s new flagship #supercomputer #MUSICA has enabled the training of a Large Language Model that analyzes, groups, and labels all research fields at TU Wien. Read more about the project: asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne... #AI #LLM #research @tuwien.at @eurocc-austria.at

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 13/10/2025

WEBINAR 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗜 (in German) tomorrow! #AIFactory Austria AI:AT experts offer in-depth insights into the ethical principles and core requirements of Trustworthy #AI. 🗓️ 14 October 2025 ➡️ Register now: events.asc.ac.at/e/AI-trustwo...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 08/10/2025

Join our #HPC & #AI training events in October! 👩‍💻 👨‍💻 • C++ software design (registration closes on 9 Oct) • Webinars on #TrustworthyAI w/ #AIFActoryAustria • Intro to working on the ASC clusters • CUDA 4 dummies • #MATLAB: AI workflows for academia & industry events.asc.ac.at/category/4/

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 06/10/2025

Heard about #AIFactoryAustria AI:AT? We're working closely with the new national #AI hub & excited to invite you to its first #webinar dedicated to Trustworthy AI. If you're interested in the topic, join tomorrow, 7 Oc 2025. Register here: events.asc.ac.at/e/AI-trustwo... (Webinar is in German)

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 11/09/2025

Today at the ACO-TEC conference at @tuwien.at, #MathWorks presented a story of a successful collaboration with ASC in helping researchers accelerate simulations with #MATLAB. Read more about how our joint workshop helped achieve progress in #quantum many-body #research asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 10/09/2025

University of Innsbruck has opened Austria’s first nationwide call for early access to #QuantumComputing resources! Application open to researchers affiliated with Austrian academic or research institutions. System: IBEX from AQT Deadline: 13 October 2025 Learn more: www.uibk.ac.at/en/scientifi...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 18/08/2025

80% of glaciers in the Himalayas may melt away by 2100. With #hpc playing a vital role in glaciological & #climate #research, we're happy to have supported Leh Indian Glaciology Summer School 2025 that helped train the next generation of researchers in India. More ➡️ asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne...

Group photo of the participants of the Leh Indian Glaciology Summer School 2025 in Mountainous terrain. Photo copyright © Emily Collier & Krishnanand J 2025

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 22/07/2025

Our online #LLM training series is back! Join the 3,5-hour intensive courses to master essentials such as #PromtEngineering #RAG and fine-tuning - powered by #HPC. See more & apply: events.asc.ac.at/category/4/ Organized with @eurocc-austria.at

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 18/07/2025

Earlier this month we attended the kick-off meeting of the EVITA project aimed to strengthen #HPC training landscape in Europe. Read about the launch and the goals we're working toward: asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne... @evitahpc.bsky.social @bsc-cns.bsky.social @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social @tuwien.at

Representatives of participating institutions at the kick-off meeting of the EVITA project in Barcelona, July 2025.

Claudia Blaas-Schenner (member of ASC / TU Wien) presenting at the kick-off meeting of the EVITA project

Claudia Blaas-Schenner and Siegfried Höfinger (ASC / TU Wien) at Barcelona Supercomputing Center

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 15/07/2025

On Friday we got delivery of 2200 disks for the new #supercomputer #MUSICA — the IBM Storage Scale System 6000 (formerly GPFS), with a 35PB of usable capacity. Spread across 4 racks, the storage system will serve the Vienna part of MUSICA & VSC-5. The team is already busy putting it all together 💪

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 09/07/2025

📢 WE HAVE A NEW NAME We are excited to share that VSC has undergone a slight rebranding and will now operate under a new name: 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗔𝗦𝗖). The name was chosen to reflect the nationwide scope of the consortium - read the official statement here ➡️ asc.ac.at/news/2025/ne...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 25/06/2025

Join the first European NVIDIA #AI Hackathon to accelerate, optimize, and scale real-world projects leveraging the latest #HPC technologies! Details & registration: events.asc.ac.at/event/195/ Registration deadline: 5 August #NVIDIA #hackathon #coding

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 24/06/2025

Today, 24 June, representatives of #AI Factory Austria (AI:AT) are officially introducing the new national AIF hub and its goals - join the livestream at 09:30 (CEST) ➡️ events.streaming.at/ait-20250624 *Presentations will be given in German

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 16/06/2025

The booklet of abstracts from #ASHPC25 is online! Find the short recap of the conference with links to the slides & gallery (for registered participants) and the booklet (with public access) here: vsc.ac.at/research/con...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 10/06/2025

The latest #top500 is out! • El Capitan remains the most powerful system in the world • JUPITER is now Europe’s fastest #supercomputer • Its JEDI module tops the Green500 as the most energy-efficient • LUMI & LEONARDO continue to lead in the global top 10 image by @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 06/06/2025

Profiling AI #Software Bootcamp Join us on July 10 to learn how to profile and optimize #AI workloads using #NVIDIA Nsight Systems. Dive into multi #GPU architectures, identify performance bottlenecks, and boost scalability across CPUs and GPUs. Apply by❗June 16 events.vsc.ac.at/e/AIprofilin...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 05/06/2025

AI Factory Austria is setting up a hub in #Vienna, Austria, and hiring! Open positions include AI experts, #ML engineers, #software developers, and more. It's a great opportunity to work in #HPC & #AI field and help shape the future of technology & innovation! All jobs: ai-at.eu/en/jobs/

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 03/06/2025

OPEN CALL FOR #HPC USERS 🇦🇹 Austrian researchers are invited to apply for access to LEONARDO #supercomputer 🇮🇹 • Call intended for projects of 50,000 - 100,000 #GPU hours • Cut-off date: 16 June 2025 Learn more: vsc.ac.at/access/aurel... @cineca.bsky.social @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 28/05/2025

Vienna-based startup Beat Shaper has developed an #AI tool that generates music from text prompts. Trained from scratch on 500 models using the VSC-5 #supercomputer, it's based on fully licensed data & offers versatile use: vsc.ac.at/news/2025/ne... @eurocc-austria.bsky.social

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 22/05/2025

Save the date! Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 will take place on 7-10 April 2026 in Vienna, Austria ashpc.eu #HPC #supercompuitng #ASHPC #ASHPC26

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 20/05/2025

It's that time of the year again: Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting #ASHPC25 has started! From 19 to 22 May we're in Slovenia with #HPC users and providers discussing latest projects, developments, trends, problems & solutions in #supercomputing. ashpc.eu

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 13/05/2025

Join upcoming courses in #HPC, #AI & #GPU programming! 👩‍💻 👨‍💻 • Fine-tuning #LLMs on one GPU • Fine-tuning LLMs on multi GPUs • Multi-GPU #programming bootcamp ❗ Application deadline: 19 May Info & registration: events.vsc.ac.at/category/4/ @eurocc-austria.bsky.social

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 02/05/2025

AI-based forecasting for safer, greener shipping🚢 🌊 Greek startup AlongRoute developed an #AI model to predict wave heights in seas and oceans with high precision — powered by VSC #supercomputer. Read the news ➡️ vsc.ac.at//news/2025/n... @eurocc-austria.bsky.social

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 10/04/2025

Happy to report that our #MATLAB training on the Vienna Scientific Cluster helped a researcher at @univie.ac.at achieve progress in quantum many-body simulations ➡️ vsc.ac.at//news/2025/n... @mathworks.bsky.social @eurocc-austria.bsky.social #hpc #quantum

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 08/04/2025

MPI (Message Passing Interface) is the backbone of parallel programming on #hpc clusters and supercomputers. It lets your code run across many machines at once unlocking performance gains and making huge problems solvable. Join our beginners course on MPI in April: events.vsc.ac.at/e/MPI-2025-04

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 02/04/2025

Overview of all #AIFactories is now online on the @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social website ➡️ eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/ai-factories...

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 31/03/2025

It's world #backup day! At VSC, backup is performed with IBM spectrum protect on two sites. The backup is located on tapes - the robot you see in the video is managing them. At the moment, ~4 petabytes and over 1 billion files are backed up. Take it as a reminder to back up your files 🔐

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 26/03/2025

Camera! Action! Today at VSC, our team was interviewed about AI Factories and the national #HPC infrastructure. As always, our systems serve as a nice backdrop for TV news 📸

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 23/03/2025

When tackling a question pertained to causes of global warming, it's difficult to separate interwined effects. This is why climate models are indispensable — they let us ask "what if" questions & isolate specific processes. Thanks to students & @blazgaspa.bsky.social for the important work you do!

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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 23/03/2025

Today is #WorldMeteorologicalDay! In the ongoing collaboration with @univie.ac.at and @eurocc-austria.bsky.social we help meteorology students learn climate modelling with #HPC. Read the latest article by course leader @blazgaspa.bsky.social vsc.ac.at//news/2025/n...

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