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EuroMPI Conference @eurompiconf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On our way to TU Wien, on our way to EuroMPI & IWOMP 2026 #HPC #MPI #OpenMP @openmp-arb.bsky.social @asc.ac.at @tuwien.at

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We had a successful and really productive #MPI_Forum meeting the past two days at @tuwien.at #MPI #HPC

MPI Forum members at the October 2026 meeting.

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EuroMPI Conference @eurompiconf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's just two more days until EuroMPI & IWOMP 2026 This week #EuroMPI is co-located with #IWOMP and the #MPIforum Looking forward to amazing keynotes, checkout the program 👉 eurompi.org/program EuroMPI allows for free remote attendance 👉 eurompi.org/register #HPC #AI #MPI #OpenMP

EuroMPI & IWOMP 2026
TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
7–9 October 2026
https://eurompi.org

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m happy to host these events at TU Wien the coming week. Hope everyone had/has safe travels to Vienna! #HPC #MPI #OpenMP @openmp-arb.bsky.social @asc.ac.at @tuwien.at

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

… but we also love show our guests around at @asc.ac.at

Guided tour at MUSICA - our fastest system, but quite hard to photograph

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As a national HPC center it‘s so much more than just the infrastructure that we provide. We run an extensive training program, engage in international projects, and last but not least help to raise awareness…

Me giving a short talk about ASC and beyond

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Time to recharge - vacation greetings from the Azores 🐬

Striped dolphin and a seagull flying together - spotted north of Faial on 23 August 2026

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today I opened the fortune cookie I got from JSC at ISC26 – this is for you: #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

Fortune cookie:
„Your potential scales infinitely.
No bottleneck can stop you today!“

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Interesting find that general LLMs do better than coding-specific models when it comes to Fortran. Maybe another reason is this saying: „You start up with English and end up with Fortran.“ I love the colors that your phone is adding to the screen fotos – clear tells for no AI.

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I missed this one: Nowadays it gets a new meaning when sysadmins say the perfect supercomputer would be one without users.

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Impressive indeed! An opening keynote full of HPC, quantum, and neuromorphic computing – Martin Schulz knows how to rock the stage without overusing common buzzwords.

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

ISC26 is a wrap 🎯 See you again in 2027! It has been an amazing week and the #ASC team is heading home 🏡 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

ASC team leaving from ISC26

Claudia Blaas-Schenner, Elias Wimmer, Martin Thaler, Siegfried Hoefinger, Florian Goldenberg

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Friday is Workshop Day! AI on HPC: Performance Engineering, Challenges and Opportunities I was part of the Panel Discussion: Rise of HPC-Driven Al Factories Worldwide #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

Panelists and workshop organizers

Workshop:
AI on HPC: Performance Engineering, Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Discussion:
Rise of HPC-Driven Al Factories Worldwide

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

➡️ AI is changing the scale and direction of computing. ➡️ Hybrid models are becoming central to scientific discovery. ➡️ Energy efficiency and co-design can no longer be side topics. #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Closing Keynote „HPC in Transition“ by Jack Dongarra: HPC is being reshaped by forces beyond traditional supercomputing (the economics of AI, energy constraints, data movement, new hardware strategies, and changing expectations for scientific computing). #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

ISC26 closing keynote by Jack Dongarra:
„HPC in Transition“

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I spent quite some time at the NHR Sofa, discussing about Elevating Women's Careers in HPC, Training Material Development, Examinations, Certification, Micro Credentials. And finally, I got my #WHPC t-shirt. Love the design! #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

ISC26 WHPC t-shirt
design by Ekaterina Zossimova (JSC)

Inspired by heterogeneous processors, the artwork interweaves a CPU and GPU with the names of influential women whose contributions have shaped our field.

Featuring: Grace Hopper • Amanda Randles • Sarah Neuwirth • Marsha Berger • Zoe Cournia • Frauke Gräter • Xiaoxiang Zhu • Frances Elizabeth Allen • Ada Lovelace

Discover the women included
https://womeninhpc.org/women-in-hpc/celebrating-2026-iwd-whm

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

View from the EVITA Community Stage stage, great audience 🤣 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

View from the EVITA Community Stage at ISC26

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We were on the Community Stage with: EuroHPC Virtual Training Academy (EVITA): HPC Training for Everyone Currently EVITA has two Open Calls: 👉 Call for Modular Training Materials 👉 Call for External Reviewers 👉 evitahpc.eu #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

EVITA Community Stage - Speakers:
Karina Pesatova (IT4I), Yonglei Wang (LiU), Maria R. Sancho (BSC), Claudia Blaas-Schenner (ASC), Kevin Lüdemann (GWDG)

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The third day started with an important question but also with some engaging discussions led by my colleague Siegfried Hoefinger in the BoF on: Quality Assurance in HPC/AI Training #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

Siegfried Hoefinger at ISC26 in the BoF on: Quality Assurance in HPC/AI Training

How are you feeling today?
At the third day of ISC26 the audience is feeling „tired“.

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Nice walk through Planten un Blomen between my hotel and CCH. #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I was walking the exhibition when a guy approached me: „You don‘t know me, but I know you. I have attended several of your trainings and I would like to let you know that your trainings are amazing and I have learnt a lot from you.“ This made my day today! #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Today we had the MPI BoF with a full room and a lot of interest. 👉 We want to hear from you what you expect from #MPI-6! 👉 Want to shape the future of #MPI? We invite you to join the #MPI_Forum! 👉 Join us 5-9 October in Vienna: conftool.com/eurompi-iwomp-2026 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Scenic ride across the River Elbe with ferry line 62 – public transport in Hamburg feels like vacation ⛴️⚓️ #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I really like the venue – Conference Center Hamburg #CCH is the perfect location for Connecting the Dots at ISC26. #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

What about our Austrian #HPC Systems in the June 2026 #TOP500? MUSICA dropped to rank 75 VSC-4 dropped to rank 490 VSC-5 has already dropped out of the list earlier (its last rank was 499 in November 2024)

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The new #TOP500 is out with Erich Strohmaier presenting its highlights China Retakes #1 (HPL & HPCG) - With LineShine an All-CPU System The Exascale Club - Five Systems Now Break the Exaflop Barrier Industrial Systems by Eni S.p.A. rank 6th & 8th in TOP500 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

TOP500 June 2026

China Retakes #1 (HPL & HPCG)
- With an All-CPU System
- LineShine
- 2.198 EXAFLOP/S (Rmax)

TOP500 June 2026

The Exascale Club
- Five Systems Now Break the Exaflop Barrier

TOP500 June 2026

TOP10 Computers of the TOP500
- LineShine (China) ranks 1st
- Industrial Systems by Eni S.p.A. rank 6th & 8th

TOP500 June 2026

HPCG TOP10
- LineShine also ranks 1st in HPCG
- Eni‘s HPC7 ranks 5th in HPCG

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Opening Keynote by Martin Schulz (TUM) HPC: A Heterogeneous Future From scaling limits to integrated architectures #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI

Opening keynote at ISC26 by Martin Schulz (TUM)

HPC: A Heterogeneous Future
From scaling limits to integrated architectures

Prof. Martin Schulz
Technical University of Munich
ISC 2026, Hamburg

Opening keynote at ISC26 by Martin Schulz (TUM)

The Current State
HPC is Strategic Infrastructure

Science and engineering depend on HPC

Simulation, data, and Al are converging

Demand is growing faster than traditional scaling

Opening keynote at ISC26 by Martin Schulz (TUM)

The Current State
Al Has Shifted the Center of Gravity

Diversified workloads
• Simulation
• AI & HPDA
• Heterogeneous workflows

Consequences
• Adjusted system design points
• Different operational modes

Heterogeneity is already part of almost all systems - and is here to stay.

Opening keynote at ISC26 by Martin Schulz (TUM)

Closing Conclusions

Heterogeneity is inevitable
• Provides essential support to help drive performance
• Opens the door to new specialized technologies

Integration is the challenge
• Need to exploit each technology via hybrid workflows
• Requires aligned software stacks for all technologies

Software is the key
• Forms the essential bridge from domain users to technologies
• Requires major efforts across all layers
• Must lead to maintained code that can survive individual projects

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Why are you here? For me this slide says it all! ❗️HPC as ❗️„The engine of human progress“ ❗️HPC, AI and Quantum Computing ❗️Energy Efficiency and Sustainability #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots

HPC as „The engine of human progress“
HPC, AI and Quantum Computing
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Rosa M. Badia is opening the conference week. Quite surprised to find me on her second slide – guess this is s good sign. #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

What’s ahead for this week? Come and meet me at: 👉 MPI BoF (Wed, 24 June, 9:00) 👉 EVITA Community Meet-Up (Thu, 25 June, 13:00) 👉 Rise of HPC-Driven AI Factories Worldwide Panel @ AI on HPC Workshop (Fri, 26 June, 10:00) #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Exciting week ahead – I’m on my way to Hamburg for #Connecting_the_Dots at #ISC26

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The students seem to be quite happy. One of them made me a beautyful crochet flower that‘s now elevating my handbag.

InterMaths students at ASC – inside of VSC-4

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Excursion time! After a semester learning about #HPC, #MPI & #OpenMP I took my InterMaths students on a guided tour to finally see the hardware they were using during the labs. @asc.ac.at

InterMaths class of 2026 at ASC – in front of VSC-4

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy to host EuroMPI & IWOMP 2026 from 7-9 October 2026 in Vienna. @asc.ac.at @tuwien.at @eurompiconf.bsky.social

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Due to the high demand we‘ll do a re-run on 24 April 2026: events.asc.ac.at/e/XAI-2026-04

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Yesterday‘s course „Hands-on Explainable AI (XAI): From Data Understanding to Model Interpretation“ was a blast. A big applause to our lecturer Anahid Wachsenegger from AIT who did a great job in guiding 115 participants through the hands-on labs on the GPUs on VSC-5. #AI:AT @asc.ac.at

Participants and trainers of „Hands-on Explainable AI (XAI), 20 February 2026, online" – 46 persons (from the 118 in the Zoom meeting) are on the picture.

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This week’s course Hybrid Programming in HPC – MPI+X was a joint training event within the EuroCC Project @eurocc.bsky.social by @sc-in-de.bsky.social & @eurocc-austria.at and the HPC centers @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social & @asc.ac.at & @rrze.de / @georghager.bsky.social ✨🌟💫

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Georg Hager, Rolf Rabenseifner, and I – a little bit of nostalgia with the antique CRAY-2 at HLRS. #CRAY-2 #HPC

Georg Hager, Rolf Rabenseifner, and I & the antique CRAY-2 at HLRS

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I‘m always happy to come to HLRS / Stuttgart for our training collaboration – „Hybrid Programming in HPC – MPI+X“ this time together with Tobias Haas and Georg Hager. Engaged participants onsite & online, good vibes in the room, and a huge construction site outside for the new HLRS building. #HPC

Hands-on labs at the „Hybrid Programming in HPC – MPI+X“ course at HLRS

Looking out of the course room „Rühle Saal“ at HLRS – HLRS get‘s a new building to host their future HPC systems

In-person participants in the hybrid „Hybrid Programming in HPC – MPI+X“ course at HLRS

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Excellent reads – paper, essay, and blog post. As we are starting procurement of our AI Factory Austria #AI:AT system soon, I especially enjoyed Glenn’s @glennklockwood.com perspective „of an HPC-turned-AI infrastructure practitioner“. When #HPC meets #AI

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Access to advanced computing resources is getting easier: The #EuroHPC #Federation Platform is set to federate all AI factory supercomputers, HPC systems, and quantum systems across Europe. 👉 my-eurohpc.eu

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Join us in Vienna for the: Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 – ASHPC26 🗓️ 7 April 2026 – internal #CE-NCCs-WG 🗓️ 8-10 April 2026 – public #ASHPC26 📍 Vienna, Austria 🔗 ashpc.eu/e/ASHPC26 Abstract submission and registration with eary-bird fees is possible until 15 February 2026.

ashpc.eu

Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 – ASHPC26

Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 – ASHPC26ASHPC26 will take place at TUtheSky, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria, 8–10 April 2026.ASHPC26 will continue the tradition of the annual Austrian HPC Meetings (201...

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Today we had very special guests at #ASC - a group of students doing climate modelling with @blazgaspa.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at got to see the hardware they were using during the past semester 🌱🌍🌎🌱 @asc.ac.at @eurocc-austria.at

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Claudia Blaas-Schenner @claudiablaas.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I fully agree. It seems bluesky is not working properly for HPC anymore…

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