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Simon McIntosh-Smith

@simonmcs.bsky.social
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Professor of High Performance Computing at the University of Bristol, and Director of the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS)

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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🦾 🎩 Arm's Executive Vice President of Cloud AI Business, Mohamed Awad, was truly speaking our language at a tour of Isambard-AI last week. We discussed chip design (of course), data centre efficiency, case studies and the future of our ongoing 18 year relationship 🤯
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We're having some very exciting conversations with, and visits from, companies and research teams at the frontier of UK AI advancement. Subscribe to our YouTube to be the first to see new case study films and video podcasts from our user base as they're uploaded. www.youtube.com/@BriCS-UoB
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🇯🇵 🇬🇧 One of the world's most influential supercomputing leaders, Satoshi Matsuoka, and the team from RIKEN visited Bristol. RIKEN built Fugaku, the most powerful supercomputer globally at launch in June 2020. 🗞️: www.bristol.ac.uk/research/cen... @riken-sciverse.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
RIKEN and BriCS colleagues stand in the indoor garden at the new University of Bristol Sloane Robinson buildingRIKEN and BriCS colleagues stand outside Isambard-AI, the UK's most powerful AI supercomputer.RIKEN and BriCS colleagues stand outside Isambard Park 1, where Isambard 3 and Isambard-AI are located.
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📺 Global television network, CGTN Europe, commissioned a special 30 minute episode on Isambard-AI last year, which aired on their Razor Science Show last month. ▶️ Razor Science Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWm...
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Inside One of the World's Most Powerful AI Supercomputers And How It's Saving Lives
YouTube video by RAZOR Science Show
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Introducing Node to Node, a video podcast series by BriCS, unearthing the projects, policies and ideas shaping AI in the UK. 🎧 ▶️ Listen and watch: lnkd.in/eNVJnad9 @simonmcs.bsky.social
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
One year ago, Isambard-AI powered up ⚡ 🎩 Since then, the UK's sovereign AI supercomputer has powered around 1,000 research projects for more than 4,000 users. Read: www.bristol.ac.uk/research/cen... Watch: youtu.be/Day4mE4uQBM @bristoluni.bsky.social
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One year of Isambard-AI: July 2025-2026
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🎬 CASE STUDY: Cancer pathology assisted by AI This team have used Isambard-AI to create a computational pathology system that aligns AI and clinical reasoning. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNAd... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @simonmcs.bsky.social
A microscope looks at a biopsy sample on a slideGregory Verghese and Dr. Christopher Banerji stand in front of building in London
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🎬 CASE STUDY: Detecting Alzheimer's with a simple blood test 🧠 Dementia is the number one killer of people in the UK and it’s extremely hard to fight with medical interventions. But that’s all about to change. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KbO...
A screen with brain imagesA visual of the models Prima Mente are using to make clinical breakthroughsIvan Koychev and Hannah Madan, from Prima Mente
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🎬 CASE STUDY: AI Security Institute This team, as part of the UK Government, is looking at "data poisoning" - attacks where malicious data is hidden within the trillions of words and numbers used to train AI. ▶️ youtu.be/of2lgW6aBfY @bristoluni.bsky.social @simonmcs.bsky.social
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
CASE STUDY: Using AI to spot the earliest signs of disease in farm animals before they even show physical symptoms, allowing early intervention and cures. ▶️ youtu.be/p0WzurIUSuc
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Find us at CUG2026 next week: ssl.linklings.net/conferences/... 🗓️Sunday 26th - Programming Environment, Applications and Documentation (PEAD) 🗓️Monday 27th - Tutorials 1C and 1D 🗓️Thursday 28th - Technical sessions 1B and 6C
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🎬 CASE STUDY: A UK built LLM, specifically considering UK minority Celtic languages. How do we ensure LLMs are aligned with UK interests and that they serve the needs of everyone? Meet Prof. Pontus Stenetorp and his team, behind UK-LLM www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlr1...
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
OpenCHAMI Developer Summit @ UCL 2026 🗓️ May 6-8, 2026 📍 University College London, London, UK Hosted by UCL, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge 👉 openchami.org/events/2026/...
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OpenCHAMI Developer Summit @ UCL 2026
University College London • London, UK • May 6th – 8th 2026 (Optional Day 0 @ Cambridge + Days 1–2 @ UCL) Event: OpenCHAMI Developer Summit @ UCL 2026 Date: May 6-8, 2026 (Optional Day 0 on May 6th at...
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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Isambard Summit 2026 was made a huge success by the speakers, sponsors, and showcased projects. Thank you to everyone who contributed and attended. See you next year 🎩
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
You can now apply for up to a million GPU hours on Isambard-AI thanks to a new access route from DSIT and UKRI. Apply now! #AI #HPC www.linkedin.com/posts/brics-...
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AIRR compute opportunity: AI for Science | Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS)
Dreaming of more time on Isambard-AI? Eligible projects can now apply for between 250,000 and 1,000,000 GPU hours. This research opportunity seeks projects aligned with AI for Science priority areas...
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Thank you for your inspiring talk at #SC25 Dima! Looking forward to continuing to support your amazing work on #Isambard-AI
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AI in the Biosciences (AIBIO UK) BBSRC Network @aibio-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🚀 ISAMBARD-AI, the UK’s new AI Research Resource, is now live! Two access opportunities are open for researchers to tap into world-class supercomputing. Apply now: www.gov.uk/government/p... #AI #Supercomputing #AIRR #UKResearch
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AIRR advanced supercomputers for the UK
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
After the official switch on of Isambard-AI last week, you can now apply for time on this amazing resource! Open for researchers and companies in the UK, find out how to apply to the UK's newest and fastest supercomputer at the following link: www.gov.uk/government/p...
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AIRR advanced supercomputers for the UK
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Drew Jolly @amjolly.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Isambard-AI Now Fully Operational, Supporting Cancer Research and AI Security ow.ly/ncsf50WrnMI #NVIDIA #HPC #HPCwire
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Isambard-AI Now Fully Operational, Supporting Cancer Research and AI Security
July 17, 2025 — Faster, more accurate cancer diagnoses and new clean-energy innovations are some of the key breakthroughs which are now closer to reality as the UK’s most powerful […]
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Glenn K. Lockwood @glennklockwood.com · 24/06/2025
Here's my notes from ISC'25 in Hamburg: blog.glennklockwood.com/2025/06/isc2... #HPC
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ISC'25 recap
I had the pleasure of attending the 40th annual ISC High Performance conference this month in Hamburg, Germany. It was a delightful way to t...
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I did meet Larry the cat as I was leaving - the security guard was trying to make sure he didn't get out! Larry was very friendly - fun to meet a celeb.
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Excited to be invited to 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the UK Prime Minister, for AI discussions with a visiting trade delegation from India. Proud to represent @bristoluni.bsky.social, the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) and Isambard-AI at this important meeting! #AI
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Emily Coles @e-coles.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
What a day for Isambard-AI, central to the Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan 💪🏻 www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ja... #ai #hpc @emmamrose.bsky.social @rjjgilham.bsky.social @simonmcs.bsky.social
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University of Bristol supercomputer will help UK become ‘technological superpower’
The UK’s fastest supercomputer Isambard-AI will play a major role in advancing the nation’s AI capabilities.
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hpc.social on BlueSky @hpc.social · 12/01/2025
New #HPC Job! ✨️ Research Associate / Senior Research Associate in High Performance Computing Location: Bristol, UK Employer: University of Bristol Remote: Hybrid
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Emily Coles @e-coles.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
What a year for the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing. Isambard-3 launched ☑️ Isambard-AI phase 1 launched ☑️ Isambard-AI phase 2 well underway ☑️ Here's to the next!💥 @simonmcs.bsky.social @rjjgilham.bsky.social @emmamrose.bsky.social #hpc #ai shorturl.at/UD3Xk
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University of Bristol on LinkedIn: #supercomputer
The UK's fastest supercomputer has taken a leap towards completion! The first snow flurry of the year heralded the arrival of a new data centre which will…
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HPC Guru @hpcguru.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A collection of photos unlike anything you might have seen before - from "The Art of Failure Analysis" contest Searching for defects in their chips, these engineers found something inspiring spectrum.ieee.org/the-art-of-f... #HPC via @ieeespectrum.bsky.social
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The Art of Failure Analysis 2024
Searching for defects in their chips, these engineers found something inspiring
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Tom Deakin @tomdeakin.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Last day to apply for this position! Come and join the HPC Group in Bristol.
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
#CIUK has finished for this year. A great event, it felt like most of the UK community was there, with over 900 attendees! Exciting to exhibit Isambard-AI, Isambard 3 and the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS). Huge thanks to all our team for their hard work pulling this together #HPC #AI
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Tom Deakin @tomdeakin.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Great to be here are a bustling and bigger than ever #CIUK in Manchester, catching up on all things UK HPC. We’re hiring RA and Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions, so if you’re interested come and find me to chat.
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Come and say hello on the Bristol booth!
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GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
GW4 Isambard 3 #Supercomputer is officially online🎉🧠 ! Part of a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter, alongside partners HPE, NVIDIA and Arm, Isambard 3 will push the boundaries of science. 🔗 buff.ly/4g7HtMK
Isambard 3 Supercomputer: Image Credit: Christy Nunns/University of Bristol
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Nicole Hemsoth Prickett @nicolehemsoth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Pat Gelsinger is out as Intel CEO, and the debate begins anew about breaking Intel up. Consider TSMC and the US government when calculating your odds. www.nextplatform.com/2024/12/02/w...
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With Gelsinger Gone, Who Benefits From An Intel Break Up?
We did not think that today we would be writing about Pat Gelsinger "retiring" from the company that he loves best and most. Intel’s prodigal and now
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
That's a million dollar question... I guess some do, and that's why we have things like Captcha?
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Well it was snowing when we were installing the Isambard-AI modular data centre 2 weeks ago, and we had 115mm (4.5 inches) of rain in November, so don't let my pictures of blue sky (no pun intended) fool you...
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Or there are lots more bots...
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I hear Arm is hiring a lot into this space at the moment, worth looking there!
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I feel for Intel. Pat certainly had vision, and he understood the technology. I fear more for Intel now. I hope they can chart a path through, it's not in the industry's best interest for them to disintegrate now.
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Bristol looking lovely in the winter sun today. Walking from the University to meet the Brunel Archive to explore collaboration around Isambard-AI. #HPC BriCS
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Just posted on LinkedIn - see this video of how we installed the Isambard-AI modular datacenter in Bristol last week, during a snowstorm! This 5MW facility will soon be home to a new HPE EX4000 supercomputer, including 5,280 NVIDIA GH200 GPUs www.linkedin.com/posts/simonm...
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Simon McIntosh-Smith on LinkedIn: The Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) team and our partners have…
The Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) team and our partners have been doing an amazing job, building the Isambard-AI site in record time. Last week the…
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Chris Coates @cjcshadowsan.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Great job for Team UKSCC, winning this years #SC24 IndySCC on debut! Some of these started out in the #CIUK Student Cluster Challenge competition, so it's great that we can show that our best in the UK can go head to head on the world stage and compete.
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Arm publishes reference architecture for PCs - Now it's up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in (The Register)
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A good crowd at the OpenMP BoF at #SC24 #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Agreed! Even the salads at the convention centre had turkey in them 🤷‍♂️ At least my hotel has some great veggie options.
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Finally we’re hearing about how TACC has been porting to their new Arm-based CPU and GPU systems #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Todd Gamblin describing how Spack can make it easy to build software for Arm (Aarch64) #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Linaro Forge tools can help port and optimize for the Arm architecture #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Nvidia has built of a lot of experience in porting codes to Arm: #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Lots of architectural diversity in ALPS, though Arm cores now dominate #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Arm BoF kicking off now in room B313 at #SC24 #HPC
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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
After yesterday's snow, the sun is shining this morning as the last part of the Isambard-AI data hall is lowered into place. That's 5MW of data centre driven, sailed and craned into position #AI #HPC
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