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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 8h

🎤 Meet the #BSD26 Speakers Meet Wilbert den Hertog from UHasselt, presenting “Using the VSC to simulate how wounds heal” and exploring the role of #HPC in burn wound simulations. 📅 13 Nov | Brussels 🎟️ Register: www.vscentrum.be/bsd26 #Supercomputing #Research

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎤 Meet the #BSD26 Speakers Meet Dr. Marcel Parciak from the Data Science Institute at UHasselt, presenting (EpiJax), a GPU-accelerated framework for modelling infectious disease dynamics. 📅 13 Nov | Brussels 🎟️ Register: www.vscentrum.be/bsd26 #HPC #Supercomputing #DataScience

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🎤 Meet the #BSD26 Speakers Meet Alexandre Tkatchenko from the University of Luxembourg, joining BSD26 for an invited plenary session on the evolving role of #HPC in molecular simulations. 📅 13 Nov 2026 | Brussels 🎟️ Register: www.vscentrum.be/bsd26 #Supercomputing #Research

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🛠️ Learn to create and modify build files in our hybrid training session: CMake – Introduction 📅 7 Oct 2026 | 09:00–12:00 CEST 📍 ICTS KU Leuven or online 👨‍🏫 Mag Selwa Register: www.vscentrum.be/events/cmake... #CMake #HPC #ScientificSoftware

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

⚡ Working on an interesting HPC project, research result, or technical challenge? Bring it to #BSD26 and share it with Belgium's HPC community. Lightning Talks — short, focused, open to researchers and HPC users. 📅 13 Nov 2026, Brussels 👉 vscentrum.be/bsd26#bsd26-lt

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🇧🇪 Registration is now open for Belgian Supercomputing Day 2026 #BSD26! Join Belgium’s HPC community for a day of talks, HPC use cases, Lightning Talks & networking. 📅 13 Nov 2026 📍 Brussels 🎟️ Free participation — limited seats Register 👉 www.vscentrum.be/bsd26 #HPC #Supercomputing

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🇧🇪 From Users Day 2025 to Belgian Supercomputing Day 2026. This year, we're going national. On 13 November 2026, HPC users, researchers, and partners from across Belgium come together in Brussels. Save the date: vscentrum.be/bsd26 #BSD26 #HPC

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🔬 RESEARCH SHOWCASE | Can AI assess freezing of gait across Parkinson’s cohorts? VSC’s GPU infrastructure supported a seven-cohort study and hundreds of deep-learning models, while experts retained the final say. www.vscentrum.be/post/can-ai-...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🌞 Looking ahead to the total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026. Prof. Stefaan Poedts’ research group at @KU_Leuven is using VSC infrastructure and the COCONUT model to produce daily predictions of the Sun’s corona. Follow the predictions: homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~tinatinb/ec...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

2/2 📣 Have you used VSC infrastructure in your research? Share your success story with the VSC community and beyond! Inspire fellow researchers and showcase the impact of scientific computing. 👉 www.vscentrum.be/sys #ResearchShowcase #HPC #Research #VSC

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🧵1/3 How do immune cells behave inside a lung tumour? Researchers at VUB combined SEPARATE-Seq and spatial transcriptomics to create a multiomics map of the lung tumour immune landscape. Their findings provide new insights into cancer biology and support the development of future immunotherapies. ⬇️

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

2/2 Highlights from 2025: 🔹 New Tier-1 supercomputer sofia 🔹 33 Research Showcase articles 🔹 Expanded HPC, AI & data science training 🔹 Stronger European collaboration through EuroHPC & LUMI 🔹 A growing VSC community 📖 Read the report: www.vscentrum.be/publications

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

1/2 🚀 The VSC Annual Report 2025 is now available! This year marked an important milestone with the inauguration of sofia, VSC's next-generation Tier-1 supercomputer, while researchers, companies, and public organizations continued to rely on VSC infrastructure to drive innovation and discovery. ⬇️

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🏆 Francqui-Collen Prize 2026 for Prof. Diether Lambrechts (KU Leuven & VIB)! From genomic data to precision medicine, his pioneering cancer research highlights the power of advanced computing in driving scientific breakthroughs. Proud to support researchers making a real-world impact. 👏

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Research Showcase Researchers from Ghent University used VSC Tier-1 resources to uncover how atomic-scale surface defects influence III-V quantum dots, helping identify promising materials for next-generation infrared sensors and optoelectronic devices. 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/impact-...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Looking for cancer in the bloodstream — one patient at a time Researchers at Ghent University and CRIG explored how cell-free RNA (cfRNA) in blood plasma can reveal personalized cancer signals using large-scale computational analysis powered by VSC supercomputing. www.vscentrum.be/post/looking...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙲𝙷 𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚆𝙲𝙰𝚂𝙴 Less testing, better models ⚙️ Adaptive design of experiments selects the most informative tests to improve parameter identifiability while reducing total testing time. Demonstrated on gearbox power-loss modeling and enabled by VSC supercomputing. www.vscentrum.be/post/less-te...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

How do you scale AI in genomics without rising costs? Researchers from the VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology and KU Leuven show that larger single-cell datasets can boost deep learning models—even with lower per-cell coverage. Powered by VSC supercomputing 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/evaluat...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🧠 Can AI help detect dementia? Using EEG brain activity + machine learning, researchers show how Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia can be identified—and even distinguished. Powered by VSC supercomputing ⚡ 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/eeg-bas... #AI #Neuroscience #Dementia #HPC

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚀 Unlocking CFD Performance at Scale Join VSC and Infinite Simulation Systems for webinar exploring how Ansys Fluent’s native multi-GPU solver accelerates simulation performance and enables large-scale CFD workflows on HPC infrastructure. 26 March | 12:00–13:30 www.vscentrum.be/events/unloc...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🌸 Research Showcase: Magnetic nanoflowers have a hyperthermia “sweet spot.” Using VSC Tier-1 GPU clusters, researchers found that iron-oxide nanoflowers around 100–150 nm maximize heat release for cancer therapy. www.vscentrum.be/post/finding...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Registration now open KU Leuven & UHasselt researchers are invited to the HPC User Day 2026 and the inauguration of the new Tier-2 supercomputer. Discover the new hardware through trainings, user testimonials, datacenter visits, and networking with HPC experts. 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/events/ku-le...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Hasselt University is organizing the summer school “A First Introduction to Quantum Computing” (June 22–25, 2026). Explore the mathematical foundations of quantum computing: Designed for PhD students in mathematics and related fields Info: www.vscentrum.be/events/summe...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Training Alert Join the HPC@UAntwerp Introduction and get started with the CalcUA infrastructure at the University of Antwerp. Feb 25–26 | 9:30–13:30 Campus Middelheim Register: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-... More trainings via VSC training sessions at: www.vscentrum.be/vsctraining

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 🔬 STREAM-PRS is a multi-tool pipeline that computes and compares polygenic risk scores using five widely used methods. It standardizes scores, corrects for population structure, and selects the best-performing approach. Read more: www.vscentrum.be/post/stream-...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🚀 VSC Connect Blog Meet the people behind VSC through our latest blog interviews: 👥 Training & learning 🤝 User community ⚛️ Quantum computing 👉 Explore all stories: www.vscentrum.be/news More insights coming soon. #VSCConnect #HPC #Supercomputing #Research #Innovation

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🔬 Research Showcase Using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations on VSC Tier-1 supercomputers, researchers quantified boron diffusivity in high-temperature molten slag, supporting more accurate silicon recycling processes. www.vscentrum.be/post/the-app...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

VSC Research Showcase: Standard fluconazole dosing often fails in critically ill patients. Population PK modeling identified body weight and CRRT as key drivers, leading to an optimized dosing strategy with ≥90% target attainment. 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/a-fluco...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🚀 Machine Learning with Python | VSC Training Learn the fundamentals of ML and AI, build pipelines with scikit-learn, and explore neural networks with Keras — all in one half-day, hands-on session. 📅 Jan 12, 2026 | 9–1 📍 Hybrid (KU Leuven / online) 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/events/machi...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

🧬 How do cancer cells evolve, and become drug resistant during therapy? Researchers at VIB–KU Leuven developed SPLONGGET, a new single-cell method combining long-read sequencing with multi-omics to reveal tumor evolution and CAR-T therapy resistance. 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/new-met...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, we celebrate the passion, resilience, and creativity of our HPC community. Your drive to explore, innovate, and solve real-world challenges makes the VSC mission truly meaningful—here in Flanders and beyond. Happy Holidays! 🎄✨

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🚀 We’re hiring! Join the HPC team at Ghent University as HPC System Administrator (Linux & Storage) and help support cutting-edge research and supercomputing in Flanders. 📍 Ghent University ⏱️ Full-time, permanent 💻 Hybrid work possible 🗓️ Apply by 31 Jan 2026 🔗 jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Sys...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🚀 VSC + LUMI-BE Users Day starts next week A full day of high-performance computing, research impact, and user experiences. 📍 Brussels | 17 December 🔗 See the full event agenda: www.vscentrum.be/ud25

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Why Subscribe to the VSC eNewsletter? Stay up to date with the latest in HPC, AI, and research across Flanders and beyond. Get news, insights, tips, and event updates — delivered quarterly. 🔗 Subscribe: www.vscentrum.be/subscribe #HPC #Supercomputing #Research #AI #Flanders #VSC

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Boost your Python skills for high-performance computing! 🚀 📌 Python for HPC Dec 9–10, 2025 • Hybrid Performance tuning, Cython, mpi4py, PySpark. 📌 Python-on-GPUs Dec 11, 2025 • Online GPU architecture, kernels, Numba, RAPIDS, ML on GPUs. Register at www.vscentrum.be/vsctraining

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🚀 New VSC training alert! Boost your scientific programming skills and learn how to write efficient, reliable code for modern HPC environments. Hybrid sessions on Dec 1 & 2, 2025. 🔗 Register now www.vscentrum.be/events/fortr... #HPC #ScientificComputing #KULeuven #ResearchComputing

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

🚀 Research Showcase 🔬 🧬 New research shows that cells can boost activity from the intact X-chromosome region when the other copy is deleted — ensuring balanced gene expression at RNA and protein levels. Read the study 👉 www.vscentrum.be/post/x-chrom...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🚀 Sharpen your skills in high-performance scientific software! Join the VSC & KU Leuven training Scientific C for Programmers 📍 Hybrid (online or ICTS Heverlee) Learn to write efficient C code and work with scientific libraries in an HPC environment. 👉 Register: www.vscentrum.be/events/scien...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

🧪 Join the First Symposium on Computational Chemistry in Flanders — exploring the computational design of drugs & materials! 📅 Dec 12, 2025 | 🕐 13:00–17:30 | 📍 Brussels Organized by experts incl. Prof. Hans De Winter (UAntwerp, VSC User Committee). 🔗 Register: www.kvcv.be/en/activitei...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📅 Save the Date! VSC User Day 2025 is happening on 17 Dec in Brussels 🇧🇪 This year, VSC & LUMI Belgium unite under the theme “Europe’s intelligence runs on HPC” with inspiring talks, lightning sessions & networking opportunities you won’t want to miss! ⚡🤝 🎥 Watch the invitation from Álvaro👇

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

☀️ New #ResearchShowcase: How do solar eruptions travel from the Sun to Earth? 🌍 Using VSC supercomputing, researchers modeled magnetic energy buildup & CME propagation — improving space weather forecasts with <3 h accuracy! 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/flare-e... #HPC #SpaceWeather #SolarPhysics

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🧠 New on the VSC Connect Blog! Lander Willem (University of Antwerp) shares his vision as the new Chair of the VSC User Committee — strengthening collaboration and shaping the future of #HPC in Flanders. 👉 Read the full story: www.vscentrum.be/post/from-us... #Supercomputing #Research #AI

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🚀 Kickstart your HPC journey! Join HPC Introduction @ VUB 📅 14 Nov 2025 | 09:00–15:00 📍 Campus Etterbeek, room LIC.5.14 Hands-on intro to #supercomputing with VSC, learn job submission, software modules & best practices on Hydra. No experience needed! 🔗 www.vscentrum.be/events/hpc-i...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🚀 Learn how to automate your code & data workflows! Join our GNU Make – Introduction training 👩‍💻 📅 13 Nov 2025 | 9:00–13:00 🌐 Online (via Teams) 🎓 Trainer: Mag Selwa 👉 Register now: www.vscentrum.be/events/gnu-m... #HPC #Training #GNUmake #VSC #KULeuven #Linux #Automation

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🧬 VLAIO Success Story: Puxano & VSC Accelerate Biotech Innovation in Flanders 🇧🇪 Ghent start-up Puxano uses AI & VSC’s HPC infrastructure to design proteins faster — driving breakthroughs in biotech with support from VLAIO. 🔗 www.vlaio.be/nl/onderneme...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🖥️ New Training Alert! Ready to dive into the world of Linux? 💡 Join our “Linux – Introduction @ KU Leuven” course, designed for researchers and VSC users who want to master the essentials of working in a Linux command-line environment. www.vscentrum.be/events/linux...

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

2️⃣ Applications AI & ML reveal tumor heterogeneity, classify cells, and support pathologists with more objective, accurate diagnoses. 👉 youtu.be/c_hJ48pYxTs 🎙 Esther Wolfs 🎙 Dirk Valkenborg 🎙 Christel Faes

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

1️⃣ Data Entry & Data Retrieval How the PIDGIN team digitizes & analyzes tissue slides, stores massive datasets, and performs large-scale AI-driven analysis using VSC Tier-1 infrastructure. 👉 www.vscentrum.be/stories?wix-... 🎙 Esther Wolfs 🎙 Kim Nijsten 🎙 Melvin Geubbelmans

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🧵 🎬 Two stories. One mission: transforming cancer diagnosis with AI & HPC. The PIDGIN Project Hasselt University bridges oncology, pathology, biomedical science & data science to develop precise diagnostic tools for lung cancer — powered by @VlaamsSC supercomputing. 🧠 👇 Watch both stories:

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VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum @vschpc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🔍 Steel cables are everywhere: bridges, elevators, and offshore platforms. But hidden defects = hidden risks. Leuven start-up Raidyn uses AI + VSC HPC to make risks visible ⚡ A VLAIO success story 👇 www.vlaio.be/nl/onderneme... #AI #HPC #Innovation #VLAIO #VSC

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