Author: Andrew Purcell

  • Preparing for a quantum leap: researchers chart future for use of quantum computing in particle physics

    Preparing for a quantum leap: researchers chart future for use of quantum computing in particle physics

    Experts from CERN, DESY, IBM Quantum and others publish a white paper identifying activities in particle physics that could benefit from the application of quantum-computing technologies

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  • Alumni assemble! “Third collisions” event to take place in February 2024

    Alumni assemble! “Third collisions” event to take place in February 2024

    Major CERN alumni event to be held at Science Gateway on 9–11 February 2024

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  • As Indico passes 1 million events, CERN and UN host joint workshop to discuss growth of this open source platform for organising events

    As Indico passes 1 million events, CERN and UN host joint workshop to discuss growth of this open source platform for organising events

    Representatives of CERN, the United Nations Office at Geneva and other organisations held a two-day workshop to discuss the future of Indico, a CERN-created, open source platform for organising events

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  • ICRC and CERN cooperate on R&D in technologies for humanitarian action

    ICRC and CERN cooperate on R&D in technologies for humanitarian action

    Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came to CERN on Friday, 24 March for the first in a series of knowledge-sharing sessions on free and open source technologies

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  • CERN openlab holds annual technical workshop and announces new leader

    CERN openlab holds annual technical workshop and announces new leader

    At last week’s CERN openlab technical workshop, Maria Girone was officially announced as the new head of this pioneering public–private partnership. The CERN IT department’s new roadmap for innovation was also presented.

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  • CERN openlab CTO co-founds Swiss chapter of Women in High-Performance Computing advocacy group

    CERN openlab CTO co-founds Swiss chapter of Women in High-Performance Computing advocacy group

    Women in HPC works to reduce this gender gap in high-performance computing, or “HPC”

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  • Members of the “CoE RAISE” EU project – developing AI approaches for next-generation supercomputers – meet at CERN

    This innovative project is developing artificial-intelligence (AI) approaches for next-generation “exascale” supercomputers

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  • BioDynaMo modelling platform accelerates biological simulation and more

    BioDynaMo modelling platform accelerates biological simulation and more

    The BioDynaMo project, launched by CERN openlab in 2015, has now reached maturity and is seeking new applications

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  • Applications open for 2023 CERN openlab summer student programme

    Are you a bachelor’s or master’s student in computer science, mathematics, engineering or physics? Do you have a strong computing profile, and would you be interested in working on advanced computing projects at CERN during summer 2023? If so, we have just the solution for you: the CERN openlab summer student programme. CERN openlab is

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  • Quantum deep: delving into quantum technologies at CERN’s QT4HEP conference

    Quantum deep: delving into quantum technologies at CERN’s QT4HEP conference

    The event discussed the latest developments in quantum technologies and identified activities within particle physics and beyond that can most benefit from their application

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