Supercomputing in Europe

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  AI and the EU - Grazyna Piesiewicz 14.10.2026 44min

  Grazyna Piesiewicz leads the EU's HPC strategy, including supercomputing, infrastructure, AI Factories and the Destination Earth initiative.We are discussing the EU's compute infrastructure, the AI Factories, and opportunities and challenges for AI use and development in Europe. Interview/production: Apostolos Vasileiadis----
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  AI trading bots - Marc Pötter 29.09.2026 45min

  This episode's guest is Marc Pötter, managing director of Smart Markets GmbH. We are discussing how high-performance computing is revolutionising AI driven trading bots for investors. Interview: Andreas Lintermann - Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)---
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  What is Europe doing with chip design? 15.09.2026 41min

  This episode's guest is Maria Huffman from SCCC, the Swedish Chips Competence Centre.We dive into the world of chip research and manufacturing and the work done by the European Network of Chips Competence Centres and SCCC. Learn more about SCCC on https://sccc.se. Interview/production: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, Sweden AI Factory, RISE)-----The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Comission and specifically from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is produced in Sweden and sustained by the HPC in Europe initiative. A network that provides supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration. If you want to learn more or contact your local competence centre, please visit https://hpc-portal.eu.
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  When Data meets Ethics: The human side of Artificial Intelligence 07.07.2026 36min

  This episode marks our season finale, and we’ll be back this autumn with new fresh episodes!In this episode, Àtia Cortés Martínez from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre introduces responsible artificial intelligence, bias in healthcare data, and the social impact of AI. She discusses fairness, transparency, the EU AI Act, and how ethical, human-centred approaches can help build trustworthy AI systems that benefit society while reducing inequalities and protecting fundamental rights.Episode Guest:Atia Cortés Martínez, PhDResponsibility in AI & Ethics Group Leader at Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC)Moderator: Marina CorradiniCommunications Officer at ICN2------------------------------------------------------------The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, the joint initiative from the EU, European countries, and private partners to develop a world-class HPC ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, and the Centres of Excellence network that provides supercomputing and AI support for industry, academia and public administration.Learn more at https://hpc-portal.eu.
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  AI for football - David Sumpter (Twelve football) 23.06.2026 1t 22min

  This episode's guest is David Sumpter, Professor at Department of Mathematics; Statistics, AI and Data Science at Uppsala University in Sweden.He's also the co-founder of Twelve Football, a company that helps football clubs understand all metrics better and make smarter decisions. We discuss the relation between math and football, their successes and challenges with working with football clubs and their AI product Earpiece.---Interview/production: Apostolos Vasileiadis, Emma Wallberg (Mimer AI Factory)
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  Strengthening engineering through gender inclusion 10.06.2026 12min

  In this episode, we discuss the role of the Women in HPC initiative in supporting women throughout their careers in high-performance computing. Together with Karina Pesatova (IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre), we explore mentoring, networking, visibility, and outreach activities that help build a stronger and more inclusive HPC community.The conversation also examines how attracting and retaining talent is essential for the future of supercomputing and the engineering and scientific applications it enables.Interview: Sophia Honisch, HLRS/EXCELLERAT P2Mixing: Matvey Fridman, HLRS________________________________________The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, the joint initiative from the EU, European countries, and private partners to develop a world-class HPC ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, and the Centres of Excellence network that provides supercomputing and AI support for industry, academia and public administration.Learn more at https://hpc-portal.eu.
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  AI, synthetic data and the future of manufacturing 26.05.2026 27min

  This episode features Roberto Guadenzi from Bitbang. He focuses on the project they developed within the Fortissimo Plus programme: GenAIAdd. The conversation explores how the project combines generative AI, predictive time-series analysis and synthetic data to improve additive manufacturing by predicting failures before they occur. The episode also explores how HPC supports advanced AI models for industrial 3D printing and how EuroCC Italy helped SMEs access the European HPC ecosystem.Interview/mixing: Simona Contaldi (EuroCC Italy)
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  Exploring the future of Materials with AI and Supercomputing 12.05.2026 24min

  In this episode, Andrés Henao and Francisco Molina share their work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced scientific computing to help advance research in materials science and nanotechnology.Episode guests:Andrés Henao, Head of Artificial Intelligence Platform at ICN2 Francisco Molina, Machine Learning Engineer at ICN2 Moderator:  Marina Corradini, Communications Officer at ICN2 ---The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from ⁠EuroHPC JU⁠, the joint initiative from the EU, European countries, and private partners to develop a world class HPC Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, the AI Factories and the Centres of Excellence network that provides supercomputing and AI support for industry, academia and public administration. Learn more at https://hpc-portal.eu and https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/ai-factories_en
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  AI and gaming - Björn Flintberg 28.04.2026 42min

  In this episode we dive into AI and the gaming industry. We are discussing with Björn Flintberg (Mimer AI Factory, RISE) about the vast gaming ecosystem in Sweden, the intricacies of the industry and how AI affects the sector.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (Mimer AI Factory, RISE)---The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative from the EU, European countries, and private partners to develop a world class HPC Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, the AI Factories and the Centres of Excellence network that provides supercomputing and AI support for industry, academia and public administration. Learn more at https://hpc-portal.eu and https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/ai-factories_en
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  Building Europe's high-end infrastructure - Anders Jensen 14.04.2026 42min

  This episode's guest is Anders Jensen, the executive director of EuroHPC JU. He talks about the new Exascale HPC systems, quantum computing, the 19 new AI Factories, the importance of European innovation and sovereignty. Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory)-----Are you a company that needs compute power and support for your HPC and AI projects? Get in contact with ENCCS⁠ and the Mimer AI Factory⁠.The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from [⁠EuroHPC JU⁠](https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/), the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project and the Centres of Excellence network that provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. You can find more information on [⁠https://hpc-portal.eu/⁠](https://hpc-portal.eu/)
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  EESSI - Simplifying software installation in HPC systems 31.03.2026 20min

  This episode's guests are Caspar van Leeuwen, Machine Learning Consultant at SURF and Helena Vela Beltran, Computational Scientist at HPCNow and Do IT Now Spain. They are both working at the MultiXscale CoE and the EESSI project, the European Environment for Scientific Software Installations, a common stack of scientific software installations for HPC systems and beyond, including laptops,personal workstations and cloud infrastructure.
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  What is an NCC? 18.03.2026 23min

  This episode’s guest is Bastian Koller who is the Managing Director at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) as well as the coordinator of the EuroCC 2 project, among others.The conversation explores the role of the EuroCC national competence centre in the increasingly diverse European HPC and AI ecosystem answering questions like: what is a national competence centre (NCC)? How does it differ from a Centre of excellence (CoE), AI Factory, or European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH)? What is the role of the NCC going forward?Interview: Sally Kiebdaj (SIDE, CEEC, HLRS)Editing: Sally Kiebdaj (SIDE, CEEC, HLRS) and Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, ENCCS)--The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe. The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project and the Centres of Excellence network that provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. You can find more information on https://hpc-portal.eu/.
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  Developing quantum solutions with IonQ 04.03.2026 21min

  Today's guest is Panagiotis Barkoutsos, Senior Staff Quantum solutions at IonQ. He works with developing quantum algorithms for quantum computing systems. The interview is performed during the ENCCS Quantum Autumn School 2025 in Stockholm.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, Mimer AI Factory, ENCCS)--------------------------This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Sweden. ENCCS gives supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration. Get free supercomputing access, training and support at .The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from , the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe, including Quantum Computers and AI Factories.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, the Centres of Excellence network and the AI Factories. All provide HPC and AI training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free.
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  Simulating a 40-qubit quantum computer 18.02.2026 20min

  In this episode, we speak with Matthias Christandl, Professor and Center Leader in Quantum Computing at Copenhagen University.He leads research on how quantum mechanics shapes information processing and what this means for the future of computing.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory)--------------------------This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Sweden. ENCCS gives supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration. Get free supercomputing access, training and support at .The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from , the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe, including Quantum Computers and AI Factories.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, the Centres of Excellence network and the AI Factories. All provide HPC and AI training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free.
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  Digitising farming - A conversation with Digifarm 04.02.2026 21min

  In this episode, Roger Kvam from EuroCC Norway discusses with Digifarm's CEO Nils Helset about the use of new technologies like AI and using satellite data to help farmers understand with decision making.Interview: Roger Kvam (EuroCC Norway, Sigma2)Mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, RISE)--The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from [⁠EuroHPC JU⁠](https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/), the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project and the Centres of Excellence network that provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. You can find more information on [⁠https://hpc-portal.eu/⁠](https://hpc-portal.eu/)
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  Gefion – Denmark’s Gigafactory 21.01.2026 29min

  Host Marta Schulze from EuroCC Denmark speaks with Ulrik de Lichtenberg, Director of Scientific Projects at the DCAI, the Danish Centre for AI Innovation, about his path into large‑scale AI infrastructure and the vision behind the Gefion AI supercomputer. The episode touches on what makes Gefion unique, why it has quickly become known as “Denmark’s powerhouse designed to accelerate research, innovation, and the responsible development of AI technologies, how DCAI builds bridges between academia, industry, and the public sector, and where future collaborations with EuroCC or EuroHPC might emerge. Interview/Recording: Marta SchulzeEditing/Mixing: Apostolos VasileiadisTechnical support: Thorkild Jensen & Emil Jørgensen Njor 
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  The AI–HPC Revolution in Engineering: How Europe is Building the Digital Factories of the Future 07.01.2026 12min

  In this episode, host Sophia Honisch from EXCELLERAT P2 speaks with Bastian Koller, Managing Director of the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) and coordinator of HammerHAI, Germany’s first AI Factory for manufacturing and engineering. Together, they explore how AI and HPC are converging to shape Europe’s industrial future, why manufacturing and engineering are ideal testing grounds for applied AI, and how Europe’s network of AI factories is fostering collaboration, trust, and innovation across the continent. The conversation also touches on the cultural and organizational shifts needed to make advanced computing more accessible to industry, and on the importance of shared success stories to demonstrate the impact of Europe’s investments in digital innovation.Recording by Matvey Fridman (EXCELLERAT P2)Sound mixing by Matvey Fridman (EXCELLERAT P2)———————The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC 2 project, a network of National Competence Centres in Europe to provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. You can find more information on https://hpc-portal.eu
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  Building quantum computers in Europe - A conversation with IQM's Stefan Seegerer 10.12.2025 24min

  This episode's guest is Stefan Seegerer, Head of Product, Quantum Platform at IQM Quantum Computers. He works with shaping how the next generation of developers and organizations access and harness quantum computing.----This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Sweden. ENCCS gives supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration. Get free supercomputing access, training and support at enccs.se.The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe, including Quantum Computers.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, the AI Factories and Centres of Excellence network, that provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. Find our more at hpc-portal.eu.
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  Digital resilience and democracy - Carl Heath 26.11.2025 41min

  Today's guest is Carl Heath, Senior Researcher at RISE Research institutes of Sweden. He talks about digital resilience in Europe, as well as democracy in the digital age.Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (RISE, ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory)----This episode was brought to you by ENCCS, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Sweden. ENCCS gives supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration. Get free supercomputing access, training and support at ⁠ENCCS⁠.The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe, including Quantum Computers and AI Factories.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, the Centres of Excellence network and the AI Factories. All provide HPC and AI training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. Find out more at the HPC in Europe portal.
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  Rolling in the Deep (Learning) 12.11.2025 17min

  This episode is made by Ilmārs Slaidiņš and Jānis Virbulis, project managers and senior scientists from the High-Performance Computing Competence Centre of Latvia, Riga Technical University, and University of Latvia.  In this episode of Supercomputing in Europe, we look at Latvia’s NCC’s practical approach to making HPC accessible to SMEs, public administration, and academia.Experts from the Latvian HPC Competence Centre explain how they help SMEs and academics start using supercomputers. Key topics include:Demo Cases detailing how to start using a supercomputer;The Open HPC platform in Waldur for easy resource access;Insights from the Baltic HPC and Cloud Conference;A new MOOC course, The Basics of HPC, for the Latvian audience.If you’re managing innovation projects or exploring HPC for your company, this episode offers actionable ideas to get started.More about NCC Latvia: https://eurocc-latvia.lv/Recording by RTU Media CenterSound mixing by RTU Media CenterThe Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from EuroHPC JU, the joint initiative between the EU, European countries and private partners to develop a World Class Supercomputing Ecosystem in Europe.The podcast is sustained by the EuroCC project, a network of National Competence Centres in Europe to provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. You can find more information on https://hpc-portal.eu .