Supercomputing in Europe

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In each episode, we invite experts from across Europe to discuss a wide range of topics—life sciences, machine learning, engineering, data science, quantum computing, and more.

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20 episodes
Updated July 7

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July 7 · 36 min
When Data meets Ethics: The human side of Artificial Intelligence
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, PhD Responsibility in AI & Ethics Group Leader at Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) Moderator: Marina Corradini Communications 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.
June 23 · 1 hr 22 min
AI for football - David Sumpter (Twelve football)
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)
June 10 · 12 min
Strengthening engineering through gender inclusion
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 P2 Mixing: 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.
May 26 · 27 min
AI, synthetic data and the future of manufacturing
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)
May 12 · 24 min
Exploring the future of Materials with AI and Supercomputing
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
April 28 · 42 min
AI and gaming - Björn Flintberg
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
April 14 · 42 min
Building Europe's high-end infrastructure - Anders Jensen
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/)
March 31 · 20 min
EESSI - Simplifying software installation in HPC systems
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.
March 18 · 23 min
What is an NCC?
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/.
March 4 · 21 min
Developing quantum solutions with IonQ
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.
February 18 · 20 min
Simulating a 40-qubit quantum computer
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.
February 4 · 21 min
Digitising farming - A conversation with Digifarm
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/)
January 21 · 29 min
Gefion – Denmark’s Gigafactory
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 Schulze Editing/Mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis Technical support: Thorkild Jensen & Emil Jørgensen Njor
January 7 · 12 min
The AI–HPC Revolution in Engineering: How Europe is Building the Digital Factories of the Future
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
Dec 10, 2025 · 24 min
Building quantum computers in Europe - A conversation with IQM's Stefan Seegerer
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.
Nov 26, 2025 · 41 min
Digital resilience and democracy - Carl Heath
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.
Nov 12, 2025 · 17 min
Rolling in the Deep (Learning)
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 Center Sound mixing by RTU Media Center 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 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 .
Oct 29, 2025 · 31 min
Quantum computing and Europe - Mikael Johansson
This episode's guest is Mikael Johansson. He works with enabling the uptake of quantum computing and communications at CSC the IT Centre for Science and develops quantum infrastructure as an integral part of the high-performance computing ecosystem. Interview/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, Mimer AI Factory at RISE) ------ This episode is 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 https://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 the Centres of Excellence. They provide supercomputing and AI training and support for industry, academia and public administration for free. Learn more at https://hpc-portal.eu/
Oct 15, 2025 · 24 min
HANAMI - A Bridge between Europe and Japan
In this episode, France Boiled-Cerneux (CEA) and Mario Acosta (BSC) discuss with Matvey Fridman (HLRS) about the HANAMI project. They explore the project's goals of enhancing collaboration between Europe and Japan in high-performance computing (HPC), focusing on three scientific pillars: material science, biomedical research, and climate modeling. The conversation delves into the structure of the project, innovations arising from collaboration, the importance of HPC in climate science, and the challenges faced in integrating different systems. The episode concludes with insights on the impact of Hanami on the wider HPC community and the sustainability of its achievements beyond the project's duration. More about HANAMI: www.hanami-project.com Recording by Matvey Fridman Sound mixing by Matvey Fridman ——————— 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 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 .
Aug 13, 2025 · 20 min
How secure can HPC systems be?
This episode’s guest is Arnaud Lambert, the CEO of Luxprovide, the host of EuroHPC JU supercomputer MeluXina. We talk about security challenges in HPC, key elements in securing HPC clusters, and future trends. Interview/editing/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis -- 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 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.