The first meeting of the SIG-AI (Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence), operating under the auspices of the GÉANT community, took place in the PSNC headquarters on 11 December 2024. The event provided an opportunity for representatives of NRENs – leading research and education institutions in Europe – to share ideas, experiences and best practices in the field of artificial intelligence.
The meeting was a perfect occasion to present strategies for developing services and applications utilizing AI. Technical presentations by experts showcasing advanced aspects of AI implementation, particularly in cybersecurity, generated significant interest. Representatives of the Poznań Center presented a wide range of services and projects based on AI technology in the areas of next-generation networks, medicine, education, industry and humanities.
Robert Pękal – New Plenipotentiary for Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center
2025-01-03
On December 30, 2024, the Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences (IBCH PAS), Luiza Handschuh, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof., appointed Robert Pekal, MSc, Eng., as the Plenipotentiary of the Director of IBCH PAS for PSNC.
FENG Projects for PSNC
2024-12-17
The National Information Processing Institute – National Research Institute, as an intermediary institution in the FENG Priority II, has completed the assessment of applications for funding in two calls “The Path for Projects from the Polish Roadmap of Research Infrastructure” and “The Path for Projects Concerning Undertakings of Network-Based Institutions Consisting of Research Organizations”. The Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center affiliated with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences is the leader of four and a partner in two projects funded in these calls.
“PSNC Digital Future Talks” Podcast Awarded at the “Podcast of the Year” Gala
2024-12-03
"PSNC Digital Future Talks" podcast has received an award from the Digital Poland Association at the 4th edition of the "Podcast of the Year" gala. “Podcast of the Year” is the first nationwide competition aimed at promoting the quality, originality, and cultural value of various audio formats in digital media.
PCSS Joins the OPERAS Consortium
2024-12-01
OPERAS – a research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences is a key initiative supporting the development of open scientific communication within the European Research Area. As part of the OPERAS consortium, sixty-five institutions from 24 countries are developing products and services that foster open scientific communication in the humanities and social sciences. This year, the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center has joined the Consortium.
GenAI: Showing generation Z how to make the most of artificial intelligence
2024-11-28
GenAI project is supposed to provide generation Z with knowledge allowing them to use artificial intelligence in a proper way. In practice, it should have positive effects on academic, professional and personal aspects of life, as a result of developing digital skills, critical thinking, and problem solving, as well as increasing awareness concerning both the potential and limitations of AI.
Polish PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 HPC installations in the TOP500
2024-11-22
A brand new TOP500 list revealing the fastest supercomputers in the world was released during this year’s Supercomputing in Atlanta (17–22.11.2024). The list includes computing systems from PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 projects, which are key Polish high efficiency computing infrastructures. These two TOP500 entries confirm Poland’s strong position on the global arena of computing development.
PSNC’s Lustre System in the Top 10 of IO500 at SC24
2024-11-21
During the Supercomputing 2024 conference in Atlanta (USA), the new annual IO500 list has been announced – ranking the current world’s fastest data storage systems. The PSNC data storage system for the Proxima HPC cluster is ranked at #10 on the 10 Node Production List.
Quantum Use Case Demonstration
2024-11-20
During the SC Conference had a demonstration uses two quantum-classical testbeds in PSNC, Poznan, Poland and the SC24 venue in Atlanta, USA.
Heriforge Meeting at PSNC
2025-01-16
Representatives of 14 organizations involved in the Heriforge project visited the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center on 14 and 15 January 2025. The goal of the project is to provide a research environment for culture, art and national heritage using the technology of extended reality (XR).
SIG-AI Meeting at PSNC
2024-12-16
The first meeting of the SIG-AI (Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence), operating under the auspices of the GÉANT community, took place in the PSNC headquarters on 11 December 2024. The event provided an opportunity for representatives of NRENs – leading research and education institutions in Europe – to share ideas, experiences and best practices in the field of artificial intelligence.
ECHOES Workshop
2024-12-14
ECHOES workshop took place on 12 and 13 December 2024. It was meant to support the users (or even future users) of the Cultural Heritage Cloud. All the participants could take part in various sessions and discussions concerning challenges and possibilities of cultural heritage. ECHOES project representatives together with experts from EUROPEANA and ARIADNE, among others, presented tools and strategies which will be crucial in shaping the future of the cloud.
Modern Trends in Education: STEAM & AI
2024-12-14
On 9 December 2024 PSNC headquarters in Poznań hosted the "STEAM & AI – Modern Trends in Education" conference organized as a part of the 2024 edition of the "Active Board" program. The event was organized in cooperation with the Poznań Education Authority. The attendees were mostly principals and teachers from schools across the Wielkopolska region of Poland.
CLAW Meeting: Is the Queen Going to Abdicate?
2024-12-12
That was the most important question of this year’s Crisis Management Workshop (CLAW) organized annually for the GÉANT community, which after several editions was moved from Poznań to Barcelona. For two days (3 and 4 December 2024) the participants took part in practical exercises to resolve a crisis in a fictional European country called Guilder. The multimedia materials used during the workshops were prepared by the usual PSNC team.
EOSC EU Node at EUDAT Conference
2024-12-11
The EUDAT conference 2024 organised in Karlsruhe (Germany) on 3-5 December 2024 is an international forum on and about DATA. Topics such as EOSC, the Data Spaces, the connection with HPC and handling sensitive data were tackled in dedicated sessions that provide a view of developments on a European level.
Discussing Quantum Technologies at POZITIVE.TECH 2024
2024-12-10
POZITIVE.TECH 2024 is an event that brings together IT specialists, digital transformation experts and technology enthusiasts. They meet to exchange knowledge, inspirations and shape the future. This year's edition took place at CK Zamek in the very heart of Poznań, between 2 and 6 December 2024. One of the participants of this event was a PSNC quantum expert Dr Krzysztof Kurowski.
The Chamber of Memory in Turew
2024-12-06
On 5 December 2024, "Organic Workers from Turew. A Virtual Exhibition of Memorabilia Related to the Cradle of Organic Work (Stage 1) – The Chamber of Memory" was officially opened in the Palace of Turew near the city of Kościan in Wielkopolska (42 kilometers south of Poznań). This event marked the completion of the project entitled "Virtual Heritage of the Organic Work Trail: Digitization and Exhibition of Artifacts and the Turew Archive (Stage 1)" implemented by the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS together with PSNC, and co-financed by the Wielkopolska Region Authorities as a part of the program "Organic Work – The Heritage of Wielkopolska".
GÉANT’s “Foresight 2030: Navigating Change” Report
2025-01-08
At the end of 2024, GÉANT released a report identifying the key opportunities and challenges facing the NREN community (National Research and Education Network) in the coming decade. One of the authors of this document is Raimundas Tuminauskas – Head of the Network Infrastructure and Services Department at PSNC.
Nobel Prizes 2024: AI in Physics and Chemistry
2024-10-17
This year's Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry highlight the groundbreaking role of artificial intelligence in those fields. To get insights into this significant development, we reached out to Dr Mikołaj Buchwald – an expert from the PSNC Internet Services Department, whose research interests include cognitive neuroscience, machine learning methodology, as well as using AI plus advanced data analysis to explain human physiology and psychology.
PSNC Leaps into the future of computing
2024-09-04
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
International Media on PSNC
2024-09-03
Here is a short sellection of recent articles on PSNC that have appeared in some international media.
Dariah.lab: cultural heritage documentation
2024-04-19
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
Experiments using the largest IBM Q quantum computers
2024-04-14
The Polish Quantum Computing Node established at the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center - IBM Quantum Innovation Center - focused its activities in 2023 on expanding partnerships with leading centers and teams dealing with the development of quantum algorithms and their potential applications.
Aviation investment in Kąkolewo
2024-04-12
The construction of the hangar with laboratory and research facilities and its equipment is carried out as part of the "AEROSFERA" project. “The airport of things”. The main objective of the project is to provide Kąkolewo Airport with scientific and research infrastructure for conducting research and development work in the fields of air transport, utility operations, logistics, monitoring, surveillance and neutralisation of incidents and disasters.
“Knowledge-based technologies can be good for health” – an interview with Professor Michał Nowicki
2024-04-07
We invite you to read an interview with Prof. Dr. Michał Nowicki, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, in which he discusses issues related to the use of modern ICT technologies in a variety of health and medical contexts.
Robert Pękal – New Plenipotentiary for Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center
2025-01-03
On December 30, 2024, the Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences (IBCH PAS), Luiza Handschuh, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof., appointed Robert Pekal, MSc, Eng., as the Plenipotentiary of the Director of IBCH PAS for PSNC.
Heriforge Meeting at PSNC
2025-01-16
Representatives of 14 organizations involved in the Heriforge project visited the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center on 14 and 15 January 2025. The goal of the project is to provide a research environment for culture, art and national heritage using the technology of extended reality (XR).
GÉANT’s “Foresight 2030: Navigating Change” Report
2025-01-08
At the end of 2024, GÉANT released a report identifying the key opportunities and challenges facing the NREN community (National Research and Education Network) in the coming decade. One of the authors of this document is Raimundas Tuminauskas – Head of the Network Infrastructure and Services Department at PSNC.
FENG Projects for PSNC
2024-12-17
The National Information Processing Institute – National Research Institute, as an intermediary institution in the FENG Priority II, has completed the assessment of applications for funding in two calls “The Path for Projects from the Polish Roadmap of Research Infrastructure” and “The Path for Projects Concerning Undertakings of Network-Based Institutions Consisting of Research Organizations”. The Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center affiliated with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences is the leader of four and a partner in two projects funded in these calls.
SIG-AI Meeting at PSNC
2024-12-16
The first meeting of the SIG-AI (Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence), operating under the auspices of the GÉANT community, took place in the PSNC headquarters on 11 December 2024. The event provided an opportunity for representatives of NRENs – leading research and education institutions in Europe – to share ideas, experiences and best practices in the field of artificial intelligence.
Nobel Prizes 2024: AI in Physics and Chemistry
2024-10-17
This year's Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry highlight the groundbreaking role of artificial intelligence in those fields. To get insights into this significant development, we reached out to Dr Mikołaj Buchwald – an expert from the PSNC Internet Services Department, whose research interests include cognitive neuroscience, machine learning methodology, as well as using AI plus advanced data analysis to explain human physiology and psychology.
“PSNC Digital Future Talks” Podcast Awarded at the “Podcast of the Year” Gala
2024-12-03
"PSNC Digital Future Talks" podcast has received an award from the Digital Poland Association at the 4th edition of the "Podcast of the Year" gala. “Podcast of the Year” is the first nationwide competition aimed at promoting the quality, originality, and cultural value of various audio formats in digital media.
ECHOES Workshop
2024-12-14
ECHOES workshop took place on 12 and 13 December 2024. It was meant to support the users (or even future users) of the Cultural Heritage Cloud. All the participants could take part in various sessions and discussions concerning challenges and possibilities of cultural heritage. ECHOES project representatives together with experts from EUROPEANA and ARIADNE, among others, presented tools and strategies which will be crucial in shaping the future of the cloud.
PSNC Leaps into the future of computing
2024-09-04
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
PCSS Joins the OPERAS Consortium
2024-12-01
OPERAS – a research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences is a key initiative supporting the development of open scientific communication within the European Research Area. As part of the OPERAS consortium, sixty-five institutions from 24 countries are developing products and services that foster open scientific communication in the humanities and social sciences. This year, the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center has joined the Consortium.
Modern Trends in Education: STEAM & AI
2024-12-14
On 9 December 2024 PSNC headquarters in Poznań hosted the "STEAM & AI – Modern Trends in Education" conference organized as a part of the 2024 edition of the "Active Board" program. The event was organized in cooperation with the Poznań Education Authority. The attendees were mostly principals and teachers from schools across the Wielkopolska region of Poland.
International Media on PSNC
2024-09-03
Here is a short sellection of recent articles on PSNC that have appeared in some international media.
GenAI: Showing generation Z how to make the most of artificial intelligence
2024-11-28
GenAI project is supposed to provide generation Z with knowledge allowing them to use artificial intelligence in a proper way. In practice, it should have positive effects on academic, professional and personal aspects of life, as a result of developing digital skills, critical thinking, and problem solving, as well as increasing awareness concerning both the potential and limitations of AI.
CLAW Meeting: Is the Queen Going to Abdicate?
2024-12-12
That was the most important question of this year’s Crisis Management Workshop (CLAW) organized annually for the GÉANT community, which after several editions was moved from Poznań to Barcelona. For two days (3 and 4 December 2024) the participants took part in practical exercises to resolve a crisis in a fictional European country called Guilder. The multimedia materials used during the workshops were prepared by the usual PSNC team.
Dariah.lab: cultural heritage documentation
2024-04-19
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
Polish PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 HPC installations in the TOP500
2024-11-22
A brand new TOP500 list revealing the fastest supercomputers in the world was released during this year’s Supercomputing in Atlanta (17–22.11.2024). The list includes computing systems from PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 projects, which are key Polish high efficiency computing infrastructures. These two TOP500 entries confirm Poland’s strong position on the global arena of computing development.
EOSC EU Node at EUDAT Conference
2024-12-11
The EUDAT conference 2024 organised in Karlsruhe (Germany) on 3-5 December 2024 is an international forum on and about DATA. Topics such as EOSC, the Data Spaces, the connection with HPC and handling sensitive data were tackled in dedicated sessions that provide a view of developments on a European level.
Experiments using the largest IBM Q quantum computers
2024-04-14
The Polish Quantum Computing Node established at the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center - IBM Quantum Innovation Center - focused its activities in 2023 on expanding partnerships with leading centers and teams dealing with the development of quantum algorithms and their potential applications.
PSNC’s Lustre System in the Top 10 of IO500 at SC24
2024-11-21
During the Supercomputing 2024 conference in Atlanta (USA), the new annual IO500 list has been announced – ranking the current world’s fastest data storage systems. The PSNC data storage system for the Proxima HPC cluster is ranked at #10 on the 10 Node Production List.
Discussing Quantum Technologies at POZITIVE.TECH 2024
2024-12-10
POZITIVE.TECH 2024 is an event that brings together IT specialists, digital transformation experts and technology enthusiasts. They meet to exchange knowledge, inspirations and shape the future. This year's edition took place at CK Zamek in the very heart of Poznań, between 2 and 6 December 2024. One of the participants of this event was a PSNC quantum expert Dr Krzysztof Kurowski.
Aviation investment in Kąkolewo
2024-04-12
The construction of the hangar with laboratory and research facilities and its equipment is carried out as part of the "AEROSFERA" project. “The airport of things”. The main objective of the project is to provide Kąkolewo Airport with scientific and research infrastructure for conducting research and development work in the fields of air transport, utility operations, logistics, monitoring, surveillance and neutralisation of incidents and disasters.
Quantum Use Case Demonstration
2024-11-20
During the SC Conference had a demonstration uses two quantum-classical testbeds in PSNC, Poznan, Poland and the SC24 venue in Atlanta, USA.
The Chamber of Memory in Turew
2024-12-06
On 5 December 2024, "Organic Workers from Turew. A Virtual Exhibition of Memorabilia Related to the Cradle of Organic Work (Stage 1) – The Chamber of Memory" was officially opened in the Palace of Turew near the city of Kościan in Wielkopolska (42 kilometers south of Poznań). This event marked the completion of the project entitled "Virtual Heritage of the Organic Work Trail: Digitization and Exhibition of Artifacts and the Turew Archive (Stage 1)" implemented by the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS together with PSNC, and co-financed by the Wielkopolska Region Authorities as a part of the program "Organic Work – The Heritage of Wielkopolska".
“Knowledge-based technologies can be good for health” – an interview with Professor Michał Nowicki
2024-04-07
We invite you to read an interview with Prof. Dr. Michał Nowicki, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, in which he discusses issues related to the use of modern ICT technologies in a variety of health and medical contexts.