The link between the PTB and PSNC was installed on a pair of optical fibers provided by PIONIER/PSNC in Poland (~270 km) and leased by GÉANT in Germany (~420 km). In total, the link is 690 km long and has 10 ILAs – signal amplification points (2 x 10 amplifiers). In the line, one regeneration point of the ELSTAB system was used (for time and 10 MHz frequency transfer). In contrast, the link for Optical Carrier transfer was successfully implemented without extra signal regeneration points. Both types of transmission are carried out by the same optical fiber. Transmission equipment provided by PSNC (developed and manufactured in Poland by AGH + PSNC) was used to implement this link.
The realization of this project was possible thanks to the active support of the GÉANT network and a large group of people associated with various European projects concerning fiber-optic T/F transfer. Their combined efforts and dedication created the critical mass needed to initiate the construction of a pan-European network.
Here are the results of a brief evaluation of the PCSS->PTB->PCSS link (2×690 km), presented in the form of a graph.
Polish government invests 10 million złoty in the development of quantum technology
2024-11-02
PSNC will receive a grant of over 10 million złoty from the Ministry of Digital Affairs. These funds will support the creation of modern educational programs and trainings designed to prepare specialists in quantum computing. The grant will be awarded by the end of 2025 with the aim of increasing digital competencies in the field of quantum engineering.
Pathfinder – A Brand New Fibre Optic Link Between PTB and PSNC
2024-11-01
The installation of the pathfinder link between the German National Metrology Institute (PTB) in Braunschweig and the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) was successfully completed. It is likely the first link of the entire network of European connections dedicated to time and frequency transfer (promoted by GÉANT as part of the C-TFN). The installation itself went very smoothly and was completed just a week after the fiber was delivered on the German side.
AI4EOSC Platform launches beta LLM4EOSC API service
2024-10-28
During the EOSC Symposium in Berlin AI4EOSC announced the deployment of beta LLM4EOSC (Large Language Models for the EOSC) API service. This innovative service is now available for a limited number of users in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) community to evaluate and provide feedback.
The European Commission Announces the EOSC EU Node’s Transition to Full Production
2024-10-25
On behalf of the European Commission, PCSS is pleased to announce the official launch of the EOSC EU Node services, marking a critical milestone in its goal to accelerate the adoption of Open Science across Europe.
NimbusQA application has been launched
2024-10-22
NimbusQA application was created by the PSNC Media Solutions Lab for Phase One, which is one of the leading digital photography companies in the world. The application is actually a cloud-based service designed to simplify the calibration and verification of digital reproduction systems, specifically tailored for photographers and cultural heritage professionals.
Introducing 3DBigDataSpace: Transforming the Future of 3D Digital Cultural Heritage
2024-10-21
The availability of high-quality 3D content has been a limiting factor for the growth of Extended Reality (XR) and 3D applications, particularly within cultural heritage sectors. Addressing this challenge, the new “3D Big Data to enrich the European Data Space for Cultural Heritage” (or simply “3DBigDataSpace”) project is set to revolutionize the accessibility and usability of 3D data for cultural heritage, education, and tourism sectors across Europe.
PSNC Under the New Leadership
2024-10-02
The Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences has decided to change the composition of the Plenipotentiaries of the Director of IBCH PAS for PSNC. As of October 1, 2024, the function of Acting Director of PSNC is assumed by Robert Pękal, M.Sc.
Researchers’ Night
2024-09-04
For the last 18 years, on every last Friday of September, Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center as well as the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, has been inviting everyone who is interested in computer science and all possibilities it gives us. Along with our eight partners we mix knowledge with entertainment to make the Researcher's Night a special and unforgettable experience for all the science lovers who, for a day – or rather night, can become scientists during a variety of workshops, tours and presentations.
PSNC and the PIONIER Consortium at the Supercomputing 24 Conference
2024-11-07
This year's SC24 - The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis will take place in Atlanta, USA from 17-22 November 2024. The Georgia World Congress Center, one of the largest convention centres in the world, will be the venue for meetings, talks and inspiring presentations at the conference and the accompanying exhibition.
ATRIUM Researchers Forum
2024-10-23
On Thursday 17 October, an international Researchers Forum was held as part of the ATRIUM (Advancing Frontier Research in the Arts and Humanities) project. PSNC, as one of the partners included in the consortium, was the host of the first meeting of this kind, intended to exchange experiences of various researchers focused in the areas of digital humanities. The meeting was organised by the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN).
Large-scale environmental simulations as a step towards digital twins
2024-10-21
“Becoming a zettabytes economy. Advanced data centres impact & what’s Beyond?” was a one-day Poznań meeting aimed at connecting business, science and public sector in Wielkopolska. One of the speakers of this event was Dr. Engr. Marcin Lawenda from the HPC New Architectures Department at PSNC.
The first official launch of EOSC EU NODE
2024-10-14
October 10th 2024 was the first official launch of EOSC EU NODE, a reference node for EOSC provided by the European Commission. The presentation was held for European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) and EOSC Association.
PSNC projects at AGRO SHOW
2024-10-14
The 25th edition of the International Agricultural Exhibition AGRO SHOW took place in Bednary near Poznań between 20 and 22 September 2024. One of the events during the exhibition was the presentation of the AgriFoodTEF project, which was created by the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center, among others.
Autumn in Poznań with Géant and SIG-MSP
2024-10-14
On 24 October 2024 Poznań, also known as the Capital of Wielkopolska region, will host the autumn meeting of SIG-MSP (Special Interest Group – Management of Service Portfolios) which operates under the auspices of the major European computer network GÉANT. Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center will be the co-host of this event, which is going to bring together members of National Research and Education Networks from all over Europe.
PSNC is the patron of the National Conference for Young Scientists
2024-10-02
“Contemporary trends and perspectives in computer science and management" is the motto of the 1st National Conference for Young Scientists, which will take place on 17 and 18 October, 2024. The event is organised by the Poznan University of Technology under the auspices of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
Researchers’ Night 2024 in Pictures
2024-09-30
During this year's edition of Researcher's Night PSNC gave their guests access to the state-of-the-art technology in the shape of HPC's and a quantum machine. Aspiring researchers could also learn how to professionally record a podcast, act as a journalist in front of a TV camera or even try to handle the camera itself. There were robots, drones and fun galore – everything just to let all the visitors get as close as possible to the beauty of engineering in as many aspects as possible. One of the highlights of the evening was a cutting edge board game that lets you understand what actually is this quantum technology everybody's talking so much about.
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.
About PSNC anniversary in GÉANT CONNECT
2024-04-03
The latest issue of "CONNECT" magazine, which focuses on the GÉANT network and community, published an article on three decades of activity of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. The publication describes the most important events in the history of the PSNC, which is an important international node of the European Research Area in the field of information technology infrastructure for science and an important research and development center for information and communication technologies.
Polish government invests 10 million złoty in the development of quantum technology
2024-11-02
PSNC will receive a grant of over 10 million złoty from the Ministry of Digital Affairs. These funds will support the creation of modern educational programs and trainings designed to prepare specialists in quantum computing. The grant will be awarded by the end of 2025 with the aim of increasing digital competencies in the field of quantum engineering.
PSNC and the PIONIER Consortium at the Supercomputing 24 Conference
2024-11-07
This year's SC24 - The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis will take place in Atlanta, USA from 17-22 November 2024. The Georgia World Congress Center, one of the largest convention centres in the world, will be the venue for meetings, talks and inspiring presentations at the conference and the accompanying exhibition.
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.
Pathfinder – A Brand New Fibre Optic Link Between PTB and PSNC
2024-11-01
The installation of the pathfinder link between the German National Metrology Institute (PTB) in Braunschweig and the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) was successfully completed. It is likely the first link of the entire network of European connections dedicated to time and frequency transfer (promoted by GÉANT as part of the C-TFN). The installation itself went very smoothly and was completed just a week after the fiber was delivered on the German side.
ATRIUM Researchers Forum
2024-10-23
On Thursday 17 October, an international Researchers Forum was held as part of the ATRIUM (Advancing Frontier Research in the Arts and Humanities) project. PSNC, as one of the partners included in the consortium, was the host of the first meeting of this kind, intended to exchange experiences of various researchers focused in the areas of digital humanities. The meeting was organised by the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN).
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.
AI4EOSC Platform launches beta LLM4EOSC API service
2024-10-28
During the EOSC Symposium in Berlin AI4EOSC announced the deployment of beta LLM4EOSC (Large Language Models for the EOSC) API service. This innovative service is now available for a limited number of users in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) community to evaluate and provide feedback.
Large-scale environmental simulations as a step towards digital twins
2024-10-21
“Becoming a zettabytes economy. Advanced data centres impact & what’s Beyond?” was a one-day Poznań meeting aimed at connecting business, science and public sector in Wielkopolska. One of the speakers of this event was Dr. Engr. Marcin Lawenda from the HPC New Architectures Department at PSNC.
International Media on PSNC
2024-09-03
Here is a short sellection of recent articles on PSNC that have appeared in some international media.
The European Commission Announces the EOSC EU Node’s Transition to Full Production
2024-10-25
On behalf of the European Commission, PCSS is pleased to announce the official launch of the EOSC EU Node services, marking a critical milestone in its goal to accelerate the adoption of Open Science across Europe.
The first official launch of EOSC EU NODE
2024-10-14
October 10th 2024 was the first official launch of EOSC EU NODE, a reference node for EOSC provided by the European Commission. The presentation was held for European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) and EOSC Association.
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.
NimbusQA application has been launched
2024-10-22
NimbusQA application was created by the PSNC Media Solutions Lab for Phase One, which is one of the leading digital photography companies in the world. The application is actually a cloud-based service designed to simplify the calibration and verification of digital reproduction systems, specifically tailored for photographers and cultural heritage professionals.
PSNC projects at AGRO SHOW
2024-10-14
The 25th edition of the International Agricultural Exhibition AGRO SHOW took place in Bednary near Poznań between 20 and 22 September 2024. One of the events during the exhibition was the presentation of the AgriFoodTEF project, which was created by the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center, among others.
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.
Introducing 3DBigDataSpace: Transforming the Future of 3D Digital Cultural Heritage
2024-10-21
The availability of high-quality 3D content has been a limiting factor for the growth of Extended Reality (XR) and 3D applications, particularly within cultural heritage sectors. Addressing this challenge, the new “3D Big Data to enrich the European Data Space for Cultural Heritage” (or simply “3DBigDataSpace”) project is set to revolutionize the accessibility and usability of 3D data for cultural heritage, education, and tourism sectors across Europe.
Autumn in Poznań with Géant and SIG-MSP
2024-10-14
On 24 October 2024 Poznań, also known as the Capital of Wielkopolska region, will host the autumn meeting of SIG-MSP (Special Interest Group – Management of Service Portfolios) which operates under the auspices of the major European computer network GÉANT. Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center will be the co-host of this event, which is going to bring together members of National Research and Education Networks from all over Europe.
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.
PSNC Under the New Leadership
2024-10-02
The Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences has decided to change the composition of the Plenipotentiaries of the Director of IBCH PAS for PSNC. As of October 1, 2024, the function of Acting Director of PSNC is assumed by Robert Pękal, M.Sc.
PSNC is the patron of the National Conference for Young Scientists
2024-10-02
“Contemporary trends and perspectives in computer science and management" is the motto of the 1st National Conference for Young Scientists, which will take place on 17 and 18 October, 2024. The event is organised by the Poznan University of Technology under the auspices of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
“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.
Researchers’ Night
2024-09-04
For the last 18 years, on every last Friday of September, Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center as well as the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, has been inviting everyone who is interested in computer science and all possibilities it gives us. Along with our eight partners we mix knowledge with entertainment to make the Researcher's Night a special and unforgettable experience for all the science lovers who, for a day – or rather night, can become scientists during a variety of workshops, tours and presentations.
Researchers’ Night 2024 in Pictures
2024-09-30
During this year's edition of Researcher's Night PSNC gave their guests access to the state-of-the-art technology in the shape of HPC's and a quantum machine. Aspiring researchers could also learn how to professionally record a podcast, act as a journalist in front of a TV camera or even try to handle the camera itself. There were robots, drones and fun galore – everything just to let all the visitors get as close as possible to the beauty of engineering in as many aspects as possible. One of the highlights of the evening was a cutting edge board game that lets you understand what actually is this quantum technology everybody's talking so much about.
About PSNC anniversary in GÉANT CONNECT
2024-04-03
The latest issue of "CONNECT" magazine, which focuses on the GÉANT network and community, published an article on three decades of activity of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. The publication describes the most important events in the history of the PSNC, which is an important international node of the European Research Area in the field of information technology infrastructure for science and an important research and development center for information and communication technologies.