In this episode we listen to Mario Costa from the esiwace.

ESiWACE3, teams up climate modelling groups and weather services with high-performance computing centres and partners from the IT industry to improve all aspects of the workflow of weather and climate modelling.

Interview/editing: Maria Arista

Mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis

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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/.

In this episode we listen to Edoardo Di Napoli from the Jülich Supercomputing Centre and EoCoE.

EoCoE is a Centre of Excellence in computing applications. It is designed to enhance numerical simulation efficiency for energy transition challenges. It focusses its application scope towards low carbon energy domains.

Interview: Daniele Gregori

Editing/mixing: Beatrice Calosso, Apostolos Vasileiadis

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The Supercomputing in Europe podcast is made possible with funding from the European Commission and specifically from [EuroHPC JU](https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/index_en), 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/](https://hpc-portal.eu/).

How do supercomputers help scientists design the materials of the future?

In this episode of Supercomputing in Europe, we welcome Roberta Farris, Postdoctoral researcher at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2).

Roberta shares insights from the world of computational materials science, explaining how high-performance computing and the upcoming exascale systems are revolutionizing materials discovery.

Interview/editing/mixing: Marina Corradini (ICN2)

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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.

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 at https://hpc-portal.eu/.

In this episode we welcome Giacomo Barigazzi, Co-Founder of Axyon AI, to share how the company leveraged High-Performance Computing (HPC) and European funding to transform the financial sector with AI.

• HPC and machine learning: How did it enhance model performance?
• The power of European programs: How did projects like EuroCC, and Fortissimo accelerate innovation at Axyon AI?
• Record-breaking results: 180% ROI in automated asset management—how do they measure real-world impact?
• Where AI in finance is headed next

Interview/editing: Laura Mortini (EuroCC Italy, )

🎧 Why listen?
To learn how an Italian company, based in Modena, is harnessing advanced technologies to compete globally—and how your startup can also benefit from European opportunities.

Dr. Guy Lonsdale, CEO of scapos, joins EXCELLERAT P2’s Sophia Honisch to discuss the progress of the FFplus project—one year after its launch.

With over 25 years of experience in high-performance computing (HPC) and a leading role in multiple EU initiatives, Guy offers deep insights into how FFplus is supporting SMEs in adopting HPC and AI technologies across Europe.

They explore key topics such as the cascade funding mechanism, real-world success stories from SMEs, the emerging role of AI Factories, and how National Competence Centres (NCCs) are contributing to Europe's innovation ecosystem. Guy also shares his outlook on the next decade of HPC and AI in industrial applications.

Interview and editing: Sophia Honisch, Matvey Fridman, HLRS

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This episode was produced by EXCELLERAT, the European Centre of Excellence for Engineering Applications. We give supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration.

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.

Learn more about the EuroCC and the Centres of Excellence ecosystem on https://hpc-portal.eu/.

This episode’s guest is Simon Wong who is the Education and Training Programme Manager and senior computational scientist at the Irish Centre for High-End Computing.

He talks about the evolution of HPC training and the network of training centres all over Europe.

Interview/editing/mixing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, RISE)

Learn more about the project HPC Spectra on https://www.hpc-spectra.

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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 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/

In this episode Jothi Blontrock⁠ discusses with Kenneth Hoste and Lara Peeters from the HPC team at Ghent University in Belgium about their work in the Centre of Excellence MultiXscale and EESSI, the goal of which is to build a common stack of scientific software installations for HPC systems and beyond, including laptops, personal workstations and cloud infrastructure.

Interview: Jothi Blontrock

Editing/mixing: Rafal Al-Tekreeti

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This episode is produced by EuroCC Belgium the HPC National Competence Centre in Belgium. EuroCC Belgium provides supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration. For more information please visit our website https://www.enccb.be.

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 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. If you want to learn more or contact your local competence centre, please visit https://www.eurocc-access.eu.

What are Europe’s AI Factories?

Today´s guest is Rafal Duczmal, who is the chair of the Governing Board of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking.

He talks about the new AI Factories initiative by the European Commission, Europe’s position during this AI proliferation and the future of AI development in Europe.

Interview/editing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS/MIMER AI Factory, RISE)

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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 and the Centres of Excellence network. They provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration.

This episode's guest is Brendan McGinty, the Director of Industry at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The discussion took place during the EuroHPC Summit in Krakow, Poland.  We talked about understanding industrial HPC needs, engaging research staff with high-end corporate work and success stories from across the Atlantic.

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Interview and editing: Apostolos Vasileiadis (ENCCS, RISE)

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. 

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 and the Centres of Excellence network. We provide supercomputing training and support for industry, academia and public administration. You can find more information and all relevant links in the show notes.

Laura Mortini (EuroCC Italy) discusses with Roberto Gori (Lead of the interface and framework development at CINECA).

Roberto coordinates the development of many software solutions for oil and gas discovery, leveraging cutting edge HPC technologies.

High-Performance Computing is transforming the Oil & Gas industry, making simulations faster and extraction more efficient. In this episode, discover how HPC reduces risks, optimizes operations, and paves the way for a future driven by AI and quantum computing. Innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand—tune in to the episode!

Recording and editing: Laura Mortini (⁠EuroCC Italy⁠)

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This episode was produced by EuroCC Italy⁠⁠, the EuroCC National Competence Centre in Italy. EuroCC Italy provides supercomputing training and support to businesses, academia and public administration. 

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.