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Tier-1 Data Launch Event
More and more VSC users have computational tasks that depend on large datasets. To support and enable data management, a central place to...
Apr 28, 20231 min read


Earth Day 2023
Each year, we celebrate this annual event on April 22 by demonstrating our support for environmental protection. At VSC, we take pride in...
Apr 21, 20231 min read


IBM Innovation Award 2023
Exciting news for Ph.D. students in Belgium! 🇧🇪💻 IBM attaches great importance to promoting research in informatics and its...
Mar 19, 20231 min read


VSC Lunch Session on Quantum Computing
VSC is organizing another Lunch Session. This two-hour online session is scheduled during lunchtime hours and includes multiple use...
Mar 13, 20232 min read


Are you ready for a new challenge?
VSC is always looking for talented, self-driven individuals who are interested in becoming part of our world-renowned team in Flanders....
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Keeping Track of Changes & Progress Thanks to the VSC AlphaFold Community
An interview with Sébastien Lemal, Data Scientist at IPA Therapeutics [1] and user of AlphaFold Predicting the tertiary structure of...
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Annual Report 2021
Our annual report has now been released, covering all the details of the great things that the Flemish Supercomputer Center has achieved...
Jul 6, 20221 min read


VSC Quantum Computing Laureates
Since Quantum computing (QC) promises a huge leap forward to solve certain complex computational problems, VSC and IBM recently...
Apr 25, 20222 min read


𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗜-𝗕𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟📣
The first call for the Belgian fraction of the LUMI compute time is open till 22 April 2022, 23.59 h. ✔The GPU partition is not available...
Apr 6, 20221 min read


VSC presents the IBM Innovation Award 2022 call
Through the patronage of IBM Belgium, the FWO annually awards the "IBM Innovation Award" in recognition of an outstanding Ph.D. thesis,...
Feb 21, 20221 min read


New Quantum Computing Seminars by IBM
VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum is delighted to announce new online seminars around the fundamentals of Quantum Computing. The...
Jan 21, 20221 min read


Annual Report 2020
The 2020 VSC Annual Report is now available! Click through the link below to our publications page to have a read. Dutch edition: Link...
Jun 28, 20211 min read


📃 PRESS RELEASE
Supercomputers show their added value to Flemish research, in academia and industry 08/02/2021 10:41 For Dutch version, click here On...
Feb 9, 20213 min read


Success Stories | imec
Geoffrey Pourtois from imec is very pleased to share his story of "atomistic simulations", an absolute must see video that shines a light...
Dec 3, 20201 min read


Press release | One of the world's most powerful supercomputers, LUMI
One of the world's most powerful supercomputers, LUMI, will take Flemish research and competitiveness to a next level. EuroHPC is...
Oct 21, 20203 min read


Quantum Computing with Qiskit
Lectures for Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum (VSC) We are delighted to announce new online-lectures on Quantum Computing, using IBM Quantum...
Oct 12, 20201 min read


"Hortense" is our new Supercomputer!
The new Tier-1 supercomputer is nicknamed "Hortense", after Nicole-Reine Lepaute, one of the first famous human "computers". The...
Sep 30, 20201 min read

Annual Report 2019
🚩 VSC's 2019 Annual Report is now available online! Click through to read all about the great research and technical advancements that...
Sep 14, 20201 min read


Call for candidate members for the User Council of the Flemish Supercomputer Center
VSC | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum is setting up a User Council, for which it is looking for candidate members, if you have experience...
Jun 25, 20201 min read


📜 Press Release | Tier-1
Ghent University engages Atos to build third Tier-1 VSC supercomputer supporting research in #Flanders. This supercomputer will help...
Jun 22, 20201 min read
Welcome to the latest news and events page for the Flemish Supercomputer Center. This page serves as the go-to source for all announcements, updates, and news related to the center. Whether you are a researcher, a student, or simply interested in the latest developments in high-performance computing, you will find valuable information here.

Flanders Invests in a New Supercomputer to Accelerate Research and Innovation
The Flemish government has announced an investment of €8.6 million for the acquisition of a new Tier-1 supercomputer , reinforcing...


Accelerating Medical Innovation: How VSC Supercomputers Are Helping Diagnose Rare Disorders
High-performance computing (HPC) has long been a cornerstone of scientific discovery, and its impact on medicine continues to grow. At...


🔒 Quantum-Proof Your Future: Access the Webinar Recordings Now!
📢 VSC Announces Recorded Presentations from the Webinar: Safeguarding Communications and Data in the Quantum Computing Age Missed the...


Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis: A Breakthrough with VSC Computational Power
Researchers from the Center for Human Genetics (CME) in Leuven have unveiled a revolutionary diagnostic method that combines genetic and...


UD 24 – Recorded Presentations & Lightning Talks are Now Available!
We are pleased to announce that the VSC Users Day 2024 event page has been updated with all recorded presentations, lightning talks, and...
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