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Supercomputing in EuropeThe AI–HPC Revolution in Engineering: How Europe is Building the Digital Factories of the FutureIn 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 im...
2026-01-0712 min
HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E14 – The AI-HPC Revolution in EngineeringIn the 14th episode of the HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT P2, we sit down with Dr. Bastian Koller, Managing Director of the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) and Coordinator of HammerHAI, Germany’s AI Factory for Manufacturing and Engineering.We explore how artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are converging to reshape Europe’s industrial landscape. Dr. Koller shares his perspective on why engineering and manufacturing are ideal proving grounds for applied AI, how AI Factories like HammerHAI illustrate Europe’s collaborative and ethical approach to digital innovation, and what kind of cultural shift is needed to fully embrac...
2025-11-1111 min
Supercomputing in EuropeHPC for European SMEsDr. 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 hi...
2025-05-2123 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E13 – HPC & AI for Industry: FFplus and the Road Ahead with Guy LonsdaleIn the thirteenth episode of the HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT, we welcome back Dr. Guy Lonsdale, CEO of scapos and one of the leading figures behind the Fortissimo projects. A year after our first conversation, Guy returns to discuss the progress of the FFplus project, the challenges and opportunities for SMEs adopting High-Performance Computing (HPC), and the new synergies emerging with AI Factories and National Competence Centres (NCCs).We dive into concrete success stories, the mechanics of cascade funding, and how these European initiatives are accelerating digital innovation for industry. Guy also shares his perspective on where H...
2025-05-2022 min
Supercomputing in EuropeAdvancing Computational Fluid Dynamics - Matthias MeinkeIn this episode, Sophia Honisch (EXCELLERAT P2, HLRS) talks with Dr. Matthias Meinke, Head of theNumerical Department at the Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University.Dr. Meinke shares insightsinto the role of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in advancing ComputationalFluid Dynamics (CFD) for aerodynamics.The discussion covers the challengesof running simulations on Exascale platforms, the development of multiphysicssimulation tools, and the broader impact of these advancements on aerodynamicsand engineering.——————Recording and editing:Sophia Honisch, Matvey Fridman (EXCELLERAT P2, HLRS)This episode was producedby EXCELLERAT – the European Centre of Excellence for Engineering Applications.F...
2025-03-0512 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E12 - Advancing Computational Fluid Dynamics in AerodynamicsIn this episode of the HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT, we talk with Dr. Matthias Meinke, Head of the Numerical Department at the Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University. Dr. Meinke shares insights into the role of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in advancing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for aerodynamics. The conversation covers the challenges of running simulations on Exascale platforms, the development of multiphysics simulation tools, and how these advancements influence aerodynamics and engineering as a whole.Join us to learn more about the intersection of CFD, aerodynamics, and HPC innovation.Don't forget to subscribe to the...
2025-01-2011 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E11 - Leveraging AI and HPC for Societal ImpactIn the latest episode of the HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT, we sit down with Ivan Gentile, Data Scientist at IFAB and member of the EuroCC Italy team. Ivan shares his journey from physics and complexity science to harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) for societal good.This episode delves into the transformative synergy of AI and HPC, exploring applications in healthcare, environmental science, and beyond. Ivan also discusses the role of Large Language Models (LLMs), strategies for democratizing access to advanced computing, and the ethical considerations shaping the future of AI and...
2024-12-0320 min
HighTech@SICOS BW – Technologietransfer leicht gemachtUnlocking High-Performance Computing for SMEs with Tomi Ilijaš: Challenges, Innovations, and TransformationsIn this episode we chat with Tomi Ilijaš, Founder and CEO of Arctur, about bringing High-Performance Computing (HPC) to SMEs. Tomi discusses the challenges SMEs face in adopting HPC, how Arctur addresses these, fostering academia-industry collaborations, maximizing HPC benefits, and promising innovation areas. Learn how HPC is transforming SMEs and the impact of projects like EXCELLERAT P2.
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2024-07-2922 minHighTech@SICOS BW – Technologietransfer leicht gemachtHPC and AI for SMEs – The FFplus ProjectIn this episode we discuss with Dr. Guy Lonsdale, CEO of scapos AG, the FFplus project, highlighting how it helps SMEs access HPC and AI, addresses adoption challenges, and promotes business benefits. We also cover the project's open calls for business experiments and innovation studies, and their potential impact on European SMEs.
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2024-07-1120 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E10 - Empowering SMEs with HPC and AI: the FFplus ProjectIn the tenth episode of the HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT, we speak with Dr. Guy Lonsdale, CEO of scapos, about the FFplus project. This initiative aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing access to high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on sectors like manufacturing and engineering. Guy discusses the main challenges SMEs face in adopting these technologies and how FFplus works to overcome them. We also explore how the project engages new HPC users, promotes business benefits, and builds on the successes of previous Fortissimo projects. Tune in to learn about the open calls...
2024-06-2119 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E09 - Bringing High-Performance Computing to SMEsIn the ninth episode of the HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT, we sit down with Tomi Ilijaš, Founder and CEO of Arctur, a pioneer in bringing High-Performance Computing (HPC) to SMEs. Tomi shares insights into challenges faced by SMEs in adopting HPC and how Arctur tackles them. He discusses fostering collaborations between academia and industry, maximising HPC benefits, and promising areas for innovation. Tune in to discover how HPC is transforming SMEs and the role of projects like EXCELLERAT P2 in shaping this future.Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/E...
2024-05-0322 min
HighTech@SICOS BW – Technologietransfer leicht gemachtSiPearl - A European processor - why and for what?Craig Prunty from SiPearl talks with us about the development, goals, challenges and the driving force behind the European super-computer processor.
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2024-04-0929 min
HighTech@SICOS BW – Technologietransfer leicht gemachtExploring the Excellerat reference Codes - NekoIn this episode we talk with Niclas Jansson from KTH about the challenges and advantages of one of the Excellerat reference Codes, Neko. A framework for high-order element flow simulations. What is special about it and how was it first developed?
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2024-03-2220 min
Fri Tanke-poddenPåskspecial: Om medvetandet, människan och tänkande maskinerI veckans podd får lyssnaren ta del av ett samtal ur talkshowen »Den gyllene grenen«. Tillsammans med gästerna Åsa Wikforss, Gustav Söderström och Anders Sandberg diskuterar Christer Sturmark och Victoria Larm AI-revolutionens konsekvenser för samhället, kulturen och människan - och de många etiska dilemman som följer om maskinerna börjar tänka själva. AI har redan excellerat i att lösa avancerade problem, inte minst medicinska, men producerar också ofantliga mängder desinformation. Under supervalåret 2024, där nästan halva jordens befolkning går till val, kommer AI spela en...
2024-03-221h 24HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E08 - The European Processor InitiativeIn the eighth episode of our HPC podcast, the spotlight is on Craig Prunty, VP Marketing of our project partner organisation SiPearl. Craig talks about the European Processor Initiative, the impact developing low-power European processors has on extreme scale computing and high-performance applications, and how this is related to EXCELLERAT P2.Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).Credits:Jingle/Song by freesfx.co.ukImage by Austin Distel @unsplash.This podcast is powered by EXCELLERAT (www...
2024-02-0929 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E07 - Neko, a portable framework for high-order spectral element flow simulationsThis is the seventh episode of our HPC podcast, with a spotlight on Niclas Jansson who works at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, one of our project partner institutions. Niclas was nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize, for leading the development of Neko, a high-fidelity spectral-element code. This code is instrumental to conducting unprecedented large-scale direct numerical simulations of fully developed turbulence while maintaining high-performance portability on GPU-accelerated platforms. In this episode, he explains the work undertaken and talks about the overall experience as a nominee.Don't forget to subscribe to the...
2023-12-1820 min
OBS: RadioessänFotografins och selfiens historia är tätt sammanknutnaSelfies, turistfotografier och snapshots. Fotokonstens framgångssaga tycks bygga på människans lättja och behov av kravlöshet. Pontus Kyander funderar på vad som syns i bilderna vi tar i flykten. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad 2022-04-11.Cogito ergo sum hävdade filosofen Descartes. Jag tänker, alltså är jag. Så kan bara den säga som inte har ett eget Instagramkonto och aldrig rört en selfiepinne. Nu...
2023-11-0109 min
HighTech@SICOS BW – Technologietransfer leicht gemachtDas Projekt EXCELLERAT P2, das europäische Exzellenzzentrum für Ingenieuranwendungen– Im Gespräch mit Sophia HonischSophia Honisch beleuchtet die zukunftsweisenden Innovationen des europäischen Exzellenzzentrums EXCELLERAT P2 für Ingenieuranwendungen, welche Anwendungsfälle das Projekt konkret behandelt und wie bestehende Technologien auf diese Innovationen vorbereitet werden.
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2023-10-0923 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E06 - Data Management Solutions for IndustryThis is the sixth episode of our HPC podcast, with a spotlight on our project partner SSC-Services GmbH from Böblingen, Germany. The focus is on challenges industry faces with respect to HPC usage from the data management view, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises. SSC-Services developed a data exchange and workflow portal in EXCELLERAT project phase 1, which is now being built on.Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).Credits:Jingle/Song by freesfx.co.ukImage by A...
2023-07-0721 min
FollowTheMoney152. Spritfet föredetting med skleros: Kan Europa resa sig mot USA och bli mäktigt igen?Missa inte FollowTheMoney på Scalateatern den 20 september!
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För runt 150 år sedan satt Europa i en ställning som obestridlig ledare i fråga om de flesta fälten av global konkurrens. Teknik, försvar, utbildning, innovation och finansmarknader - den europeiska kontinenten var solen kring vilken all typ av utveckling kretsade.
Men tiden som dominant är nu förbi och lika obestridlig som den historiska dominansen är nu faktumet att Europa detroniserats till som bäst andrafiolen. Kategorierna där Europa bruka...
2023-06-2956 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E05 - Nuclear Fusion ResearchThis is the fifth episode of our HPC podcast and the first one produced in EXCELLERAT P2 - the second project phase of the EXCELLERAT Centre of Excellence for Engineering Applications. This time, it's all about nuclear fusion research and in particular the engineering design and digital twin of the first wall of fusion tokamak - one of our new use cases. We interviewed Matic Brank from University of Ljubljana, who recently joined the project team.Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).
2023-05-0216 min
OBS: RadioessänHumorkonflikten: Är nedtonat eller uppskruvat roligast?Vad är egentligen roligt? Historikern Peter K Andersson berättar om den eviga humorkonflikten från Shakespeare till Killinggänget. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Det finns ett avsnitt av tv-serien Seinfeld där huvudpersonen, som är en framgångsrik ståuppkomiker, vill göra ett dåligt framträdande för att förstöra för sin rival, som ska uppträda efter honom. För att garantera att publiken in...
2022-04-2107 min
HighTech@SICOS BW – Technologietransfer leicht gemachtDas Projekt EXCELLERAT – Im Gespräch mit Anne-Bernard BedouetIn unserer 6. Folge sprechen wir über die Zukunft des HPC und die Entwicklung des Centre of Excellence in Engineering.
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2021-08-1818 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E04 - How can simulations be applied to make aircrafts more environmentally friendly?This is the fourth episode of our HPC podcast. This time, it's all about aeronautics and the use of simulations by this sector, which can help make it more environmentally friendly. How could this industry benefit from HPC and Exascale? Interview with Prof. Dr. Sabine Roller (DLR, German Aerospace Center).Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).Learn more about DLR: www.dlr.de/spCredits:Jingle/Song by freesfx.co.ukImage by Austin Distel @unsplash.
2021-06-1008 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E02 - Why do aeronautics benefit from HPC simulations?This is the second episode of our HPC podcast. This time, it's all about aeronautics and product development in this sector. How could this industry benefit from HPC? Interview with Tine Tomažič, Director of Research and Development of Pipistrel.Are you interested in working for Pipistrel? Send your application via the career portal: www.cloud.pipistrel.si/application/Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).Links:www.focus-coe.euwww.pipistrel-aircraft.comCreditsJi...
2020-08-1718 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E03 - How to Improve Autonomous Vehicles with Supercomputer SimulationsThis is the third episode of our HPC Podcast which is about autonomous vehicles and driving. How could (Exascale) simulations support the development of autonomous vehicles? Interview with Wim Slagter, Director for High Performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Alliances at Ansys.Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).Learn more about Ansys: www.ansys.comCredits:Jingle/Song by freesfx.co.ukImage by Austin Distel @unsplash.This podcast is powered by EXCELLERAT (www.excellerat...
2020-08-1721 minHPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERATHPC Podcast E01 - What's HPC?First episode of our HPC Podcast. This time it's all about HPC. What's HPC? Why do we need it? and more. Interview with Andreas Wierse (Sicos BW GmbH).Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on twitter (twitter.com/EXCELLERAT_CoE) & LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/excellerat).Links:www.focus-coe.euwww.supercomputing-akademie.dewww.sicos-bw.deCreditsJingle/Song by freesfx.co.ukImage by Austin Distel @unsplash.This podcast is powered by EXCELLERAT (www.excellerat.eu).The EXCELLERAT project has received...
2020-08-1708 min