Today I opened the fortune cookie I got from JSC at ISC26 – this is for you: #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Claudia Blaas-Schenner
@claudiablaas.bsky.social
Passionate about Supercomputing / High-Performance Computing (HPC) - doing HPC since more than 30 years and teaching HPC since more than 10 years - grown up as a physicist - comments and opinions are my own - she/her - https://asc.ac.at/training
Interesting find that general LLMs do better than coding-specific models when it comes to Fortran. Maybe another reason is this saying: „You start up with English and end up with Fortran.“ I love the colors that your phone is adding to the screen fotos – clear tells for no AI.
Glenn K. Lockwood@glennklockwood.com · last mo.1. General LLMs beat coding-specific models at writing Fortran, likely bc code models are overfitted to Python 2. This conf begins the age of Claude-generated pptx. Clear tells 3. My phone doesn’t like these #ISC26 projectors
I missed this one: Nowadays it gets a new meaning when sysadmins say the perfect supercomputer would be one without users.
Glenn K. Lockwood@glennklockwood.com · last mo.Supercomputer for agents is a bold bet by SJTU and a great thought exercise (if not more). There’s a lot of crap that we drag along in the #HPC stack simply because it makes humans comfortable.
Impressive indeed! An opening keynote full of HPC, quantum, and neuromorphic computing – Martin Schulz knows how to rock the stage without overusing common buzzwords.
Glenn K. Lockwood@glennklockwood.com · last mo.20 minutes into the opening keynote at #ISC26 and Martin Schulz has managed to say AI only once; it’s changing everything, but let’s talk about quantum and #HPC instead. Impressive.
ISC26 is a wrap 🎯 See you again in 2027! It has been an amazing week and the #ASC team is heading home 🏡 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Friday is Workshop Day! AI on HPC: Performance Engineering, Challenges and Opportunities I was part of the Panel Discussion: Rise of HPC-Driven Al Factories Worldwide #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Closing Keynote „HPC in Transition“ by Jack Dongarra: HPC is being reshaped by forces beyond traditional supercomputing (the economics of AI, energy constraints, data movement, new hardware strategies, and changing expectations for scientific computing). #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
I spent quite some time at the NHR Sofa, discussing about Elevating Women's Careers in HPC, Training Material Development, Examinations, Certification, Micro Credentials. And finally, I got my #WHPC t-shirt. Love the design! #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
We were on the Community Stage with: EuroHPC Virtual Training Academy (EVITA): HPC Training for Everyone Currently EVITA has two Open Calls: 👉 Call for Modular Training Materials 👉 Call for External Reviewers 👉 evitahpc.eu #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
The third day started with an important question but also with some engaging discussions led by my colleague Siegfried Hoefinger in the BoF on: Quality Assurance in HPC/AI Training #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
I was walking the exhibition when a guy approached me: „You don‘t know me, but I know you. I have attended several of your trainings and I would like to let you know that your trainings are amazing and I have learnt a lot from you.“ This made my day today! #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Today we had the MPI BoF with a full room and a lot of interest. 👉 We want to hear from you what you expect from #MPI-6! 👉 Want to shape the future of #MPI? We invite you to join the #MPI_Forum! 👉 Join us 5-9 October in Vienna: conftool.com/eurompi-iwomp-2026 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Scenic ride across the River Elbe with ferry line 62 – public transport in Hamburg feels like vacation ⛴️⚓️ #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
I really like the venue – Conference Center Hamburg #CCH is the perfect location for Connecting the Dots at ISC26. #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC
The new #TOP500 is out with Erich Strohmaier presenting its highlights China Retakes #1 (HPL & HPCG) - With LineShine an All-CPU System The Exascale Club - Five Systems Now Break the Exaflop Barrier Industrial Systems by Eni S.p.A. rank 6th & 8th in TOP500 #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Opening Keynote by Martin Schulz (TUM) HPC: A Heterogeneous Future From scaling limits to integrated architectures #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots #HPC #AI
Why are you here? For me this slide says it all! ❗️HPC as ❗️„The engine of human progress“ ❗️HPC, AI and Quantum Computing ❗️Energy Efficiency and Sustainability #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots
Rosa M. Badia is opening the conference week. Quite surprised to find me on her second slide – guess this is s good sign. #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots
What’s ahead for this week? Come and meet me at: 👉 MPI BoF (Wed, 24 June, 9:00) 👉 EVITA Community Meet-Up (Thu, 25 June, 13:00) 👉 Rise of HPC-Driven AI Factories Worldwide Panel @ AI on HPC Workshop (Fri, 26 June, 10:00) #ISC26 #Connecting_the_Dots
Excursion time! After a semester learning about #HPC, #MPI & #OpenMP I took my InterMaths students on a guided tour to finally see the hardware they were using during the labs. @asc.ac.at
Happy to host EuroMPI & IWOMP 2026 from 7-9 October 2026 in Vienna. @asc.ac.at @tuwien.at @eurompiconf.bsky.social
OpenMP ARB@openmp-arb.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe IWOMP 2026 Call for Papers is open! Submit your talk for IWOMP 2026, which will be held at the Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) at TU Wien in Vienna (Austria) - October 7–9, 2026. We look forward to seeing you there! www.iwomp.org/call-for-pap... #IWOMP26 #OpenMP #HPC #parallel #programming
Yesterday‘s course „Hands-on Explainable AI (XAI): From Data Understanding to Model Interpretation“ was a blast. A big applause to our lecturer Anahid Wachsenegger from AIT who did a great job in guiding 115 participants through the hands-on labs on the GPUs on VSC-5. #AI:AT @asc.ac.at
I‘m always happy to come to HLRS / Stuttgart for our training collaboration – „Hybrid Programming in HPC – MPI+X“ this time together with Tobias Haas and Georg Hager. Engaged participants onsite & online, good vibes in the room, and a huge construction site outside for the new HLRS building. #HPC
Excellent reads – paper, essay, and blog post. As we are starting procurement of our AI Factory Austria #AI:AT system soon, I especially enjoyed Glenn’s @glennklockwood.com perspective „of an HPC-turned-AI infrastructure practitioner“. When #HPC meets #AI
Glenn K. Lockwood@glennklockwood.com · 6mo agoDan Reed published an essay on what #HPC needs to do to remain competitive in the age of #AI yesterday (hpcdan.org/2026/02/06/h...). It was so engaging that I jotted notes as I read and figured I might as well publish them: blog.glennklockwood.com/2026/02/hpc-...
Access to advanced computing resources is getting easier: The #EuroHPC #Federation Platform is set to federate all AI factory supercomputers, HPC systems, and quantum systems across Europe. 👉 my-eurohpc.eu
Kenneth Hoste (boegel)@boegel.bsky.social · 7mo agoInitial webinar series on the EuroHPC Federation Platform coming soon. Registration for first session is now open: Wed 4 Feb'26 - Introduction to the EuroHPC Federation Platform (EFP) Free to attend, registration required. More info: my-eurohpc.eu/training/ #HPC #EuroHPC @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social
Join us in Vienna for the: Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 – ASHPC26 🗓️ 7 April 2026 – internal #CE-NCCs-WG 🗓️ 8-10 April 2026 – public #ASHPC26 📍 Vienna, Austria 🔗 ashpc.eu/e/ASHPC26 Abstract submission and registration with eary-bird fees is possible until 15 February 2026.
Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 – ASHPC26
Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2026 – ASHPC26ASHPC26 will take place at TUtheSky, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria, 8–10 April 2026.ASHPC26 will continue the tradition of the annual Austrian HPC Meetings (201...
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Today we had very special guests at #ASC - a group of students doing climate modelling with @blazgaspa.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at got to see the hardware they were using during the past semester 🌱🌍🌎🌱 @asc.ac.at @eurocc-austria.at
