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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...
Mar 54 min read
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...
Jan 162 min read
Burned Area Increasingly Explained by Climate Change
By: Chantelle Burton, Seppe Lampe, Douglas I. Kelley, Wim Thiery, Stijn Hantson, Nikos Christidis, Lukas Gudmundsson, Matthew Forrest,...
Dec 10, 20245 min read
VSC JOINS QUANTUM LEAP IN COMPUTING!
Advancing Quantum Computing in Europe We are thrilled to announce that VSC is now a proud partner in the EuroSSQ-HPC consortium, working...
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Investigating screw agitator speed ratio impact on feeding performance using DEM
By: Luz Nadiezda Naranjo Gómez, Kensaku Matsunami, Paul Van Liedekerke, Thomas De Beer & Ashish Kumar In the continuous manufacturing of...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
VSC Publishes 2023 Annual Report: Leading Flanders into a Future of High-Performance Computing
The Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) is proud to announce the publication of its 2023 Annual Report. As the importance of computing...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Direct probing of low-energy intra d-band transitions in gas-phase cobalt clusters
By: Kevin A. Kaw, Rick J. Louwerse, Joost M. Bakker, Peter Lievens, Ewald Janssens & Piero Ferrari In the interstellar medium, many...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
CHIT1 at diagnosis predicts faster disability progression and reflects early microglial activation in multiple sclerosis
By: Jarne Beliën, Stijn Swinnen, Robbe D'hondt, Laia Verdú de Juan, Nina Dedoncker Patrick Matthys, Jan Bauer, Celine Vens, Sinéad...
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Joint multi-ancestry and admixed GWAS reveals the complex genetics behind human cranial vault shape
By: Seppe Goovaerts, Hanne Hoskens, Ryan J. Eller, Noah Herrick, Anthony M. Musolf, Cristina M. Justice, Meng Yuan, Sahin Naqvi, Myoung...
Apr 30, 20243 min read
Applications of Quantum Computing in Life Sciences
Discover the exciting possibilities of quantum technology in Europe! We're thrilled to announce an exciting event on Applications of...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Tier-1 Compute, past, present, and future
Decommissioning of BrENIAC: A Look Back at its Impact The Tier-1 platform of the Vlaams Supercomputer Center (VSC) has three components,...
Feb 26, 20243 min read
Lower respiratory tract single-cell RNA sequencing and neutrophil extracellular trap profiling of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a single centre, retrospective, observational study
By: Simon Feys, Sam Vanmassenhove, Sirima Kraisin, Karen Yu, Cato Jacobs, Bram Boeckx, and others. Show all authors here...
Feb 5, 20243 min read
ForestClim—Bioclimatic variables for microclimate temperatures of European forests
By: Stef Haesen and Koenraad Van Meerbeek Bioclimatic variables play a pivotal role in various scientific disciplines, spanning from...
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Microclimate reveals the true thermal niche of forest plant species
By: Stef Haesen and Koenraad Van Meerbeek Species distribution models have become the go-to tool for forecasting how changes in...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
The Role of Plasma β in Global Coronal Models: Bringing Balance back to the Force
by Michaela Brchnelova, Błażej Kuźma, Fan Zhang, Andrea Lani and Stefaan Poedts Space weather has been increasingly more and more...
Sep 6, 20232 min read
🇧🇪 Belgian national track to access LUMI
Date for the next cut-off for the Belgian track is 22 September 2023 at 23.59 h CEST. Starting from this call, we have separate...
Aug 28, 20231 min read
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
Audio Classification with Skyrmion Reservoirs
By: Robin Msiska, Jake Love, Jeroen Mulkers, Jonathan Leliaert, Karin Everschor-Sitte Physical reservoir computing is a computational...
Apr 24, 20233 min read
The Impact of Electron Phonon Scattering
The Impact of Electron Phonon Scattering, Finite Size and Lateral Electric Field on Transport Properties of Topological Insulators: A...
Apr 17, 20232 min read
From saving lives in vehicular accidents to protecting materials under stress: Crumple zones matter
By: Sven M.J. Rogge, Sander Borgmans, Veronique Van Speybroeck Crumple zones form a critical safety measure to protect passengers during...
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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