Artificial intelligence, personalised medicine, the development of new drugs or the fight against climate change. These are just a few...
28 Sep
2023
2023
CARLA 2023: RISC2 Results Presented at Largest HPC Conference in Latin America
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>From September 18 to 22, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, hosted the Latin America High-Performance Computing Conference (CARLA), which brought together around...
22 Aug
2023
2023
60 students participated in the ACM Europe Summer School dedicated to HPC Computer Architectures
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>At the beginning of July, the Barcelona Super Computing Center hosted the 4th edition of the ACM Europe Summer School...
26 Jul
2023
2023
RISC2’s partners gather in Brussels to reflect on three years of collaboration between EU and Latin America
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Over the past three years, the RISC2 project has established a network for the exchange of knowledge and experience that...
13 Jun
2023
2023
SC-Camp 2023 gathers students from HPC related fields in Cartagena de Indias
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Last month, students from the field of Computer Sciences, Engineering and others related to HPC (Physics & Material Sciences, Biology/Bioinformatics,...
03 May
2023
2023
Latin American researchers present greener gateways for Big Data in INRIA Brazil Workshop
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>In the scope of the RISC2 Project, the State University of Sao Paulo and INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en...
21 Mar
2023
2023
More than 100 students participated in the HPC, Data & Architecture Week
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>RISC2 supported the ‘HPC, Data & Architecture Week’, which took place between March 13 and 17, 2023, in Buenos Aires....
17 Mar
2023
2023
EU, Latin America and Caribbean partners launch in Colombia the EU-LAC Digital Alliance
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>On 14 March Bogotá, Colombia, the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Digital Alliance was launched, a joint initiative to champion...
17 Feb
2023
2023
LNCC encourages the participation of girls and women in science and technology careers
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>In January 2023, LNCC participated in the project "Futuras Cientistas" - in English, "Future Girls in Science" -, promoted by...
14 Feb
2023
2023
Costa Rica HPC School 2023 aimed at teaching the fundamental tools and methodologies in parallel programming
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The Costa Rica HPC School 2023, organized by CeNAT in collaboration with the RISC2 project, took place between January 30...
07 Feb
2023
2023
RISC2 institutional video available
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>RISC2 publishes its institutional video, which briefly presents the project, its main goals and objectives. The video is English but...
30 Jan
2023
2023
LNCC’s HPC Summer School provided sessions related to HPC to their community
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>LNCC, one of the RISC2 Brazilian partners, organized the HPC Summer School “Escola Supercomputador Santos Dumont,” which took place between...
26 Jan
2023
2023
RISC2 webinar series aims to benefit HPC research and industry in Europe and Latin America
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>After the success of the first 4 webinars, the RISC2 Webinar Series "HPC System & Tools" is back for its...
12 Jan
2023
2023
Call for Proposals to Support High Performance Computing Centers FAPESP-MCTI-MCom-CGI.br
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The call is now open until March 31, 2023. The Call for High Performance Computing (HPC) Centers aims to support...
20 Dec
2022
2022
RISC2 cooperated to promote HPC networking in Uruguay
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>RISC2 organized, together with our partner Universidad de la República Uruguay (UdelaR), a seminar on High-Performance Computing, which took place...
19 Dec
2022
2022
LNCC participated in the 19th Brazilian Science and Technology National Week
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Carla Osthoff, LNCC's researcher, presented the Santos Dumont Supercomputer on the 19th Brazilian Science and Technology National Week, organised by...
15 Dec
2022
2022
RISC2 discussed the digital transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>RISC2 participated in the "Dialogue on the Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean", which...
28 Nov
2022
2022
LNCC is making efforts to promote the best HPC practices
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Our partner LNCC participated in different events to promote interaction and exchange of knowledge and the best HPC practices between...
22 Nov
2022
2022
RISC2 attended the Supercomputing Conference 2022
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The RISC2 team participated in the Supercomputing Conference 2022, in Dallas, Texas. The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking,...
17 Nov
2022
2022
RISC2 receives honors in 2022 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The RISC2 project has been recognised in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2022 International...
31 Oct
2022
2022
RISC2 supported the first school of HPC Administrators in Latin America and Caribe
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The National Laboratory of High Performance Computing (NLHPC), our partner from Chile, was the responsible for the first school of...
13 Oct
2022
2022
RISC2 highly represented at CARLA 2022
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>RISC2 was part of the organization committee of the Latin America High-Performance Computing Conference (CARLA 2022), which took place between...
07 Oct
2022
2022
RISC2 publishes the White Paper on HPC Research, Development, and Innovation in Latin America
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>One of the overall goals of the RISC2 project is the White Paper on HPC Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI)...
21 Sep
2022
2022
RISC2 organized a workshop co-located with IEEE Cluster 2022
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>RISC2, in collaboration with EU-LAC ResInfra, organized the workshop “HPC for International Collaboration between Europe and Latin America”, in conjunction...
20 Sep
2022
2022
RISC2 supported ACM Europe Summer School 2022
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The 2022 ACM Europe Summer School on “HPC Computer Architectures for AI and Dedicated Applications” was hosted by the Barcelona...
29 Aug
2022
2022
23 people gathered at the Costa Rica HPC School 2022 to learn more about HPC tools
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The Costa Rica HPC School 2022, organized by CeNAT in collaboration with the RISC2 project, gathered 23 people between August...
05 Aug
2022
2022
Pégaso, the most powerful supercomputer in Latin America
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro) has announced the upcoming inauguration of its new Rio de Janeiro-based supercomputer, Pégaso. With...
26 Jul
2022
2022
RISC2 Webinar Series | HPC System & Tools
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The RISC2 project is organizing a webinar series about “HPC System & Tools”. The webinars will be happening until the end...
14 Jul
2022
2022
RISC2 Project first review meeting
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>On July 11th, the RISC2 project had its first Periodic Review Meeting with the European Commission and their experts. The...
01 Jul
2022
2022
RISC2 organized virtual workshop focused on High-Performance Computing (HPC), data science and scientific computing
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The RISC2 project organized a virtual workshop dedicated to High-Performance Computing (HPC), data science and scientific computing. The workshop, which...
26 May
2022
2022
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The 2022 call is now OPEN with a deadline on 14 September 2022. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) contribute to excellent...
21 Apr
2022
2022
RISC2 partners met at UFRJ during the “Eureka meets the Atlantic” event
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Alvaro Coutinho and Marta Mattoso, from UFRJ, and Rui Oliveira, from INESC TEC, met during the “EUREKA meets the ATLANTIC”...
04 Apr
2022
2022
RISC2 has a working group on HPC, Data Science and Scientific Computing
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The RISC2 project has launched a working group for a convergence between High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Science (including Machine...
04 Feb
2022
2022
Open call for EU&LAC collaboration
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Transnational consortia are invited to submit proposals related to the following 6 topics in the thematic fields of Global Challenges,...
18 Jan
2022
2022
CINVESTAV hosts a meeting with representatives of supercomputing centers in Mexico
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>CINVESTAV, one of RISC2’s partners, hosted a virtual meeting with representatives from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the HPC...
22 Dec
2021
2021
RISC2 presented at the Mexican Congress
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Mateo Valero Cortés, Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, presented the RISC2 project to the Science, Technology and Innovation Committee...
21 Dec
2021
2021
The National Laboratory for High Performance Computing awarded funding for 5 years
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The National Laboratory for High Performance Computing (NLHPC), with the support of the RISC2 project, was awarded a new fund...
23 Nov
2021
2021
RISC2 partner is a member of AISIS 2021’s Scientific Committee
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>Rafael Mayo Garcia, from CIEMAT, one of the RISC2 partners, participated at AISIS 2021 as a part of the Scientific...
16 Nov
2021
2021
National Laboratory for High Performance Computing awarded Fondequip Major funding
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The National Laboratory for High Performance Computing (NLHPC), the national supercomputing center in Chile and one of the RISC2 partners,...
05 Oct
2021
2021
RISC2 with a strong presence at CARLA 2021
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The RISC2 project participated at the Latin America High-Performance Computing Conference (CARLA 2021), which took place between September 27 and...
13 Aug
2021
2021
National Laboratory for Scientific Computing participated in the ISC2021
if( ! empty($tags) && $show_tags) { ?>The National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), one of the RISC2 partners from Brazil, presented two posters at the Event...