In this VSC Connect Blog post, our colleague Carl Mensch, discusses the potential of quantum computing, adressing challenges and hurdles in the way of the quantum computing research. In this interview, he provides insights and recommend resources to researchers and companies who are getting involved in that research area.

Quantum computing won't replace classical computing it wil complement it, solving problems we couldn't tackle before.”

👉 Read the full article: https://www.vscentrum.be/post/unlocking-the-potential-of-quantum-computing

For all HPC enthusiasts, within and outside the EuroCC 2 and EuroCC4SEE network: Guests can now register to follow web-streamed plenary sessions ! 🖥️

📅10 - 12 March 2026

📍Paphos, Cyprus

Program

Day 1:

09H00-10H30 : On the Road to AI Gigafactories: Scaling Europe’s HPC and AI Ambition

11H00-12H30 : The Next Frontier of Compute for AI Factories and Gigafactories

14H00-15H30 : Parallel sessions

• Dual-Use of HPC/AI Factories
• Connecting AI Factories to Data Ecosystems and Labs
• Harnessing Potential: European Large Language Models in Research and Innovation

16H30-18H00 : Parallel sessions

• Supporting Researchers & Industrial Users (SMEs) Developing Impactful AI Solutions
• Building Blocks of Discovery: Applications, Workflows, and European Compute & Data Infrastructure
• Europe’s Gateway to Supercomputing Training

Day 2:

09H00-10H30 : Federation & Hyperconnectivity: Enhancing EuroHPC User Access

11H00-12H30 : From EuroHPC Access to Impact: Accelerating Innovation in Europe

14H00-15H30 : Parallel sessions

• EUMaster4HPC 2026 Challenge: Students’ Insights Benchmarking AI Factories on the MeluXina Supercomputer
• Beyond Efficiency: Mitigation Strategies for a More Sustainable HPC
• Celebrating EuroHPC JU ExaStars Alice Recoque and JUPITER

16H30-18H00 : Career fair

Day 3:

09H00-10H30 : European Quantum Computing: State of Play and Next Steps

11H00-12H30 : AI Factories, AIF Antennas: Cooperation and Innovation in Action

14H00-15H30 : Parallel sessions

• International Cooperation with India, Japan and Latin America
• Gender Balance and Career Development in HPC and Quantum
• Turning Quantum Potential Into Practice: Focus on the First European Quantum Excellence Centres and Use Cases

16H30-18H00 : Parallel sessions

• AI Factories: Services Supporting Industrial Innovation
• Digital Twins: Spanning Edge to HPC
• How to Access EuroHPC Quantum Computing Resources – Info Session

Explore the program: 👉https://www.eurohpcsummit.eu/programme

Register now via https://www.eurohpcsummit.eu/register

#EuroHPCSummit #HPC #AI #QuantumComputing #EuroHPCJU

On December 17th, 2025, the third edition of the LUMI-BE User Day was organised in the Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire Building, Bd Simon Bolivar 17, Brussels.

It was jointly organised with the VSC (the Flemish Supercomputer Center) Users Day.

The LUMI-BE parallel session contained experiences and inspiring stories from LUMI users. 

You can view the presentations by clicking on the topic in the program (only Laurent Bricteux's presentation is not available yet).

Program

All recordings of the presentations can be viewed via this link on the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum YouTube channel. 

The full program and registration form can be found on https://www.vscentrum.be/ud25

This event was jointly organised by: 

In the latest 𝙑𝙎𝘾 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙜, Lander Willem from the Universiteit Antwerpen shares his vision as the new Chair of the VSC User Committee.
He reflects on the committee’s vital role as the bridge between researchers and VSC’s operational teams — fostering collaboration, improving services, and ensuring that HPC resources continue to empower innovation across Flanders and beyond.

My goal is to ensure that the voice of VSC users remains strong, visible, and unified.”

👉 Read the full article: https://www.vscentrum.be/post/from-users-for-users-strengthening-the-vsc-community-and-shaping-the-future-of-hpc 

VSC proudly presents the first VSC Connect Blog, sharing insights, stories and expert perspectives on HP, AI & innovation from the VSC Team. 
 

👉 Prof. Dr. Geert Jan Bex, Docent in Supercomputing & Data Sciences (UHasselt & KU Leuven), and Training & Awareness Manager at EuroCC Belgium kicked of the series. 

Prof. dr. Geert Jan Bex shares how international collaboration in EuroCC boosts training opportunities: 

“We can and do refer our local community to training sessions organized by other NCCs. Moreover, we collaborate with other NCCs when we identify gaps in the training offerings to develop new training resources. This is a significant help since developing training materials is very time-consuming. In the second phase of the EuroCC project, EuroCC2, the Centers of Excellence (CoEs) also participate actively, and we can also refer our users to their typically very specialized training, for example, the code optimization workshops organized by the POP CoE."

💡 Curious to learn more?

Read the full article here 👉 https://www.vscentrum.be/post/training