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Hasselt University is organizing the summer school “A First Introduction to Quantum Computing” (June 22–25, 2026).

Explore the mathematical foundations of quantum computing:

Designed for PhD students in mathematics and related fields

Info: www.vscentrum.be/events/summe...

Training Alert

Join the HPC@UAntwerp Introduction and get started with the CalcUA infrastructure at the University of Antwerp.

Feb 25–26 | 9:30–13:30
Campus Middelheim

Register: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...

More trainings via VSC training sessions at:
www.vscentrum.be/vsctraining

🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 🔬
STREAM-PRS is a multi-tool pipeline that computes and compares polygenic risk scores using five widely used methods.
It standardizes scores, corrects for population structure, and selects the best-performing approach.

Read more: www.vscentrum.be/post/stream-...

🚀 VSC Connect Blog

Meet the people behind VSC through our latest blog interviews:
👥 Training & learning
🤝 User community
⚛️ Quantum computing

👉 Explore all stories: www.vscentrum.be/news

More insights coming soon.

#VSCConnect #HPC #Supercomputing #Research #Innovation

🔬 Research Showcase
Using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations on VSC Tier-1 supercomputers, researchers quantified boron diffusivity in high-temperature molten slag, supporting more accurate silicon recycling processes.

www.vscentrum.be/post/the-app...

Users Day 2025 | Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum VSC Users Day 2025 brought together the Belgian and European HPC community in Brussels. Watch recorded presentations, access slides, lightning talks, highlights, and interviews focused on HPC and AI.

🎥 The VSC User Day 2025 event page is now live!

Watch the event report video, explore recorded presentations, download slides, and revisit lightning talks—all in one place.
👉 www.vscentrum.be/ud25

#VSCUserDay #HPC #AI #Supercomputing #ResearchCommunity

VSC Research Showcase:
Standard fluconazole dosing often fails in critically ill patients. Population PK modeling identified body weight and CRRT as key drivers, leading to an optimized dosing strategy with ≥90% target attainment.
🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/a-fluco...

🚀 Machine Learning with Python | VSC Training

Learn the fundamentals of ML and AI, build pipelines with scikit-learn, and explore neural networks with Keras — all in one half-day, hands-on session.

📅 Jan 12, 2026 | 9–1
📍 Hybrid (KU Leuven / online)
🔗 www.vscentrum.be/events/machi...

🧬 How do cancer cells evolve, and become drug resistant during therapy?
Researchers at VIB–KU Leuven developed SPLONGGET, a new single-cell method combining long-read sequencing with multi-omics to reveal tumor evolution and CAR-T therapy resistance.

🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/new-met...

As the year comes to a close, we celebrate the passion, resilience, and creativity of our HPC community. Your drive to explore, innovate, and solve real-world challenges makes the VSC mission truly meaningful—here in Flanders and beyond.

Happy Holidays! 🎄✨

🚀 We’re hiring!
Join the HPC team at Ghent University as HPC System Administrator (Linux & Storage) and help support cutting-edge research and supercomputing in Flanders.
📍 Ghent University
⏱️ Full-time, permanent
💻 Hybrid work possible
🗓️ Apply by 31 Jan 2026

🔗 jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Sys...

Schistosome species, parasite development, and co-infection combinations determine microbiome dynamics in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease affecting over 200 million people worldwide. This study examines how schistosome species, parasite development, and co-infection influence the microb...

🧬 Research Showcase
🦠 New open-access research shows how parasite species, development, and co-infections shape the microbiome of the schistosomiasis snail Biomphalaria glabrata, using 16S rRNA sequencing powered by VSC supercomputing.

🔗 Read more → www.vscentrum.be/post/schisto...

🚀 VSC + LUMI-BE Users Day starts next week

A full day of high-performance computing, research impact, and user experiences.

📍 Brussels | 17 December
🔗 See the full event agenda: www.vscentrum.be/ud25

YouTube video by Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum VSC Success Story | Discoveries from Sint-Truiden

🚨 New VSC Success Story!
Ancient DNA from Sint-Truiden reveals 1,000 years of ancestry, migration & community life — including evidence of 14th-century plague unseen in historical records.

Powered by VSC supercomputing.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/cciqwPZMkfk

#VSC #HPC #AncientDNA #Genomics #History

Why Subscribe to the VSC eNewsletter?
Stay up to date with the latest in HPC, AI, and research across Flanders and beyond.
Get news, insights, tips, and event updates — delivered quarterly.

🔗 Subscribe: www.vscentrum.be/subscribe

#HPC #Supercomputing #Research #AI #Flanders #VSC

Metro 3 in Brussels under uncertainty: scenario-based accessibility analysis Metro 3, a proposed north–south automated metro line in Brussels, has faced major delays and cost increases, rising from €0.85 billion in 2009 to €5–7 billion today. This study provides the first repr...

🚀 Research Showcase 🔬
VUB researchers present the first reproducible accessibility analysis of Metro 3 in Brussels. Their study reveals how the project impacts travel times, reliability, and equity across the city — powered by VSC

Read here www.vscentrum.be/post/metro-3...

Boost your Python skills for high-performance computing! 🚀

📌 Python for HPC
Dec 9–10, 2025 • Hybrid
Performance tuning, Cython, mpi4py, PySpark.

📌 Python-on-GPUs
Dec 11, 2025 • Online
GPU architecture, kernels, Numba, RAPIDS, ML on GPUs.

Register at www.vscentrum.be/vsctraining

🚀 New VSC training alert!
Boost your scientific programming skills and learn how to write efficient, reliable code for modern HPC environments.
Hybrid sessions on Dec 1 & 2, 2025.

🔗 Register now www.vscentrum.be/events/fortr...
#HPC #ScientificComputing #KULeuven #ResearchComputing

🚀 Research Showcase 🔬
🧬 New research shows that cells can boost activity from the intact X-chromosome region when the other copy is deleted — ensuring balanced gene expression at RNA and protein levels.

Read the study 👉 www.vscentrum.be/post/x-chrom...

🚀 Sharpen your skills in high-performance scientific software!
Join the VSC & KU Leuven training Scientific C for Programmers

📍 Hybrid (online or ICTS Heverlee)

Learn to write efficient C code and work with scientific libraries in an HPC environment.
👉 Register: www.vscentrum.be/events/scien...

Users Day 2025 | VSC This year’s theme — “Europe’s intelligence runs on HPC” — brings together experts from VSC and LUMI to explore how AI is transforming the world of supercomputing.

🚀 Registration is OPEN for #VSCUserDay 2025!
Join us on 17 Dec in Brussels for a day of #AI, #HPC & innovation under the theme:
“Europe’s Intelligence Runs on HPC.” 💡

🎤 Talks by VSC & LUMI experts
🤝 Networking & Awards
🎯 Limited seats – secure yours now!

👉 vscentrum.be/events/users-day-2025

🧪 Join the First Symposium on Computational Chemistry in Flanders — exploring the computational design of drugs & materials!
📅 Dec 12, 2025 | 🕐 13:00–17:30 | 📍 Brussels

Organized by experts incl. Prof. Hans De Winter (UAntwerp, VSC User Committee).

🔗 Register: www.kvcv.be/en/activitei...

📅 Save the Date!
VSC User Day 2025 is happening on 17 Dec in Brussels 🇧🇪

This year, VSC & LUMI Belgium unite under the theme “Europe’s intelligence runs on HPC” with inspiring talks, lightning sessions & networking opportunities you won’t want to miss! ⚡🤝

🎥 Watch the invitation from Álvaro👇

☀️ New #ResearchShowcase:
How do solar eruptions travel from the Sun to Earth? 🌍

Using VSC supercomputing, researchers modeled magnetic energy buildup & CME propagation — improving space weather forecasts with <3 h accuracy!

🔗 www.vscentrum.be/post/flare-e...

#HPC #SpaceWeather #SolarPhysics

🧠 New on the VSC Connect Blog!
Lander Willem (University of Antwerp) shares his vision as the new Chair of the VSC User Committee — strengthening collaboration and shaping the future of #HPC in Flanders.

👉 Read the full story: www.vscentrum.be/post/from-us...

#Supercomputing #Research #AI

🚀 Kickstart your HPC journey!

Join HPC Introduction @ VUB
📅 14 Nov 2025 | 09:00–15:00
📍 Campus Etterbeek, room LIC.5.14

Hands-on intro to #supercomputing with VSC, learn job submission, software modules & best practices on Hydra. No experience needed!

🔗 www.vscentrum.be/events/hpc-i...

🚀 Learn how to automate your code & data workflows!
Join our GNU Make – Introduction training 👩‍💻

📅 13 Nov 2025 | 9:00–13:00
🌐 Online (via Teams)
🎓 Trainer: Mag Selwa

👉 Register now: www.vscentrum.be/events/gnu-m...

#HPC #Training #GNUmake #VSC #KULeuven #Linux #Automation

🧬 VLAIO Success Story: Puxano & VSC Accelerate Biotech Innovation in Flanders 🇧🇪

Ghent start-up Puxano uses AI & VSC’s HPC infrastructure to design proteins faster — driving breakthroughs in biotech with support from VLAIO.

🔗 www.vlaio.be/nl/onderneme...

How Plasma Reaction Conditions Affect the Optimal Catalyst: A Microkinetic Study of Plasma-catalytic CO2 Splitting Plasma catalysis offers a sustainable route to convert CO₂ into valuable chemicals using renewable electricity. Researchers used VSC’s computational resources to model plasma–catalyst interactions and...

⚡ Plasma catalysis can recycle CO₂ into valuable chemicals using renewable electricity!

Researchers Björn Loenders, Roel Michiels & Annemie Bogaerts (UAntwerpen) used #VSC supercomputing to model plasma–catalyst interactions for sustainable CO₂ conversion. 🌍

👉 www.vscentrum.be/post/how-pla...

🖥️ New Training Alert!
Ready to dive into the world of Linux? 💡
Join our “Linux – Introduction @ KU Leuven” course, designed for researchers and VSC users who want to master the essentials of working in a Linux command-line environment.
www.vscentrum.be/events/linux...