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🎉 YouTube turns 20! We're celebrating by spotlighting the VSC YouTube channel – your hub for tutorials, research, and HPC insights in Flanders.
📚 Learn. 💡 Discover. 🔧 Get support.
👉 Subscribe now: youtube.com/@vschpc
#YouTubeTurns20 #HPC #Supercomputing #AI #DataScience #VSC
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! 🎄✨
December 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚀 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...
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🧬 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...
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...
www.vscentrum.be
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚀 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
December 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🚨 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
VSC Success Story | Discoveries from Sint-Truiden
YouTube video by Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum
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December 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🚀 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...
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...
www.vscentrum.be
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚀 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
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🚀 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...
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🚀 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...
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚀 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
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.
vscentrum.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🧪 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...
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📅 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👇
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
☀️ 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
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🧠 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
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚀 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...
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🚀 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
October 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🧬 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...
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
⚡ 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...
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...
www.vscentrum.be
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🖥️ 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...
October 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🧵 🎬 Two stories. One mission: transforming cancer diagnosis with AI & HPC.

The PIDGIN Project Hasselt University bridges oncology, pathology, biomedical science & data science to develop precise diagnostic tools for lung cancer — powered by @VlaamsSC supercomputing. 🧠

👇 Watch both stories:
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🔍 Steel cables are everywhere: bridges, elevators, and offshore platforms. But hidden defects = hidden risks.

Leuven start-up Raidyn uses AI + VSC HPC to make risks visible ⚡
A VLAIO success story 👇
www.vlaio.be/nl/onderneme...

#AI #HPC #Innovation #VLAIO #VSC
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🔬 Researchers showed that personalized federated learning (PFL) improves predictions of disability progression in Multiple Sclerosis. Using data from 26,000+ patients, novel models like AdaptiveDualBranchNet outperformed standard FL.

👉 www.vscentrum.be/post/persona...

#AI #HPC #MultipleSclerosis
Personalized federated learning for predicting disability progression in multiple sclerosis using real-world routine clinical data
Researchers from KU Leuven and UHasselt demonstrated that personalized federated learning (PFL) can significantly improve predictions of disability progression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Using data f...
www.vscentrum.be
October 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚀 The EPICURE Portal is live!
A one-stop hub for EuroHPC users to:
✅ Request support
✅ Access training & best practices
✅ Optimise applications on JU supercomputers

👉 eurohpcsupport.eu

#HPC #EuroHPC #EPICURE #Supercomputing
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM