Advanced education and research needs need tailor-made solutions.
From advanced computing services, to Cloud data storage and sharing, we support projects with high technological complexity, with agility and speed.
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National Network for Advanced Computing
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Deucalion: a milestone in Advanced Computing in Portugal
Professor Rui Oliveira, Director of the Operational Center where Deucalion is installed, presented the best Portuguese supercomputer managed by FCCN.
"What struck me most was meeting and dialoguing with colleagues from the most diverse areas"
Pedro Fernandes, from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, was one of the participants in the 2023 Advanced Computing Meeting. He shared his testimony about the initiative.
Advanced Computing Meeting: Margarida Prozil's experience
In 2023, Margarida Prozil, Head of Data at Data CoLAB, took part in the National Meeting on Advanced Computing for the first time. Here's her testimony.
AI open at RNCA with Albertina PT-*
Opinion of António Branco, Professor at the Faculty of Science of Lisbon and General Director of PORTULAN CLARIN Research Infrastructure for Language Science and Technology, on the Albertina PT-* project.
Applications open for the new European Master's in Advanced Computing
The European Commission opens applications for the new Advanced Computing program until May 14, 2025.
Portugal hosts International HPC Summer School 2025
The event will bring together participants from all over the world in the city of Lisbon, from July 6 to 11, 2025, for the first time.
Portugal takes part in one of Europe's first Artificial Intelligence factories
EuroHPC has announced the countries that will host the first European AI factories, which will be set up over the next year.
Advanced Computing: 4th Meeting promotes collaboration and sharing of ideas
The 4th Advanced Computing Meeting was held on November 5 and 6 at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) in Covilhã.
EuroHPC User Day 2024 opens Registration
Registration is now open for EuroHPC User Day 2024, which will take place on October 22 and 23, 2024, at the iconic Eye Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
FCT co-organizes an Open Knowledge Day on May 22
"The role of supercomputers in the digital transition and in the competitiveness of organizations and companies" is the motto of the initiative, which will take place on May 22, starting at 2pm, at the University of Minho.
Inauguration of the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer: Barcelona is Europe's new innovation hub
The opening of MareNostrum 5 reinforces Europe's role at the forefront of global technological innovation. Barcelona is Europe's new innovation hub