In collaboration with UK partners, the software for Validation, Verification and Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ) of advanced computational models developed in VECMA project was used to analyze the CovidSim epidemiological code being provided by Imperial College London. CovidSim was the primary model used by the UK government to predict the development of a coronavirus epidemic in the Great Britain. Early in the course of the outbreak, its estimates influenced decision makers to change their approach from trying to achieve community immunity, to a lockdown policy.
In order to determine the quality of the CovidSim model’s predictions, and thus to assess its practical utility, a team led by Professor Peter Coveney from UCL, developed scenarios to test how the model would behave given uncertain or variable input parameters (such as virus incubation time, infection period, or length of quarantine, for example). The results have been published in the journal Nature Computational Science. They showed a very high sensitivity of the CovidSim model to some of the parameters, and thus a high uncertainty. However, the tendency of the model to underestimate basic epidemic indicators, including the number of deaths, was observed quite clearly.
Conducting the necessary studies required a number of demanding calculations to be performed in a relatively short period of time. This was possible, in particular, thanks to the use of the QCG-PilotJob tool developed at the Large Scale Applications and Services Department of PSNC, which allowed for efficient running of logically independent tasks within a single scheduling system allocation.
It should also be emphasized that most of the calculations were performed as a courtesy of Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, which provided dedicated resources of Eagle cluster for this purpose.
PSNC was represented in the realization of studies and preparation of the publication by Bartosz Bosak. Piotr Kopta and Tomasz Piontek also contributed to this work.
PSNC Podcast: How to talk to a machine, or the interface: human-computer. Part 1
2023-08-03
Welcome to the fourth episode of the PSNC Podcast series. In the first part of the conversation with Dr Mikołaj Buchwald from the Future Internet Services Department, we take a closer look at the history and development of human-machine interfaces. We also present the emerging scientific and research projects in this field carried out at the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
European Citizens’ Prize for ambisonic audio dramas
2023-07-18
Ambisonic audio dramas for blind and partially sighted children, created in cooperation with the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center and the Special School and Education Center for Blind Children in Owińska, Radio Meteor and the Festival of Radio Plays, were honoured with the European Citizen's Prize 2023.
PSNC Podcast: Why do we need an artificial sun on Earth?
2023-07-06
Welcome to the third episode of the PSNC Podcast series, in which we present the FAIR4Fusion project, which is being carried out in collaboration with the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. In a conversation with Agata Filipczak, a programmer from PSNC's Internet of Things Department, we find out what are the main goals of the projects are and why nuclear fusion plays such an important role.
One step closer to European quantum computing: The EuroHPC JU signs hosting agreements for six quantum computers
2023-06-27
The EuroHPC JU has signed hosting agreements with six sites across Europe to host & operate EuroHPC quantum computers. These quantum computers will allow European users to explore a variety of quantum technologies coupled to leading supercomputers.
PSNC Podcast: Heritage Park in 12K – ultra-modern digital humanities
2023-06-12
Welcome to the second episode of PSNC Podcast. This time, specialists from the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center will introduce the Dariah.Lab project - implemented to build a research infrastructure for digital humanities. This infrastructure has been placed on the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures in the area of social sciences and humanities.
Prof. Andrzej B. Legocki received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Adam Mickiewicz University
2023-05-31
Biochemist and former President of the Polish Academy of Sciences - Prof. Andrzej Bogusław Legocki received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. From 1988 to 2003, Professor Legocki was the Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. During his tenure, the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center affiliated with the Institute was established in 1993.
The second edition of the DataComp conference is behind us
2023-09-21
The two-day event (19 and 20 September 2023), organised by the TASK Centre of Informatics Tricity Academic Supercomputer and networK in Gdansk, was aimed at presenting the results of scientific work carried out using IT services developed in the National Data Storage, PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 projects, coordinated by PSNC with the participation of 8 other units - members of the PIONIER Consortium. The programme organiser of the conference was the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
Welcome to the DataComp2023 Conference
2023-08-04
We would like to invite you to participate in the second edition of the national scientific conference DataComp for users of PRACE-LAB, PRACE-LAB2 and the National Data Storage (KMD) research infrastructure. DataComp2023 - AI, HPC and Big Data Analysis for Grand Challenges is the largest event in Poland bringing together both users and providers of advanced computing services.
Neighbourhood Inspirations 2023: come and see our backyard
2023-07-05
This Saturday, 8 July, we invite you to the PSNC Future Labs at Zwierzyniecka 20 in Poznań for the third edition of Neighbourhood Inspirations. The theme of this year's meeting will focus on neighbourhood backyards. The event is organised in cooperation with the Faculty of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Old Zoo in Poznań.
EOSC Day Poland: Making Open Science a reality!
2023-06-16
On June 22 2023, EOSC Day Poland will be held in Poznań, organized by the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Poznań University of Technology together with the National Science Centre and the PIONIER - Polish Optical Internet. The event is addressed to scientists, researchers and representatives of the R&E sector. The aim of the event is to The goal of the event is to introduce the best practices and an EOSC-based toolset for the management of research products.
EGI 2023: welcome to Poznan
2023-06-16
For five days, from June 19th to 23rd 2023, the EGI Conference (Enabling Grids for E-Science) - an international meeting of scientists, IT experts as well as computing and service providers - will be held in Poznan, Poland. The aim of the event, co-organized by the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, will be to summarise the current activities within the EGI - Advanced Computing Services for Research.
Digital Horizon 2023 Conference
2023-06-14
We kindly invite you to a conference organised by the Department of the National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes and the National Centre for Research and Development. The event will take place on June 15, 2023 in the Warsaw Marriott Hotel. The main objective of the meeting is to summarise the NCP's (KPK) information campaign - "Digital Horizon".
PSNC and AMU research: How has COVID-19 affected outdoor activities?
2023-07-27
As part of the cooperation between the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center and the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, a study was carried out to present models of amateur sport participation during the COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities. The results of the research have been published in the latest issue of the university journal "Man and Society".
PSNC and the INSENSION project in Psychology Today
2023-07-24
The latest issue of the American bimonthly magazine "Psychology Today" features an interview with Ed Fennell, with whom Michał Kosiedowski - Head of the Future Internet Services Department at PSNC - is working to prepare the next stages of work in projects developing technology to support interaction with the environment for people with profound multiple intellectual disabilities.
Interview with Bartosz Belter on research infrastructures and the role of SLICES in Europe
2023-06-03
SLICES is a new research infrastructure on the ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) roadmap, bringing together 21 partners from 14 countries. The aim of the current work in the consortium is to secure support from member states and the European Commission in the process of building a modern research infrastructure for research on a European scale. Bartosz Belter, Head of the PSNC's New Generation Networks Department, gave an interview opresenting the specifics of the project.
Quantum Computing ’22 Report
2023-01-03
We invite you to learn about the results of the Polish IBM Quantum Innovation Center within the framework of the first stage of activity in 2022. The document is the result of cooperation between many scientific and research teams in Poland and was created on the basis of the analytical, programming and experimental tasks performed with access to the resource infrastructure of IBM Quantum computers.
POIR projects appreciated around the world
2022-12-01
The 49/2022 issue of "Polityka" weekly featured an article prepared by the National Information Processing Institute (OPI) on several projects from the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures: PRACE-LAB, NLPQT, DARIAH. Two of these projects - PRACE-LAB and DARIAH - are coordinated by the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. PSNC is also a partner in the NLPQT project.
The illuMINEation project: a modern platform for the mining industry
2022-10-28
illuMINEation is a multi-level distributed IIoT platform dedicated to the European mining industry, based on the use of data analytics and new types of technology, in particular the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A consortium including the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center will work on the platform.
PSNC Podcast: How to talk to a machine, or the interface: human-computer. Part 1
2023-08-03
Welcome to the fourth episode of the PSNC Podcast series. In the first part of the conversation with Dr Mikołaj Buchwald from the Future Internet Services Department, we take a closer look at the history and development of human-machine interfaces. We also present the emerging scientific and research projects in this field carried out at the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
The second edition of the DataComp conference is behind us
2023-09-21
The two-day event (19 and 20 September 2023), organised by the TASK Centre of Informatics Tricity Academic Supercomputer and networK in Gdansk, was aimed at presenting the results of scientific work carried out using IT services developed in the National Data Storage, PRACE-LAB and PRACE-LAB2 projects, coordinated by PSNC with the participation of 8 other units - members of the PIONIER Consortium. The programme organiser of the conference was the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
PSNC and AMU research: How has COVID-19 affected outdoor activities?
2023-07-27
As part of the cooperation between the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center and the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, a study was carried out to present models of amateur sport participation during the COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities. The results of the research have been published in the latest issue of the university journal "Man and Society".
European Citizens’ Prize for ambisonic audio dramas
2023-07-18
Ambisonic audio dramas for blind and partially sighted children, created in cooperation with the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center and the Special School and Education Center for Blind Children in Owińska, Radio Meteor and the Festival of Radio Plays, were honoured with the European Citizen's Prize 2023.
Welcome to the DataComp2023 Conference
2023-08-04
We would like to invite you to participate in the second edition of the national scientific conference DataComp for users of PRACE-LAB, PRACE-LAB2 and the National Data Storage (KMD) research infrastructure. DataComp2023 - AI, HPC and Big Data Analysis for Grand Challenges is the largest event in Poland bringing together both users and providers of advanced computing services.
PSNC and the INSENSION project in Psychology Today
2023-07-24
The latest issue of the American bimonthly magazine "Psychology Today" features an interview with Ed Fennell, with whom Michał Kosiedowski - Head of the Future Internet Services Department at PSNC - is working to prepare the next stages of work in projects developing technology to support interaction with the environment for people with profound multiple intellectual disabilities.
PSNC Podcast: Why do we need an artificial sun on Earth?
2023-07-06
Welcome to the third episode of the PSNC Podcast series, in which we present the FAIR4Fusion project, which is being carried out in collaboration with the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. In a conversation with Agata Filipczak, a programmer from PSNC's Internet of Things Department, we find out what are the main goals of the projects are and why nuclear fusion plays such an important role.
Neighbourhood Inspirations 2023: come and see our backyard
2023-07-05
This Saturday, 8 July, we invite you to the PSNC Future Labs at Zwierzyniecka 20 in Poznań for the third edition of Neighbourhood Inspirations. The theme of this year's meeting will focus on neighbourhood backyards. The event is organised in cooperation with the Faculty of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Old Zoo in Poznań.
Interview with Bartosz Belter on research infrastructures and the role of SLICES in Europe
2023-06-03
SLICES is a new research infrastructure on the ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) roadmap, bringing together 21 partners from 14 countries. The aim of the current work in the consortium is to secure support from member states and the European Commission in the process of building a modern research infrastructure for research on a European scale. Bartosz Belter, Head of the PSNC's New Generation Networks Department, gave an interview opresenting the specifics of the project.
One step closer to European quantum computing: The EuroHPC JU signs hosting agreements for six quantum computers
2023-06-27
The EuroHPC JU has signed hosting agreements with six sites across Europe to host & operate EuroHPC quantum computers. These quantum computers will allow European users to explore a variety of quantum technologies coupled to leading supercomputers.
EOSC Day Poland: Making Open Science a reality!
2023-06-16
On June 22 2023, EOSC Day Poland will be held in Poznań, organized by the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Poznań University of Technology together with the National Science Centre and the PIONIER - Polish Optical Internet. The event is addressed to scientists, researchers and representatives of the R&E sector. The aim of the event is to The goal of the event is to introduce the best practices and an EOSC-based toolset for the management of research products.
Quantum Computing ’22 Report
2023-01-03
We invite you to learn about the results of the Polish IBM Quantum Innovation Center within the framework of the first stage of activity in 2022. The document is the result of cooperation between many scientific and research teams in Poland and was created on the basis of the analytical, programming and experimental tasks performed with access to the resource infrastructure of IBM Quantum computers.
PSNC Podcast: Heritage Park in 12K – ultra-modern digital humanities
2023-06-12
Welcome to the second episode of PSNC Podcast. This time, specialists from the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center will introduce the Dariah.Lab project - implemented to build a research infrastructure for digital humanities. This infrastructure has been placed on the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures in the area of social sciences and humanities.
EGI 2023: welcome to Poznan
2023-06-16
For five days, from June 19th to 23rd 2023, the EGI Conference (Enabling Grids for E-Science) - an international meeting of scientists, IT experts as well as computing and service providers - will be held in Poznan, Poland. The aim of the event, co-organized by the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, will be to summarise the current activities within the EGI - Advanced Computing Services for Research.
POIR projects appreciated around the world
2022-12-01
The 49/2022 issue of "Polityka" weekly featured an article prepared by the National Information Processing Institute (OPI) on several projects from the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures: PRACE-LAB, NLPQT, DARIAH. Two of these projects - PRACE-LAB and DARIAH - are coordinated by the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. PSNC is also a partner in the NLPQT project.
Prof. Andrzej B. Legocki received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Adam Mickiewicz University
2023-05-31
Biochemist and former President of the Polish Academy of Sciences - Prof. Andrzej Bogusław Legocki received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. From 1988 to 2003, Professor Legocki was the Director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. During his tenure, the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center affiliated with the Institute was established in 1993.
Digital Horizon 2023 Conference
2023-06-14
We kindly invite you to a conference organised by the Department of the National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes and the National Centre for Research and Development. The event will take place on June 15, 2023 in the Warsaw Marriott Hotel. The main objective of the meeting is to summarise the NCP's (KPK) information campaign - "Digital Horizon".
The illuMINEation project: a modern platform for the mining industry
2022-10-28
illuMINEation is a multi-level distributed IIoT platform dedicated to the European mining industry, based on the use of data analytics and new types of technology, in particular the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A consortium including the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center will work on the platform.