Articles and reports

In Poznan PSNC started the first system of quantum communication and cryptography. It’s the first project of this type in Poland based on operational telecommunications environment. It guarantees secure network connections resistant to hacker attacks.

The main British news channel published an online video devoted to the educational program developed by INTEL and implemented in Poland by PSNC Innovative Education Laboratory. The technological facilities and the potential of PSNC Future Labs were presented in the material.

Simulation of adding many dispersed drones to live air traffic – that’s the NaviLab project in a nutshell, which will be launched as part of cooperation between Polish Air Navigation Services Agency and Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. This simulation laboratory will allow to create an air traffic management system which will be even more smooth and safe. And it will be supported by powerful computing power of the supercomputer located in Poznan.

In the March issue of the monthly “Poznański prestiż”, we recommend an interview with Maria Marcinkiewicz-Górna – playwright, radio drama director, co-creator of the Auditory Festival. The latter was technologically supported by PSNC last year. The artist reveals the details of cooperation with the Center in Poznan and discusses plans for the future.

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center has signed an agreement with the consulting company Deloite in the field of research and development in the area of ​​Industry 4.0 and Innovation 4.0 based on the SAP S/4HANA technology.

In the latest issue of “Nature” – one of the oldest and most popular scientific journals in the world, an article was published on the cooperation of PSNC and the use of the computing power of the “Eagle” supercomputer in the VECMA project. Bartosz Bosak from the PSNC Large Scale Applications and Services Department was responsible for carrying out the research and preparing the publication. Piotr Kopta and Tomasz Piontek also contributed significantly to this publication.

8K Live Streaming over the Internet Showcased by a Group of Industry Leaders. In a significant milestone for the adoption of 8K, Intel, NHK Technologies, PSNC, Spin Digital, and Globo collaborate to deliver a live 8K program to multiple locations worldwide.

We invite you to read the report (available only in Polish version) containing an overview of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center activities in 2020. Digital science, industry and society are the areas in which we present our exemplary R&D and implementation achievements.

After the success of last year’s CLAW (Crisis Management Workshop), organized for the NREN community (National Research and Education Network) at PSNC headquarters, this year’s edition was held online. The coronavirus pandemic did not allow to organize the meeting in the capital of Wielkpolska Region once again, but this exceptional situation did not prevent the development and organization of the next interactive crisis management classes.

This year’s edition of the Researchers’ Night, which is a very popular event among the children and adults in Poznan, will be held entirely on-line. On November 27, the organizers invite the participants to a virtual studio to a “live” broadcast, and viewers will have access to 8 thematic channels. Damian Niemir (PSNC) talks about this unique event on Radio TOK FM.

The second episode of the ITM_talks online discussion, organized by the MTP Group, was devoted to the autonomy of robots and the digital transformation of the industry. The panel was attended by dr Krzysztof Kurowski – Technical Director of PSNC.

In the weekly “Polityka” you can read an article about technologies that help to monitor apiaries. The author mentions the EU project DEMETER, which is to promote the use of IoT sensors in agriculture. PSNC is the partner of this project.