Articles and reports

One of the most popular weekly magazines devoted to information technology and management published an interview with Norbert Meyer, Ph.D. – Director of the Data Processing Technologies Division of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center and also PRACE-LAB project coordinator.

eDWIN is one of the largest projects aimed at digitalization and modernization of Polish agriculture. But its implementation would be very difficult without the cooperation of the Wielkopolska Agricultural Advisory Center in Poznan with PSNC, where the computing center and project servers are located.

At the TNC21 conference, a demonstration system was launched to show possible interoperability between devices in a network with quantum key distribution. ADVA, ID Quantique and PSNC participated in the demonstration.

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.