The communicator won the hearts of millions of Internet users, and is today one of the most popular Internet chat programs. Currently, Gadu-Gadu is not just a communicator, but also a social networking site, cellular and VoIP calls.
With the increase in the number of users increases the number of messages sent each day by the messenger. Since the beginning of GG until today, it has increased from 3 to 300 million messages sent per day. In 2006 the WebGadu was formed, which enables the connection through a web interface.
GG messenger is used by over 10 million people per month. GG number is administered as a standard way to interact on an equal footing with e-mail address and phone number. And thanks to new technology, GG number now consists also a telephone number (network GaduAIR).
From Lost Worlds to Open Data: 3DBigDataSpace Data Synergy Grant Winners
2025-10-16
As PSNC is a partner of 3DBigDataSpace, our Center is very happy to share two exceptional undertakings that have been selected as winners of the project’s Data Synergy Call. Both of them are outstanding examples of striving for excellence in reconstructing lost heritage and so, they will receive support in preparing 3D assets and metadata in order to enrich Europe’s digital 3D cultural landscape. These two projects will be integrated into the Common European Data Space for Cultural Heritage — a key initiative aimed at increasing the accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of Europe’s digital heritage.
EuroHPC JU expands the AI Factories initiative – AI Factory Antennas will connect Poland and Moldova
2025-10-14
EuroHPC JU is strengthening the European artificial intelligence infrastructure network. The investment aims to create 13 AI Factory Antennas, which will allow new partner countries to access existing AI Factories without having to build their own facilities. As part of the project, the Moldova AI Factory Antenna (FAIMA) will be established. It will operate in close coordination with the PIAST-AI Factory located at PCSS.
Innovative Collaboration Between PCSS, ORCA Computing, and Imperial College London – A Quantum Revolution for Data Centers
2025-10-09
In mid-September 2025, ORCA Computing announced plans to integrate photonic quantum AI within the operations of stationary data centers. This technology was demonstrated in collaboration with Imperial College London and PCSS. The partnership brings together leading scientific and research expertise within a fully functioning data center environment.
New Direct Connection for Research Networks in Poland and Germany
2025-09-03
DFN-Verein and PCSS have just launched a direct 100 Gbit/s connection between X-WiN and PIONIER networks. This opens an additional transmission path that complements the existing X-WiN and PIONIER links to the GÉANT network. The new connection optimizes the performance of numerous applications and the use of resources at the GÉANT interface. Additionally, it enables the operators to set up new connections for advanced research projects that require high bandwidths for cooperating scientific institutions in Poland and Germany.
The First Open Call in the HERIFORGE Project
2025-08-28
The HERIFORGE project, also known as the forge of cultural heritage and immersive technologies innovation, has just launched its first open call. As a partner in this project, our Center is pleased to invite and encourage companies, institutions, and individuals who focus on topics related to extended reality to participate and present their solutions.
We invite you to the LUMEN project workshops
2025-07-18
LUMEN is a project which aims to transform interdisciplinary collaboration practices and knowledge widening processes across mathematical sciences, social sciences, humanities, earth systems, molecular dynamics, and beyond. On September 4th, we invite you to a workshop where participants will design the LUMEN Infrastructure for Semantics (LUMIS).
PSNC Energy Lab: Energy Transformation of Eastern Wielkopolska
2025-07-10
Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PCSS) has launched a five-year scientific project aimed at supporting the energy transformation of eastern Wielkopolska (Greater Poland). As a part of the research, "digital twins" of buildings and locations in the region will be created, allowing for simulations. The project consists of three components: the Digital Twin Laboratory, the RES (Renewable Energy Sources) Laboratory, and the Living Lab.
OSCARS: Paving the Way for Open Science in the European Research Area
2025-07-03
The European scientific landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by initiatives such as OSCARS. This ambitious, four-year Horizon Europe project aims to revolutionize research practices across the continent by promoting Open Science principles and supporting the widespread adoption of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data. Our Centre has just joined OSCARS through the DARIAH-EU consortium. PCSS will focus on Work Package 2.
XX International Symposium on Sound Engineering and Direction with the participation of PCSS
2025-10-10
This year's edition of this unique event, dedicated to technical topics related to acoustics and the perception of sound by audiences, took place from October 8-10. The symposium was organized by the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
Discussing the Heriforge Project at the “Innovations, Trends, the Future of Research” Conference
2025-10-10
"Innovations, Trends, the Future of Research. Horizon Europe and the 10th Framework Programme" was the title of the conference dedicated to the most important directions in the development of European research programs. It was organized by the Polish National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes in Warsaw on 8 and 9 October 2025. PCSS was represented during this event by Michał Kosiedowski – the Head of the Future Internet Services Department at our Center, who participated in the panel dedicated to Widening projects.
PCSS Joins the Innovation Prototyping Lab in Zagreb
2025-10-07
On 1–3 October 2025, the first Innovation Prototyping Lab (IPL) took place at Infobip Zagreb. What’s interesting, IPL is an event bringing together the communities of both LUMEN and GRAPHIA projects. It is dedicated to co-creating innovative solutions, experimenting, and fostering cross-sector collaboration. PCSS was represented at this three-day-long meeting by Aleksandra Nowak, Paweł Marciniak, Arkadiusz Margraf, and Marcin Płóciennik.
PCSS Experts at BalticNOG 2025
2025-10-04
BalticNOG is an initiative that brings together professionals from various fields with the aim of enhancing economic competitiveness and fostering deeper integration across Scandinavia, the Baltic States, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. This year’s edition took place on 24 and 25 September, in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius. During the event, PCSS experts – Roman Łapacz and Łukasz Łopatowski delivered two presentations.
Researchers’ Night 2025 at PCSS in Photos
2025-09-30
We would like to thank everyone who visited the PCSS headquarters during this year’s Researchers’ Night! As always, on the last Friday of September, the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center opened its doors to the public. Our experts prepared a rich and attractive program of workshops, lectures, and demonstrations covering not only sciences, but also humanities, even art, and of course the latest technologies.
DARIAH HUB Meeting in Warsaw
2025-09-27
On 24 and 25 September 2025, the Institute of Computer Science PAS (IPI PAN) in Warsaw hosted representatives of research institutions from across Poland, who gathered for a meeting called “DARIAH HUB. Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities – DARIAH-PL.” As a member of the DARIAH-PL consortium, our Center was happy to participate in this event through our experts: Aleksandra Nowak, Maciej Głowiak, Marcin Heliński, Michał Lorek, Bartosz Szymendera, and Tomasz Umerle.
Dolnośląski Festiwal Nauki: Innovative Tools Whithin Our Reach
2025-09-25
Dolnośląski Festiwal Nauki (Lower Silesian Festival of Science, DFN) is an annual event organised by various universities from Wrocław, as well as numerous Polish Academy of Sciences institutes and other parties. Two of PCSS’s experts – Błażej Betański and Michał Kosiedowski, participated in this year’s edition of the festival. They gave a lecture about digital innovations in science and society. Their presentation included topics such as workflow, cooperation, and inclusivity as well.
Save the Date: PIAST-AI Business Day
2025-09-25
Get ready for the future of business. This autumn, on 13 November join us for the PIAST-AI Business Day – a special event at which you will be provided with practical tips and ready-to-use AI solutions that can be implemented in your company right away. Sign up today and find out how artificial intelligence is transforming business!
PCSS’ Aleksandra Nowak Is One of LUMEN’s Voices
2025-08-05
An interview with Aleksandra Nowak – the Head of Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department of PCSS, has just appeared on the lumenproject.eu website as a part of the LUMEN Voices series. Aleksandra gave an insight on her team’s role in the LUMEN project, which combines mathematical sciences, humanities, social sciences, earth systems, molecular dynamics, and more.
About PSNC in GÉANT CONNECT
2025-06-10
The latest, June issue of the magazine "CONNECT", focused on the GÉANT network and community, features an article on next-generation research infrastructures. These projects are being implemented within four leading projects run by PCSS and based on the PIONIER Network.
“Long-Distance Coherent Quantum Communications in Deployed Telcom Networks” – Piotr Rydlichowski in Nature Magazine
2025-04-24
The newest issue of Nature magazine (04/2025) features an article titled “Long-Distance Coherent Quantum Communications in Deployed Telcom Networks” and one of its coauthors is Piotr Rydlichowski – a PSNC’s researcher from the Centre’s Network Technologies Division.
GÉANT’s “Foresight 2030: Navigating Change” Report
2025-01-08
At the end of 2024, GÉANT released a report identifying the key opportunities and challenges facing the NREN community (National Research and Education Network) in the coming decade. One of the authors of this document is Raimundas Tuminauskas – Head of the Network Infrastructure and Services Department at PSNC.
Nobel Prizes 2024: AI in Physics and Chemistry
2024-10-17
This year's Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry highlight the groundbreaking role of artificial intelligence in those fields. To get insights into this significant development, we reached out to Dr Mikołaj Buchwald – an expert from the PSNC Internet Services Department, whose research interests include cognitive neuroscience, machine learning methodology, as well as using AI plus advanced data analysis to explain human physiology and psychology.
PSNC Leaps into the future of computing
2024-09-04
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
International Media on PSNC
2024-09-03
Here is a short sellection of recent articles on PSNC that have appeared in some international media.
Dariah.lab: cultural heritage documentation
2024-04-19
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
From Lost Worlds to Open Data: 3DBigDataSpace Data Synergy Grant Winners
2025-10-16
As PSNC is a partner of 3DBigDataSpace, our Center is very happy to share two exceptional undertakings that have been selected as winners of the project’s Data Synergy Call. Both of them are outstanding examples of striving for excellence in reconstructing lost heritage and so, they will receive support in preparing 3D assets and metadata in order to enrich Europe’s digital 3D cultural landscape. These two projects will be integrated into the Common European Data Space for Cultural Heritage — a key initiative aimed at increasing the accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of Europe’s digital heritage.
XX International Symposium on Sound Engineering and Direction with the participation of PCSS
2025-10-10
This year's edition of this unique event, dedicated to technical topics related to acoustics and the perception of sound by audiences, took place from October 8-10. The symposium was organized by the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
PCSS’ Aleksandra Nowak Is One of LUMEN’s Voices
2025-08-05
An interview with Aleksandra Nowak – the Head of Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department of PCSS, has just appeared on the lumenproject.eu website as a part of the LUMEN Voices series. Aleksandra gave an insight on her team’s role in the LUMEN project, which combines mathematical sciences, humanities, social sciences, earth systems, molecular dynamics, and more.
EuroHPC JU expands the AI Factories initiative – AI Factory Antennas will connect Poland and Moldova
2025-10-14
EuroHPC JU is strengthening the European artificial intelligence infrastructure network. The investment aims to create 13 AI Factory Antennas, which will allow new partner countries to access existing AI Factories without having to build their own facilities. As part of the project, the Moldova AI Factory Antenna (FAIMA) will be established. It will operate in close coordination with the PIAST-AI Factory located at PCSS.
Discussing the Heriforge Project at the “Innovations, Trends, the Future of Research” Conference
2025-10-10
"Innovations, Trends, the Future of Research. Horizon Europe and the 10th Framework Programme" was the title of the conference dedicated to the most important directions in the development of European research programs. It was organized by the Polish National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes in Warsaw on 8 and 9 October 2025. PCSS was represented during this event by Michał Kosiedowski – the Head of the Future Internet Services Department at our Center, who participated in the panel dedicated to Widening projects.
About PSNC in GÉANT CONNECT
2025-06-10
The latest, June issue of the magazine "CONNECT", focused on the GÉANT network and community, features an article on next-generation research infrastructures. These projects are being implemented within four leading projects run by PCSS and based on the PIONIER Network.
Innovative Collaboration Between PCSS, ORCA Computing, and Imperial College London – A Quantum Revolution for Data Centers
2025-10-09
In mid-September 2025, ORCA Computing announced plans to integrate photonic quantum AI within the operations of stationary data centers. This technology was demonstrated in collaboration with Imperial College London and PCSS. The partnership brings together leading scientific and research expertise within a fully functioning data center environment.
PCSS Joins the Innovation Prototyping Lab in Zagreb
2025-10-07
On 1–3 October 2025, the first Innovation Prototyping Lab (IPL) took place at Infobip Zagreb. What’s interesting, IPL is an event bringing together the communities of both LUMEN and GRAPHIA projects. It is dedicated to co-creating innovative solutions, experimenting, and fostering cross-sector collaboration. PCSS was represented at this three-day-long meeting by Aleksandra Nowak, Paweł Marciniak, Arkadiusz Margraf, and Marcin Płóciennik.
“Long-Distance Coherent Quantum Communications in Deployed Telcom Networks” – Piotr Rydlichowski in Nature Magazine
2025-04-24
The newest issue of Nature magazine (04/2025) features an article titled “Long-Distance Coherent Quantum Communications in Deployed Telcom Networks” and one of its coauthors is Piotr Rydlichowski – a PSNC’s researcher from the Centre’s Network Technologies Division.
New Direct Connection for Research Networks in Poland and Germany
2025-09-03
DFN-Verein and PCSS have just launched a direct 100 Gbit/s connection between X-WiN and PIONIER networks. This opens an additional transmission path that complements the existing X-WiN and PIONIER links to the GÉANT network. The new connection optimizes the performance of numerous applications and the use of resources at the GÉANT interface. Additionally, it enables the operators to set up new connections for advanced research projects that require high bandwidths for cooperating scientific institutions in Poland and Germany.
PCSS Experts at BalticNOG 2025
2025-10-04
BalticNOG is an initiative that brings together professionals from various fields with the aim of enhancing economic competitiveness and fostering deeper integration across Scandinavia, the Baltic States, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. This year’s edition took place on 24 and 25 September, in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius. During the event, PCSS experts – Roman Łapacz and Łukasz Łopatowski delivered two presentations.
GÉANT’s “Foresight 2030: Navigating Change” Report
2025-01-08
At the end of 2024, GÉANT released a report identifying the key opportunities and challenges facing the NREN community (National Research and Education Network) in the coming decade. One of the authors of this document is Raimundas Tuminauskas – Head of the Network Infrastructure and Services Department at PSNC.
The First Open Call in the HERIFORGE Project
2025-08-28
The HERIFORGE project, also known as the forge of cultural heritage and immersive technologies innovation, has just launched its first open call. As a partner in this project, our Center is pleased to invite and encourage companies, institutions, and individuals who focus on topics related to extended reality to participate and present their solutions.
Researchers’ Night 2025 at PCSS in Photos
2025-09-30
We would like to thank everyone who visited the PCSS headquarters during this year’s Researchers’ Night! As always, on the last Friday of September, the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center opened its doors to the public. Our experts prepared a rich and attractive program of workshops, lectures, and demonstrations covering not only sciences, but also humanities, even art, and of course the latest technologies.
Nobel Prizes 2024: AI in Physics and Chemistry
2024-10-17
This year's Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry highlight the groundbreaking role of artificial intelligence in those fields. To get insights into this significant development, we reached out to Dr Mikołaj Buchwald – an expert from the PSNC Internet Services Department, whose research interests include cognitive neuroscience, machine learning methodology, as well as using AI plus advanced data analysis to explain human physiology and psychology.
We invite you to the LUMEN project workshops
2025-07-18
LUMEN is a project which aims to transform interdisciplinary collaboration practices and knowledge widening processes across mathematical sciences, social sciences, humanities, earth systems, molecular dynamics, and beyond. On September 4th, we invite you to a workshop where participants will design the LUMEN Infrastructure for Semantics (LUMIS).
DARIAH HUB Meeting in Warsaw
2025-09-27
On 24 and 25 September 2025, the Institute of Computer Science PAS (IPI PAN) in Warsaw hosted representatives of research institutions from across Poland, who gathered for a meeting called “DARIAH HUB. Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities – DARIAH-PL.” As a member of the DARIAH-PL consortium, our Center was happy to participate in this event through our experts: Aleksandra Nowak, Maciej Głowiak, Marcin Heliński, Michał Lorek, Bartosz Szymendera, and Tomasz Umerle.
PSNC Leaps into the future of computing
2024-09-04
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.
PSNC Energy Lab: Energy Transformation of Eastern Wielkopolska
2025-07-10
Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PCSS) has launched a five-year scientific project aimed at supporting the energy transformation of eastern Wielkopolska (Greater Poland). As a part of the research, "digital twins" of buildings and locations in the region will be created, allowing for simulations. The project consists of three components: the Digital Twin Laboratory, the RES (Renewable Energy Sources) Laboratory, and the Living Lab.
Dolnośląski Festiwal Nauki: Innovative Tools Whithin Our Reach
2025-09-25
Dolnośląski Festiwal Nauki (Lower Silesian Festival of Science, DFN) is an annual event organised by various universities from Wrocław, as well as numerous Polish Academy of Sciences institutes and other parties. Two of PCSS’s experts – Błażej Betański and Michał Kosiedowski, participated in this year’s edition of the festival. They gave a lecture about digital innovations in science and society. Their presentation included topics such as workflow, cooperation, and inclusivity as well.
International Media on PSNC
2024-09-03
Here is a short sellection of recent articles on PSNC that have appeared in some international media.
OSCARS: Paving the Way for Open Science in the European Research Area
2025-07-03
The European scientific landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by initiatives such as OSCARS. This ambitious, four-year Horizon Europe project aims to revolutionize research practices across the continent by promoting Open Science principles and supporting the widespread adoption of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data. Our Centre has just joined OSCARS through the DARIAH-EU consortium. PCSS will focus on Work Package 2.
Save the Date: PIAST-AI Business Day
2025-09-25
Get ready for the future of business. This autumn, on 13 November join us for the PIAST-AI Business Day – a special event at which you will be provided with practical tips and ready-to-use AI solutions that can be implemented in your company right away. Sign up today and find out how artificial intelligence is transforming business!
Dariah.lab: cultural heritage documentation
2024-04-19
Thanks to the Dariah.lab infrastructure, the first pilot projects for the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage resources have been implemented in 2023. Dariah.lab is a research infrastructure for the humanities and arts, built as part of the DARIAH-PL project. It serves to acquire, store and integrate cultural data from the humanities and social sciences, and to process, visualise and share digital resources.