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🪙 Yhden euron investointi CSC:n suurteholaskennan palveluihin on tuottanut yhteiskunnalle 25–37 euron suuruisen hyödyn vuosien 2018–2023 aikana. 💶 Tulos käy ilmi Taloustutkimuksen toteuttamasta tutkimuksesta, joka mittaa CSC:n suurteholaskennan palveluiden vaikuttavuutta (Social Return On Investment, SROI). Käytetty SROI-laskentamenetelmä perustuu arviointitutkimukseen, sosiaaliseen tilinpitoon ja kustannus–hyöty-analyysiin. ”Tehokkaiden laskentaresurssien suhteellinen merkitys tieteelle ja tutkimukselle sekä koko yhteiskunnan kilpailukyvylle on kasvanut. Tiesimme hyödyt korkeiksi, mutta halusimme tarjota yhteiskunnalliseen keskusteluun mitattua tietoa asiasta”, CSC:n toimitusjohtaja Kimmo Koski sanoo. Lue lisää tutkimuksesta 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3UBHAmB #Suurteholaskenta #HPC #SROI #Tiede #Tutkimus 📸 Kuvassa CSC:n Kajaanin datakeskus / Mikael Kanerva, CSC

Tiede- ja kulttuuriministeri Sari Multala on virkamatkalla Japanissa. Matkan ohjelmassa oli myös vierailu Japanin RIKEN-tutkimuslaitoksella ja supertietokone Fugakulla. ”On hienoa, että Suomi ja CSC ovat muodostaneet hyvät, toimivat suhteet japanilaisiin toimijoihin. LUMI supercomputer in ja Fugakun välinen yhteistyö on tärkeää molemmissa maissa ja mahdollistaa vaikuttavaa tutkimustoimintaa sekä uusia keksintöjä”, ministeri Multala totesi. Vierailulla mukana myös CSC - IT Center for Science toimitusjohtaja Kimmo Koski. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö/Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet/Ministry of Education & Culture #HPC #supercomputing #research #collaboration

🔐 Leveraging biomedical data across the world for research and the common good is needed. At the same time, securing that data is a necessity. 🎥 Watch Prof. Yves Moreau from KU Leuven explain the challenges of sharing data globally and the importance of infrastructure to protect sensitive information. International collaboration, technical solutions, and strong governance are essential to strike the right balance, he highlights. Prof. Moreau took the stage at the European Conference on Computational Biology 2024 in September in Turku 🇫🇮 , organized by CSC and Turun yliopisto - University of Turku. #SensitiveData #DataPrivacy #PrecisionMedicine #Bioinformatics #Research #ECCB2024 ELIXIR Finland

🚀 A new service for publishing sensitive biomedical research data has now been launched! 🔒 The FEGA service (Federated European Genome-phenome Archive) stands apart from other services in that the data are not exported from the service, but analysed within a protected internal cloud service. FEGA is part of CSC's sensitive data services, which enable the use of sensitive data for research. Research teams now have a reliable solution to store and analyse sensitive data while complying with FAIR principles. This is especially crucial for cancer research and other sensitive fields. 🎗️🔬 Thanks to FEGA, Finnish research data will be internationally findable and reuse of data will be more manageable. The data controller can truly control access to the data throughout its life cycle. University of Helsinki, HUS Helsinki University Hospital and CSC – IT Center for Science carried out a FEGA pilot, marking the first submission of Finnish research data to the national FEGA service. 🌍   “This pilot was the first time that Finnish research data were submitted to the national FEGA service, where the data are also findable internationally. Thanks to FEGA, data need not be transferred across borders. Instead, they remain securely encrypted on CSC servers in Finland,” said Director of Sensitive Research Data Services Ilkka Lappalainen at CSC. Read more about FEGA and the pilot 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_9DU39m #FEGA #SensitiveData #BiomedicalResearch #FAIRData #DataSecurity #DataManagement

🔐🧬 Sharing sensitive health data is key to advancing research and towards better diagnosis and treatments, but managing health data securely is a challenge. This debate is happening in Finland and worldwide, which is why we invited two leading experts – Dr. Melissa Haendel from the University of North Carolina and Prof. Yves Moreau from KU Leuven – on stage at #ECCB2024 conference in Turku in September. Balancing data privacy with the needs of research, particularly in bioinformatics and clinical work, is vital for moving the field forward, Dr. Haendel says. Watch her insights, recorded at ECCB2024 👇🎥 #SensitiveData #PrecisionMedicine #DataPrivacy #Bioinformatics #Research

✨ Meillä oli ilo toivottaa Kainuun liiton henkilöstö tervetulleeksi vierailulle Kajaanin datakeskuksellemme tutustumaan LUMI-supertietokoneeseen. 💻 Vierailun aikana keskustelimme alueellisesta yhteistyöstä, datakeskusten hukkalämmön hyödyntämisestä sekä muista ajankohtaisista asioista. Kiitos käynnistä! Kainuun liitto | LUMI supercomputer #Kainuu #Yhteistyö #Datakeskukset #LUMIsupertietokone

🚀 Europe Takes a Quantum Leap! 🌍 We’re excited to share that the LUMI-Q consortium has signed a contract to establish a revolutionary quantum computer in Ostrava, Czech Republic. This marks a significant step forward in strengthening Europe's quantum computing infrastructure. The LUMI-Q quantum computer, powered by IQM Quantum Computers and featuring a unique star-shaped topology, will be housed at the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center. With 24 physical qubits and cutting-edge architecture, this system will drive advancements across industries - from AI to complex simulations. This pan-European collaboration represents a huge leap towards Europe’s leadership in quantum technologies.💡💻 Read more from our website: https://lnkd.in/dD8cWDHa #QuantumComputing 🤝 #Supercomputing

🤖 Tekoälyyn, koneoppimiseen ja ohjelmistosuunnittelupalveluihin erikoistunut Top Data Science hyödynsi LUMI-supertietokonetta osana Nokian johtamaa ja Business Finlandin rahoittamaa AISA-hanketta. LUMIn huippuluokan suorituskyky avasi uusia ovia monimutkaisten laskentatehtävien suorittamiseen ja tekoälyratkaisujen kehittämiseen, erityisesti teollisuuden automaatiossa ja optimoinnissa. 💡 Lue lisää verkkosivuiltamme: https://lnkd.in/d7Trn_qC #Tekoäly #Koneoppiminen #Supertietokoneet #Innovaatio EuroCC_Finland | LUMI supercomputer

🌟 The HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards 2024 voting is now open, and there are exciting LUMI supercomputer and CSC-related candidates up for consideration as well! 🤩 This is your chance to support the innovations and breakthroughs in the HPC community. You can vote for the best technologies, organizations, and individuals shaping the future of HPC. Just remember: if you vote for your own organization, your vote won’t be counted, but you can encourage your peers and colleagues to vote! Polls close on October 4, 2024, so don’t miss out! Visit HPCwire and cast your vote 👇 https://lnkd.in/gJPvwajH

This was #ECCB2024! 🙌 Europe’s largest computational biology and bioinformatics conference brought cutting-edge science and 750+ brilliant minds from ~50 countries to Turku in September 2024. Organized by CSC and Turun yliopisto - University of Turku, the event was held for the first time in Finland and the Nordics. ”This conference may very well be one of the turning points for life sciences,” said the opening keynote speaker, Prof. Sarah Teichmann FMedSci FRS at the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. A huge thank you to all the speakers, attendees, organizers, contributors, supporters, and event makers for a week to remember! 👏 📸 Studio Svarte (Linda Svarfvar), Taru Virtanen, Mikael Kanerva #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #LifeSciences #Research #Science Tommi Nyrönen Laura Elo Anu Kukkonen-Macchi Sanna Kostiainen Taru Virtanen ELIXIR Finland