25 March 2025
MaX at the EuroHPC Summit 2025: Advancing Computational Materials Science in the Exascale Era
The EuroHPC Summit 2025 took place from March 18 to 20 at the ICE Congress Centre in Kraków, Poland. The event brought together key European stakeholders in high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum computing, including researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and technology providers, to network and discuss the current and future challenges offered by the European supercomputing ecosystem.
“Connecting HPC, Quantum & AI Communities”
The EuroHPC Summit is a key event for the future of Europe in supercomputing as it valorizes Europe competitiveness in HPC and quantum technology. This year’s program featured plenary sessions covering topics such as AI factories, chip technology, skills development, quantum computing, and the scientific and societal advances enabled by supercomputers. Parallel sessions allowed participants to delve into a wide range of subjects, including benchmarks, Destination Earth, software optimization, and other key technological topics. In addition to the sessions, attendees had the opportunity to visit the Demo Lab and the new immersive Quantum Insights area.
As MaX reached the halfway point of the project in 2025, this year’s Summit represented an unmissable opportunity for the team to promote the advancements achieved so far and to define future strategies.
MaX Centre of Excellence actively participated in the Summit through:
> POSTER SHOWCASE | Exhibition & Networking area
Explore the EuroHPC Projects
The poster session offered MaX the opportunity to exchange with stakeholders from academia, industry, and policy. The poster was presented by MaX partner Nicola Spallanzani (Technologist at CNR-Nano) who highlighted the latest developments achieved by the MaX team on the key areas of software developments, performance scalability, deployment on EuroHPC systems, and energy efficiency evaluations. Download MaX poster.
> PARALLEL SESSION | Thursday 20 March, 2025
AI vs. Sustainability: Finding a Balance?
With the participation of MaX partner Ondřej Vysocky, Senior Researcher, Infrastructure Research Lab at IT4Innovations (IT4I). «Together with the other panelists, we agree that artificial intelligence will allow us to increase work efficiency and push scientific breakthroughs forward. At the same time, it is necessary to be aware of the electricity consumption when using chat bots or any other form of AI, which we may use way too often», commented Vysocky after the session.
We also highlight several experts whose collaborations and shared efforts have intersected with MaX:
> PARALLEL SESSION | Tuesday 18 March, 2025
The Future of Benchmarks in HPC, AI and Quantum Computing
With the participation of Andreas Herten, Head of Accelerating Devices Lab at Jülich Supercomputing Centre.
> PLENARY | Wednesday 19 March, 2025
Attracting HPC Talent in Europe
With the participation of Fabrizio Magugliani, Strategic Planning and Business Development at E4 COMPUTER ENGINEERING
> PARALLEL SESSION | Wednesday 19 March, 2025
Do EuroHPC Opportunities Answer Industry Demands?
With the participation of Carlo Cavazzoni, Head of Cloud Computing at LEONARDO
Strategic follow-ups
The EuroHPC Summit was a strategic platform for MaX to reinforce its leadership in computational materials science and ensure its software and methodologies remain at the forefront of exascale computing.
The Summit served as a platform to stay updated on the EuroHPC supercomputing capabilities, as MaX relies on HPC infrastructure (e.g., LUMI, Leonardo, MareNostrum 5) to advance its goals. The Summit provided insights into the European HPC ecosystem such as upgrades, new procurement plans, and upcoming computing resources. Discussions on software optimization, exascale computing, and AI integration helped MaX analyze how to continue optimize its software for the upcoming exascale capabilities, to reflect on transferable methods from fellow projects, and to explore how machine learning and AI models can accelerate materials discovery and simulation.
Over the past two years, MaX has made significant strides in developing and optimizing simulation software able to run on exascale supercomputing environments. These advancements are particularly beneficial for both academic and industrial users seeking to enhance materials simulations. By optimizing its software for emerging architectures and aligning with European HPC strategies, MaX can strengthen its leadership in computational materials science and ensure long-term relevance and applicability of its mission within the EuroHPC ecosystem.
Explore the EuroHPC projects showcased at the Summit: EuroHPC Summit 2025 - KRAKÓW
Visit the official website: EuroHPC Summit 2025 - KRAKÓW