GÉANT Association elects new chair and board members
At an in-person session today in Amsterdam, the GÉANT Association general assembly elected new members to its Board of Directors. Gilles Massen, Director of the Restena Foundation (NREN of Luxembourg) was elected chairman of the GÉANT Association board of directors for a period of three years. Heidi Fraser-Krauss (CEO of UK NREN Jisc) and George […]
Subsea Threats: Resilience is Called For
The current geopolitical situation highlights the importance of having a range of alternative fiber optic cables to ensure true sovereignty in connectivity. The war in Ukraine and the recent sabotage on Baltic Sea gas pipelines have underscored the vulnerability of the critical, international infrastructure that ties the modern world together. This is not only true […]
Arctic input at Danish NREN conference
Danish NREN DeiC invites stakeholders for its two-day Annual Conference 2022. The conference is held as a physical event 26-27 October with the overall theme “Alignment and Maturity: Implementing Research Infrastructure Solutions”. In line with tradition, this year’s DeiC Conference is structured around the four key pillars of the DeiC infrastructure Data Management HPC & […]
NORDUnet tackles power consumption
Thanks to more energy-efficient operation, the Nordic research and education community does not need to fear increasing cost for use of Zoom and similar services. Through smarter operation of servers and related equipment, NORDUnet will be able to save up to 40 pct. of power consumption related to its media services. The savings will allow […]
Swedish networking throughout October
From 11 to 27 October, Swedish NREN Sunet invites its stakeholders to join online seminars, presentations, and opportunities for mingling. In these unrestful times, cyber security is high on the agenda as Swedish national research and education network Sunet continues the Sunetdagarna (Sunet days) tradition. For instance, participants may learn how the Kalix municipality recovered […]
Polar Connectivity Webinar
On 5 October, NORDUnet is hosting a webinar on the economic value of submarine cables in the Arctic and associated topics relating to fiber connectivity between Asia and the EU. Discover how direct sub-sea fiber connectivity from the EU to Japan and Asia through the Artic region will add redundancy, and mitigate existing risks with […]
Goodbye Reykjavik – Welcome to Bergen in 2024
The 31st NORDUnet conference in Reykjavik, Iceland seemed to have everything required for a great event; a beautiful venue in sunny Reykjavik, a record-breaking crowd, exciting and inspiring plenary talks, high-quality breakout sessions on everything from quantum computing and cybersecurity to digital learning and High-Performance computing, participants engaged in discussions, new ideas, and a wealth […]
University of Iceland students join NORDUnet 2022
In today’s HPC session at the NORDUnet 2022 conference, Professor Dr.-Ing. Morris Riedel of University of Iceland gave a talk on Parallel and Scalable Machine Learning. Morris Riedel is a professor of computer science and teaches high-performance computing and machine learning to graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Building on […]
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir welcomes NORDUnet 2022 to Iceland
In her opening address, Icelandic minister of Science, Industry and Innovation Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, welcomed 280 delegates from 30 countries to Reykjavik for the NORDUnet 2022 conference. The minister stressed that science is always international and that the best science is produced in collaboration with others. This is why infrastructures like the NRENs are essential […]
Welcome to the 31st NORDUnet Conference
The 31st NORDUnet conference opens today in Reykjavik, Iceland. Over 270 participants will gather at the Harpa conference and concert venue. On the first day of the conference, participants will learn about how High-Performance computing contributes to professional cycling in a keynote by Bert Blocken, followed by sessions on advanced networking, privacy & security, trust […]
