Modelling the climate and its changes, cerebral activity, the effectiveness of medical treatments, propagation of seismic waves, dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere, nuclear fusion, water depollution, petroleum prospecting - just a few examples of the simulations discussed in this special issue, which has been produced in partnership with CEA, INRIA, Bull, Intel, Total, Genci and PRACE and illustrates the extent to which high-performance computing has become essential to both research and industry.

The magazine is available online in English and French.

Read the online version of the magazine here.

About PRACE: The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) prepares the creation of a persistent pan-European HPC service, consisting of several tier-0 centres providing European researchers with access to capability computers and forming the top level of the European HPC ecosystem. PRACE is a project funded in part by the EU’s 7th Framework Programme. The PRACE project receives funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° RI-211528.