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The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, or SC26 for short, takes place this year Nov. 15–20 in Chicago Illinois, USA.

The SC Conference brings together professionals and students from around the world representing a wide range of backgrounds and technical expertise in high-performance computing. The goal is to encourage new conversations, foster meaningful connections, and inspire innovative ideas while striving to create an environment where everyone can contribute to advancing science and research.

Just like the event itself, the centers that comprise the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS)—the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), and Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ)—will actively participate in paper presentations, panels, birds of a feather sessions, and more.

HLRS staff will be at booth #4106. Visitors are welcome to meet the HLRS team and learn about the latest activities in high-performance computing and related fields. Simulation in action and experiences in augmented reality (AR) can be explored. On Wednesday, November 18, 2026 – Starting at 4:00 PM the community is welcome to join the industry reception for informal conversations about HPC, emerging computing technologies, and applications in research and industry. For a full list of HLRS’s activities, please visit the center’s event page. 

JSC will be represented at booth #2254. The Centre will celebrate its 65th birthday, which happens to coincide with the conference week. With 28 colleagues on site this year, the JSC presents itself under the slogan, “Unleashing Next-Gen Computing Power!” and focuses on topics such as HPC (Tools), Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, as well as European projects and collaborations. Particular highlights will be two nominations for Gordon-Bell-awards: one for Gordon Bell Prize and one for the Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling. In addition, a JSC entry in the “Poster” category is among the finalists. Details and times of the JSC’s activities can be found on the center’s event page. 

LRZ has joined forces with other research colleagues in Bavaria to host a Bavarian HPC experience on the conference floor. At booth #4254 LRZ colleagues, together with its partners from the Technical University of Munich, the Ludwigs-Maximillians-Universität in Munich, the Munich Quantum Valley, and NHR at Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen will demonstrate how high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing work together to unlock new potential for research and innovation. A full overview of LRZ’s activities can be found on the center’s event page.

Furthermore, visitors have the opportunity to enter the Passport Stamp Collection contest by collecting stamps from all participating partners. The joint initiative and prizegiving is supported by GCS.

In addition to the centers' participation, GCS will be represented by a GCS-supported team of students, representing the Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU) and Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in the Student Cluster Competition (SCC). GCS is pleased to continue its commitment to supporting young talents within in the HPC ecosystem.