14 May 2025
MaX Newsletter #8 - Enabling frontier HPC in the materials domain
Dear Readers,
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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.
In this newsletter issue, we bring you:
1. MaX software development update
- - Overview of the MaX lighthouse codes
- - NCCL integration in FFTXlib to boost GPU communication performance for QuantumESPRESSO
2. Highlights from our past events
- - “A Case Study of 64-bit Floating Point Emulation in Quantum ESPRESSO”, seminar organized by MaX featuring Massimiliano Fatica, Director at NVIDIA;
- - MaX participation at the EuroHPC Summit 2025
- - MaX Silver Sponsor of AI4AM25 - Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Materials 2025
3. On the agenda
- - MaX at ISC High Performance 2025
- - Upcoming MaX trainings and workshops
Enjoy the reading: MaX Newsletter #8
Thank you for your continued support, and until next time!