Events
EPICURE Hackathon: Code optimisation for heterogeneous HPC environments
Start
2026/04/27
End
2026/04/29
Location
INESC TEC (Porto, Portugal) & Online
The Hackathon on Code optimisation for heterogeneous HPC environments is a hands-on, collaborative initiative for developers, researchers, and HPC users interested in improving application performance across modern heterogeneous architectures. Participants will work on real optimisation challenges, explore advanced techniques for CPUs, GPUs and accelerators, and exchange expertise with peers from across the European HPC community.
The event will take place from April 27 to 29, 2026, and will be held in a hybrid format (online and on-site) at INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal.
On-site attendance is limited to a maximum of 30 participants.
Why join?
- Collaborate hands-on with peers and mentors on real-world HPC challenges;
- Optimise your own code or contribute to impactful open-source HPC projects;
- Learn best practices for scalability, parallelisation, and profiling;
- Connect and network with the EPICURE and European HPC communities;
- Get feedback on your code and ideas from domain specialists.
Registration
Registration is free but mandatory. Please register here by April 15, 2026.
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome Session
09:45 – 10:30 Keynote | Ziyad AlBanoby (Barcelona Supercomputing Centre)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Hackathon
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Hackathon
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Hackathon
18:00 Welcome
09:30 – 10:00 Keynote: Optimizing scientific code at the Deucalion ARM partition | Bernardo Malaca (CNCA & Deucalion User Support & University of Minho)
10:00 – 10:25 Project Status
10:25 – 10:30 Group Photo
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Hackathon
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Hackathon
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Hackathon
19:00 Dinner
09:30-10:30 Keynote (TBD)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Hackathon
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Project Sync
15:00-16:00 Wrap-up
Keynote Speakers
Bernardo Malaca
Bernardo Malaca holds a PhD in Physics Engineering and has over four years of experience in high-performance computing (HPC) user support. For the past 1.5 years, he have been working on the Deucalion supercomputer, supporting users and workflows on a peta-scale HPC system. He also offers technical support at the BSC AI Factory, where Portuguese small and medium-scale companies ask for resources and guidance for AI adoption.
Ziyad AlBanoby
Ziyad studied at Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt, earning his degree in Computer and Communications Engineering. He specializes in CUDA software optimization and porting, focusing on algorithms on GPU. He worked for two years at Brightskies Inc. and, in 2024, joined the High-Level Support Team at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
