hpc-ch forum on Financial Aspects of HPC
Friday 10 October 2025 -
09:30
Monday 6 October 2025
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Thursday 9 October 2025
Friday 10 October 2025
10:00
Welcome Coffee & Registration: Welcome Coffee & Registration
Welcome Coffee & Registration
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
10:30
Welcome and Introduction
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Pascal Häussler
(
ZHAW
)
Maria Grazia Giuffreda
(
CSCS
)
Welcome and Introduction
Pascal Häussler
(
ZHAW
)
Maria Grazia Giuffreda
(
CSCS
)
10:30 - 10:45
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
10:45
ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management: Overview, Computing and Challenges
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Pascal Häussler
(
ZHAW
)
ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management: Overview, Computing and Challenges
Pascal Häussler
(
ZHAW
)
10:45 - 11:15
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
The School of Life Sciences and Facility Management with its five institutes is briefly introduced. An Overview of the HPC services is presented and challenges regarding financial aspects are outlined as an introduction to the forum’s topic.
11:15
CSCS Business Model for Partnerships
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Pablo Fernandez
(
CSCS
)
CSCS Business Model for Partnerships
Pablo Fernandez
(
CSCS
)
11:15 - 11:45
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
CSCS operates under different business models, ranging from big to small projects, and from academia to industry. Here we will explore the different ways we do it.
11:45
Flexible HPC Billing on UBELIX
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Christian Lehmann
(
University of Bern
)
Flexible HPC Billing on UBELIX
Christian Lehmann
(
University of Bern
)
11:45 - 12:15
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
We present the new HPC billing scheme at the University of Bern, developed for UBELIX and approved by SNSF and our researcher sounding board. The model combines free tiers with paid usage and investment options, ensuring fair access and sustainable growth.
12:15
Celebrating 25 years of cluster “shareholder” model at ETH Zurich
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Olivier Byrde
(
ETH Zurich
)
Celebrating 25 years of cluster “shareholder” model at ETH Zurich
Olivier Byrde
(
ETH Zurich
)
12:15 - 12:45
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
For the past 25 years, all central clusters at ETH have been financed by their users. We will explain how this “shareholder” model works, its benefits and limitations, as well as the challenges imposed by the SNSF and ERC.
12:45
Lunch and Networking
Lunch and Networking
12:45 - 13:45
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
13:45
Community Development Session
Community Development Session
13:45 - 14:15
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
14:15
Guided Tours
Guided Tours
14:15 - 15:35
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203
Guided Tour of Campus Grüental or Campus Reidbach **Please select your preferred tour during registration.** - **Tour A** (on campus Grüental where the conference takes place): Title: “Agricultural Photovoltaic (Agri PV) and Aquaponics” Origin: Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources Research (IUNR) More details: [here][1] and [here][2] - **Tour B** (on campus Reidbach down the hill): Title: “The Future of Food” Origin: Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation (ILGI) More details: [here][3] and [here][4] [1]: https://www.zhaw.ch/de/lsfm/institute-zentren/iunr/oekotechnologien-energiesysteme/oekotechnologie/nahrungsmittel/aquaponik [2]: https://www.zhaw.ch/de/lsfm/institute-zentren/iunr/oekotechnologien-energiesysteme/erneuerbare-energien/solarenergie/kompetenzzentrum-agri-photovoltaik/publikationen-seite-26 [3]: https://www.zhaw.ch/en/lsfm/institutes-centres/ilgi [4]: https://www.konsider.ch/in-waedenswil-oeffnet-der-zhaw-campus-future-of-food-forschung-seine-tueren-20230824
15:35
Farewell and End of the Meeting
Farewell and End of the Meeting
15:35 - 15:40
Room: Aula Grüental, room number GA 203