Hidalgo2 Clustering Event in Stuttgart, Germany - Zoltan Horvath

Описание: How can we predict invisible hazards in our cities, from stagnant pollution to accidental toxic gas releases? Zoltan Horvath leads a panel on the Urban Air Pollution (UAP) pilot within the HiDALGO2 project, demonstrating how High-Performance Computing (HPC) creates high-resolution digital replicas of urban airflow.

Key Highlights:
Three Urban Challenges: Addressing high-resolution air pollution estimates, rapid response for accidental toxic gas releases, and predicting "wind discomfort" near tall buildings.
Real-Time Simulation: The goal of achieving simulations that run faster than real-time to provide immediate responses to environmental hazards.
HPC for Non-Experts: A demonstration of a user-friendly graphical interface that allows architects and urban planners to run complex CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations without needing technical HPC knowledge.
Stockholm Case Study: A success story in collaboration with the City of Stockholm, showcasing how narrow, complex street geometries are modelled and analysed using HPC.
Advanced Solvers: An overview of the tools powering the pilot, including OpenFOAM, the native MPI/GPU code "Red-Sim," and the load-balanced "GASp".
About HiDALGO2: The HiDALGO2 Centre of Excellence develops highly scalable solutions for global environmental challenges using European supercomputing resources.

The HiDALGO2 Centre of Excellence (CoE) focuses on tackling global challenges through HPC, AI, and Big Data analytics. The HiDALGO2 Clustering Event “HPC and Big Data Technologies Addressing Global Challenges” was held on 4 November 2025 at the High‑Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart (HLRS), in Stuttgart, Germany.

Event Organiser: www.futureneeds.eu

Organised by Future Needs, the HiDALGO2 leader in Outreach, Awareness, and Impact Creation, the event brought together leading researchers, industry experts, policymakers, and SMEs to explore how high-performance computing (HPC), big data and AI technologies can tackle complex environmental and societal challenges.

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