HANAMI showcases Europe–Japan supercomputing collaboration at EuroHPC User Days 2026

The HANAMI project took part in the EuroHPC User Days 2026, held from 22 to 24 September in Dublin, Ireland, where it presented its work on cooperation between Europe and Japan in high-performance computing (HPC) during the event’s poster session.

The HANAMI poster, titled “Shaping the Future of EU–Japan HPC Collaboration”, centred on the project’s Sustainability Roadmap, a plan to keep cooperation between Europe and Japan in supercomputing going well after the project ends. The roadmap is built around four goals. The first is to connect the EU–Japan HPC research community. The second is to open up access to infrastructures, expertise and shared services. The third is to expand joint projects, training and scientific exchange. The fourth is to put in place the governance and cooperation mechanisms needed for long-term impact.

The poster also put the spotlight on the early-career researchers behind HANAMI’s work across both regions. Among them are PhD students and postdoctoral researchers Marta Alerany and Leo Arriola, who work on climate and weather modelling, and Costanza Borghesi, who works in materials science. Visitors were also invited to the HANAMI High-Level Symposium 2026, which takes place from 2 to 5 November in Kittilä, Finland. The symposium will bring together researchers, HPC centres, policymakers and strategic stakeholders to shape the next phase of EU–Japan supercomputing cooperation.

The fourth edition of the User Days, organised by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, brought together around 700 participants on site and a further 200 online. Over three days, researchers, hosting entities, developers and policymakers discussed results from projects running on Europe’s supercomputing, quantum and AI infrastructures, shared best practices and gave feedback to shape the future of the European HPC ecosystem.