In
Practice
Technical sessions about operating compute facilities day-to-day.
Conference 2026
Computing in Service of Society
15th of October 2026 · University of Groningen
The call for proposals is now open!
Submit ProposalA Conference for Public Sector Computing
We bring together practitioners, researchers, and educators to discuss the role of compute in operations, science, and teaching. Expect practical talks, research case studies, and educational perspectives in one focused event.
Last year's conference featured speakers from Groningen and across the globe.
Tracks
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Research
How compute powers science across disciplines from medicine to astronomy.
In
Education
Applying compute to modern learning environments and teaching practice.
What to expect
In Practice
For the people who keep the lights on. Engineers talk about running compute platforms at universities and public-sector organisations — what they built, what broke, and what they'd do differently. If you manage infrastructure, run a datacenter, or maintain cloud environments: your experience belongs here.
- Building and running on-premise cloud platforms
- Configuration management and infrastructure-as-code
- Storage, backup, and archival at scale
- Containers, deployment, and day-to-day operations
- Networking and security in shared environments
In Research
Compute sits at the core of modern research, from molecular simulations to large-scale data analysis. This track brings together researchers who depend on serious computing power to get their work done. Got results that wouldn't exist without HPC? We want to hear about it.
- HPC for simulation, modelling, and data analysis
- Machine learning in scientific research
- Scientific software and reproducibility
- Compute across disciplines — life sciences, physics, social sciences
- Working with national and European compute infrastructure
In Education
Giving hundreds of students access to real compute environments is a hard problem. This track is about the people solving it — building virtual labs, automating assessment, making infrastructure a teachable subject. If you've built something that works in a classroom, tell us how.
- Virtual and cloud-based labs for courses
- Automated assessment and grading at scale
- Getting datacenter and HPC topics into the curriculum
- Tools and platforms that actually work in the classroom
- Managing student environments without losing your mind
Submit your proposals now!
We're accepting proposals now. Key dates:
- March - Call for Proposals Opens
- June/July - Acceptance
- September - Timetable announced
Practical Information
Travelling to the Zernike Campus
The event is held on the Zernike Campus in Groningen. Public transit is frequent throughout the day. Free parking is available at lot P6. You can also use P+R Reitdiep and continue by bus.
Parking information