Conference

Advanced Computing User Day

The day for users from the advanced computing community in research and business. The next edition will take place on 8 December 2026 in KIT Amsterdam. Learn from other users, hear latest developments, gain inspiration, and connect with like-minded professionals from the research and business fields.

: 8 Dec 2026
: 8:45 – 17:30
: KIT Amsterdam, Mauritskade 64 1092 AD Amsterdam

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Save the date! On 8 December 2026 we bring together users, leading experts and entrepreneurs from the advanced computing community for a day of inspiring talks, workshops and valuable networking opportunities.

The Call for Proposals is now open

Do you work with HPC, AI, data or advanced infrastructure? Share your work with a community of researchers, engineers, and computing professionals from across the Netherlands.

We are looking for contributions across three tracks. Submissions can be made as either a 25-minute presentation or a 45-minute Birds of a Feather discussion.

HPC Infrastructure and Platforms
From system design and procurement to operations, scheduling, and middleware. If you work on the infrastructure that makes advanced computing possible, this is your stage. Think: cluster configurations, storage architectures, cloud-HPC integrations, platform migrations, or lessons learned from running large-scale systems.
Applications, Workflows and Use Cases
How are researchers and engineers actually using advanced computing? This track is for domain-driven stories: scientific breakthroughs enabled by compute, workflow optimisation, scaling challenges solved, or cross-disciplinary collaborations that changed how you work.
User Experience and Engagement
The human side of HPC. Support models, onboarding approaches, training programmes, community building, and everything that helps users get more out of advanced computing infrastructure. If you work on making compute accessible, sustainable, or inclusive, we want to hear from you.

Submit your proposal

Submission deadline: 6 September 2026

Questions?

Reach out to the organising team at acud@surf.nl.

For whom?

Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting out in the world of advanced computing, Advanced Computing User Day offers you the chance to learn from other users, gain inspiration, hear the latest developments, and connect with like-minded professionals from the research and business fields.