Here’s a question: How can design push the boundaries of what’s possible in supercomputing while delivering performance, security, and sustainability at scale?
The answer will be explored on October 7th at our 3rd annual Sustainable Reality community event. Our opening session, Designing for Better, explores the multidisciplinary talent and forward-thinking ideas shaping the next generation of innovation. From Formula One engineering to quantum roadmaps to unexpected inspiration from DJs and game developers, this session brings together voices that prove design is as much about imagination as it is about technology.
We’re delighted to announce our presenters:
Paul Cusdin, Alpine F1
“HPC in Formula One: Designs for Speed”
Formula One is a sport of milliseconds, and those milliseconds depend on computational power. Paul will explore how High Performance Computing (HPC) enables the simulation, refinement, and validation of aerodynamic designs. From early single-core workstations to today’s massively parallel architectures, hardware advancements have transformed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), allowing engineers to capture the fine details of turbulent airflow and transient effects.
James Thorne, National Quantum Computing Centre
“Quantum Computing – Roadmap, Uses and the Continuing Role of HPC”
Quantum computing promises breakthroughs in solving problems beyond the reach of classical systems. But while the field is progressing rapidly, HPC remains a vital foundation. James will share the UK’s roadmap for quantum computing, explore its near-term and long-term applications, and explain why the age of HPC is far from over. Together, quantum and HPC will define the computational future.
Perry Gibson, Fractile
“Compilers, Creatives, and Collaboration: What HPC Can Learn from DJs and Game Devs”
What can high performance computing learn from DJs, illustrators, and game developers? More than you might think. Perry brings insights from interdisciplinary collaboration, showing how cultural and creative perspectives are reshaping how we build and use HPC. Drawing on experiences at Fractile—a UK-based HPC AI hardware startup—he’ll highlight the role of open-source ecosystems, emerging tools like LLMs, and the human dynamics that make collaboration work. Because technology alone doesn’t deliver breakthroughs, people do.
Designing for Better sets the stage for Sustainable Reality by highlighting how bold design choices, multidisciplinary collaboration, and computational power converge to shape the systems of tomorrow.
Join us at the session to see how design is pushing performance, security, and sustainability into a new era of supercomputing. Our event is FREE to attend, but spaces are limited! Get the full agenda.