PSC (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)

10/15/2026

While AI offers the ability to improve human experts’ ability to diagnose and treat diseases like breast cancer, well-publicized errors across the broader AI field are cause for concern. A team from the University of Pittsburgh has used PSC’s flagship Bridges-2 supercomputer to design a deep neural network (DNN) that takes uncertainty into account in diagnosing breast scan images.

https://www.psc.edu/breast-cancer-diagnosis/

10/15/2026

One week left to respond to the 2026 Anton RFP! Learn more and watch our webinar recordings at https://www.psc.edu/resources/anton/

10/06/2026

PSC user Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize for Physics!

The Nobel Committee honored Halzen for his groundbreaking work to detect cosmic neutrinos, strange subatomic particles that dash through the Universe almost unaffected by regular matter. PSC is proud to support his work, which marks the first time scientists have mapped our galaxy without relying on electromagnetic waves.

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PSC user Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize for Physics!

10/02/2026

From quantum neuro‑cryptanalysis to science writing, Anna does it all. Chris spoke with Anna Sawford, Slippery Rock junior and PSC intern to talk about her time at the center and what's next.

09/25/2026

In 2009, using PSC’s Pople, a CMU team showed that you could guess at five or more digits in a person’s social security number up to 44 percent of the time. Their widely reported discovery showed that we are way too vulnerable to identity theft.

In 2009 Study, CMU Team Used PSC Supercomputer and Public Online Data to Guess Social Security Numbers

09/23/2026

There's one month left to apply to the 2026 Anton RFP! Learn more and watch our webinars at https://www.psc.edu/resources/anton/

09/18/2026

Happy Friday! For , Chris Csonka sat down with long-time PSCer Rob Light, and talked about his journey from student to Principal Systems Software Engineer Manager.

⚾ https://www.psc.edu/rob-light-heavy-hitter/

PSC’s Chris Csonka sat down with Rob Light, Principal Systems Software Engineer Manager to chat about Rob’s time at PSC from his beginning days to the present.

09/18/2026

We’re excited to be at the Pittsburgh AI Horizons Summit, connecting with leaders across AI, research, industry, and government to explore what’s next for the region’s AI ecosystem.

09/17/2026

Fibrils, protein chains that gum up a cell’s works, underlie many degenerative diseases. A team led from The University of Texas at Austin used Bridges-2 to uncover clues as to how fibril formation happens, and possibly how it could be better prevented.

Bridges-2 Simulations Point to Process of Fibril Formation, Offering Clues to Combatting ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

09/08/2026

Tomorrow, join PSC and the Precision Convergence Webinar Series for "Social Tinkering: The Social Foundations of Cultural Complexity," at 11:00 EDT.

https://www.psc.edu/events/mcgill-social-tinkering-the-social-foundations-of-cultural-complexity/