MHPC - Master in High Performance Computing at Sissa-ICTP

13/04/2026

Standard Applications for the HPC Master’s programme are open for another 24 hours!
Hosted by SISSA and Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), this 12-month program is designed for scientists and professionals who want to dominate the booming field of HPC.

Don’t just run the code. Learn to master it.
📅 Standard Application Deadline: April 14, 2026

📍 Apply now: https://mhpc.it/how-apply

08/04/2026

Choose Your Research Project! 🚀
👉🏻 OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Project Proposals:

Project 5: Coupling MITgcm and FABM for Ocean Biogeochemistry

We need to link physical ocean circulation (MITgcm) with complex biological processes (FABM) to create a modular ecosystem model.
You will develop the coupling between these two frameworks, ensuring the code is stable and scalable. You will run tests on the "MER" (Mediterranean Ecosystem) domains to verify that the physics and biology interact correctly.

P*s: Paolo Lazzari, Gianpiero Cossarini

READY TO APPLY?
It’s easy:
📍Submit your Standard Application open until 14 of April.
https://www.mhpc.it/how-apply

📍Email us at [email protected] and tell us which project(s) you’re excited about!
Check the link for the full project list
https://www.mhpc.it/external-scholarships

07/04/2026

One week for MHPC Applications

✅ Elite Training: Learn from world-class institutions in physics and mathematics.
✅ Practical Mastery: A mix of high-level lectures and hands-on tutorials.
✅ The Right Tools: Learn to make the right decisions for any computational challenge.

📅 Standard Application Deadline: April 14, 2026
📍 Apply now: https://mhpc.it/how-apply

06/04/2026

Choose Your Research Project! 🚀
👉🏻 OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Project Proposals:
Project 4: HPC Developments for Marine Coastal Models

To understand climate change and biogeochemical cycles, we need high-resolution ocean models that can run on the world's fastest supercomputers.
Working on the multi-node multi-GPU clusters at CINECA, you will perform software performance analysis and optimize modern HPC codes to adapt marine coastal models to new architectures.

PI: Celia Laurent

READY TO APPLY?

It’s easy:
📍Submit your Standard Application open until 14 of April.
https://www.mhpc.it/how-apply

📍Email us at [email protected] and tell us which project(s) you’re excited about!
Check the link for the full project list
https://www.mhpc.it/external-scholarships

01/04/2026

Choose Your Research Project! 🚀
👉🏻 OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Project Proposals:

Project 3: Enhancing the "UrgentShake" Earthquake System

UrgentShake provides near real-time earthquake modeling for Northeastern Italy, it is still under active development.

Choose one of two paths:
- AI Integration: Use Machine Learning to match real-time seismic recordings with a database of simulated scenarios for faster ground-shaking estimates.
- Data Management: Build a robust search engine and framework to manage, store, and retrieve complex seismic metadata.

PI: Elisa Zuccolo

READY TO APPLY?

It’s easy:
📍Submit your Standard Application open until 14 of April.
https://www.mhpc.it/how-apply

📍Email us at [email protected] and tell us which project(s) you’re excited about!

Check the link for the full project list
https://www.mhpc.it/external-scholarships

31/03/2026

LAST TWO WEEKS FOR MHPC Applications 🚀

Applications for the 2026-2027 Master in High Performance Computing (MHPC) are still open.
Hosted by SISSA - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati and ICTP: International Centre for Theoretical Physics, this 12-month program is designed for scientists and professionals who want to dominate the booming field of HPC.

Why MHPC?
✅ Elite Training: Learn from world-class institutions in physics and mathematics.
✅ Practical Mastery: A mix of high-level lectures and hands-on tutorials.
✅ The Right Tools: Learn to make the right decisions for any computational challenge.

📅 Standard Application Deadline: April 14, 2026
📍 Apply now: https://mhpc.it/how-apply

The Master in High Performance Computing (MHPC) is an innovative specialization program that prepares students for exciting careers in the fast-growing field of HPC.

30/03/2026

On March 27th, the ICTP in Trieste hosted the final thesis defense session for the Master in High Performance Computing (MHPC).

The candidates presented the results of their research projects, which focused on code optimization, scalability, and the application of advanced computing techniques to complex scientific problems.

The presented works covered a wide range of HPC applications:

📍Nicola Aladrah: Design and evaluation of radiative open boundary schemes for the Oceananigans.jl ocean model.
📍Jenny Lynn A.: Performance and energy efficiency analysis of RISC-V architecture for direct N-body simulations.
📍Christian Tica: GPU porting and optimization of the RegCM5 regional climate model.
📍Ludwing Osmar Asturias Alquijay: Performance analysis of scientific applications on multiple RISC-V platforms.
📍Neeraj Kulhari: Machine Learning-accelerated approach for predicting lattice thermal conductivity.
📍Gustavo Paredes Torres: Band parallelization strategies and optimization of real-space projectors in Quantum ESPRESSO.
📍Ken Tanaka Hernandez: Machine Learning pipeline for earthquake detection and phase association using HPC infrastructures.
📍: GPU-optimized strategies for small-size jobs in Quantum ESPRESSO using OpenMP and OpenACC.
📍Mohammad Enayati: Parallelization and optimization of pre-stack depth migration (PSDM) codes.
📍André Feitosa Benevides: Performance analysis and GPU scalability of the biogeochemical model OGSTM-BFM.
📍Jhon Sebastian Moreno Triana: GInX: A GPU-accelerated geodesics integrator for particles in GRMHD using Adaptive Mesh Refinement.

We would like to thank the supervisors and partner institutions for their essential support throughout these research activities.

ICTP: International Centre for Theoretical Physics
SISSA - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

30/03/2026

Choose Your Research Project! 🚀
👉🏻 OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Project Proposals:

Project 2: Mixed-Precision Optimization for Large-Scale Seismic Processing

Large-scale seismic algorithms are computationally expensive. Modern GPUs offer "Tensor Cores" and reduced-precision formats (fp16, bfloat16) that can drastically speed up calculations.
You will investigate hybrid-precision schemes. You'll identify which parts of the seismic code can run in lower precision to save energy and time, and where high precision must be kept to ensure numerical stability.

PI: Vincenzo Lipari

READY TO APPLY?

It’s easy:
📍Submit your Standard Application open until 14 of April.
https://www.mhpc.it/how-apply

📍Email us at [email protected] and tell us which project(s) you’re excited about!

Check the link for the full project list
https://www.mhpc.it/external-scholarships

26/03/2026

Choose Your Research Project! 🚀
👉🏻 OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Project Proposals:

Project 1: Engineering ISTRICI for Seismic Depth Imaging

🌊 Seismic Unix is a powerful but complex tool for processing seismic data. OGS developed ISTRICI to simplify this, but it currently lacks a user-friendly, interactive interface.
You will engineer and update the ISTRICI codes for modern HPC environments. The goal is to create a practical interface that allows researchers to handle massive datasets and perform interactive velocity analysis with ease.

🧑‍💻 PI: Ivan De La Cruz Vargas-Cordero

READY TO APPLY?
It’s easy:

📍Submit your Standard Application.
https://www.mhpc.it/how-apply

📍Email us at [email protected] and tell us which project(s) you’re excited about!

Check the link for the full project list
https://www.mhpc.it/external-scholarships

24/03/2026

We’ve teamed up with OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale to offer a fantastic opportunity for MHPC students!

Under the TeRABIT project, we have scholarships available that cover:
✅ Your full tuition fees
✅ A monthly grant to support your studies

Focus your talent on Earth Sciences and join a long-standing partnership dedicated to the future of HPC.

READY TO APPLY?
It’s easy:

📍Submit your Standard Application.
https://www.mhpc.it/how-apply

📍Email us at [email protected] and tell us which project(s) you’re excited about!

Check the link for the full project list
https://www.mhpc.it/external-scholarships

09/03/2026

Last week to apply for the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Full Scholarship.
The Scholarship includes:

✅ Full coverage of MHPC tuition fees.
✅ Monthly cost-of-living expenses.
✅ Round-trip airfare to Trieste, Italy.
✅ Automatic admission to the MHPC XIII Edition upon selection.

Don't let the administrative window close. Secure your future in HPC today.
🔗 Apply here
https://mhpc.it/how-apply

deadline
March 15, 2026

04/03/2026

🎓 Where MHPC leads
After the programme:
– 54.6% continue in academia
– 33% move into industry

MHPC builds bridges between research and the job market.