Live interview about the supercomputer

Faster development of new products with the supercomputer. The task is clear, but what is the computer actually working on? BASF’s supercomputer called Quriosity has been in use since October 2017. Are there already results? If you want to know more about this, you have the opportunity to ask Dr. Ansgar Schäfer, Group Leader Quantum Chemistry and Hybrid Modeling, and Dr. Stephan Schenk, Team Leader High Performance Computing & Databases your questions during a live interview via Facebook on Thursday, June 21, 2018, from 4 to 5 pm CEST.

The livestream is aimed at anyone who is passionate about technology and wants to learn more about BASF’s supercomputer and the way it works. The interview will be in English. Participation in the livestream is possible via BASF’s Facebook page: https://on.basf.com/Quriosity-Experts-Live. To submit questions, participants must be logged in with their Facebook account.

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