Insights
Explaining systems through their use.
Notes and recorded moments from research at the intersection of high-performance computing, scientific workflows, and radio astronomy.
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Publication · September 13, 2026 · 17 min read
Exascale Astronomy vs. Cybersecurity: Unlocking French Supercomputers for the Radio Astronomy Community
How a service-based access model can unlock French national supercomputers for radio astronomy without compromising cybersecurity.
Research note · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Predicting for Sizing: Teaching Supercomputers Their Own Execution Footprint
A continuous-learning predictive model that estimates the execution time, memory, and energy of scientific applications on supercomputers — so researchers can size their allocations instead of guessing.
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Interview · September 2025 · 3 min read
Interview: At the Heart of Data Logistics for Radio Astronomy
In this ECLAT interview, Mathis Certenais talks about his path from an engineering school in Rennes to doctoral research on data logistics — and why multidisciplinarity is key to tomorrow’s radio astronomy.
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Community · October 12, 2026 · 7 min read
YoungPEx: The New Generation of Digital for Exascale
Inside YoungPEx, the NumPEx working group that connects young researchers across the French exascale programme — its first General Assembly in Toulouse, its workshops on the environmental impact of HPC and on inequalities in academia, and what comes next.
Side project · October 26, 2026 · 7 min read
How I Created an AI Lab to Launch My Open-Source Virtual Running Coach
In this side-project blog, Mathis Certenais explains how a knee injury and a folder of GPS files became an open-source virtual running coach — and why the real product is the method behind it: one orchestrator, eight specialist agents, and a test suite that refuses to let a number lie.
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Research note · September 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Make Scientific Software Speak: An MCP Server That Explains Its Own Parameters
Think of your scientific software documentation as an interactive wiki. An MCP server that transforms hundreds of complex configuration settings into natural-language answers for researchers and engineers in the community.
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Collaboration · April 1, 2026 · 1 min read
International Hackathon for Radio Astronomy
A research event bringing together computer scientists and astrophysicists from France, England, and South Africa to address the shared technical challenges of radio astronomical data.
Webinar · February 13, 2026 · 1 min read
Webinar: HPC Application Services for Radio Astronomy
This webinar uses radio astronomy to demonstrate how HPC Application Services can manage scientific data, accelerate imaging, and support next-generation instruments such as the SKA through architectures and tools for cross-facility workflows.
Collaboration · October 1, 2025 · 1 min read
From Supercomputers to Tutorials: Strengthening Our Community Through Shared Expertise
A technical research event bringing together computer scientists and astrophysicists to tackle challenges of radio astronomy.
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