Advanced computing moved from theory to practice at the 5th Advanced Computing Meeting, held at the University of Aveiro on 22 and 23 October 2025. The event brought together researchers, technical specialists, companies and representatives from national and international institutions to discuss the present and future of high-performance computing (HPC), quantum computing, EuroHPC resources and AI Factories.
Deucalion featured prominently in the programme. A dedicated masterclass introduced participants to EasyBuild and to a tool developed by the Deucalion team to create containers for Python and Conda virtual environments. A separate session presented recent developments on the supercomputer, including code optimisation, scalability, new applications and the challenges involved in providing effective support to HPC users.