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Informatics Institute Informatics Institute

Can supercomputers fight the next pandemic?

Premiere of Pandemic Film at the Eye Museum

CompBioMed will be hosting a free screening at the Amsterdam Eye Museum from 16:00 on 2 December 2022. At the event, they will premiere their new film visualising how supercomputers can help combat the next pandemic. Speakers at the event include Peter Coveney, UCL and professor in Applied High Performance Computing UvA-IvI, and Dr. Gábor Závodszky, an assistant professor of high-performance multi-scale computing UvA-IvI
Date
2 December 2022
Time
15:00 -17:00

The film

The question of whether there will be future pandemics is a matter of when, not if. But will the world be ready? This video explores a new weapon in the fight against global disease: the supercomputer. From providing insights into the spread of the virus through the air, to the effectiveness of masks, or simulations revealing key insights for antiviral drug development, supercomputers can help us deal with pandemics. As has already been shown with COVID-19, supercomputer simulations offer a way to predict what will happen in the wake of vaccination, treatments or public health campaigns.

The short film, created by the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, will be followed by a panel discussion with 4 speakers, including the authors of the forthcoming book Virtual You.

The premiere is free of charge and open to all, from scientists to members of the public, register by 24 November to gain access to the drinks reception.

Program

Registration

The previous film, Virtual Humans (2018), can be viewed here.