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The 6th HiDALGO2 newsletter is out! (And has a new home on LinkedIn!)
by HiDALGO2 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

[View in browser](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/OycXxko2a8zXPIRCCXTN7Ijm… **Public Announcement! 📢** The [6th HiDALGO2 newsletter](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo22blWnMs4b… is out! And we are **changing** the way we distribute it. As with this issue, from now on the HiDALGO2 Newsletter is going to be published **via LinkedIn Newsletter.** This will make it easier to engage with **you,** our valuable supporters, and see your thoughts and reactions! Please find our latest issue via the link or button below, and **make sure to subscribe**to never miss an update! [ **Subscribe!**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo28eTlcSTyktCiNa/YG4nch6kJdB8)

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HiDALGO2 | Newsletter #5
by HiDALGO2 31 Oct '24

31 Oct '24

[View in browser](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/OycXxko2a8zXPIRCCXTN7Ijm… Wildfires Use Case ------------------ [ Watch the video](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1eQuZV0QRzLKez0… Meteogrid is leading the development of the Wildfires Use Case in the HiDALGO2. Expertsin the field are creating a computational environment to simulate wildfire-atmosphere interactions and smoke dispersion at multiple scales, providing a better assessment of the risks and impacts of fire behaviour near and within WUI zones. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1kTcoK62M8quGr… ###NEWS ####**Coordinator of HiDALGO2 in the event: ‘Becoming a zettabytes. The impact of advanced data centres and what lies Beyond’** [Marcin Lawenda](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1qWL39BeGIMTs… talked about “Large-Scale Environmental Simulations as a Step Towards Digital Twins: The Perspective of a European Scientific Project.” and participated in a panel discussion. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1wZ3HyHGARs3Uc… ####**HiDALGO2 on the International Congress on Wildfire Prevention** [David Caballero](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo22blWnMs4bN… (MeteoGrid) had the opportunity to deliver a detailed presentation on the new reality of wildfires and the importance of incorporating fire-atmosphere interaction simulations. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo28eTlcSTyktCiN… ####**HiDALGO2 at the PPAM conference** AGCA workshop at the PPAM conference was a great experience! With 20 participants and one of the presentations receiving the **conference Best Paper Award**, the HiDALGO2 team couldn't be happier! [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2EhC0RY5suOmKG… ####[**Hackathon by HiDALGO2, SEAVEA and CIRCE**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2KjuFGdhn3uLw… ####[**HiDALGO2 Plenary meeting in Stuttgart**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2WpKiuovb… ###EVENTS ####**Science Goes Society** The symposium **Science Goes Society** held in the Municipality of Sersheim in Germany and organised by High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), provided a great chance to discuss science and climate protection with public authorities. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFGUXZsrpzATB… ####**2024 InPEx’s workshop** Christophe Prud’homme (Cemosis) along with Dennis Hoppe -(HLRS), had the chance to participate in the **International Post-Exascale Project (InPEx)** workshops. InPEX is an innovative effort to promote global cooperation and co-design, crucial in the path to and beyond Exascale computing. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeDhCmq2LqQqD… **HiDALGO2 in the spotlight of Hungarian HPC users** Zoltán Horváth and Kornyei Laszlo from Széchenyi István Egyetem (SZE) introduced HiDALGO2 at the **HPC Matching Day**by the Scientific Computing Institute Association in Budapest**.** [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGa3AtrznCrhhDF… ####**HiDALGO2 at #AI EnergINN 2024** Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in the energy industry were among the topics addressed during AI EnergINN – a conference organised by Enea Operator and our project coordinator, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC). [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGaS86XCkNNYxaI… ###BLOG ####[**Urban building modelling: enhancements in building geometry reconstruction**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGar5… ####[**Generating Vegetation in Urban Areas for Energy Modeling**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbG2VrceiP… ####[**Diving into GPU Programming**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbeziWp… ####[**Particle-resolved simulation of antidunes in free-surface flows**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGc3wvC2Z3R014… ####[**HiDALGO2’s Urban Building pilot: Updates and Roadmap**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGcSu7rFWDwr… ###What’s coming next in HiDALGO2? By participating in important industry events, the HiDALGO2 partners actively promote the project's research and advancement while keeping up with the most recent developments in the industry. They are excited to see you in person at future events to discuss further developing a EuroHPC ecosystem. Come hang with them on the following dates: **🧩*****5th International Conference on Environmental Science and Applications (ICESA 2024), Lisbon, Portugal**, 18 to 20 November 20, 2024* **🧩****International Conference for High-Performance Supercomputing (SC24), Atlanta, US**, 17 to 22 November 2024. Find our partner, HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart. Moreover, important collaborations with other Centres of Excellence and National Competence Centres are underway with an exchange of tools, studies, dissemination material, and joined webinars. Stay tuned! PARTNERS -------- [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqPKabkmw23biDa… ####To keep up to date with our project’s progress, subscribe to our newsletter through our website and follow our social media channels. ###[www.hidalgo2.eu](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFMXFohxRtJykch4/TsmxTnBCVNyB "website") [ Get our latest updates in your mailbox](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeJjv1f7xkaL… "Subscibe") Co-funded by the European Union. This work has received funding from the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) and Poland, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and France under grant agreement number: 101093457.

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HiDALGO2 | Newsletter #4
by HiDALGO2 30 May '24

30 May '24

[View in browser](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/OycXxko2a8zXPIRCCXTN7Ijm/Mq… ###**USE CASES & TOOLS** ###**Message from the Use Case leader, Christophe Prud'homme** Dear HiDALGO2 community, Welcome to the latest issue of our newsletter! As a use case leader of the [Urban Building](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1eQuZV0QRzLKez0…, I have some exciting news to share. The Urban Building pilot continues to make significant strides in enhancing our urban building modeling capabilities and user interfaces. In this newsletter, you can find a [brief overview of the latest advancements](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1kTcoK62M8q…. These updates and upcoming enhancements underline our commitment to providing state-of-the-art tools for urban modelling and simulation. We are excited about the possibilities these developments open up for urban planners and policymakers worldwide. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to push the boundaries of high-performance computing to address global challenges. With warm regards, Christophe Prud'homme ###NEWS ####**Mini-symposium gets accepted in the ParCFD 2024** Our partners from HLRS and FAU are among the organisation committee of the mini-symposium on CI/CD and CFD, which was accepted at the ParCFD 2024 (35th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics) in Bonn in September 2024. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1qWL39BeGIMTsk2/h… ####**HiDALGO2's Wildfire Simulations Illuminate the frontlines of environmental understanding in Spain** Our partner, Meteogrid, presented the latest advancements in numerical and immersive visual simulation and their potential application as a tool for training on how to confront wildfires at *Toledo Military Academy*. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1wZ3HyHGARs3UcY/b… Our partner, Meteogrid, presented the progress in visual simulation and supercomputing applied to wildfires within the framework of our project at the Conference on Wildfires and Natural Risks. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo22blWnMs4bNd6V4/f… ###EVENTS ####[**HiDALGO2 at ICS 2024 **](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo28eTlcSTyktCiNa/7VCDxb4LRHrk) ####[**HRLS at the 4th Baltic HPC and Cloud Conference**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2EhC0RY5suO… ####[**HiDALGO2 in EuroHPC Summit 2024**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2KjuFGdhn3uLw8c/A… ####[**Lecture on Urban Building Modeling and Simulation**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2QmcU5jJhDP… ####[**The Insights of the HiPEAC Conference**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2WpKiuovbMv… ###TRAINING Visit our fresh new [**training**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqJHsMvhK7u68biQ/0XQ3ghCN-UAr) section on the project’s website to learn more about all the workshops, seminars, hackathons, and other events that have been held throughout the project’s lifetime and those that are upcoming. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFGUXZsrpzATB0oY… ####**Hackathon by HiDALGO2 SEAVEA & CIRCE projects ** Summer 2024 starts with a hybrid joint hackathon that focuses on enabling *Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ)* for HPC simulations while focusing on the SEAVEA toolkit. You can register at this link:[**https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeDhCmq2LqQqDPug… until **31 May 2024**. For more information and inquiries, you can contact: diana.suleimenova(a)brunel.ac.uk****and flavio.galeazzo(a)hlrs.de [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGa3AtrznCrhhDFp0o… ####**HiDALGO2’s workshop at PPAM 2024 Conference** HiDALGO2 project is glad to organise a workshop entitled “*Workshop on advancements of global challenges applications*” (AGCA) during the 15th PPAM 2024 Conference that will be held at Ostrava, Czech Republic, in September. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGaS86XCkNNYxaIE6w… ###BLOG ####**Assessing Computational Fluid Dynamics on GPU Using Portable Languages** Our partner Atos evaluated portable language performance (OpenMP and SYCL) against native GPU languages (CUDA, HIP, Level0) on three major vendors’ GPUs (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel). [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGar5JCPhXtQDxKdD4… ####**Discover the fundamentals of the HiDALGO2 Project** If you have a passion for HPC applications and a keen interest in addressing climate change and environmental challenges, then don't overlook what our project, HiDALGO2, aims to achieve. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbG2VrceiPHUKN2JC… ####**Women in HPC Science** Are you aware that Ada Lovelace is a woman who envisioned the potential of computers a century before any were constructed? Explore women's contributions to HiDALGO2 and computer science, traditionally dominated by men. [**Read more**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbeziWpbsv8khPRPK… ###PUBLICATIONS - *Complex-Geometry 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics with Automatic Load Balancing, Fluids.* - *Open-source complex-geometry 3D fluid dynamics for applications with unpredictable heterogeneous dynamic high-performance-computing loads, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. * - *Using dispersion models at microscale to assess long-term air pollution in urban hot spots: A FAIRMODE joint intercomparison exercise for a case study in Antwerp.* [**Read the publications here**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGc3wvC2Z3R014RqVS… ###What’s coming next in HiDALGO2? The partners of HiDALGO2 stay abreast of the latest sector advancements and actively champion the project's research and progress by engaging in key industry gatherings. They eagerly look forward to connecting with you in person at upcoming events to delve deeper into fostering a EuroHPC ecosystem. Join them on the following occasions: **🧩****2024 RISK In time and space - SRA Europe, Athens, Greece,***2 to 5 June 2024* **🧩****International Post-Exascale Workshop 2024 (**[**InPEx**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGcSu7rFWDwrHRUFba/JcabxSD-pKpA)**), Sitges, Spain,***17 to 19 June 2024* **🧩****AGCA event- 15th PPAM 2024 Conference, Ostrava, Czech Republic,***8 to 11 September 2024* **🧩****International Conference for High-Performance Supercomputing (SC24), Atlanta, US,***17 to 22 November 2024* Moreover, meaningful collaborations with other Centres of Excellence and National Competence Centres are underway, including exchanging tools, studies, dissemination material, and joined webinars. Stay tuned! PARTNERS -------- [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqPKabkmw23biDaw/x… ####To keep up to date with our project’s progress, subscribe to our newsletter through our website and follow our social media channels. ###[www.hidalgo2.eu](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFMXFohxRtJykch4/uCqhMgusI9Kg "website") [ Get our latest updates in your mailbox](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeJjv1f7xkaLn1n… "Subscibe") Co-funded by the European Union. This work has received funding from the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) and Poland, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and France under grant agreement number: 101093457.

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HiDALGO2 | Newsletter #3
by HiDALGO2 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

###HPC and Big Data Technologies for Global Challenges Have you heard about the latest developments in the HiDALGO2 project? There has been significant progress through essential interdisciplinary research conducted by all the working teams. Read about the project’s active engagement in relevant events and conferences, fostering synergies and collaborations with other European projects and initiatives. It's interesting to note that we are presenting the use case project called the Urban Air project, which focuses on the evolution of air in urban areas considering pollution, wind, comfort, and planning. There are also some interesting blog topics like the adoption of DevOps and CI/CD for seamless supercomputer deployments. It's fascinating to see how technology can make such a significant impact on global challenges. Stay informed about all our activities by following us on our channels. Enjoy reading! [**www.hidalgo2.eu**](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1eQuZV0QRzLKez0/z9HLtQfO9NtD) ###**Message from the quality manager of HiDALGO2** ####**Dennis Hoppe - technical manager at HiDALGO2 | High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart** Dear HiDALGO2 community, Welcome to the latest issue of our newsletter! We look back on the achievements of 2023 and look forward to the opportunities that await us in 2024 and beyond. I am pleased to share some exciting news with you from a technical management perspective. The cornerstone of our technical and scientific management lies in the comprehensive **technical roadmap** that guides us through all four years of the HiDALGO2 project. This roadmap, which we closely aligned with our objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) and that we compiled during the year 2023, also includes interim targets. Regular assessments, carried out every six months, allow us to adapt and update our targets to meet upcoming challenges and requirements. Further, I am pleased to announce an important milestone in our journey: **HiDALGO2 pilots now have access to all available supercomputers of the EuroHPC JU**. This development has enabled us to start benchmarking activities using the ReFrame framework, which provides a standardised approach to benchmarking and results analysis on high-performance computing (HPC) systems. Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond, we look forward to exploring the enhanced computing power of the new EuroHPC supercomputers. HiDALGO2 will also actively contribute to realising the EuroHPC JU's vision to implement a pilot ecosystem for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) for all EuroHPC supercomputers. Our task is to test the CI/CD methodologies with our pilot codes. Here, our experience in 2023, especially in testing automated deployment on these systems with technologies such as GitLab Runner, is a good starting point to build upon in 2024. I sincerely thank all [members](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo28eTlcSTyktCiNa/… of the HiDALGO2 community for their dedicated efforts and contributions in 2023. Let's continue to innovate, collaborate and shape the future of HiDALGO2. With warm regards, Dennis Hoppe ###**USE CASES & TOOLS** ###**The Urban Air Project** [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2EhC0RY5suOmKG6/uSn… Széchenyi István University (SZE), our partner from Hungary is developing one of the use cases of the HiDALGO2 project - the Urban Air Project use case, which focuses on the evolution of air in urban areas considering pollution, wind, comfort, and planning. Other contributors in this use case are the teams from Cemosis (Center for Modeling and Simulation in Strasbourg), High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), and MeteoGrid. ###NEWS ###**The ins and outs of the HiDALGO2 Project** Do you know what are the social and environmental challenges that HiDALGO2 aims to tackle and the use case scenarios it will work on, the innovations it proposes and the role of its partners in the interdisciplinary research using HPC, HPDA, and AI? [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2KjuFGdhn3uLw8c/mYy… "Press Release 1") ###**In pursuit of a collaborative workshop alongside ESiWACE3 at the HiPEAC Conference** The HiDALGO2 project is paving the way towards reliable digital twin advancements for global challenges. With active engagement from partners and a joint workshop scheduled at the HiPEAC Conference, the project is poised to make a significant impact on advancing applications and tools capabilities. It's inspiring to see such dedication and collaboration towards shaping the future of HPC, HPDA, and AI. The workshop will take place in Munich, on January 17. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2QmcU5jJhDPvY18/Pqq… "Hipeac") ###**Unlocking the sessions of the joint workshop on digital twins at the HiPEAC conference** Seven distinct sessions were distributed in 4 different segments, covering application, performance, uncertainty quantification, and portal, in our joint workshop on digital twins during the HiPEAC Conference. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2WpKiuovbMvV9te/SnH… "Hipeac") ###**EURO HPC User Day, Brussels** HiDALGO2 was present at the EuroHPC User Day taking place in Brussels, on 11th December 2023 and organised by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. The event hosted more than 50 speakers from different fields that use supercomputer performance to improve the capacity of computing their models. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqJHsMvhK7u68biQ/y… ###**Transnational project meeting ** Our plenary meeting was a great opportunity to discuss the progress of all the work actions of the HiDALGO2 Project and set the tone for the next crucial steps. Many thanks to all partners for their contribution! [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFGUXZsrpzATB0oY/r… ###**HPC connectivity needs: Current State and Future Vision** HiDALGO2 Project actively participated in a discussion on developing HPC connectivity solutions at the EuroHyPerCon event on 22nd November 2023. The title was “HPC Connectivity and our project coordinator Marcin Lawenda was one of the panelists. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeDhCmq2LqQqDPug/9… ###**EuroHPC in Supercomputing Conference (SC23), Denver** The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking presented various European projects – ΗIDALGO2 being among them. The team from our project coordinator, PSCN had the chance to present to the visitors at their booth the work done in HiDALGO2 and what we aim to achieve. Topics such as challenges of global warming as well as various weather forecast simulations, related data management and multiscale approaches were put on the table for discussion attracting much attention. SC23 was a great opportunity to popularise the HiDALGO2 project, especially to American visitors. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGa3AtrznCrhhDFp0o/k… ###JOINED ACTIONS ###**Workshop in Uncertainty Quantification by HiDALGO2, SEAVEA, and CIRCE ** Find more about the joint workshop on Uncertainty Quantification by HiDALGO2, SEAVEA, and CIRCE, where we exchanged ideas and organised upcoming actions to take place in 2024. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGaS86XCkNNYxaIE6w/4… ###**Challenges and bottlenecks of our Urban Building pilot at NumPEx workshop on Discretization @Exascale** On November 8, 2023, Vincent Chabannes and Christophe Prud’homme from Cemosis presented at the Exa-DI workshop on Efficient Discretization@Exascale, the HiDALGO2 Urban Building Pilot and in particular the challenges we face to reach exascale computing from the discretisation point of view. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGar5JCPhXtQDxKdD4/q… ###**Exchanging powers with Big Data Value Association** We are glad to announce our new synergy with the Big Data Value Association, a member of the EuroHPC JU. In our first meeting on 15th December 2023, Marcin Lawenda presented HiDALGO2 and explored further joint activities related to****the****convergence between Big Data, HPC and AI. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbG2VrceiPHUKN2JC/R… ###BLOG ###**HiDALGO2 Adopts DevOps and CI/CD for Seamless Supercomputer Deployments ** If you are curious about what “DevOps” and “CI/CD for Seamless Supercomputer Deployments” are, read on and discover how these can help HiDALGO2 achieve its ultimate goal: overcoming environmental challenges such as increased flooding risks, wildfires, and air pollution. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbeziWpbsv8khPRPK/O… ###**Trying to decode wildfires’ behaviour ** Following a serious fire season all over the world and in particular in Southern Europe, the experts of the HIDALGO2 project in MeteoGrid are working on a simulation to gain insights into the complex phenomena involved in such destructive episodes. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGc3wvC2Z3R014RqVS/D… ###What’s coming next in HiDALGO2? **The Hidalgo2 partners remain up to date with the latest developments in the sector & active in promoting the research and progress of the project by participating in important industry events. They will be happy to meet you in person and discuss more on creating a EuroHPC ecosystem in the following events:** **🧩 International Conference on Supercomputing (ICS), 12-16 May, 2024, Hidalgo2 participates in a workshop organised under the common initiative of all JU CoEs.** **🧩 EuroHPC Summit 2024, 18 to 21 March, 2024, Antwerp** **🧩 International Conference on Advances in Forest Fire Management, in February 2024 in Jeddah** **🧩 14th International Conference on Air Quality, 13–17 May 2024 in Helsinki** **🧩 TERATEC International meeting for Simulation and High Performance Computing, May 2024 in France. ** **Moreover, important collaborations with other Centres of Excellence and National Competence Centres are underway with an exchange of tools, studies, dissemination material, and joined webinars. Stay tuned!** PARTNERS -------- [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGcSu7rFWDwrHRUFba/c… ####To keep up to date with our project’s progress, subscribe to our newsletter through our website and follow our social media channels. ###[www.hidalgo2.eu](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqPKabkmw23biDaw/guaCwrtHSed2 "website") [ Get our latest updates in your mailbox](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFMXFohxRtJykch… "Subscibe") Co-funded by the European Union. This work has received funding from the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) and Poland, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and France under grant agreement number: 101093457. [View in browser](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/OycXxko2a8zXPIRCCXTN7Ijm/o2… | [Unsubscribe](https://aolh6.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/un/sh/OycXxkuu2HoUaSagIMm75bK…

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HiDALGO2 | Newsletter #2
by HiDALGO2 31 Oct '23

31 Oct '23

###HPC and Big Data Technologies for Global Challenges Dive into the HiDALGO2 project's latest steps in this 2nd edition of the newsletter. HiDALGO2 continues to move forward with crucial interdisciplinary research and studies by all working teams, participating in relevant events and conferences and nurturing synergies and collaborations with other European projects and initiatives. We invite you to follow us on our channels to stay updated on all the project’s activities. Enjoy your reading! [**www.hidalgo2.eu**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1eQuZV0QRzLKez0/BB7mreVbUaMT) ###WELCOME ####Welcome from the Project Coordinator Dear Readers of the newsletter, Colleagues, The HiDALGO2 project is an important undertaking for European science addressing important key challenges for the entire international community, namely climate change. They have long been an undeniable phenomenon observed in many places on Earth. Climate change affects our everyday lives and, as a result, increasingly affects our life quality. One of the key reasons is the dynamic development of societies, which has had a significant impact on the natural environment for decades. This can be dramatically experienced nowadays through violent weather phenomena (e.g. storms, rainfall, fires) or the air quality in cities. These problems are addressed through Global Challenges (GC), the core of HiDALGO2 activity. GC requires interdisciplinary expertise and large-scale solutions due to its inherent complexity. The aim of the HiDALGO2 project is therefore to explore synergies between modeling, data collection, simulation, data analysis, and visualization, and to achieve better scalability of current and future HPC and AI infrastructures in order to deliver highly scalable solutions that can effectively exploit pre-exascale systems. Our project focuses on four environmental application cases: improving air quality in urban agglomerations, energy efficiency of buildings, renewable energy sources and forceful fires. A common feature of the modeling of the above simulations is the use of numerical analysis of fluid flows using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, which usually requires very high computing power. Therefore, the ability to use the most powerful HPC machines in Europe and in the world offered by EuroHPC JU for our work is an undeniable advantage that strengthens our capabilities. However, it should be remembered that HiDALGO2 is not only about the development of simulation models. In our project, we place great emphasis on issues related to the scalability of solutions and the best possible adjustment of software to the infrastructure (co-design) through the use of appropriate benchmarking methodology and algorithmic optimization methods. This enables the effective use of top-class HPC systems to simulate complex structures with much greater accuracy unattainable in the case of calculations using cloud solutions. The quality of our solutions is assessed through uncertainty analysis performed in ensemble runs. Last but not least, HiDALGO2's activity is to contribute to reducing the skills gap among the EU user community by sharing knowledge through organized specialized workshops and trainings. The first period of the project is mainly devoted to the installation of applications on EuroHPC JU machines, integration with the central CI/CD system offered by CASTIEL2, setting up of services that are components of the HiDALGO2 architecture, and numerous dissemination activities. Stay tuned by following us on social media. Marcin Lawenda Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center ###**USE CASES & TOOLS** ###**The USE CASES of the HiDALGO2 project** [HiDALGO2](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo28eTlcSTyktC… comprises four use cases focused on environmental aspects that improve the quality of life of urban and rural residents. These are Urban Air Project (UAP), Urban Buildings (UB), Renewable Energy Sources (RES), and Wildfires (WF). UAP and UB deal with urban development issues, focusing on air quality considering the weather conditions, car traffic and the emission of pollutants by buildings. **Urban Air Project (UAP):** In this use case, we work around the evolution of air quality in urban areas, considering pollution, wind, comfort, and planning. The core of our work here is the Urban Air Flow computational model based on modern massive HPC, mathematical models, and AI technologies. **Urban Building (UB):** This use case will develop building energy and indoor air quality models to simulate the contribution of the buildings at the city scale in terms of heat, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and NOx emissions. Information about gas emission enriches the UAP pilot with new, never-before-analysed data. **Renewable Energy Sources (RES):** This use case will develop more advanced models for wind and solar energy and study the impact of uncertainties in the model, which was never done before. It answers the question of how much energy from wind and sun can be produced considering specific weather conditions. It is with noticing that RES has dedicated modules that consider urban and extra-urban needs. **Wildfires (WF):** This use case will provide a computational model for the simulation of wildfire-atmosphere interactions and smoke dispersion at several scales (a new approach) aimed at assessing risk and potential impacts over populated areas. Moreover, a new model for probabilistic fire spread in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas will be delivered along with an adaptation of the software FDS and algorithms for the visual simulation of animated volumetric smoke. ###**Data analytics, AI, and visualisation in the HiDALGO2 project** The development of **data analytics** and **AI methods** is driven by the requirements of the project’s use cases. Vast amounts of data produced by simulations must be tackled to find dependencies, relations, and implications. In many cases, AI methods must be implemented to empower**data analytics solutions**. [HiDALGO2](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2EhC0RY5suOm… is developing ways to increase the performance of the analysis, considering **efficient algorithms** and the corresponding implementations for serial and parallel computations. Consequently, this objective will address the parallelisation weaknesses of modern data analytics frameworks and procedures by applying message-passing-oriented functionality for in-situ data processing. The tests of the aspects mentioned above will be carried out using **EuroHPC Joint Undertaking**’s infrastructure. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2KjuFGdhn3uLw8c/… ###NEWS ###**HiDALGO2****in SC23, 12-17 November 2023** Photo credit: SC23 website HiDALGO2 participates in SC23 on 12-17 November 2023 in Denver under the “umbrella” of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking with a demonstration video that unfolds the aims and goals of the project and presents the central facts, including the partners, the duration, and the funding. The [EuroHPC Joint Undertaking](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2QmcU5jJh… will present various European projects – ΗIDALGO2 being among them- in a booth in the exhibition area, close to other European partners. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2WpKiuovbMvV9te/… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###**HiDALGO2 in ICIAM 2023, Japan, August 2023** Photo credit: ICIAM 2023 highlights video Zoltán Horváth from our partner Széchenyi István Egyetem (SZE) participated at the [ICIAM 2023](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqJHsMvhK7u68bi… conference in Tokyo in August 2023 as an invited speaker in the mini-symposium "Physics-based and data-driven modeling for digital twins" with joint work of Mátyás Constans. He presented the RedSIM solver created in HiDALGO2. Watch two interesting videos: [On exhaust pipe acoustics problem – for FOM](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFGUXZsrpzATB0oY… [On urban air flow computation for the city of Gyor – for FOM and ROM](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeDhCmq2LqQqDPug… [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGa3AtrznCrhhDFp0… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###**HiDALGO2 partners met in Athens, June 20 & 21, 2023** On June 20 and 21, 2023, we had a productive meeting in Athens, where all project partners gathered for a 2-day extended discussion on our project’s progress and the following essential steps. We were also introduced to our Advisory Board members, who will review and provide their input on our next steps. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGaS86XCkNNYxaIE6… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###JOINED ACTIONS ####**Collaboration with ENCCS - EuroCC National Competence Centre Sweden & SLB-analys** In the past months, several communication activities were on. First, we had a fruitful meeting with ENCCS - EuroCC National Competence Centre Sweden and SLB-analys (Stockholm Sta), a company associated with the City of Stockholm. After an introduction about the project from the project coordinator, Marcin Lawenda from Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, and Zoltan Horvath from Széchenyi István Egyetem, we got great feedback with a similar presentation from SLB-Analys. Both parties are interested in cooperating with us in developing simulation models and using HiDALGO2 project outcomes. [ Linkedin Post](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGar5JCPhXtQDxKdD… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ####** ****Sharing knowledge with Indian scientists** As wildfires are a tragic environmental phenomenon of our times, our project’s use case about this issue seems to attract particular interest. More specifically, in an invitation we got from the European Commission and Mr. Juan Pelegrin (HPC and quantum technologies), scientists from India (as part of the INCO call of the European Commission) showed great interest in our case led by MeteoGRID due to similar research they are conducting. Our project coordinator, Marcin Lawenda, presented the goals to the other party. We will stay in touch with them, sharing our knowledge and exchanging results from our work. [ Linkedin Post](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbG2VrceiPHUKN2J… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ####** Collaboration with National Competence Centres** In the past months, our collaboration efforts with several National Competence Centres and MSEs leveled up! We joined several National Competence Centres at an online meeting, where our first seeds of cooperation were sown. The topics that attracted the most interest were the ones related to the portal and collaboration with HPC systems. We will keep in touch and share our work outcomes and valuable ideas. [ Linkedin Post](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbeziWpbsv8khPRP… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ####** Workshop on OpenFoam** HiDALGO2 participated in September 2023 along with other CoEs at the joint workshop on OpenFoam. The workshop was attended by EXCELLERAT 2, exaFOAM Project, Exasim, HPC CoE, and CASTIEL2 project. [ Linkedin Post](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGc3wvC2Z3R014RqV… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###BLOG ###**Addressing the challenge of complex computing scenarios on large-scale resources** How to support the execution of challenging scenarios on high-end computing resources is one of the critical objectives of the HiDALGO2 project. With a set of carefully selected software components, we aim to ensure both sufficient performance of parallel computations and offer good flexibility and User experience. Here, we highlight QCG-Portal and QCG-PilotJob that are being integrated into the project’s ecosystem to comprehensively support the management and efficient execution of complex computing scenarios on large-scale resources. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGcSu7rFWDwrHRUFb… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###**Apply an****uncertainty quantification (UQ) framework to enhance model credibility** Read how we aim to address the pressing question of how well our models and simulations perform by applying an uncertainty quantification (UQ) framework, specifically focusing on its application to environmental challenges that require computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. [ Read More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqPKabkmw23biDa… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###**INDUSTRY PAPERS OF HiDALGO** HiDALGO2 scientists work hard on simulations to increase their functional capabilities and scalability. The effects of their work are expected soon in the form of numerous publications and reports. However, recently, we can boast of publishing two papers on the results of work from the previous project, HiDALGO. The first one published in Future Generation Computer Systems is entitled: **“**[**Profiling and optimization of Python-based social sciences applications on HPC systems by means of task and data parallelism**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZFMXFo… and authored by Łukasz Szustak, Marcin Lawenda, Sebastian Arming, Gregor Bankhamer, Christoph Schweimer and Robert Elsaesser. The article presents optimisation techniques for two Python-based large-scale social sciences applications: SN (Social Network) Simulator and KPM (Kernel Polynomial Method). These applications use MPI technology to transfer data between computing processes, which in the regular implementation leads to load imbalance and performance degradation. To avoid this effect, we propose a 2-stage optimization (tasks scheduling and division) and facilitated use of multiple NUMA domains. The second paper **“**[**Large-Scale Parallelization of Human Migration Simulation**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGZeJjv1f… published in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems is authored by Derek Groen, Nikela Papadopoulou, Petros Anastasiadis, Marcin Lawenda, Lukasz Szustak, Sergiy Gogolenko, Hamid Arabnejad, and Alireza Jahani. This work focuses on an agent-based modelling tool (the Flee simulation code) that can forecast population displacements in civil war settings. However, performing accurate simulations requires non-negligible computational capacity. We present an approach parallelization for fast execution on multicore platforms and discuss the algorithm's computational complexity and implementation. The findings of those two contain general conclusions on optimisation and co-design techniques that can also be used in the current work. ###What’s coming next in HiDALGO2? HiDALGO2 is going to participate in major HPC events like SC23 in Denver (at EuroHPC Joint Undertaking booth), and in [**HiPEAC 2024**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGa3GwaEcITbqip… in Munich along with [**ESiWACE3**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGaSE9FRZSzT75rpzS/kP9xuYG6KgkU) with a joined workshop. Also, important collaborations with other Centres of Excellence and National Competence Centres are underway with an exchange of tools, studies, dissemination material, and joined webinars. Last but not least, do not forget to join the [**EuroHPC User Day**](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGarBLueWdVKNSuF… that will take place on 11 December 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. Stay tuned! PARTNERS -------- [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbG8YZrTo1BdpweB… ####To keep up to date with our project’s progress, subscribe to our newsletter through our website and follow our social media channels. ###[www.hidalgo2.eu](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGbf5lF4QyX2uCz3Hq/wcHdi3IGqSFD "website") [ Get our latest updates in your mailbox](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGc42xuHO92uAa… "Subscibe") Co-funded by the European Union. This work has received funding from the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) and Poland, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and France under grant agreement number: 101093457. [View in browser](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/OycXxko2a8zXPIRCCXTN7Ijm… | [Unsubscribe](https://aolh6.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/un/sh/OycXxkuu2HoUaSagIMm7…

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Online Presentation of HiDALGO2
by HiDALGO2 Office 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

📢 Save the date! 💬Join us in an in-depth online presentation of our project's HiDALGO2 Project [1] goals, codes, and use cases on 15 June 2023, 13:00-14:30 CET. 📧 All interested parties can communicate with the project using this email adress (office(a)hidalgo2.eu) or via the national NCC contact point, to find more information on their participation. 🗣️ Please, spread the word! An overview of our webinar's agenda follows: 1. Introduction - Marcin Lawenda [2] 2. 🌬️Urban Air Project - Zoltán Horváth [3] 3. 🏢Urban Building Model - Christophe Prudhomme [4] 4. ☀️Renewable Energy Sources - Wojciech Szeliga [5] 5. 🔥 Wildfires - David Caballero Valero [6] 6. ❓ Q&A - all Links: ------ [1] https://www.linkedin.com/company/hidalgo2-project?trk=public_post-text [2] https://pl.linkedin.com/in/marcin-lawenda?trk=public_post-text [3] https://hu.linkedin.com/in/zolt%C3%A1n-horv%C3%A1th-5b1583185?trk=public_po… [4] https://fr.linkedin.com/in/christopheprudhomme?trk=public_post-text [5] https://pl.linkedin.com/in/wojciechszeliga?trk=public_post-text [6] https://es.linkedin.com/in/david-caballero-valero-a4380bb?trk=public_post-t…

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HiDALGO2 | Newsletter #1
by HiDALGO2 07 Jun '23

07 Jun '23

HiDALGO2 project brings together 8 interdisciplinary partners from 7 countries in order to achieve best results. HiDALGO2 had a great start with a very busy first quarter. Project partners participated in several activities from the project’s start. ###Kick-off in Poznan, Poland The kick-off meeting of HiDALGO2, took place in Poznan, Poland on January 25th and 26th, hosted by PSNC, project’s coordinator. More than 30 people participated in the meeting, both in person and virtually during this two-day event. During these two days, we discussed our plan of actions for the next four years of the project, and paid close attention to the work that must be done in the first six months, until our next transnational meeting. [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/EH1x5nrAsUA4XgwV6Gwd_5_uf3h… "HiDALGO KICK-OFF") ###HiDALGO2 in CASTIEL2 Κick-off HiDALGO2 joined the kick-off meeting of CASTIEL2 from February 7th to February 9th at Filderhalle in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. CASTIEL2 project promotes the interaction and exchange of expertise and competence across the NCC network, encourages collaboration between HPC practitioners, and provides similar coordination support to the EuroHPC Centres of Excellence. [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/LF_VStkECI6FEpjPGAvIAwOQaNQ… "HiDALGO2 IN CASTIEL2") ###HiDALGO2 in SIAM CSE (CSE23) HiDALGO2 was there in the mini-symposium of the SIAM Conference on the 1st of March with a lecture on “HPC Applications for Tackling Global and Engineering Challenges Towards Exascale”. In the mini-symposium, the scientific computing framework of two HiDALGO2 CoE applications (urban air pollution and renewable energy sources) and two methodologies (scalable uncertainty quantification and agent-based modelling methods) were presented in detail. [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/CNP4JXZrpTki9QXUDTpDMBEl5k2… "HiDALGO2 IN SIAM") ###HiDALGO2 in EuroHPC Summit 2023 HiDALGO2 is very proud to have participated in the EuroHPC Summit 2023. Our coordinator joined the panel of the "Open workshop: Centres of Excellence & Competence Centres" for a discussion on the EuroCC 2, CASTIEL 2 and CoE ecosystems and presented our project. We also presented our first project poster there and bore productive and insightful discussions during the open workshop "Centres of Excellence & Competence Centres". [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/WztHELLzDBwJhk3bRr8xLBxAPvP… "HiDALGO EUROHPC") ###HiDALGO2 in ISC 2023 ### HiDALGO2 joined the EuroHPC booth in the ISC 2023. This was a great opportunity to present our work so far and connect in person with stakeholders. We gave our presentation in the EuroHPC booth (B201) on May 23rd, 2023 at 15.30 CET. [ Learn More](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/Rftq7xOkCj8inCDqgSxb43Icb7v… "HiDALGO ISC") What’s coming next in HiDALGO2? ------------------------------- ###HiDALGO2 Plenary Meeting The next plenary meeting of HiDALGO2 is scheduled for June 20-21, 2023, in Athens, Greece, hosted by HiDALGO2 partner, ICCS. ####To keep up to date with our project’s progress, subscribe to our newsletter through our website and follow our social media channels. ###[www.hidalgo2.eu](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/d8gXyZM1d4t9Ji1Rwaq5hZlxTTi8oJe8bT8KwCx4fvNLQvwzoyIeqOlSL3scv4G7Uca0k33oFyK34PjLsFXOu5oQR_QjdiGzHBxT2sNT1bYNkB4tmox5Te24-xxBi9jOm0WHdep7HtwSKeKjO2yfqMyRcGeti19HpZY2Nj_5Rrt7I_fRwts8U9LXVxm03eIEWDtoJzqNVQ "website") This email was sent to hidalgo2-newsletter(a)lists.man.poznan.pl You've received it because you've subscribed to our newsletter. [View in browser](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/RD4O4Gm20CFF6T4UP4B4cLQce-… | [Unsubscribe](https://aolh6.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/un/eLLeomj_9hJWmxNFQWeWhm…

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