Computing Research Center
5th Particle Physics Computing Summer School held
The Computing Summer School, organized by the Particle Physics Computing Consortium of Japan, was held for five days from August 1 to August 5, 2022.
Geant4 Japan Group Received Suwa Award from Foundation for High Energy Accelerator Scienc
Geant4 Japan Group has received Suwa Award of the Foundation for High Energy Accelerator Science for its research project entitled "Simulation Program for Reaction between Matter and Radiation: International Development and Operation of Geant4".
SINET, which connects KEK to external networks, upgraded to SINET6
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), both the Tsukuba Campus and J-PARC (Tokai), has been connecting to SINET for the external network connections, including the Internet access.
Stored Data Exceeded 40 Petabytes
To store data from KEK physics experiments, the Computing Research Center is operating a large tape library system. Belle II experiment, which uses this system, accumulates a large amount of data to search for new physics.
Engineer Kamo Receives 2021 Challenge Coin Award from Council of Anti-Phishing Japan
Engineer Kamo at Computing Research Center received 2021 Challenge Coin Award from Council of Anti-Phishing Japan.
FY2021 Applied Research Laboratory Technical Exchange Meeting was held
The FY2021 Applied Research Laboratory Technical Exchange Meeting was held remotely via Zoom system on March 2, 2022.
Fourth Annual Particle Physics Computing Summer School Held
A five-day computing summer school for graduate students was held by the Particle Physics Computing Consortium from August 2 to 6, 2021.
Large-scale computer system "KEK Central Computer System" goes into operation
The Computing Research Center of the Applied Research Laboratory has completed the construction of the KEK Central Computer System, a large computer system for shared use, and officially started its operation on September 1.
Paper on MPEXS-DNA, a GPU-Based Radiation Simulation Code, Wins Top Download Award from Medical Physics
The paper "MPEXS-DNA, a new GPU based Monte Carlo simulator for track structures and radiation chemistry at the subcellular scale" has received the 2018-2019 Top Download Award.
