Russia Trains a New Generation of Scientists for the Supercomputers of Tomorrow

At a national seminar, young researchers showcased projects that could reshape high-tech industries, from nuclear energy to advanced computing.

Russia has wrapped up the third nationwide school-seminar “Center for Supercomputer Architecture Research,” hosted by the National Center for Physics and Mathematics. The event was designed to prepare the next generation of specialists whose work will drive cutting-edge computing technologies into strategically critical sectors, including nuclear energy, according to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

More than 50 young scientists, students, and leading experts in high-performance computing gathered to tackle urgent challenges. The discussions focused not only on traditional supercomputers but also on fundamentally new architectures.

Experts emphasized that the future lies in hybrid systems that combine classical computing with photonic, quantum, and neuromorphic coprocessors. Building such machines is seen as a strategic priority for technological sovereignty, especially in science-heavy industries such as nuclear power.

The seminar also explored how domestic innovations could be applied in the nuclear sector. Among them were Russia’s “Elbrus-B” processors and experimental analog photonic computing devices—technologies that could dramatically boost the efficiency of calculations in nuclear physics.