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Family Fun Day at NI-HPC

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WHERE

The Cube, One Elmwood Student Centre
77 University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NF

Type

Drop-in
Workshops

WHEN

Saturday 14th Feb
10:00 am – 2:00 pm

SUITABILITY

All Ages

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Free

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Event Description

Join us for an open day with the Northern Ireland High Performance Computing Centre (NIHPC)!

Step into the world of AI and supercomputing through interactive demos, hands-on STEM activities, and tech showcases. Discover how Northern Ireland’s fastest computer drives breakthroughs in science, healthcare, climate research, and more — with fun challenges for kids and engaging insights for adults.

 

Schedule – 14.02.26

10:00 Welcome 
10:15 HPC Career Talk 
10:30 Scale to win
10:45 Sustainable Digital Fashion
11.15 Scale to win
11.30 Hot Computers Cold Tomatoes 
11.45 HPC Career Talk
12:00 Scale to win
12:15 Sustainable Digital Fashion
1245 Hot Computers Cold Tomatoes
1:00 Scale to Win
1:15 Hot Computers Cold Tomatoes
1:30 Sustainable Digital Fashion

 

Throughout the day!

HPC Playzone

Code, Colour & Create

Big Computer Word Find

Pin the supercomputer 

Scale to win – parallel sorting game – win a LEGO prize! 

Program the Robot!

Meet Kelvin2 –   a VR tour of our facility.

Event Partners

Free

No Ticket Required
The Department for the Economy
Belfast City Council
Derry City & Strabane District Council
Tourism Northern Ireland
Ulster University
Queen’s University Belfast
The Open University
British Council Northern Ireland
Matrix
The Department for Communities
Film Hub NI
Institute of Physics
Belfast Harbour
Kainos
Almac
Love Heritage NI
Discover Northern Ireland