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November 2021

Fugaku-based work on COVID-19 spread wins special 2021 Gordon Bell prize (SC21)

Award reason
A group of six researchers from the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) and collaborators won the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research for their work, “Digital transformation of droplet/aerosol infection risk assessment realized on ‘Fugaku’ for the fight against COVID-19,” modeling the spread of droplets and aerosols using the supercomputer Fugaku.
Award winner
A group of six researchers from the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) and collaborators
Press Releases
RIKENThe webpage will open in a new tab.
Relevant websites
ACMThe webpage will open in a new tab.

November 2021

Fujitsu and RIKEN Claim 1st Place for MLPerf HPC Benchmark with Supercomputer Fugaku (SC21)

Award reason
The supercomputer Fugaku has taken the top spot on the MLPerf HPC.
Award winner
RIKEN and Fujitsu
Relevant websites
MLCommonsThe webpage will open in a new tab.

November 2021

Fugaku earns “quadruple crown” for 4th consecutive term (SC21)

Award reason
The supercomputer Fugaku has taken the top spot on the major high-performance computer rankings, the Top500 list, HPCG, HPL-AI and Graph 500 for the 4th consecutive term.
Award winner
RIKEN and Fujitsu
Press Releases
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FujitsuThe webpage will open in a new tab.
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Top500The webpage will open in a new tab.
HPCGThe webpage will open in a new tab.
HPL-AIThe webpage will open in a new tab.
Graph500The webpage will open in a new tab.

June 2021

Fugaku earns “quadruple crown” for third consecutive term (ISC2021)

Award reason
The supercomputer Fugaku has taken the top spot on the major high-performance computer rankings, the Top500 list, HPCG, HPL-AI and Graph 500 for the third consecutive term.
Award winner
RIKEN and Fujitsu
Press Releases
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FujitsuThe webpage will open in a new tab.
Relevant websites
Top500The webpage will open in a new tab.
HPCGThe webpage will open in a new tab.
HPL-AIThe webpage will open in a new tab.
Graph500The webpage will open in a new tab.

November 2020

Fugaku retains title as world’s fastest supercomputer (SC20)

Award reason
The supercomputer Fugaku, which is being developed jointly by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has again taken the top spot on the major high-performance computer rankings, the Top500 list, HPCG, HPL-AI and Graph 500.
Award winner
RIKEN and Fujitsu
Press Releases
RIKENThe webpage will open in a new tab.
FujitsuThe webpage will open in a new tab.
Relevant websites
Top500The webpage will open in a new tab.
HPCGThe webpage will open in a new tab.
HPL-AIThe webpage will open in a new tab.
Graph 500The webpage will open in a new tab.