Rabat – Morocco is set to host its first-ever national event dedicated to High-Performance Computing (HPC) with SupercomputingAfrica 2025, taking place from December 3 to 5 at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Ben Guerir.
The three-day conference will bring together researchers, industry professionals, and technology leaders from Morocco, Africa, and around the world to explore the latest developments, applications, and challenges in supercomputing.
Organized by MoroccoHPC in collaboration with Toubkal, the event marks a major milestone for the country’s growing role in advanced computing and scientific innovation. It aims to position Morocco as a regional hub in the global HPC ecosystem and to promote collaboration between scientists, engineers, and institutions across Africa.
The event, funded by Multiphysics and HPC OCP chair, will feature a rich and varied program, including keynote speeches, research presentations, workshops, and networking sessions. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit Toubkal, Morocco’s national supercomputer housed at UM6P, which is one of the most powerful in Africa. The visit will give attendees a closer look at the data center’s infrastructure and capabilities.
Among the international experts confirmed to speak at the event is Professor Jack Dongarra from the University of Tennessee, recipient of the 2022 ACM Turing Award, often considered the “Nobel Prize of Computing.” Professor Dongarra’s pioneering work in numerical algorithms and distributed computing has shaped the foundation of modern supercomputing.
Other speakers include Doctor Thomas Soddemann from Germany’s Fraunhofer SCAI, an expert in quantum computing and hybrid computing systems, Professor Martin J. Gander from the University of Geneva, known for his influential research on parallel algorithms, and Doctor Nicolas Greneche from Sorbonne University, who specializes in the integration of cloud computing into HPC systems.
Doctor Hatem Ltaief from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, whose research focuses on numerical linear algebra and AI applications, is also among the speakers.
A rundown of the schedule
The conference will open on Wednesday, December 3, with registration and a welcome address by representatives of MoroccoHPC. The first keynote, delivered by Soddemann, will discuss the opportunities and challenges of quantum computing. The day will continue with presentations from international organizations, including ICESCO and the Center for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) in South Africa, as well as sessions featuring selected research presentations by students and early-career scientists.
In addition to scientific sessions, the event will emphasize networking and collaboration and provide informal opportunities for attendees to exchange ideas, while the gala dinner on the first evening will bring together speakers and VIP guests.
The second day will continue with a keynote by Greneche on the transition from traditional HPC to cloud-based systems, followed by a roundtable discussion on the future of supercomputing in Africa. The closing keynote by Professor Dongarra will highlight global trends and the evolution of scalable computing architectures. The day will conclude with an award ceremony recognizing the best research presentation.
The final day of the event, Friday, will be dedicated to hands-on workshops. Dr. Ltaief will lead a session on Mixed Precisions, while other experts, including Mohammad Abuzayyad and Raafat Feki, will guide participants through practical sessions on parallel computing with MATLAB and input/output optimization for HPC workloads.
The SupercomputingAfrica 2025 is expected to inspire new collaborations and strengthen the country’s, as well as the continent’s, capacity to address complex challenges through advanced computing.
