CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE

CSC – IT Center for Science is a Finnish center of expertise in information technology, owned by the Finnish state and higher education institutions. CSC provides interna-tionally high-quality ICT expert services for higher education institutions, research institutes, cultural organizations, public administration, and companies – helping them thrive and benefit society at large. The company is an integral part of the Finnish national research infrastructure, with roots dating back to the early 1970s.

CSC upholds strong values and specializes in solving digitalization challenges to ensure the long-term success of its customers. CSC’s data management services, computing environments and expert support guarantee researchers at higher education institutions and research institutes as well as RDI actors in companies internationally competitive resources for leading-edge research. CSC focuses on creating broad societal impact, supporting sustainable development, and enhancing the competitiveness of research, education, and innovation in Finland and beyond.

Collaboration is at the heart of CSC’s approach. It is essential to develop services, products, and solutions in an international context to ensure scalability, interoperability, and knowledge transfer, particularly as research is increasingly conducted through large-scale global collaborations. CSC currently participates in over 80 externally funded RDI projects and plays an active role in shaping European and global ICT standards, policies, and infrastructures.

EuroHPC LUMI, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, is located at CSC's data center in Kajaani, Finland, hosted together with the 11-country LUMI consortium. LUMI is one of the most advanced platforms for AI, enabling the converge of deep learning, traditional large-scale simulations, and large-scale data analytics. LUMI also features one of the most mature integrations of quantum processors to high-performance computing, being connected to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland’s quantum computers. In addition, LUMI is one of the greenest supercomputers in the world.

CSC also hosts the LUMI AI Factory, which is one of the European Union’s first AI Factories, with the six country consortium. LUMI AI Factory, launched in April 2025, is a pioneering service infrastructure and expert support center designed to accelerate AI innovation across Europe.

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