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News :
Universe@Home is ending... :(
(Message 6548)
Posted 14 May 2025 by ![]() Post: Thank you :) |
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Off topic: Radioactive@Home down
(Message 6545)
Posted 13 Apr 2025 by ![]() Post: Domain expired. I just renew it. |
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News :
Universe@Home is ending... :(
(Message 6503)
Posted 11 Nov 2024 by ![]() Post: My dear friends, For over 10 years, I have taken care of the Universe@Home project. Unfortunately, since the passing of Prof. Krzysztof Belczynski, we have not been able to find a way to continue the project. Therefore, as funding ended at the end of August this year, I am no longer formally associated with the project. Still hoping that a scientific team will be found to carry it forward, I have continued to handle the ongoing maintenance of the server, and I intend to keep doing so in my free time until either a successor to Krzysztof is found or CAMK decides to shut down the servers. I truly regret that such a long history of our shared work is coming to an end. Unfortunately, I lack the scientific expertise needed to continue the research myself. I would like to thank all of you for years of support and express my hope that we may someday meet again on another project that I could manage from the BOINC side. |
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Server Thread
(Message 6494)
Posted 16 Aug 2024 by ![]() Post: Fixed :) |
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Shutdown on 19 July (Friday afternoon)
(Message 6483)
Posted 18 Jul 2024 by ![]() Post: Dear All, This email is to inform you of a planned power and network outage in the whole CAMK building scheduled for Friday, July 19th, after 4 pm (CET). The outage is necessary to connect photovoltaic component to our power circuits. We plan to minimize the downtime, but we cannot make any promises. We were told that all critical works should be finalized on the same day, unfortunately, it may take twice the time that our UPS can support. |
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Universe@Home future
(Message 6482)
Posted 17 Jul 2024 by ![]() Post: I just found - few days ago was 10th anniversary of the project... 8th of July test server was introduced on Internet. |
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Universe@Home future
(Message 6481)
Posted 17 Jul 2024 by ![]() Post: Just FYI. As always, I take care of the servers and oversee the project. I am still waiting for the situation to develop. It is not dependent on me, but I constantly hope that the project will progress. |
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Universe@Home future
(Message 6478)
Posted 5 Jun 2024 by ![]() Post: Unfortunately, at the moment I haven't more info :( I'm still wait for CAMK decisions about project future. |
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Planned power maintenance outgage
(Message 6436)
Posted 22 Mar 2024 by ![]() Post: We have a planned network outage in the CAMK building scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd, 2024. The outgage start on 7pm CET and finish on Monday, 25th, 8am. |
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Universe@Home future
(Message 6404)
Posted 27 Jan 2024 by ![]() Post: Main source code is safe, just very last changes are missing, but we can solve the problem. Other matter is in sources IP rights which are now in Krzysztof's family hands. I'm pretty sure that they allow to use it but I don't know about they plans to open it... |
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Universe@Home future
(Message 6395)
Posted 26 Jan 2024 by ![]() Post: The time has come to inform you about what will happen next with the Universe@Home project. As you know, Krzysztof Belczyński was the initiator and lead scientist of the project - he was the head of our small team. His sudden passing caused a bit of chaos, which we are gradually trying to manage. Unfortunately, the latest changes in the application code that were being implemented also disappeared with him. For this reason, as well as the necessity to introduce changes to the application code that had been planned for some time, we have decided to temporarily suspend the generation of new WUs. As of today, we already know that Universe@Home will not end - it is being taken under the wing of Prof. Tomasz Bulik (https://nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/scientist?id=23855&lang=en&_k=ta6rhj). Nevertheless, we must ask for your patience; at this moment, the most important thing is to manage the organizational and formal matters and to work on the changes in the code. This should take us two to three months. I will keep you updated. |
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For memory of Krzysztof Belczyński
(Message 6356)
Posted 16 Jan 2024 by ![]() Post: ![]() I met Krzysztof in the summer of 2014. It was then that Grzegorz Wiktorowicz found me and invited me to collaborate on a new scientific project. The reason they found me on the Internet was a problem with accessing the necessary computing power needed for the scientific research of these two scientists. Soon after, the test server for the Universe@Home project was created - some of you may still remember it. As soon as it turned out that the idea of using BOINC was a bullseye, Krzysztof offered me a more permanent collaboration, which I undertook with joy. Few of us have the opportunity to work with scientists of this caliber. We worked together for almost 10 years. About a month ago, we were discussing development possibilities, and Krzysztof was telling me about the publications being created based on our joint work (yes, there were supposed to be more than one!). Unfortunately, today we will no longer be able to implement these plans... As Krzysztof was a founder of the project, I don’t know yet what will happen next with our project. It's too early for any decisions, but whatever they may be - you will find out immediately. Krzysztof never forgot to mention the help our community provided him, and I am sure that we too will remember his trust in the power of the community... |
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Pchd Chriss Belczyński passed away...
(Message 6347)
Posted 16 Jan 2024 by ![]() Post: With deep regret, we announce that on January 13, 2024, Prof. Dr. hab. Krzysztof Belczyński, an employee of the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and Universe@Home project author, passed away. Professor Belczyński had been associated with our institute since 1995. It was then that he began his research on novae stars, followed by the synthesis of stellar populations and the processes of formation of compact objects - neutron stars and black holes. He obtained his doctorate in physical sciences with a specialization in astronomy in 2001. Between 2000 and 2009, he completed numerous scientific internships at foreign research centers. From 2009 to 2017, he was associated with the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw. In 2010, he obtained his postdoctoral degree, and in 2014 he was awarded the title of professor of physical sciences. Since 2017, he had been employed at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw as a professor. Professor Belczyński was a theoretical astrophysicist, specializing in the study of compact objects, such as black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs. He is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications, published in renowned international journals. He led numerous research projects, including the MAESTRO NCN grant and the MASTER FNP program, and supervised doctoral students. His research contributed significantly to the advancement of understanding the physics of compact objects and their evolution. His work is crucial for understanding the nature of gravitational wave sources, which are currently one of the most important topics of scientific research. |
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Number crunching :
Unable to add project
(Message 6329)
Posted 5 Jan 2024 by ![]() Post: No Boinc update You need to update BOINC Manager as old versions are compiled with expired certificates. |
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Server Thread
(Message 6308)
Posted 18 Dec 2023 by ![]() Post: No. CAMK has planned power cut for maintenance work. Unfortunately, gmail decided to mark it's mail group as spam and I didn't receive information about it. No everything is back and running. |
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Off topic: Radioactive@Home down
(Message 6284)
Posted 20 Nov 2023 by ![]() Post: Up and running again :) |
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Off topic: Radioactive@Home down
(Message 6281)
Posted 19 Nov 2023 by ![]() Post: Fixed. |
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Forum webpage broken
(Message 6205)
Posted 20 Jun 2023 by ![]() Post: On our side, I can confirm that in last about 10-12 days no any web site engine file was changed (last my works on them was about two weeks ago), so definitely project web site isn't broken. Also, no any user report similar behaviour. |
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Forum webpage broken
(Message 6203)
Posted 20 Jun 2023 by ![]() Post: It looks like your browser make a mess as I can't reproduce what you show. I'm using FF on Win10. Did you try refresh page with ctrl-shift-r? |
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Symmetry breaking in merging binary black holes from young massive clusters and isolated binaries
(Message 6188)
Posted 15 Jun 2023 by ![]() Post: The project's science team has produced a new paper, which is currently in the process of being published in The Astrophysical Journal. The article is available at this link. |