ASC25 Final Competition Notification

2025 ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge Final Results Announcement

Champion	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Silver	Peking University
Group Competition Award	Sun Yat-sen University Peking University Beijing Normal University Fuzhou University Taiwan University
e Prize	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The Highest Linpack	Tsinghua University
Application Innovation	Qilu University of Technology Fuzhou University Zhejiang University
First Prize	Macau University of Science and Technology EAFIT University Kasetsart University Taiwan Tsing Hua University University of the Witwatersrand NUDT Team Lanzhou University Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen- Nuremberg Beijing Normal University University of Science and Technology of China Taiwan University Beihang University Northwestern Polytechnical University Qinghai University Fuzhou University Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Huazhong University of Science and Technology Nanjing University Shanghai University Sun Yat-sen University Tsinghua University Zhejiang University Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Most Popular Team	Qinghai University Macau University of Science and Technology

ASC25 Student Supercomputer Challenge Final Competition Notification

Dear ASC25 finalists,

The ASC25 Committee is pleased to congratulate all the qualifying teams of the ASC25 Student Supercomputer Challenge finals, which will take place onsite at Qinghai University. We commend your achievement and look forward to your participation in the finals.

During the finals, each team is required to design and set up their platform onsite while adhering to a 4 KW power consumption limit and executing the approved application tasks outlined in this announcement. The cluster must consist of at least three compute nodes, with a per-node power limit of 2 KW.
Each team must complete the Hardware Platform Equipment Form for the Final Stage (Appendix I) and submit it via email to TechSupport@asc-events.org by March 31, 2025. The ASC25 Committee will allocate the necessary resources to ensure the required equipment is available for the finals.
The onsite finals will commence daily at 8:00 AM (UTC/GMT+8:00).
Additionally, unlike previous editions,this year's Final Competition will incorporate the Group Competition as a component of the overall score. This new format aims to foster direct collaboration and knowledge exchange among teams, particularly in areas such as equipment assistance and application optimization.
Due to adjustments‌ to the Group Competition rules ‌and increased task complexity‌ in the current cycle‌, ‌the competition format of Mystery application has been suspended‌ for the ASC25 finals. The application is released within this notification.
For detailed rules regarding the finals, please refer to the attachment.

Click to Download ASC25 Final Competition Notification

Frequentlly Asked Questions Summary

Q1: [AlphaFold3] Could you provide some details about the accuracy evaluation?

Answer: TMScore would be used to evaluate the accuracy and USalign is required to obtain the TMscore in the final. The teams can pay attention to the difference between the TMScore value of the predicted structure (with ground truth as ref) and the TMScore value of the original AlphaFold3 predicted structure (with ground truth as ref). The acceptable error threshhold for the evaluation is 10%.

Q2: [AlphaFold3] Could mathematical approximation is allowed to accelerate computation?

Answer: In principle, any algorithmic modifications must preserve mathematical equivalence to the original version. Mathematical approximations like AsyncDiff ( https://github.com/czg1225/AsyncDiff ) is not allowed in the final.

Q3: [AlphaFold3] Are there any optimization constraints?

Answer: Model pruning, model quantization, 16 bit lower precision, parameter adjustments like recycling number, diffusion steps and samples per seed etc. are not allowed in the final.

Q4: [Group Competition] How should we verify the correctness of FAMIL's output results?

Answer: Regarding your question about the correctness of FAMIL, I recommended using a C48 resolution simulation for your verification. You can adjust the time step dt_atmos in the f_create_case file to 120 or lower to ensure stability during long-term simulations. Then you can set the simulation period to, for example, 15 days, and then compare atmospheric state variables such as TREFHT, PS, Z3, TS, etc., before and after your modification.
To evaluate the results, you can analyze metrics like the spatial average and spatial correlation coefficient of these variables on the final day. For instance, if the differences in their spatial averages are within 0.1% and their spatial correlation coefficients are above 99.5%, the results can be considered scientifically valid.

Q5：[RNA m5C] Will the m5C datasets and workflow require a "Pair End" run (similar to the workflow in https://github.com/y9c/m5C-UBSseq)?

Answer: In order to reduce the difficulty of the competition questions, the workflow of the final round will remain consistent with that of the preliminary round.

Q6：[RNA m5C] About the organization of the datasets of RNA-m5C used in final, is it just like the datasets of preliminary round, with a group of sequences consisting of three SRR runs ?

Answer: The data volume of the final round is much larger than that of the preliminary round. It is also composed of multiple datasets. The exact number of datasets is not fixed, and it shall be subject to the data distributed on the day of the final round.

Q7: [RNA m5C] During the finals, does the workflow need to be encapsulated into a bash script or Snakefile?

Answer: Either option is fine—choose according to your personal usage habits.

Q8: [Group Competition] During the contest, should we provide a new FAMIL file, or should we provide an INPUT to replace the previous INPUT in FAMIL?

Answer: For the final competition, we will provide a hard drive containing the official final version of the FAMIL source code package (with final INPUT files). You must base your code modifications on this provided version, rather than directly running your previously modified code, because there are differences in INPUT files and parameter settings between the two versions. Detailed instructions will be specified in the README provided on-site.

ASC25 Student Supercomputer Challenge Preliminary Result Announcement

Dear ASC25 teams:

We highly appreciate the remarkable efforts you have put into your proposals. Each of you has demonstrated a deep understanding of the supercomputing technologies and exceptional talent in application optimization. There is no doubt that all of you are winners of the preliminary stage.

Many teams have impressed us with their outstanding performance. The selection process has been a tough challenge for the Evaluation Committee, as all of you are competitive candidates. After a long and careful evaluation, the ASC25 Student Supercomputer Challenge Committee selected the following teams to qualify for the ASC25 Finals:

ASC1174	Zhejiang University
ASC1275	NUDT Team
ASC907	Beihang University
ASC1207	Sun Yat-sen University
ASC1133	Shanghai University
ASC1188	University of Science and Technology of China
ASC893	Peking University
ASC1227	Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)
ASC1254	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
ASC1173	Northwestern Polytechnical University
ASC1304	Lanzhou University
ASC1463	Nanjing University
ASC1331	Beijing Normal University
ASC1299	Tsinghua University
ASC916	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
ASC1220	Fuzhou University
ASC1325	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
ASC1236	Qinghai University
ASC1233	University of the Witwatersrand
ASC1125	Taiwan Tsing Hua University
ASC1330	Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen- Nuremberg
ASC1372	Taiwan University
ASC1158	Kasetsart University
ASC1295	Macau University of Science and Technology
ASC1298	EAFIT University

Also, ASC25 Student Supercomputer Challenge Committee is happy to announce the following teams as Second Class Prize Winners:

The Second Class Prize Winners

ASC1135	Shanghai University
ASC1255	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
ASC889	University of Science and Technology Beijing
ASC1119	Taiyuan University of Technology
ASC1204	Shanxi University
ASC1172	University of Science and Technology Beijing
ASC1166	Zhejiang University
ASC1256	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
ASC914	Southwest Petroleum University
ASC1225	China University of Petroleum, Beijing
ASC905	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
ASC1347	Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen
ASC1257	South-Central Minzu University
ASC1228	South-Central Minzu University
ASC1277	Fuzhou University
ASC1476	Tianjin University
ASC1314	Lanzhou University
ASC1147	Tianjin University of Technology and Education
ASC898	Jinan University
ASC1339	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
ASC1218	Xiangtan University
ASC1226	Qinghai University
ASC900	Southern University Of Science And Technology
ASC1203	Zhejiang University
ASC1358	Wuhan University
ASC1473	Harbin Institute of Technology
ASC1237	Qinghai University
ASC1354	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
ASC895	Hangzhou City University
ASC915	Southwest Petroleum University
ASC1171	Shanghai University
ASC1324	Southeast University
ASC1202	Zhejiang University
ASC1127	Information Engineering University
ASC1353	Information Engineering University
ASC1183	Zhejiang University
ASC1143	Information Engineering University
ASC1284	Tianjin University
ASC1152	Yantai University
ASC897	Jinan University
ASC1316	China University of Mining and Technology
ASC1468	Shanghai University
ASC1245	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1360	ShanghaiTech University
ASC904	Southern University of Science and Technology
ASC1333	Yanshan University
ASC896	Hangzhou City University
ASC1309	Ocean University of China
ASC1136	Information Engineering University
ASC1373	Ocean University of China
ASC1312	Information Engineering University
ASC1308	ShanghaiTech University
ASC888	University of Science and Technology Beijing
ASC1343	Yanshan University
ASC1258	South-Central Minzu University
ASC1130	Information Engineering University
ASC1261	Shandong University, Weihai
ASC903	Southwest Petroleum University
ASC908	Shandong Normal University
ASC1238	Hunan University
ASC1345	Beijing Normal University
ASC913	Southwest Petroleum University
ASC1306	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1340	Yanshan University
ASC1351	Southeast University
ASC891	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
ASC1216	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1205	China Pharmaceutical University
ASC1239	Hunan University
ASC1242	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1131	Information Engineering University
ASC1150	Information Engineering University
ASC1311	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1348	Nanchang University
ASC1260	Shandong University, Weihai
ASC1213	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1338	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1263	South China University of Technology
ASC1355	Nanchang University
ASC1356	Nanchang University
ASC1144	Information Engineering University
ASC1359	Beijing Normal University
ASC1474	Sun Yat-sen University
ASC1129	Information Engineering University
ASC1248	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1426	Shandong University
ASC1366	Jianghan University
ASC1367	Jianghan University
ASC1297	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1317	China University of Mining and Technology
ASC1246	North China University of Science and Technology
ASC1209	Donghua University
ASC1270	Shandong University, Weihai

The ASC25 Final will take place at Qinghai University, China from May 10 to May 14, 2025. We welcome all of you to come and enjoy the world's largest supercomputing hackathon!

Sincerely,
ASC25 Organizing Committee

Contact Us

For any further inquiries, please contact the ASC committee via:
Technical Support : techsupport@asc-events.org |General Information : info@asc-events.org|Press : media@asc-events.org