The document discusses the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) and high performance computing (HPC). It describes CSCS's facility in Lugano including its Piz Daint supercomputer. Piz Daint has 7.79 petaflops of power and is among the most powerful supercomputers in Europe. The document also outlines how HPC is supported through specialized hardware, software, and coding practices and discusses common application areas like materials science, physics, and climate modeling.