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Why are only U.S.A. based research organisations participating?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 3:01 pm
by Schrödinger's cat
Are there any international research organisations participating in FAH?
If not, why not? Given the lack of work at times, wouldn't having more participants be better. Plus FAH is an international effort, so why not process work for international research organisations?
Re: Why are only U.S.A. based research organisations participating?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 3:15 pm
by muziqaz
Schrödinger's cat wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 3:01 pm
Are there any international research organisations participating in FAH?
If not, why not? Given the lack of work at times, wouldn't having more participants be better. Plus FAH is an international effort, so why not process work for international research organisations?
It is up to the labs to apply for FAH participation. FAH does not stop any lab to join and work with them
Re: Why are only U.S.A. based research organisations participating?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 4:20 pm
by Joe_H
The participation of organizations outside the US has varied over time. In the recent past there have been projects based in Europe. For example up until the Summer there were projects being run from Berlin. They stopped and indicated that part of their work was done for now and they were reorganizing. They may be back in the future.
Another research group relocated from Hong Kong to the US a few years ago. There currently is a server located in Canada. In addition there are groups outside the US that collaborate in the development of the OpenMM and GROMACS software F@h uses to create the folding cores used by the client to process GPU and CPU projects.
There is a list of current and past members of the Folding@home Consortium if you are interested -
https://foldingathome.org/about-2/the-f ... onsortium/.
Re: Why are only U.S.A. based research organisations participating?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 4:38 pm
by Schrödinger's cat
muziqaz wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 3:15 pm
It is up to the labs to apply for FAH participation
I guess I'm thinking that they may not know about FAH, and inviting them, or just giving them an information pack, might lead to more work being both available and done.
Joe_H wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 4:20 pm
There is a list of current and past members of the Folding@home Consortium
Thanks for your comprehensive reply Joe_H.
Also, I just realised that I'm seeing few work unit types. My GPU seems to only do Alzheimers, and my Pi 5's are doing Alzheimers or Cancer. Given I've only got two machine types, it's not really surprising that they aren't doing lots of different work.