Project
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Launched Completed
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Sponsor
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Category
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Research focus
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BOINC based
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Processing units
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Performance in TeraFLOPS
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ABC@Home
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2006-11-21[138]
2014-06-01[139]
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Mathematical Institute of Leiden University, Kennislink[14][140]
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Mathematics
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Find triples related to the abc conjecture, one of the greatest open problems in mathematics.[140]
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Yes
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AlmereGrid
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2006-09-27[141]
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Almere, the Netherlands[141]
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Multiple applications
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A number of applications from local researchers.[142]
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Yes
|
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AlmereGrid TestGrid
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2008-02-24[143]
|
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Multiple applications
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Test of the AlmereGrid project.[144]
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Yes
|
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AndrOINC
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Independent[145]
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Cryptography
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Broke Motorola's 1024-bit RSA key used to sign the boot and recovery partition partitions on the Motorola Milestone smartphone.[145]
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Yes
|
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AQUA@home
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2008-12-10
2011-08-23[146]
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D-Wave Systems, Canada[147]
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Quantum computing
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Used Quantum Monte Carlo to predict the performance of superconducting adiabatic quantum computers on a variety of problems.[148][149]
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Yes
|
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Artificial Intelligence System
|
|
Intelligence Realm Inc
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Simulate the brain using Hodgkin–Huxley models via an artificial neural network
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Yes
|
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ATLAS@Home
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2014-06-19[150]
2017-04-07[151]
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CERN[14]
|
Physics
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Ran simulations of the ATLAS experiment at CERN.[150]
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Yes
|
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Background Pi
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|
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Computed decimal digits of pi using digit extraction method.[152]
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No
|
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Biochemical Library
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Vanderbilt University[153]
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Molecular biology
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Performed research using the Biochemical Algorithms Library into proteins and their interactions with small molecules for disease research.[145][153]
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Yes
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BOINC@TACC
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2018-07-30[154]
2022-09[155]
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Texas Advanced Computing Center
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Multiple
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aerospace engineering, computational biology, and earthquake engineering
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Yes
|
|
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BURP
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2004-06-17
|
|
Art
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Rendering of 3D Animations
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Yes
|
|
|
CAS@home
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2010-07-19[156][157]
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Chinese Academy of Sciences[14]
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Physics, biochemistry, and others
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Provide computing power to Chinese Researchers
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Yes
|
|
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Cell Computing
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2008
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NTT Data
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biomedical research
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
Chess960@home
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2006-03-20[158]
|
Independent[14]
|
Games and Puzzles
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Analysis of chess 960.[159]
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Yes
|
|
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Citizen Science Grid
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2012-01-01[160]
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University of North Dakota[161]
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Multiple applications
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Animals, Biology, Birds, Climate and weather, Education, Nature, and outdoors [160]
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Yes
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Cleanmobility.now
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2013-08[162]
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Chemistry
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Find safer and greener materials for e-vehicle batteries[163]
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Yes
|
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Comcute
|
2010
2016[164]
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Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics
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Mathematics, Artificial intelligence, Physics
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No
|
|
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Compute for Humanity
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2015-08[168]
2017[169]
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Independent[168]
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Cryptocurrencies, Charitable Organizations
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No
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Constellation
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Students at the University of Stuttgart, Germany[170]
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Aerospace, Engineering[170]
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Various aerospace-related science and engineering problems.[170]
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Yes
|
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Correlizer
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2011[171]
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EpiGenSys Consortium and EraSysBio+, part of the Seventh Framework Program of the European Union[172]
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Genetics[173]
|
The sequential organization of genomes, and its connection to their 3D architectural organization.[173]
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Yes
|
|
|
Cosmology@Home
|
2007-06-26[174]
2024-01
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Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris[175]
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Astronomy
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Find the most accurate models that best describe the universe[175]
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Yes
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4,083 (Mar 2023)[176]
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17.034 (Mar 2023)[176]
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DIMES
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|
|
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Maps the structure and evolution of the Internet infrastructure, letting users see how the Internet looks from their home
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No
|
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DistributedDataMining
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2010-03-04[177][178][179]
2018-04-20[180]
|
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Data analysis, machine learning
|
Research in the various fields of data analysis and machine learning, such as prediction of market value of companies'shares and analysis of medical data[181]
|
Yes
|
|
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DistrRTgen
|
2008-01-12[182]
2014-06[183]
|
Independent[14]
|
Cryptography
|
Analysis of hash strength for password security by developing rainbow tables.[184]
|
Yes
|
|
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DNA@home
|
|
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[185]
|
|
Discovered what regulates the genes in DNA using statistical algorithms.[185]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Docking@Home
|
2006-09-11[186]
2014-05-23[187]
|
University of Delaware
|
|
models protein-ligand docking using the CHARMM program.
|
Yes
|
|
|
DrugDiscovery@home
|
|
Independent[188]
|
Drug design
|
Supported in silico drug design of chemical compounds for medicines in the fields of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.[188]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Enigma@Home
|
2007-09-09[189]
|
Cryptography
|
Cryptography
|
Decode three unbroken Enigma messages from World War II[190]
|
Yes
|
|
|
eOn
|
2014-05-08[191]
|
University of Texas at Austin[14]
|
Chemistry
|
Calculated the evolution of an atomic-scale system over time, such as a chemical reaction or diffusion.[192]
|
Yes
|
|
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Evolution@Home
|
2001-04-03[193]
|
|
|
Uses evolutionary algorithms to optimize the parameters of different kinds of machine learning algorithms[194]
|
No
|
|
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Five or Bust[195]
|
2011-02
|
|
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Find a prime or probable prime of the form 2n+k for all odd k < 78557, the last probable prime found is 29092392+40291, and this project stopped when this probable prime was found.
|
No
|
|
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FreeHAL
|
2006[196]
2012[197]
|
Independent[14]
|
Artificial intelligence
|
Compute essential information for software which seeks to imitate human conversation.[196]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Genome@home
|
2001-02-01
2004-03-08[198]
|
Stanford University
|
Molecular biology
|
Designed new genes that can form working proteins in the cell that have not been found in nature.
|
No
|
|
|
GoofyxGrid@Home
|
2016
|
Independent
|
Mathematics
|
Look for Infinite monkey theorem
|
Yes
|
|
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Goldbach's Conjecture
|
2009-11-09[199]
2011-06[200]
|
|
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Tests Goldbach's weak conjecture.[201]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Golem@home
|
2000
2001-09-03[202]
|
Brandeis University
|
Robotics
|
Used evolutionary computation to design robotic locomotion systems.[203]
|
No
|
|
|
Graceful Tree Verification Project[204]
|
2008-11-22
2010-02-21
|
Independent[205]
|
Mathematics
|
Used a computational approach to the graceful tree conjecture, proving that every tree with at most 35 vertices is graceful[206]
|
No
|
|
|
HashClash
|
2005-11-24
|
|
Cryptography
|
Find collisions in the MD5 hash algorithm
|
Yes
|
|
|
Hydrogen@Home
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2007-10-22[207]
2011-02[208]
|
|
|
Searches for the most efficient method of hydrogen production[209]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Ibercivis
|
2008-06-22[210]
2016-07[211]
|
Spanish universities and research centers[212]
|
Multiple applications
|
|
Yes
|
|
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Ideologias@home
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2011-05-19[214]
|
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain[215]
|
Society
|
Used social networking mathematical models to study the ideological evolution of a group of people over time.[215]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Leiden Classical
|
2005-05-12[216]
2018-06-05[217]
|
Leiden University, the Netherlands[212]
|
Chemistry
|
General classical mechanics for students or scientists[218]
|
Yes
|
|
|
vLHCathome (not to be confused with LHC@home above)
|
2011-08-01[219]
2017-03[220]
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CERN[221]
|
Physics[221]
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Run simulations of high-energy particle collisions in a computational search for new fundamental particles for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN[221][222]
|
Yes
|
|
|
M4 Project
|
2006-01-09[223]
2009-11-15[224]
|
|
History
|
Decrypts Enigma messages from World War II[225]
|
No
|
|
|
Majestic-12
|
|
|
|
Uses a distributed web crawler program to index web sites for a distributed search engine[226]
|
No
|
|
|
Magnetism@home
|
2008-06-09[227]
|
Donetsk Institute for Physics and Technology, Ukraine[228]
|
Magnetism, nanotechnology
|
Explored magnetization patterns.[228]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Malaria Control Project
|
2006-12-19[229]
2016-01-28[230]
|
Swiss Tropical Institute[14]
|
Epidemiology
|
Simulate the transmission dynamics and health effects of malaria.[231]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Mersenne@home
|
2012
|
Independent[14]
|
Mathematics
|
Searched for Mersenne primes.[232] Discontinued because the creator lacked time to administer it[233]
|
Yes
|
|
|
MindModeling@Home
|
2007-03-17[234]
|
University of Dayton Research Institute and Wright State University[235]
|
Cognitive science[235]
|
Builds cognitive models of the human mind[235]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Minecraft@Home
|
2020-06-24[236]
|
Independent[237]
|
Games[237]
|
Studies questions related to Minecraft, such as the properties of worlds that can be generated from different random seeds[236]
|
Yes
|
|
|
MLC@Home
|
2020-06-30
2022-10-02[238]
|
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
|
Mathematics
|
Understanding and interpreting complex machine learning models
|
Yes
|
|
|
MoneyBee
|
2000-09[239]
2010
|
|
Finance
|
|
No
|
|
|
Muon1 Distributed Particle Accelerator Design
|
2017[240]
|
|
Physics
|
Simulate and design parts of the Neutrino Factory particle accelerator[241][242]
|
No
|
|
|
Najmanovich Research Group
|
|
Université de Sherbrooke[243]
|
Molecular biology[243]
|
Research in molecular recognition[243]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Neurona@home
|
2011-06-14[244]
|
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain[245]
|
Neural network
|
Simulating the behavior of a large and complex network of cellular automata neurons.[245]
|
Yes
|
|
|
NFSNET
|
2010
|
|
Integer factorization
|
Used the general number field sieve to factor increasingly large integers. Discontinued and replaced by NFS@Home.[246]
|
No
|
|
|
NNGenerator
|
2014-10-20[247]
2016[248]
|
Independent
|
Mathematics, finance, and artificial neural networks
|
Distributed system based on neural networks for analysis and forecasting time series
|
No
|
|
|
OProject@Home
|
2012-08-13
|
Olin Library, Rollins College
|
Mathematics
|
Algorithm analysis. The library is open and available in the Code.google.com SVN repository.
|
Yes
|
|
|
Optima@home
|
|
Institute for Systems Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences[249]
|
Optimization[249]
|
Solve various large-scale optimization problems. Currently finding molecular conformations which have minimal potential energy.[249]
|
Yes
|
|
|
orbit@home
|
2008-04-03[250]
2013-02-16[251]
|
Planetary Science Institute[14]
|
Astronomy
|
Monitored and studied the hazards posed by near-earth asteroids.[252]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Pi Segment
|
2006
|
Independent project
|
Mathematics
|
Looked for specific digits (in binary) of Pi and make volunteer computing more popular in China[253]
|
No
|
|
|
Pirates@Home
|
2004-02-06[254]
|
1 Vassar College
2 Spy Hill Research[254]
|
Software testing
|
Mission 1 helped to develop the Einstein@Home screensaver[255]
Tested BOINC's forum software for possible use by Interactions in Understanding the Universe[256]
|
Yes
|
|
|
POEM@Home
|
2007-13-11[257]
2016-10-04[258]
|
University of Karlsruhe, Germany[14]
|
Molecular biology
|
Protein structure prediction, cellular signaling, protein aggregation, and drug design[259]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Predictor@home
|
2004-05-04[260]
|
The Scripps Research Institute
|
Molecular biology
|
Test and evaluate new algorithms and methods of protein structure prediction in the context of the Sixth Biannual CASP[261] experiment[262]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Primaboinca
|
2010-07-30[263]
2020-05-31[264]
|
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences[14]
|
Mathematics
|
Search for counterexamples to Agrawal's conjecture and Popovych's conjecture, which relate to the identification of prime numbers[265]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Proteins@home
|
2006-09-15[266]
|
École polytechnique
|
Protein structure prediction
|
Contribute to a better understanding of many diseases and pathologies and to progress in Medicine and Technology[266]
|
Yes
|
|
|
QMC@Home
|
2006-03-03[267]
2013-01
|
University of Münster, Germany[212]
|
Chemistry
|
Study the structure and reactivity of molecules using quantum chemistry and Monte Carlo techniques[268]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Quake Catcher Network
|
2008-02-03[269]
2023-06-01[270]
|
Stanford University[271][272]
|
Seismology[271][272]
|
Uses accelerometers connected to personal computers to detect earthquakes and to educate about seismology[271][272]
|
Yes
|
215 (Mar 2023)[270]
|
0.000 (Mar 2023)[270]
|
QuChemPedIA@home
|
2019-07-01
2022-09-29
|
Université Anger
|
Molecular Chemistry
|
Help for chemical researchers
|
Yes
|
26 (Mar 2023)[273]
|
0.000 (Mar 2023)[273]
|
Riesel Sieve
|
|
|
Mathematics
|
Prove that 509,203 is the smallest Riesel number, by finding a prime of the form k × 2n − 1 for all odd k smaller than 509,203.
Merged with PrimeGrid.
|
Yes
|
|
|
Renderfarm.fi
|
2009-summer[274]
|
Independent (Finnish)[275][276]
|
Rendering
|
2D and 3D rendering for animation artists[277]
|
Yes
|
|
|
RSA Lattice Siever
|
2009[278]
2012-08
|
|
Integer factorization
|
Assisted other factoring projects to achieve their academic goals.[279] Merged into NFS@Home because its server was outdated[280]
|
Yes
|
|
|
SAT@home
|
2011-09-29
2017-02[281]
|
Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
|
Cryptanalysis, Mathematics
|
Various applications related to the boolean satisfiability problem, inversion of specific stream cipher functions[282]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Second Computing
|
2008-04-10[283]
2012-08[284]
|
|
|
Assesses biopolymer dynamics, and models the behavior of clonal colonies in a prairie ecosystem[285]
|
Yes
|
|
|
SETI@home
|
1999-05-17[286][287][288]
2020-03-31[289]
|
University of California, Berkeley[14]
|
Astrobiology
|
Search for extraterrestrial life by analyzing specific radio frequencies emanating from space[290]
|
Yes
|
|
|
SETI@home beta
|
2006-01-12[291]
2020-03-31[289]
|
University of California, Berkeley[292]
|
Software testing
|
Test project of SETI@home[292]
|
Yes
|
|
|
SIMAP
|
2006-04-26[293]
2014-05-30
|
University of Vienna[14]
|
Molecular biology
|
Calculated similarities between proteins[294]
|
Yes
|
|
|
SLinCA@Home
|
|
G.V.Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine[295]
|
Materials science[295]
|
Studies scaling laws in cluster aggregation[295]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Spinhenge@home
|
2006-05-19[296]
2011-09-28[297]
|
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences[14]
|
Nanotechnology
|
Studied nano-magnetic molecules for research into localized tumor chemotherapy and micro-memory.[298]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Stop@home
|
2017-02-28[299]
2018-01[300]
|
Independent
|
Mathematics
|
Looking for prime k-tuples
|
Yes
|
|
|
Sudoku@vtaiwan[301]
|
2011-01-05
2013-09-05
|
National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC), Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
|
Games and Puzzles
|
Confirmed solution to the "Minimum Sudoku Problem." After running for more than 2½ years, the project was completed - it was confirmed that no 16-clue Sudoku exists, and so the fewest clues possible is 17
|
Yes
|
|
|
Superlink@Technion
|
2007-05-03[302]
|
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[14]
|
Genetic linkage analysis
|
Uses genetic linkage analysis to help find disease-provoking genes.[303]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Surveill@Home
|
|
University of Coimbra
|
|
Monitor and test websites for failure rates and overall performance[304]
|
Yes
|
|
|
theSkyNet
|
2011-09-13[305]
2018-05-02[306]
|
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research[307]
|
Astronomy
|
Analysis of radio astronomy data from telescopes such as the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder and The Square Kilometre Array[308][309]
|
Yes
|
|
|
uFluids@Home
|
2005-09-19[310]
2010-11[311]
|
Purdue University[14]
|
Physics, Aeronautics
|
Simulated microfluidics problems and two-phase flows in microgravity[312]
|
Yes
|
|
|
USPEX@Home
|
2017-04-04[313]
2019-03[314]
|
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russian Academy of Science, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
|
Chemistry, Physics, Materials science
|
Computational prediction of structure and properties of new chemical compounds (crystals, nanoparticles etc.) for various applications
|
Yes
|
|
|
Virtual Prairie
|
2008[315]
2019-03[314]
|
University of Houston[14]
|
Botanical ecosystems
|
Provided ecological guidelines on the design of prairies with the best potential for water purification[316]
|
Yes
|
|
|
VTU@home
|
|
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and Kaunas University of Technology[14]
|
Software testing[14]
|
Supported various research projects at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University[317]
|
Yes
|
|
|
Wieferich@Home
|
2007-12-29[318]
2017[319]
|
|
Mathematics
|
Searches for new Wieferich primes[320]
|
No
|
|
|
EDGeS@Home
|
2009-10[321]
|
MTA SZTAKI Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Hungary[14]
|
Multiple applications
|
Support the execution of selected scientific applications developed by the EGEE and EDGeS community[322]
|
Yes
|
|
|
SZTAKI Desktop Grid
|
2005-05-26[323]
|
MTA SZTAKI Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Hungary[14]
|
Mathematics
|
Find all the generalized binary number systems (in which bases are matrices and digits are vectors) up to dimension 11, understand basic universality classes of nonequilibrium system[324]
|
Yes
|
|
|
TANPAKU
|
2005-08-02[325]
|
Tokyo University of Science
|
Molecular biology
|
Protein structure prediction using the Brownian dynamics method
|
Yes
|
|
|
The Lattice Project
|
2004-06-30[326]
|
University of Maryland Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology[14]
|
Life science
|
Various scientific analysis projects[327][328]
|
Yes
|
|
|