Choosing BOINC projects

BOINC is used by many volunteer computing projects. Some are based at universities and research labs, others are run by private groups or individuals. You can participate in any number of these projects.

In deciding whether to participate in a project, read its web site and think about:

The following projects are known to us at BOINC, and we believe that their descriptions are accurate.

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CategoryAreaSponsorSupported platforms
Amicable Numbers Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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[email protected] Physical Science Astrophysics Charles University in Prague
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BOINC Central Multiple applications Multiple science areas University of California, Berkeley
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Climateprediction.net Earth Sciences Climate study Oxford University
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Collatz Conjecture Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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[email protected] Physical Science Astronomy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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[email protected] Biology and Medicine Medical physiology San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain
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[email protected] Physical Science Astrophysics University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (USA), Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics - Hanover (Germany)
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[email protected] Mathematics, computing, and games Computer engineering Southwest State University (Russia)
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GPUGrid.net Biology and Medicine Molecular simulations of proteins Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)
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iThena Mathematics, computing, and games Computer science Cyber-Complex Foundation
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[email protected] Physical Science Physics CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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LODA Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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[email protected] Physical Science Astronomy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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[email protected] Mathematics, computing, and games Games Independent
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Moo! Wrapper Mathematics, computing, and games Cryptography and combinatorics Independent
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[email protected] Physical Science Nanoscience Purdue University
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[email protected] Mathematics, computing, and games Factorization of large integers California State University Fullerton
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[email protected] Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Arizona State University, school of Mathematics
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ODLK Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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ODLK1 Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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PrimeGrid Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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[email protected] Physical Science Molecular Chemistry Université d’Angers
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[email protected] Distributed sensing Environmental research BOINC Poland Foundation
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RakeSearch Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
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Ramanujan Machine Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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RNA World Biology and Medicine Molecular biology Rechenkraft.net e.V.
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[email protected] Biology and Medicine Biology University of Washington
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[email protected] Biology and Medicine Biomedicine The COVID.SI project and the Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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SRBase Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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[email protected] Physical Science Astronomy University of Warsaw
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World Community Grid Multiple applications Medical, environmental and other humanitarian research Krembil Research Institute
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YAFU Mathematics, computing, and games Mathematics Independent
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[email protected] Multiple applications Mathematics Independent
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