The Art of Computational Science, Bridging Gaps - Forming Alloys. Preface for ICCS 2017

Welcome to the 17th Annual International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS http://www.iccs-meeting.org), to be held on June 12-14, 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. Located in central Europe close to the Alps, Zürich is Switzerland’s largest city and one of the world’s main financial hubs. In addition to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (or “Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich” (ETH) in German), one of the world’s most distinguished research institutions and the proud host of ICCS 2017, Zürich is home to many parks, museums and churches. The city stretches out on both sides of the Limmat river, which flows out of the beautiful Lake Zürich. ICCS 2017 is organized by ETH Zürich, University of Amsterdam, NTU Singapore and the University of Tennessee.