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	\| license = [[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL-3.0-or-later]] (BOINC core components)		\| license = [[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL-3.0-or-later]] (BOINC core components)
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	~~[[File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein\|Albert Einstein]], namesake of the [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein Institute\|Albert Einstein Institute]].]]~~
	~~[[File:BOINC logo.png\|thumb\|180x180px\|The [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] logo.]]~~

	[https://albertathome.org '''''Albert@Home'''''] was a volunteer distributed computing project operating on the [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) platform.<ref>{{Cite web		[https://albertathome.org '''''Albert@Home'''''] was a volunteer distributed computing project operating on the [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) platform.<ref>{{Cite web
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	== Methods ==		== Methods ==
			[[File:BOINC logo.png\|right\|frameless\|150x150px\|The [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] logo.]]
	Albert@Home used the standard BOINC client-server architecture. Volunteers downloaded work units through the BOINC client manager, processed them locally using unused CPU or GPU resources, and returned completed results to project servers for validation.		Albert@Home used the standard BOINC client-server architecture. Volunteers downloaded work units through the BOINC client manager, processed them locally using unused CPU or GPU resources, and returned completed results to project servers for validation.

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	== Relationship to Einstein@Home ==		== Relationship to Einstein@Home ==
	[[File:~~LIGO Hanford aerial 05~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|~~The~~ [[wikipedia:~~LIGO~~\|~~LIGO~~]] ~~Hanford Observatory~~, ~~part~~ of the ~~gravitational-wave research infrastructure supported by~~ Einstein~~@Home~~.]]		[[File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein\|Albert Einstein]], namesake of the [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein Institute\|Albert Einstein Institute]].]]Albert@Home operated as a direct pre-production mirror for [[wikipedia:Einstein@Home\|Einstein@Home]]. Software and infrastructure changes were commonly tested on Albert@Home before deployment onto Einstein@Home production servers.

	Albert@Home operated as a direct pre-production mirror for [[wikipedia:Einstein@Home\|Einstein@Home]]. Software and infrastructure changes were commonly tested on Albert@Home before deployment onto Einstein@Home production servers.

	Einstein@Home scientific applications analyze:		Einstein@Home scientific applications analyze:
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	== Project team and sponsors ==		== Project team and sponsors ==
	The project was operated by staff and researchers associated with the [[wikipedia:Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics\|Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)]].<ref>{{Cite web		[[File:LIGO Hanford aerial 05.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|The [[wikipedia:LIGO\|LIGO]] Hanford Observatory, part of the gravitational-wave research infrastructure supported by Einstein@Home.]]The project was operated by staff and researchers associated with the [[wikipedia:Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics\|Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)]].<ref>{{Cite web
	\|title=Albert Einstein Institute		\|title=Albert Einstein Institute
	\|url=https://www.aei.mpg.de/		\|url=https://www.aei.mpg.de/

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	~~[[File:{{#setmainimage:Alberthome.png\|500x102px}}\|alt=Albert@Home\|center\|frameless]]~~
	[[File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein\|Albert Einstein]], namesake of the [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein Institute\|Albert Einstein Institute]].]]		[[File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein\|Albert Einstein]], namesake of the [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein Institute\|Albert Einstein Institute]].]]
	[[File:BOINC logo.png\|thumb\|180x180px\|The [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] logo.]]		[[File:BOINC logo.png\|thumb\|180x180px\|The [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] logo.]]

Al Piskun at 14:06, 20 May 2026

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	\| caption = The Albert@Home project banner		\| caption = The Albert@Home project banner

	\| status = ~~Inactive~~		\| status = Completed
	\| category = Testing		\| category = Testing
	\| compute = CPU & GPU		\| compute = CPU & GPU

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	\| name = Albert@Home		\| name = Albert@Home
	\| ~~screenshot~~ = Alberthome.png		\| logo = Alberthome.png
	\| caption = The ~~official~~ Albert@Home project banner.		\| screenshot =
			\| caption = The Albert@Home project banner

	\| developer = [[wikipedia:Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics\|Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)]]		\| developer =
			\| sponsor = [[wikipedia:Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics\|Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)]]
	\| released = {{Start date and age\|2011\|12\|23}}		\| released = {{Start date and age\|2011\|12\|23}}
			\| completed = {{Start date and age\|2024\|09\|25}}

	~~\| discontinued = {{Start date and age\|2024\|09\|25}}~~
	\| programming language = C++, PHP, OpenCL, CUDA		\| programming language = C++, PHP, OpenCL, CUDA
	\| operating system = Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, FreeBSD		\| operating system = Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, FreeBSD
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	\| platform = [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]]		\| platform = [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]]
	\| genre = [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing\|Volunteer distributed computing]] / Alpha Software Testing		\| genre = [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing\|Volunteer distributed computing]] / Alpha Software Testing

			\| project status = Inactive

			\| website = [https://albertathome.org albertathome.org]
	\| license = [[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL-3.0-or-later]] (BOINC core components)		\| license = [[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL-3.0-or-later]] (BOINC core components)
	~~\| website = [https://albertathome.org albertathome.org]~~
	}}		}}
	[[File:{{#setmainimage:Alberthome.png\|500x102px}}\|alt=Albert@Home\|center\|frameless]]		[[File:{{#setmainimage:Alberthome.png\|500x102px}}\|alt=Albert@Home\|center\|frameless]]

Al Piskun at 01:06, 20 May 2026

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	\| website = [https://albertathome.org albertathome.org]		\| website = [https://albertathome.org albertathome.org]
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			[[File:{{#setmainimage:Alberthome.png\|500x102px}}\|alt=Albert@Home\|center\|frameless]]
	[[File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein\|Albert Einstein]], namesake of the [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein Institute\|Albert Einstein Institute]].]]		[[File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein\|Albert Einstein]], namesake of the [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein Institute\|Albert Einstein Institute]].]]
	[[File:BOINC logo.png\|thumb\|180x180px\|The [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] logo.]]		[[File:BOINC logo.png\|thumb\|180x180px\|The [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] logo.]]

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	\| developer = [[wikipedia:Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics\|Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)]]		\| developer = [[wikipedia:Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics\|Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)]]
	\| released = ~~November 15,~~ 2011		\| released = {{Start date and age\|2011\|12\|23}}

	\| discontinued = ~~September~~ 25~~, 2024~~		\| discontinued = {{Start date and age\|2024\|09\|25}}
	\| programming language = C++, PHP, OpenCL, CUDA		\| programming language = C++, PHP, OpenCL, CUDA
	\| operating system = Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, FreeBSD		\| operating system = Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, FreeBSD

Al Piskun at 16:14, 18 May 2026

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