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:

Does the project clearly describe its goals? Are these goals important and beneficial?

Has the project published results in peer-reviewed journals or conferences? See A list of scientific publications of BOINC projects.

Do you trust the project to use proper security practices?

Who owns the results of the computation? Will they be freely available? Will they belong to a company?

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

If you run a BOINC-based project and would like it to be included on this list, please contact us.



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