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EuroHPC JU: Big announcement for Europe’s AI Ecosystem!

Yesterday, the European Commission presented an AI Continent Action Plan to make Europe a global leader in Artificial Intelligence! As part of this, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) is helping to build a large-scale AI data and computing infrastructure (source EuroHPC JU).

EuroHPC AI Factories Ecosystem (image: EuroHPC JU)

The AI Factories Portal is LIVE!
The brand new AI Factories Portal is now open! Explore each selected AI Factory, see what services they offer, and discover how they will help startups, researchers, and innovators across Europe [link].

New Call for AI Factory Antennas
The new call aims to expand the AI Factories network. These local hubs will extend the reach of AI Factories, providing support, services, and access to EuroHPC systems across Europe. The AI Factory Antennas will closely cooperate with selected AI Factories to strengthen the European AI ecosystem [link].

Public Consultation on AI GigaFactories
Stakeholders are invited to help shape the future of hashtag#AIinEurope by expressing interest in the next-generation AI GigaFactories!
These will enable training and deployment of massive AI models using next-level computing & data infrastructure [link].

Updated EuroHPC JU Access Policy
The EuroHPC JU access policy has just been updated to include new access modes!
Researchers, startups, and public actors are now able to select several types of access modes to all operational EuroHPC supercomputers and hashtag#AIFactories. These steps are part of the EU’s mission to ensure security by enabling trustworthy Al systems.

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FiveG gained access to HPC resources through the support of NCC Montenegro

Five Group company has established itself as one of the leading IT companies in Montenegro in the field of 3D design, gaming industry, application of AI/ML in various business areas, for innovative IT solutions in the field of education, military industry, etc. With the support of the NCC team of Montenegro, Five Group company submitted an application for access to HPC resources on the Leonardo supercomputer, within the Benchmark call. As a result of the successful application for the project called “Wasco AI – Custom AI Assistant Optimization via HPC”, access to the Leonard Booster partition for three months, in the amount of 3500 node-hours, was granted.

Successful submission for Benchmark call “Wasco AI”

Wasco AI is an intelligent, customized AI assistant designed for business applications. It supports multimodal interaction (text, video, images, and documents) and provides adaptive support to various industries. Through this project, benchmarking, training optimizations and fine-tuning of large language models (LLM) will be performed to ensure scalable performance, using EuroHPC resources.

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Join Our 2-Day Course: Web Programming with Python, Flask and HPC-enabled ML

We are excited to invite students, researchers, and professionals to our 2-day hands-on short course on Web Programming with Python, Flask and HPC-enabled Machine Learning.

Registration open until 16 Apr 2025.

This dynamic course is designed to introduce participants to web development using Python and Flask, while exploring how machine learning applications can be accelerated with High Performance Computing (HPC). Whether you’re a beginner or looking to extend your skills to include scalable ML solutions, this course is the perfect opportunity to learn from experienced instructors and work on real-life examples. More information abou t the course can be found at [link].

Course Schedule
Part 1: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Starts at 8:00 AM
University of Donja Gorica (UDG)

Part 2: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Starts at 9:00 AM
University of Donja Gorica (UDG)

What You’ll Learn

  • Fundamentals of web development with Python and Flask
  • How to design and deploy simple web applications
  • Integration of machine learning models into web apps
  • Basics of HPC and how to run ML workloads efficiently
  • Real-world applications and interactive coding sessions

Registration

  • Registration is open until April 16, 2025.
  • Secure your spot now via the following [link].
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Visit to COINIS: Exploring Opportunities for HPC and AI Collaboration

On 8 April 2025, the NCC Montenegro team—Tomo Popović, Ivan Jovović, and Elvis Taruh—visited COINIS, a leading Montenegrin digital marketing and ad tech company, to discuss potential collaboration in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI. We were warmly welcomed by our hosts, Ms. Tamara Pavlović and Ms. Aida Ismailisufi.

Visit to Coins to discuss HPC opportunities

The NCC team introduced the EUROCC2/EUROCC4SEE project and discussed how COINIS could leverage HPC resources for advanced data analytics, AI-driven personalization, and generative AI applications. Opportunities through EuroHPC calls, including FFPLUS, were presented, alongside examples of successful industry use cases.

Further collaboration was discussed, including POC project support and joint capacity-building activities. A follow-up is planned to define a concrete use case and collaboration with regards to a possible application process.

There was around 10 people from the company interested in the presentation
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Online Course on Prompt Engineering Starts on 7 April

We have just enrolled over 25 people interested for the Prompt Engineering course. The course is implemented as a self-paced online course via LMS. We mainly enrolled students at BSc and MSc level, but there are few people coming from the industry sector (mainly IT). Most of the students are from Montenegro, but we have a couple of people coming from Bosnia and Serbia. Our target is that all of the enrollees finalize their work by 1 May.

The course starts on 7 April
This is a self-paced online course implemendet via LMS platform
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Empowering the Future with AI: Workshop on Chatbots and LLMs at NCC Montenegro

As part of the ongoing H2020-MSCA TRACEWINDU initiative to foster digital innovation and transparency across value chains, a hands-on workshop on chatbot development using Large Language Models (LLMs) and the Azure platform was held at the National Competence Center for High-Performance Computing (NCC Montenegro), hosted by the University of Donja Gorica (UDG).

This workshop was implemented as a cross-collaboration of TRACEWINDU and EUROCC2/EUROCC4SEE ptojects

The workshop brought together a vibrant group of PhD, Master’s, and Bachelor students, alongside AI and HPC researchers and mentors from UDG—key TRACEWINDU and EUROCC4SEE project partners—highlighting the growing interest and expertise in cutting-edge AI technologies across disciplines.

Leading the session were Ms. Daliborka Nedić and Ms. Senka Gajinov from DunavNET, an innovation-driven technology company and core partner in the TRACEWINDU consortium. Their expert lecture provided attendees with valuable insights into the rapidly evolving world of generative AI and practical guidance on building intelligent chatbot solutions using Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI services.

Around 20 people attended, mostly PhD, MSc and BSc researchers interested in AI and HPC

The workshop covered key concepts such as:

  • The fundamentals of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their applications in chatbot development
  • Integration of LLMs within the Azure AI ecosystem
  • Best practices in prompt engineering and knowledge grounding
  • Real-life use cases aligned with transparency, automation, and user engagement in value chains

Beyond chatbot development, the discussion extended to the integration of computer vision models—particularly those aimed at automating data collection in value chains—and the use of HPC resources to support their deployment. Participants explored ideas for combining conversational AI interfaces with real-time computer vision capabilities, opening up possibilities for smarter, more interactive systems across agri-food and other sectors.

This collaborative brainstorming set the stage for future joint initiatives, where chatbots could serve as intuitive front-ends to complex AI models running on high-performance computing infrastructures—bridging accessibility and computational power for impactful solutions. This workshop is part of a broader capacity-building effort within TRACEWINDU and EUROCC4SEE, designed to empower young researchers and professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to innovate responsibly in the age of AI TRACEWINDU continues to bridge digital technologies and real-world value chain transformation.

Ms Daliborka Nedic and Ms Senka Gajinov from DNET at UDG
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Montenegro Project Among Winners of FFplus HPC Innovation Call (Stats)

The Fortissimo Plus (FFplus) project recently concluded its first Open Call for Business Experiments, aimed at encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt High-Performance Computing (HPC) technologies. Launched on June 21, 2024, and closed on September 4, 2024, the call attracted 126 proposals from 220 organizations across 30 European countries. After a rigorous evaluation process, 19 sub-projects were selected for funding, involving 43 organizations, including 34 SMEs, demonstrating the initiative’s success in promoting HPC adoption among SMEs.

Summary of FFPlus Open Call 1 results (image: FFPlus)

Among the selected sub-projects is “Transforming Business Culture and Hiring Through High-Performance Computing GenAI-HPC4WB,” a notable initiative from Montenegro by a startup company called Recrewty. This project aims to revolutionize recruitment processes in the Balkan region by integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and HPC. By analyzing psychometric data, CVs, and interviews using AI models tailored to regional languages—Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian—the project seeks to enhance hiring accuracy and efficiency. Utilizing HPC resources enables the processing of large datasets, improving the scalability and precision of these AI-driven assessments.

It is great to see Montenegro on this map (image: FFPlus)

The success of the GenAI-HPC4WB project underscores the growing competence and innovation capacity within Montenegro’s tech community. The HPC Montenegro team played a pivotal role in supporting the proposal’s development, reflecting the country’s commitment to advancing HPC applications and fostering collaboration between academia and industry. This achievement not only highlights Montenegro’s active participation in European HPC initiatives but also sets a precedent for future projects aiming to leverage advanced computing technologies to address regional challenges.

More information on FFPlus website at [link].

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