nccmne, Author at EuroCC Montenegro

18.03.2022.27.10.2022.

A Conference Paper on Machine Learning in Agriculture

A paper titled “Detection of Plant Diseases Using Leaf Images and Machine Learning”, authored by A. Suljovic, S. Cakic, T. Popovic and S. Sandi, was presented at the 2022 21th International Symposium INFOTEH-JAHORINA. The paper was presented by a young researcher Ms Almira Suljovic, Faculty of Applied Sciences, on 18 March 2022 in the paper presentation session. The paper discussed the use of machine learning for detection of plant diseases that could be used in agriculture. The effort was supported by the EuroCC Monteengro team link.

Paper presented in the afternoon session by Ms Almira Suljovic

ABSTRACT – Prevention and early detection of plant diseases is one of the main issues and challenges in agriculture. Farmers spend a lot of time observing and detecting diseased plants, often by looking at and analyzing plant leaves. Inadequate handling of plant disease such as late detection or the use of wrong pesticides often causes damage to crops, which causes a deterioration in the quality of food. This problem could be addressed using artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect plant diseases by processing digital images of leaves. As the leaf is the best indicator of whether the plant is healthy or not, by applying machine learning we can create predication models to detect the condition of the leaf in a shorter period of time and possibly prevent or reduce the losses. This paper describes experimenting with Detectron2 software library and Faster R-CNN neural network in order to detect the condition of the leaf. A dataset containing 6407 images was used to train the model. The original dataset has been extended by augmenting images using the RoboFlow tool. The experimentation and implementation was done using Google Colab, environment designed for cloud computing and machine learning development.

Paper presented at the IEEE 2022 21st INFOTEH-JAHORINA Conference

17.03.2022.27.10.2022.

FF4EuroHPC Two-Day Project Review

On 16-17 March, FF4EuroHPC partners have started with a two-day project review. Dr Bastian Koller, managing director at HLRS – High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart and project coordinator started the public presentation of the FF4EuroHPC project insights. He also gave a glimpse into the Experiments supported by FF4EuroHPC and provided the outlooks for the future. But most of all, he presented clearly how this project supports European SMEs and encourages their competitiveness and highlighted the added value project brings to the European HPC landscape (source: FF4EuroHPC).

Project AIMHiGH was presented in the session dedicated to FF4EuroHPC experiments

In the photo below, you can see the outstanding results our consortia gained – red-colored countries are participating in the FF4EuroHPC Experiments. Learn more about the Experiments at the foll.owing link.

08.03.2022.27.10.2022.

Fostering Sustainable Agriculture Through High performance Computing – Workshop Announcement

The Romanian National Competence Center in HPC – RoNCC together with the National Competence Centre in Montenegro are pleased to invite you to the workshop “Fostering sustainable agriculture through High performance Computing”, organized on March 16, at 11:00, in online format. The aim of the event is to disseminate to users the benefits of using HPC (High Performance Computing), HPDA (High Performance Data Analysis) and AI technologies in agriculture and to present the multiple development possibilities by adopting HPC in innovation activities and projects, by sharing uses. houses and good practices. The webinar is aimed at existing or potential users of HPC, HPDA and AI in the private sector (SMEs, start-ups) as well as in the public sector (universities, public administration, research institutions, etc.), whose projects and activities fall in the field of AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Please check Romanian NCC website at: https://roncc.ro/

NCC Montenegro representatives will be giving presentation on the use of HPC and AI in agriculture, namely we will be discussing the projects currently implemented by UDG and partner organizations. Agenda for the event is available at the following link.

To receive the login details, please fill in the following registration form: https://form.jotform.com/220201831822038

Collaboration between Romainan NCC and NCC Montengro

07.03.2022.27.10.2022.

Young Researchers to Participate in the Upcoming IEEE INFOTEH 2022 Conference

Young researchers, Ms Almira Suljovic and Mr Ivan Jovovic, from UDG will be presenting their papers at the upcoming IEEE INFOTEH 2022 Conference. This is the 21st International Symposium INFOTEH-JAHORINA. The first paper will be discussing the use of machine learning to detect disease in leafs with potential application in smart agriculture. The other paper will be discussing the use of machine learning to detect face masks and the use of prediction models on edge AI devices. The papers to be presented are scheduled for 18 March 2022 and both papers discuss the use of AI and machine learning. More about the conference can be found at the following link.

NCC Montenegro provided support to these researchers and they plan to continue the experimentation in these fields using HPC resources. The list of accepted papers and the conference program are available here.

Click on image to visit INFOTEH 2022 website

28.02.2022.27.10.2022.

Successful Round Table: HPC/AI and Montenegrin S3

We have implemented a very successful round table event with panel discussions on HPC/AI and its relation to priorities identified in Montenegrin S3, namely agriculture and food production, health and tourism, and energy. We had panelists from Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro. The event is organized by EuroCC NCC Monteengro in collaboration with NCC Slovenia. The agenda is available by clicking the following link.

Round Table on HPC/AI and Montenegrin S3

The event took place at the UDG, in a full amphitheater AS on Saturday, 26.02.2022. The panelists gave interesting presentations, considerations, presented project results, and there was a very interesting discussion and Q&A session at the end. The event was attended by students, professors, and industry representatives. The event was advertised locally and nationally via national news portals.

Panelist gave talks, presented project results, and participated in Q&A

Finally, face 2 face events, amphitheater AS

27.02.2022.27.10.2022.

Psychology in the Future Development of AI

On Friday, February 25th, at 4 pm, via Zoom platform, the Axon Association of Applied Psychology Students in cooperation with UDG held the first of three multidisciplinary lectures in the summer semester as part of a series called ‘’The Era of Artificial Intelligence’’.

Professor Dr. Danko Nikolic, from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Frankfurt, gave a lecture on “The Role of Psychology in the Future Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies”.

Professor Nikolic is an expert in brain research and artificial intelligence. He spent many years leading the electrophysiology laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research. He is also involved in the development of commercial solutions from artificial intelligence, where he leads the Data Science group as part of his responsibilities. He studied psychology and civil engineering in Zagreb. He defended his doctorate on the topic of cognitive sciences, at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

24.02.2022.27.10.2022.

Round Table Event Promoted on National News Portals

EuroCC Montenegro and UDG are organizing a Round Table event titled “Driving the future with HPC and AI innovations in Smart Specialization Areas in Montenegro”. The event was promoted and announced on national news portals, i.e. CDM and AntenaM. See you on Saturday!