Author: NCC Admin

Posted on

NCC Cyprus showcases HPC/AI Expertise at 28th IT IEEE Conference in Montenegro

Representatives from NCC Cyprus will actively participate in the upcoming 28th IT IEEE scientific and professional conference in Zabljak, Montenegro, contributing with their industry engagement and AI/ML expertize.

Dr. Panayiota Katsamba, Services to and Interaction with Industry Task Leader, will share valuable insights at the HPC industry workshop with her presentation titled “Empowering Industry with Advanced Computing: A Guide to Strategy and Best Practices in Stakeholder Engagement.” Her presentation will focus on utilizing HPC infrastructure to empower industries competitiveness and business innovations.

Dr. Constantine Dovrolis, Director of the Center for Computational Science and Technology (CaSToRC) at The Cyprus Institute (CyI), will visit NCC Montenegro and deliver a captivating academic lecture on the Large Language Models (LLMs). He will further lend his expertise by participating in the AI panel at the conference, fostering valuable discussions on the current state and future of AI/LLM technology.

The participation at the Montenegrin conference, along with the on-site visit by the representative of Cypriot team, signifies continued collaboration and twinning activities between NCCs, focusing on knowledge sharing and best practice exchange regarding industry interaction and AI training portfolio supported by European HPC resources and opportunities.

Posted on

HPC and AI Workshop

NCC Montenegro and NCC Spain, collaborators at the EuroCC project, organized the “HPC and AI Workshop” designed for academia, scholars, researchers who are interested in learning how to use Artificial Intelligence and High-performance Computing in real case scenarios. This has been achieved through five lectures featuring educators from Spain and Montenegro presenting successful case studies:

Borja Perez Pavon, from Universidad de Cantabria, talked about HPC systems and highlighted they are available for different research projects by accessing various free access calls.

Ivan Jovovic, AI researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Donja Gorica explained from the use of multiple GPUs to handle large data sets to the cons and pros of data parallelism.

Stevan Cakic is a PhD student at the University of Donja Gorica, talked about the application of AI and HPC in agriculture, delving into deep learning and high-performance computing.

Ahmad Al Mughrabi, active researcher and multidisciplinary predoctoral scholar at the Universitat de Barcelona, discussed the applications of HPC and generative AI, acknowledging certain challenges that need consideration in the implementation of HPC in real-case scenarios.

Dejan Babic, a PhD candidate at the University of Donja Gorica presented the concept AI and HPC use cases in medicine.

Posted on

Supercomputing info day – HPC success stories from five NCCs

NCC Spain, NCC Netherlands, NCC Slovenia, NCC Cyprus and NCC Montenegro organized collaborative” Supercomputing INFO DAY” where companies from different industries shared their experience on using HPC infrastructure which improved their products and services, optimized business workflows and elevate industry competitiveness. Participants had the opportunity to explore how they could access supercomputing resources for free and in an easily accessible manner.

Marko Lekic, Fleka CTO, company shown personalized banking software solutions and improvements using NLP and ML classification algorithm.

Posted on

AIMHiGH project presenation at NCC Cyprus Industry Day event

The Computation-based Science and Technology Research Center (CaSToRC) of The Cyprus Institute hosted a landmark “Industry Day” on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, organized within the framework of the EUROCC2 project.

During the Industry Day event , a representative from DigitalSmart Stevan Čakić from Montenegro presented the AIMHiGH project in a segment titled “Another success story from a past collaboration between industry and research.” The focus of the presentation was on how the project integrates high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) into poultry farming, creating innovative solutions for the agricultural sector. The collaboration, part of the H2020 initiative and the FF4EuroHPC application experiments, was highlighted as a prime example of successful partnership between industry and academia, driving forward technological advancement in agriculture. This concise presentation underscored the significance of collaborative efforts in bringing about cutting-edge innovations in traditional sectors.

Posted on

Supercomputing Info Day

Collaborative ” Supercomputing INFO DAY” involving NCC Spain, NCC Netherlands, NCC Slovenia, NCC Montenegro and NCC Cyprus will bring together companies from different countries and different industries to share their experience on using HPC infrastructure to improve their products and services, optimize business workflows and elevate industry competitiveness. By showcasing inspirational use cases and success stories, the event aims to promote company benefits arising from supercomputing opportunities and NCC services for industry.

We are inviting you to join us on 24th of January for the online industry event and discover supercomputing possibilities and potential for your company. Registration for the event: https://eurocc-spain.res.es/supercomputing-info-day/

Posted on

NCC Montenegro: Meeting at UoM

University of Montenegro, NCC Montenegro’s affiliated partner, organized a EuroCC2 project meeting on December 13th, gathering deans, professors, and researchers from its Engineering and Science (Mathematics, Biology, Physics) Faculties, interested in HPC-powered research, development and innovation opportunities.

Professors Bozo Krstajic, UoM and Tomo Popovic, UDG provided introductory session on EuroCC2 project and joint UDG and UoM activities. Professor Luka Filipovic presented NCC Montenegro training activities, services and industry success stories.

The engaging discussion allowed academic participants to gain valuable insights into: HPC practical applications across various research domains, NCC infrastructure opportunities with Yotta Advanced Computing and application process for accessing EUROHPC resources. The next steps will be defined through HPC/AI-aligned research and project initiatives, and supported cooperation with public administration and big industry.

Posted on

HPC4SME self-evaluation tool – Are you ready to use HPC?

NCC Slovenia/Arctur d.o.o led and CASTIEL supported Task Force HPC4SME that successfully mobilised 17 NCCs within EuroCC2 footprint, in joint effort to upgrade HPC4SME Automated Assessment Tool for evaluation of Cloud HPC readiness of the European companies.

Task Force activities were focused on content update (questions, answers, info fields, report, translation), fine tuning of MADM (Multi- Attribute Decision -Making Model), beta testing with SMEs and service upgrade to the new AAT system.

The enhanced HPC4SME Tool was formally introduced during CASTIEL webinar for the Industry Working Group by Arctur team, focusing on SME’s evaluation benefits and supporting activities on NCCs market intelligence, competence mapping and industry steering process.

HPC4SME Automated Assessment Tool is already available at NCC Montenegro website https://eurocc.udg.edu.me/hpc4sme-assessment-tool/, providing an opportunity for Montenegrin companies to discover IF and HOW they can benefit from supercomputing services.

Privacy Policy Proudly powered by WordPress