Info Day: EuroCC project – National Competence Centers in the Framework of EuroHPC

On July 2nd 2021 at the University of Donja Gorica an Info day was held within the EuroCC project – National Competence Centers in the Framework of EuroHPC.

The aim of the project is to raise the level of knowledge and expertise in the field of HPC technologies (high performance computing), review the existing and potential application of HPC technologies in the field of small and medium enterprises, and establish the HPC National Center of Excellence for Montenegro that will provide technical expertise and access to supercomputers through cloud infrastructure.

Info Day at UDG/NCC Montenegro was attended by 50 participants from industry

The Info day was attended by around 50 participants, representatives of academic institutions from three universities, research institutions and various companies in Montenegro. The aim of the Info Day was to present the activities and work of NCC Montenegro as well as the presentation and implementation of the first HPC4SME Assessment Tool and discussions about the possibilities for future cooperation.

In addition to the above mentioned, Mr. Tomi Ilijaš presented the possibilities of FF4EuroHPC Open Call 2.

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HPC Info Day for Companies

HPC NCC Montenegro is organizing an Info Day for companies in Montenegro. The event will take place at the University of Donja Gorica (amphitheater AS) on July 2, 2021. The main goal of the event is to inform the industry community about the EuroCC project and the activities of HPC NCC Montenegro. NCC will provide a short introduction on HPC and its applications. Also, we invited representatives from FF4EuroHPC project to promote the Open Call #2 for SMEs during this event. Finally, we will inform the companies about the HPC assessment tool and invite them to participate in the survey. The agenda is provided below:

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Open Mind Academy Training Event

NCC Montenegro has successfully completed the realization of training Analyzing Social Media Trends and Python Video Game Programming within the Open Mind Academy for high school students at University of Donja Gorica UDG. The training were organized within work activities 34.2 Training and Skills development and were held in the period of 20th of April till 17th of May. The first set of training was held online and the second set of training was held in the University’s building, organized as a two-day event. There were around 30 participants from various high schools throughout Montenegro.
Within the Open Mind Academy at the University of Donja Gorica training called ANALYZING SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS in the field of Data Science and PYTHON VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING were held. The training aimed at animating young people to get familiarized with modern technologies and acquire basic knowledge for enrollment in AI.
The candidates had the opportunity to listen to and work with colleagues from the NCC Montenegro research team: Armin Alibašić PhD, Stevan Šandi MA, Stevan Čakić MA and Bojana Mališić MA.
The training within the Open Mind Academy were intended for high school students who wished to gain practical experience in one of the very current areas using modern technologies such as 3D printing, design, programming, drones, AI and others, all in collaboration with lecturers from UDG. The knowledge acquired will enable participants to more easily build their future in one of the areas they choose with this program.

Final day Open Mind Academy at the UDG
Teaching Python to high school students

OpenMind Academy is open for registration

NCC Montenegro and UDG are organizing a training event for high school students. The following courses will take place:

  • Build your future with technology -3D
  • Analyzing social media trends
  • Python programming
  • Dron photography – dron piloting
  • Future and food

More information and registration form are available at the following link.

OpenMind Academy promo video

EuroCC project presentation at UDG

The Euro CC project was presented to the research and scientific community within the UDG. During the presentations, senior and junior researchers were invited to join the future HPC Competence Center. The presentation was held by prof. dr Milica Vukotic, member of the Euro CC team and dean of the Faculty for Information Systems and Technologies.

Prof. Milica Vukotic giving an overview of the EuroCC project implemented at UDG
Introcucing main goals and the roadmap for HPC NCC Monteengro

EuroCC training at IT2021 Video Recordings

The first training event on HPC organized by the NCC Montenegro finished successfully. The agenda for the event can is available for download at the following link. The conference program is available at IEEE IT 2021 Conference program. Learn more about IEEE IT2021 Conference at link.

1st Training Event organized by NCC Montengro organized within IT2021 Conference

Video recordings from the training sessions are available at following links:

  • Day 1 – Presentation videos, link1
  • Dad 2 – Presentation videos, link2