The one-day short course “From Personal Computing to HPC”, held on April 29, 2025, successfully brought together around 20 participants from academia, industry, and public institutions. The course offered a practical introduction to the evolution from everyday computing environments to high-performance computing (HPC), with a focus on real-world applications and national infrastructure.
There was around 20 attendees, mainly students from the second year of Information Systems and Electrical Engineering
Lecturers Dejan Babić and Elvis Taruh guided attendees through key concepts, showcasing how HPC resources can be leveraged for data-intensive tasks and advanced simulations. Through interactive discussions and live demonstrations, participants gained insights into the capabilities of Montenegro’s EuroCC infrastructure and how to access and utilize HPC resources for their own research or professional needs. The course sparked meaningful exchanges and interest in further training, highlighting the growing demand for computational skills in diverse fields.
Mr. Elvis Taruh gave introduction to UDG clkuster and his experiences with moving experiments to HPC environmentMr Dejan Babic gave presentation on the use of UDG cluster for solving his research use case (AI in medicine)
The University of Donja Gorica and NCC Montenegro are organizing a panel discussion within the hashtag#EuroCC project, a European initiative dedicated to the development of national competence centers in the field of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and big data analysis.
The event brings together successful UDG alumni and researchers, who today lead innovative companies and projects in Montenegro and beyond. Through personal stories and practical insights, speakers will show how knowledge from AI and HPC can become key levers for career development.
Panelists:
Anton Jurovicki – CEO & Co-Founder, Coinis | The founder of the zaposli.ME platform
NCC Montenegro and ICT Cortex hosted Supercomputing Opportunities for Industry Leaders—a dynamic industry event showcasing how HPC and AI are reshaping the innovation landscape for businesses in Montenegro.
The event was opened by Sanja Nikolić, who presented NCC Montenegro as a national hub dedicated to fostering driving innovation, digitalization and competitiveness through Cloud HPC and AI technologies.
Following the introductory part, Luka Filipović emphasized NCC Montenegro’s role as a national gateway to the EuroHPC supercomputing infrastructure. His presentation offered a practical roadmap and expert insights into the Open Access Calls, providing businesses with clear guidance on how to leverage some of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe—and globally—for research, development, and innovation.
The second part of the event featured a panel discussion with representatives from innovative companies in the Montenegrin IT sector—technology visionaries who are actively applying HPC and AI in real-world projects. The panel highlighted successful collaborations with NCC Montenegro and included:
Milutin Pavićević, Chief Creative Director at Alicorn, presented NameSentinel—an AI-powered service that enables smart search and generation of memorable domain names by processing user preferences and startup descriptions. The platform leverages HPC to process tens of millions of domain records daily, enabling real-time, ultra-fast domain availability checks.
Marko Lekić, CTO of Fleka, shared insights into the company’s work in the FinTech industry, highlighting the development of ML-based, HPC-empowered SaaS solutions aimed at enhancing personalized banking experiences. Their approach leverages intelligent algorithms for transaction and spending classification, enabling smarter, more tailored financial services.
Đuro Stojanović, CEO of UHURA Solutions, an AI startup specializing in automating document-driven processes, emphasized the benefits of leveraging EuroHPC resources, specifically the Leonardo supercomputer. He discussed how it can be used to train and fine-tune LLMswith up to 70 billion parametersondomain-specific datasets, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of AI-driven financial solutions.
Nebojša Jovanović, Co-Founder and Product Owner of PAID, presented the development of a B2B software solutionforquantitative tradingon stock exchanges. The solution requires training sophisticated AI/ML models and running up to 1.2 million simulations per financial instrument—a process that, thanks to access to the LUMI supercomputer, was completed in just 4.7 hours, compared to the estimated 10 months.
This event not only showcased the industry potential of HPC and AI—particularly within the IT sector—but also emphasized NCC Montenegro’s supportive role in making these advanced technologies both accessible and actionable for the local and regional business ecosystem.
NCC Montenegro (within the EuroCC2/EuroCC4SEE project), in cooperation with “IT Society”, is organizing the training “HPC and Industrial Cooperation – Opportunities and Perspectives” as part of the activities of the 29th scientific and professional conference Information Technologies – Present and Future, which will be held on 29 and 30 May 2025 in Žabljak.
The aim of this two-day training is to present available high-performance computing (HPC) as an innovative tool for improving business in Montenegrin industry. Through practical examples and discussions, participants will have the opportunity to consider the possibilities of implementing HPC in their companies, identify potential challenges that they can solve, the necessary resources and establish B2B contacts with members of NCC Montenegro.
This will be a contionuation of IT2025 and collaboration of NCC Montenegro and “IT Drustvo” NGO
In collaboration with ICT Cortex, we are organizing a workshop “Innovation through Supercomputing in AI – an opportunity to improve your business”, on the topic of #HighPerformanceComputing and #ArtificialIntelligence technologies, intended for innovative IT companies, #SMEs and startups that want to improve their products, services and business processes using cutting-edge digital solutions.
With the support of experts, participants will learn how to use HPC technologies for accelerated development of AI models, how to access leading European supercomputing resources and how to improve their software solutions with significant time and resource savings.
The workshop is organized as part of the set of training events of the EuroCC2/EuroCC4SEE (Digital Europe) project, and is implemented by the National Competence Center (NCC) Montenegro.
Join us on Wednesday, April 23, from 1:00 PM at the Entrepreneurial Nest, UDG and learn more about #NCC technical support and the benefits that the European supercomputing infrastructure offers to the business and public sectors.
Agenda
INTRODUCTION TO HPC TECHNOLOGIES AND NCC MONTENEGRO
13:00 | NCC Montenegro: Drive Your Innovations with HPC Sanja Nikolić HPC & AI: Turn Your Data into Action HPC/HPDA/AI Training and Service Portfolio HPC4SME: Automated Assessment Tool
13:30 | NCC Montenegro: Gateway to European Supercomputers Luka Filipović EuroHPC: Democratizing Access to Supercomputing Overview of Open Access Calls – How to Apply?
On April 16, 2025, the UDG hosted a HPC/AI workshop designed for business users and non-technical audience. The workshop provided a concise introduction to HPC and AI technologies emphasizing their growing relevance for accelerating digital transformation, advancing research & development, and strengthening industry competitiveness. Participants gained valuable insights into how supercomputing technologies can be leveraged to accelerate production development and innovation cycles, optimize business operations and decision-making processes.
Key highlights of the workshop included:
A clear and practical overview of both commercial and technical aspects of HPC systems
Real-world use cases showcasing the HPC/AI impact and benefits across industries
Guidance to access Europe’s top-tier supercomputing infrastructure
The session is concluded with optional one-on-one consultations, allowing attendees to explore how advanced technologies like HPC and AI could be integrated into their specific business strategies and innovation ideas.
On April 14, 2025, a training session titled “Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC)” was held at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro. The event gathered faculty members and young researchers from various scientific fields.
The training was led by Dr. Milutin Radonjić, NCC Montenegro team member, who introduced participants to the fundamental concepts of high performance computing, including HPC architectures, supercomputer components, and current applications across science, engineering, healthcare, and finance.
NCC team organized a training session at the Faculty for Electrical Engineering
Key topics included:
The historical development of HPC – from early mainframes to modern exascale systems,
The architecture of supercomputers, including CPUs, GPUs, interconnects, and memory,
Challenges in scalability, energy efficiency, and data security,
Opportunities to access HPC resources through the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking initiatives, including systems such as LUMI, Leonardo, MareNostrum 5, and others.
Participants were also introduced to services of National Competence Centre for HPC, and were guided through application procedures for EuroHPC Development, Benchmark, and Regular Access Calls.
This training represents an important step toward integrating HPC into local research initiatives and strengthening collaboration with the European supercomputing ecosystem.
