Category: Industry collaboration

As part of the activities of connecting NCC Montenegro with industry and their greater engagement in the use of HPC resources in business, the EuroCC2/EuroCC4SEE project team from the University of Montenegro (Prof. Dr. Božo Krstajić and Prof. Dr. Enis Kočan) visited Čikom, one of the largest IT companies in Montenegro, on December 13, 2024. Čikom was represented by Ivan Bošković, who is also the CEO of the subsidiary company IT Advanced Services (ITAS), Radovan Rutešić (IT designer), Anđela Bojović (software developer) and Đorđe Krstajić (implementer).

At the meeting, the services and activities of NCC Montenegro within the EuroCC2/EuroCC4SEE project were presented to the representatives of the Čikom company. Ongoing and planned projects within the Čikom company were discussed, in order to determine possible needs for the use of HPC resources. This opportunity was particularly interesting for ITAS, as they will need HPC resources to implement the project “AI System for Pathological Analysis of Adenocarcinoma (PathAI)”, which is funded by the Innovation Fund of Montenegro, and whose implementation is scheduled to begin in February 2025. The project aims to develop an advanced AI system for pathological analysis of adenocarcinoma. It is expected that this innovative system will significantly improve the accuracy and efficiency of pathological analysis, thereby reducing the workload of pathologists and improving patient treatment outcomes. The project will require the processing of a large number of high-resolution medical images, for which the use of HPC resources will make their work much easier. It was agreed that after the start of the project, the NCC team will visit Čikom/ITAS again and present in detail the application process for HPC resources.

The EuroCC2 project team from UoM (Enis Kočan and Božo Krstajić), as part of service activities and interaction with the industry, held a meeting with the management and employees from the top technical leadership of the FiveG group and the NeurobotX company, which specializes in application of AI and VR in the gaming industry and the development of simulation nautical models for training purposes (Ivan Šoć, CEO of the FiveG group; Aleksa Čović, NeurobotX and Marko Šćepanović NeurobotX), on November 11, 2024, at their premises. 

After the presentation of the services that the NCC of Montenegro can provide to companies within the EuroCC2 project, the current projects of the FiveG company were jointly analyzed, from the aspect of their potential implementation on HPC resources.  Following a comprehensive analysis, at least 2 projects were identified that would benefit significantly from being executed on HPC resources. Consequently, we agreed on future collaboration activities aimed at preparing these identified projects for implementation in an HPC environment and their participation in the upcoming conference, which will feature a special event for companies interested in utilizing HPC resources through HPC NCC Montenegro.

NCC Montenegro is proud to announce its collaboration with DigitalSmart and Recrewty to HPC and AI for advancing HR management in companies. This partnership brings together leading experts in HPC, AI, and HR technology to create innovative solutions tailored for the HR industry. This effort will leverage HPC to develop scalable and efficient AI models that enhance HR processes such as recruitment, psychometric assessments, and decision-making. Recrewty with its ambition to develop AI-driven HR solutions, will focus on integrating machine learning algorithms for improved data processing of HR applications. DigitalSmarta will contribute its expertise in digital transformation and smart technologies to ensure the new model is robust and capable of meeting the demands of modern HR management.

Key outcomes of this collaboration include optimized AI models that can process large HR datasets more effectively using HPC, scalable HR solutions designed to meet the needs of companies, enhanced data processing capabilities to improve decision-making in recruitment and other HR areas, and a local and regional impact through the development of tools tailored for underrepresented languages and markets. This project aligns with NCC Montenegro’s mission to foster technological innovation in the region and highlights the growing importance of HPC and AI in transforming HR management across various industries.