We had a pleasure to host one of the greateast minds of digital world, Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum), and his fellow Zuzaluans, habitants of pop-up city in Montenegro.
World-leading innovators presented their ideas of Montenegro’s golden age, shared their ideas of Montenegro’s future reinforced by the most modern technologies and game-changing concepts. An amazing afternoon will have it’s second part in May! Stay tuned!
Vitalik Buterin with UDG studentsA fantastic lineup of speakers
Speakers shared their path, where they once were and how they got to where they are now. They shared their dreams and their vision for the future, and what brought them to Montenegro. At the same time, this workshop was a platform for UDG students to showcase their creativity, ideas and perspective, which are critical to shaping the future of any industry. Speakers at the event were Vitalik Buterin, Milojko Mickey Spajic, Tomiwa Ademidun, Gary Sheng, Veronica S. and Zoja Šćekić. The event was moderated by Nela Milošević.
Vitalik Buterin with students during the workshop work group activitySpeakers engaged with students in the discussionTomiwa Ademidun started the Pasts/Presents/Futures workshopEveryone had a great time while discussing future of MontenegroDiscussing innovation and technology as a platform to co-create a vision for Montenegro 2.0Looking forward to the follow up event
A very successful two-day workshop for students and industry tool place on 22-23 April 2023. The workshop was done in the context of tge training project called “Competency Training for IoT and AI – InnovateYourFuture” supported by ANSO – Alliance of International Science Organizations, China. The organization is done in collaboration with EuroCC Montenegro and Montenegrin AI Association. Edge AI devices obtained with the support from NVIDIA Academic Grants. During the event, UDG also presented relevant projects currently implemented at UDG such as H2020 DEMETER, DEP EUROCC2, IPA HPC4S3ME. The agenda for the event is available here.
ANSO InnovateYourFuture Workshop on 22-23 April 2023Introduction to AI and MLML and Decision SupportData Science lectureIoT i agriculture and DEMETER projectML/AI in medicine
During the first day, attendees had a chance to interactively participate in lectures coverin Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and MAchine Learning, Data Science and Analytics. Lectures were given by Luka Filipovic, Marko Grebovic, Stevan Cakic, Ivan Jovovic, and Dejan Babic. During the second day, the focus was on practical training and hands on experience. Students worked with Stevan Cakic, Zoja Scekic, Ivan Jovovic, Dejan Babic, Igor Culafic, and Vesna Calasan. The hands on included work tools for dataset preparation, computer vision model training, edge AI devices and porting the prediction models to edge IoT. The students were split into groups and worked on solving practical problems in domains such as agri-food sector, health and medicine, and energy.
Around 40 people took part in the workshop
There was almost 40 people attending the event. We used the breaks for coffee and pizza to network, mingle and discuss interests and exchange experiences. It was also an excellent opportunity for young people interested in IoT and AI to network and get to know each other.
AI/ML and edge device NVIDIA Jetson NanoLearning about data preparationSecond day took place in the Entrepreneurial nest collaboration space at UDGTeams working on their group projectsHands on with mentors
FF4EuroHPC experiment AIMHIGH featured in national magazine Glasnik published by Montenegrin Chamber of Economy (Feb-Mar 2023 issue). The article provides summary and results of the FF4EuroHPC experiment called AIMHiGH that focuses on the use of HPC and AI for developing computer vision solutions for smart farming solutions in poultry sector. The focus of the article is to provide an insight on how HPC can be utilized by SMEs, in this case focused on digital innovation, to provide smart solutions for agri-food sector. The full version of the magazine can be accessed here.
UDG team continues with the implementation of a training project called “Competency Training for IoT and AI – InnovateYourFuture” supported by ANSO – Alliance of International Science Organizations, China. The organization is done in collaboration with EuroCC Montenegro and Montenegrin AI Association. Edge AI devices obtained with the support from NVIDIA Academic Grants.
Competence training on IoT and AI supported by ANSO
A two-day training workshop is organized for 22-23 April. The workshop will take place at the UDG. The workshop will include lectures on IoT, Data Preparation, AI, ML and Edge IoT/AI. The target audience is MSc, BSc, and high-school students, but also representatives from the industry and public interested in some hands on training on IoT and AI. are welcome, too. You can register for the event filling the form here.
Also, the workshop program is available for download:
The EuroHPC Summit 2023 will take place on 20-23 March 2023 in Gothenburg in Sweden, gathering experts in the field of HPC. The emphasis was put on plans for the future of exascale supercomputing in Europe and collaboration with Centres of Excellence in this area. More information is available here.
Researchers from UDG and NCC Montenegro published a paper “Exploratory analysis of text using available NLP technologies for Serbian language”. The authors are L. Lakovic, S. Cakic, I. Jovovic, and D. Babic. The paper was presented at 22nd International Symposium INFOTECH-JAHORINA, that took place on 15-17 March 2023. The paper is published in IEEE Xplore.
ABSTRACT – This paper combines available NLP technologies for Serbian languages and traditional data science methods in order to analyze collected dataset on the news headlines related to the COVID-19 pandemics. As an addition to NLP technologies for the Serbian language, a specialized database was created in an attempt to enhance the research within the field. Within the paper, the database was exploratory analyzed, and perspectives of the work with the data were thoroughly explored.
Researchers from the EuroCC NCC Montenegro team published a scientific paper in IOS press journal Technology and Health Care – Volume Pre-press. This article belongs to the “Special Issue for magazine Technology and health care: official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine ” (link). The paper “Competence development as critical issue for successful performance in HPC technology environment: A case study of Montenegro” by B. Malisic, S. Tinaj provides an overview of the concepts and systems needed to develop the competencies needed to implement modern technology such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) in Montenegro. In work and in practice through the EuroCC project within the National Competence Center Montenegro, we start from a holistic approach to competences, which includes or integrates knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that influence the ability and competence for certain actions, in this case for the adoption and application of technology. Learn more at the following link.
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ABSTRACT: This paper provides an overview of the concepts and systems needed to develop the competencies needed to implement modern technology such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) in Montenegro. In this research paper competencies are viewed holistically. This paper will elaborate the defined competencies related to the HPC technology environment, identified during the implementation of the EuroCC project in Montenegro, but also based on market analyses, combined with the identified indicators of absorption capacity, generally at the national level. By identifying the innovative and business potential of representatives of the public, academic and economic sectors, with special reference to small and medium-sized companies and the IT cluster that make up the dominant segments in the structure of the market sample, as generators and accelerators of innovation, smart growth and the digital economy, we got a clear picture regarding the development of necessary competencies within the NCC team but also at the national level. There must be a systemic approach and sustainable, dynamic projects and tools for the development of human resources in the development of competences.
