(Photo) A three-day workshop dedicated to high-performance computers, data analysis and artificial intelligence in the National Centre for Competence in the field of high-performance computing, HPC Serbia, was held from 20 to 22 May at the Palace of Science in Belgrade.
The workshop brought together an impressive list of participants as well as the general public and was opened by addresses by Dr Nadja Schauffler from the High-Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart, Dr Antun Balaž from the Institute of Physics Belgrade, and Prof. Miloš Cvetanović from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Belgrade.
The first day of the EuroCC4SEE workshop focused on academic topics, with presentations having been delivered by professors and researchers from several domestic and international institutions: Dr Nenad Vukmirović and Jeremija Kovačević from the Institute of Physics Belgrade, Stefan Milošević from Cambridge University, Bojana Koteska from the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE) of Saint Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Aleksandar Tomašević from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad, Milena Petković from the Faculty of Physical Chemistry and Dragan Općan from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Belgrade. In their presentation, they focused on the application of high-performance computer data analysis and artificial intelligence in research.
The second day of the EuroHPC4SEE workshop featured the use of computing and high-performance data analysis, and artificial intelligence in the fields of small and medium-sized enterprises and public administration. During the first part of the day, presentations dedicated to the industry were given by Marija Mitrović Dankulov from the Institute of Physics Belgrade, Anina Glumac from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, Katarina Stanković from the Institute Mihajlo Pupin, Tomi Ilijaš, a representative of Arctur and the NCC SLING initiative in Slovenia, Miloš Ivanović, technical director at Vodena, and Vladimir Jeftović from Moveo.
The afternoon sessions, which dealt with the use of advanced technologies in public administration, featured presentations by Bojan Jakovljević from the Serbian Academic Network (AMRES), Bogdan Stešević from the Republic of Serbia’s Office of Information Technology and eGovernment, Tomi Ilijaš from Arctar, Svetlozar Yordanov from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Luka Ilić of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, and Boro Jakimovski from the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and Slobodan Ničković of the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia.
National competence centres in the field of high-performance computing in the Southeast European region were presented on the third day. National experiences and strategies for regional cooperation within the broader EuroCC and EuroCC4SEE initiatives were also exchanged.
Along with Nadja Schaufler from the High-Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart, who presented EuroCC, and Milan Avramović, a representative of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, managed by Selectium, who presented the company’s participation in supporting the development of HPC in the region, presentations were also given by Emanouil Atanassov from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies BAS, Boro Jakimovski from the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Enis Kočan, representing the University of Montenegro, and Ana Lalović from Verlab Research Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dušan Vudragović from the Institute of Physics Belgrade concluded the session by giving an overview of HPC Serbia’s activities.
The organiser of the workshop, HPC Serbia, is the EuroCC2 National Competence Centre for High Performance Computing and is part of the European Network of National Competence Centres for HPC. This network aims to promote and facilitate the application of HPC and related technologies across various sectors. HPC Serbia is made up of project participants from two institutions, the Institute of Physics Belgrade and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade.
More about the workshop: https://indico.ipb.ac.rs/event/590
Photos by: Bojan Džodan
