EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade

20 May 2025, 07:00 → 22 May 2025, 13:15 Europe/Belgrade

The Palace of Science

HPC Serbia is organizing a face-to-face regional EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade from 20 to 22 May 2025. The workshop will commence around noon on 20 May and conclude by noon on May 22. During the first half-day, we will hold sessions tailored for researchers. The second half-day will focus on SMEs, while the afternoon of the second day will feature presentations on the use of HPC in public administration. On the third day, we will showcase examples of HPC applications in the region. In total, we will conduct four half-day sessions focused on: The use of HPC, HPDA and AI in Academia, The use of HPC, HPDA and AI in SMEs, The use of HPC, HPDA and AI in Public Administration, Best Practices from the Region.

Workshop Location

The Palace of Science, Kralja Milana 11, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Accommodation

Accommodations close to the Palace of Science:

Hotel Metropol Palace *5	Hotel Courtyard Marriott *4	Boutique Hotel Museum *4
Hotel Calisi *4	Hotel Jump Inn *4	Hotel Palace *4

Transport in Belgrade

Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport is located 18 km from the city center.

Public transport has been free since January 2025. For information on traveling from the airport to the city center using public transport, please visit this link.

A taxi ride from the airport to Belgrade city center costs around 30 EUR. To prevent overcharging, get a voucher for the taxi driver at the airport taxi information desk, which you will find after exiting the baggage claim and customs area. When heading back to the airport, please ask your hotel staff to call a taxi for you. Most taxi drivers do not accept credit cards, so make sure to carry some cash (there are several exchange offices and ATMs in the airport).

 

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Tuesday, 20 May

13:00 → 13:45 Registration and coffee

13:45 → 14:15 Usage of HPC in simulations of charge transport in semiconducting materials

Speaker: Nenad Vukmirović (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

14:15 → 14:45 Bridging borders: Advancing translational oncology research through AI

Speaker: Stefan Milošević (BIO4 Campus)

14:45 → 15:15 Data compression and parallelization in simulations of transient regimes

Speaker: Jeremija Kovačević (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

15:15 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 16:00 HPC and AI in drug discovery and molecular science

Speaker: Bojana Koteska (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)

16:00 → 16:30 The importance of local LLMs and supporting HPC infrastructure for social sciences

Speaker: Aleksandar Tomašević (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)

16:30 → 17:00 Using HPC for mechanistic description of chemical reactions

Speaker: Petković Milena (Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade)

Wednesday, 21 May

08:30 → 09:00 Welcome coffee

09:00 → 09:30 HPC Serbia’s engagement with industry partners

Speaker: Marija Mitrović Dankulov (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

09:30 → 10:00 TBD by Anina Glumac

Speaker: Anina Glumac (Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Belgrade)

10:00 → 10:30 From theory to practice: AI applications in multiple sectors by the Institute Mihajlo Pupin

Speaker: Katarina Stanković (Institute Mihajlo Pupin)

10:30 → 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 → 11:15 Are we ready to welcome SMEs in HPC world?

Speaker: Tomi Ilijaš (Arctur d.o.o., NCC SLING Slovenia)

11:15 → 11:45 HPC/AI in Water and Energy

Speaker: Miloš Ivanović (CTO at Vodena doo Kragujevac, Faculty of Science Kragujevac)

11:45 → 12:15 TBD

12:15 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 14:15 Hyperconnectivity – AMRES status and plans

Speaker: Bojan Jakovljević (Serbian Academic Network)

14:15 → 14:45 Capabilities of the national AI platform

Speaker: Bogdan Stešević (Office of Information Technology and eGovernment)

14:45 → 15:15 AI-driven innovation for better living

Speaker: Tomi Ilijaš (Arctur d.o.o., NCC SLING Slovenia)

15:15 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 16:00 HPDA service for estimating the brown bear population in Bulgaria

Speaker: Svetlozar Yordanov (Institute of Information and Communication Technologies BAS)

16:00 → 16:30 Weather and Climate HPC across scales: SMEs, HPC Grid, Research Institutions

Speaker: Luka Ilić (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)

16:30 → 17:00 Disaster predictions with HPC

Speaker: Boro Jakimovski (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)

20:00 → 23:00 Group dinner

Thursday, 22 May

08:30 → 09:15 Welcome coffee

09:15 → 09:45 Academia-business collaboration in HPC: experience from Bulgaria

Speaker: Emanouil Atanassov (Institute of Information and Communication Technologies BAS)

09:45 → 10:15 The use of HPC in Montenegro

10:15 → 10:45 The use of HPC in Bosnia and Herzegovina

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 11:30 HPE's contribution to regional HPC development

11:30 → 12:00 The use of HPC in North Macedonia

Speaker: Boro Jakimovski (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)

12:00 → 12:30 HPC Serbia

12:30 → 13:15 Lunch on the go