Connecting SMEs with Advanced Computing

17 Dec 2026, 08:35 → 18 Dec 2026, 14:00 Europe/Belgrade

HPC Serbia, the Serbian National Competence Center for High-Performance Computing, is pleased to announce the event Connecting SMEs with Advanced Computing, taking place on 17-18 December 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia. The event will bring together representatives of National Competence Centers from across Europe, SMEs, startups, industry professionals, researchers, and other stakeholders to explore how high-performance computing (HPC) can drive innovation and competitiveness in industry, and how companies can access European HPC resources and expertise. The first day, 17 December, will start with perspectives from National Competence Centres. Following an introduction to the EuroCC 3 project, representatives of the National Competence Centres of Türkiye, Austria, Czechia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro will present their services, experiences in supporting industry, and lessons learned in promoting HPC adoption. A panel discussion will then explore how to strengthen connections within Europe’s HPC ecosystem. In the afternoon, SMEs will present how they use HPC to solve real-world problems and develop innovative products and services. The day will close with a panel discussion on bridging the gap between HPC and industry and making advanced computing more accessible to companies. The second day, 18 December, will be dedicated to HPC in action. Through a series of live demonstrations, participants will see how real applications run on HPC systems and gain practical insight into how advanced computing can support their own work. Location The Palace of Science (Палата науке), Kralja Milana 11, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia The event is scheduled to be held in the Horizon Hall on the 4th floor. To reach the hall, please use the stairs or the elevator located at the building's side entrance.

 

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 is free of charge. For information on how to travel from the airport to the city center by public transport, please follow 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).

EuroCC 3 has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under Grant Agreement No. 101306701. The JU receives support from the European Union‘s Digital Europe Programme and Germany, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, and Kosovo. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. Neither the European Union nor the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking can be held responsible for them. HPC in Europe is the umbrella brand uniting Europe's high-performance computing initiatives across 36+ countries.

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Thursday, 17 December

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome

09:15 → 13:00 HPC Across Europe: Perspectives from National Competence Centres

09:15 EuroCC 3: Your gateway to HPC+ in Europe

Speaker:
Nadja Schauffler, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, Germany

09:35 HPC Adoption Across Industry: Insights from NCC Türkiye

Speaker:
Özlem Sarı, TÜBİTAK, ULAKBİM, Türkiye

09:55 NCC Austria

Speaker:
Marija Bijelić, University Vienna, Austria

10:15 Coffeee Break

10:30 NCC Slovenia

Speaker:
Pavel Tomšič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

10:50 NCC North Macedonia

Speaker:
Boro Jakimovski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia

11:10 NCC Montenegro

11:30 Coffee Break

12:00 Panel: Connecting Europe’s HPC Ecosystem

Moderator:
Dušan Vudragović, Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia

Panelists:
Nadja Schauffler, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, Germany
Tomáš Posker, Technical University of Ostrava, Czechia

13:00 → 13:30 Group Photo

13:30 → 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 → 17:50 Accelerating Industry with HPC: Innovation and Real-World Applications

15:00 Dirigent Acoustics

15:20 Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment on the Local Roads

Speaker:
Igor Radović, Road of Serbia, Serbia

15:40 SME #3

16:00 SME #4

16:20 Coffee Break

16:50 Panel: Bridging the Gap - Making HPC Accessible to Industry

Moderator:
Miloš Cvetanović, School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia

19:00 → 23:00 Social Dinner

Friday, 18 December

09:30 → 13:00 HPC in Action: Live Demos and Practical Applications

09:30 From Simulation to Insight: Data Visualization and Analysis of Ultracold Atomic Gases

Speaker:
Denis Mujo, Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia

10:15 Quantum simulations and quantum computing with Rydberg atom arrays

Speaker:
Ana Hudomal, Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Demo #3

Speaker:
, Innovation Center, School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia

12:15 Demo #4

13:00 → 14:00 Networking Lunch