EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade

Name: EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade
Start: 2025-05-20T07:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-22T14:55:00+02:00
Location: The Palace of Science (Палата науке)

20 May 2025, 07:00 → 22 May 2025, 14:55 Europe/Belgrade

The Palace of Science (Палата науке)

Kralja Milana 11, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Description

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 (Палата науке), 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).

Group Dinner Location

The Two Deer (Два јелена) restaurant, Skadarska 32, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

EuroCC 2 and EuroCC4SEE have received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101101903 and No 101191697. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Digital Europe Programmeand Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Norway, Türkiye, Republic of North Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Registration

Participants

Contact

info@hpc.rs

Tuesday, 20 May
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Registration and coffee 1h
- 13:30 → 13:45
  
  Opening 15m
  
  Antun Balaž, Institute of Physics Belgrade
  Miloš Cvetanović, University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering
- 13:45 → 14:10
  
  Usage of HPC in simulations of charge transport in semiconducting materials 25m
  
  Speaker: Nenad Vukmirović (Institute of Physics Belgrade)
- 14:10 → 14:35
  
  Bridging borders: Advancing translational oncology research through AI 25m
  
  Speaker: Stefan Milošević (University of Cambridge, BIO4 Campus)
- 14:35 → 15:00
  
  Data compression and parallelization in simulations of transient regimes 25m
  
  Speaker: Jeremija Kovačević (Institute of Physics Belgrade)
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 15:30 → 15:55
  
  HPC and AI in drug discovery and molecular science 25m
  
  Speaker: Bojana Koteska (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)
  
  EUROCC presentation Belgrade Bojana Koteska 2025.pdf
- 15:55 → 16:20
  
  The importance of local LLMs and supporting HPC infrastructure for social sciences 25m
  
  Speaker: Aleksandar Tomašević (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
- 16:20 → 16:50
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 16:50 → 17:15
  
  Using HPC for mechanistic description of chemical reactions 25m
  
  Speaker: Milena Petković (Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade)
- 17:15 → 17:40
  
  High-preformance computing in electromagnetics 25m
  
  Speaker: Dragan Olćan (School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade)
Wednesday, 21 May
- 09:00 → 09:30
  
  Welcome coffee 30m
- 09:30 → 09:55
  
  HPC Serbia’s engagement with industry partners 25m
  
  Speaker: Marija Mitrović Dankulov (Institute of Physics Belgrade)
- 09:55 → 10:20
  
  Applied CFD: Simulating the Built Environment and Beyond 25m
  
  Speaker: Anina Glumac (Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Belgrade)
- 10:20 → 10:45
  
  From theory to practice: AI applications in multiple sectors by the Institute Mihajlo Pupin 25m
  
  Speaker: Katarina Stanković (Institute Mihajlo Pupin)
- 10:45 → 11:15
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 11:15 → 11:40
  
  Opportunities of SMEs in HPC world 25m
  
  Speaker: Tomi Ilijaš (Arctur d.o.o., NCC SLING Slovenia)
- 11:40 → 12:05
  
  HPC/AI in Water and Energy 25m
  
  Speaker: Miloš Ivanović (CTO at Vodena doo Kragujevac, Faculty of Science Kragujevac)
- 12:05 → 12:30
  
  The Future of AI-Powered Feedback in Health and Tech Products 25m
  
  Speaker: Vladimir Jeftović (Moveo)
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Lunch break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 14:25
  
  Hyperconnectivity – AMRES status and plans 25m
  
  Speaker: Bojan Jakovljević (Serbian Academic Network)
- 14:25 → 14:50
  
  Capabilities of the national AI platform 25m
  
  Speaker: Bogdan Stešević (Office of Information Technology and eGovernment)
- 14:50 → 15:15
  
  AI-driven innovation for better living 25m
  
  Speaker: Tomi Ilijaš (Arctur d.o.o., NCC SLING Slovenia)
- 15:15 → 15:45
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 15:45 → 16:10
  
  HPDA service for estimating the brown bear population in Bulgaria 25m
  
  Speaker: Svetlozar Yordanov (Institute of Information and Communication Technologies BAS)
- 16:10 → 16:35
  
  Weather and Climate HPC across scales: SMEs, HPC Grid, Research Institutions 25m
  
  Speaker: Luka Ilić (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)
  
  weather_and_climate_hpc_across_scales_luka_ilic.pdf
- 16:35 → 17:05
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 17:05 → 17:30
  
  Disaster predictions with HPC 25m
  
  Speaker: Boro Jakimovski (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)
- 17:30 → 17:55
  
  Examples of numerical modeling of atmospheric aerosols and hydrological processes 25m
  
  Speaker: Slobodan Ničković (Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia)
- 20:30 → 23:30
  
  Group dinner 3h The Two Deer (Два јелена) restaurant
  
  The Two Deer (Два јелена) restaurant
  
  Skadarska 32, Belgrade, Serbia
Thursday, 22 May
- 09:00 → 09:30
  
  Welcome coffee 30m
- 09:30 → 09:55
  
  Overview of the EuroCC4SEE and EuroCC initiatives 25m
  
  Speaker: Nadja Schauffler (High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart)
- 09:55 → 10:20
  
  Academia-business collaboration in HPC: experience from Bulgaria 25m
  
  Speaker: Emanouil Atanassov (Institute of Information and Communication Technologies BAS)
- 10:20 → 10:45
  
  The use of HPC in North Macedonia 25m
  
  Speaker: Boro Jakimovski (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)
- 10:45 → 11:15
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 11:15 → 11:40
  
  HPE's contribution to regional HPC development 25m
- 11:40 → 12:05
  
  The use of HPC in Montenegro 25m
  
  Speakers: Enis Kočan (Faculty of Electrical Enginnering, University of Montenegro), Tomo Popović (Faculty for Information Systems and Technologies, University of Donja Gorica)
- 12:05 → 12:35
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 12:35 → 13:00
  
  The use of HPC in Bosnia and Herzegovina 25m
  
  Speaker: Ana Lalović (Verlab Research Institute)
- 13:00 → 13:25
  
  HPC Serbia activities 25m
  
  Speaker: Dušan Vudragović (Institute of Physics Belgrade)
- 13:25 → 14:55
  
  Lunch break 1h 30m