EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade

20 May 2025, 08:00 → 22 May 2025, 14:55 Europe/Belgrade

Horizon hall (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. Printable agenda EuroCC4SEE_Workshop_in_Belgrade-Agenda.pdf Workshop Location The Palace of Science (Палата науке), Kralja Milana 11, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia The workshop is scheduled to be held in the Horizon hall on the 4th floor. To reach the hall, kindly use the stairs or the elevator located at the building's side entrance. Group Dinner Location The Two Deer (Два јелена) restaurant, Skadarska 32, 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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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.

 

 

 

Tuesday 20 May

12:30 → 13:30 Registration and coffee

13:30 → 13:45 Opening

Nadja Schauffler, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
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

Speaker: Nenad Vukmirović (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

14:10 → 14:35 Bridging borders: Advancing translational oncology research through AI

Speaker: Stefan Milošević (University of Cambridge, BIO4 Campus)

14:35 → 15:00 Data compression and parallelization in simulations of transient regimes

Speaker: Jeremija Kovačević (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 15:55 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)

15:55 → 16:20 The importance of local LLMs and supporting HPC infrastructure for social sciences

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

16:20 → 16:50 Coffee break

16:50 → 17:15 Using HPC for mechanistic description of chemical reactions

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

17:15 → 17:40 High-preformance computing in electromagnetics

Speaker: Dragan Olćan (School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade)

Wednesday 21 May

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome coffee

09:30 → 09:55 HPC Serbia’s engagement with industry partners

Speaker: Marija Mitrović Dankulov (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

09:55 → 10:20 Applied CFD: Simulating the Built Environment and Beyond

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

Speaker: Katarina Stanković (Institute Mihajlo Pupin)

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 → 11:40 Opportunities of SMEs in HPC world

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

11:40 → 12:05 HPC/AI in Water and Energy

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

Speaker: Vladimir Jeftović (Moveo)

12:30 → 12:45 Group photo

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 14:25 Hyperconnectivity – AMRES status and plans

Speaker: Bojan Jakovljević (Serbian Academic Network)

14:25 → 14:50 Capabilities of the national AI platform

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

14:50 → 15:15 AI-driven innovation for better living

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

15:15 → 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 → 16:10 HPDA service for estimating the brown bear population in Bulgaria

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

Speaker: Luka Ilić (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)

16:35 → 17:05 Coffee break

17:05 → 17:30 Disaster predictions with HPC

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

Speaker: Slobodan Ničković (Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia)

20:30 → 23:30 Group dinner

Thursday 22 May

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome coffee

09:30 → 09:55 Overview of the EuroCC4SEE and EuroCC initiatives

Speaker: Nadja Schauffler (High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart)

09:55 → 10:20 Academia-business collaboration in HPC: experience from Bulgaria

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

10:20 → 10:45 The use of HPC in North Macedonia

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

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 → 11:40 HPE's contribution to regional HPC development

Speaker: Milan Avramović (Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium)

11:40 → 12:05 The use of HPC in Montenegro

Speaker: Enis Kočan (Faculty of Electrical Enginnering, University of Montenegro)

12:05 → 12:35 Coffee break

12:35 → 13:00 The use of HPC in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Speaker: Ana Lalović (Verlab Research Institute)

13:00 → 13:25 HPC Serbia activities

Speaker: Dušan Vudragović (Institute of Physics Belgrade)

13:25 → 14:55 Lunch break