Current trends and visions in HPC in Slovakia

Filip Holka, Head of the High-Performance Computing Department, and Lukáš Demovič, Director of COO SAS, took care of the introductory event Current trends and visions in HPC in Slovakia. In the first part, the participants learned how to define a supercomputer, on what technologies today's supercomputers are built, everything that must be taken into account in their design, as well as how to evaluate performance and energy efficiency. The second part of the lecture brought an interesting recapitulation of the history of HPC in Slovakia, but also a description of the current state and capacities in comparison with Europe and the surrounding countries. It is clear that Slovakia needs to invest in HPC infrastructure and support the digitization and use of innovative technologies, if it is to keep up with the rest of Europe. As Slovakia is a part of the European structures PRACE-RI and EuroHPC JU, we also touched on the benefits and opportunities that international cooperation brings to us and our users.

Last but not least, we also focused on initiatives that arose in Slovakia - specifically the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC), whose ambition is to develop HPC infrastructure and support high-performance computing in Slovakia.

The participants used the break with refreshments and coffee for informal conversations and discussions with the organizers and speakers.

You can watch the recording of the event on Facebook and YouTube and you can already register for our next lectures.

Schedule and Registration

•  October 12, 17:00 - Computer simulations and calculations as an essential tool in science
  Pavel Neogrády (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University)

• October 26, 17:00 - Development of technology and computer architecture – from 1-processor serial computers to supercomputers
  Martin Šperka (Computer Museum, COO SAS)

•  10. novembra 2021 o 17:00 – Operation systems in multiprocessor clusters
  Dušan Bernát (Faculty of mathematics, physics and informatics, Comenius University)

•  November 23, 17:00 - Short guide to software parallelization
  Jaroslav Suchánek (Biomedical Research Center, SAS)

•  December 7, 17:00 - Federated distributed computing
  Ladislav Hluchý (Institute of Informatics SAS)

•  December 21, 17:00 - Modelling of 2D systems properties using the Quantum Monte Carlo methods
  Ivan Štich (Institute of Physics SAS)

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