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During the lecture we will talk about:

• What are modern language models and how are they created?
• How these models can be used practically?
• How much does it cost to train and operate such models?
• Aké sú očakávania od NLP v budúcnosti.

The event will take place online on April 3 from 5:00 p.m.
The number of places is limited and registration mandatory.

Company niore Energy s.r.o. is focused on the production and storage of clean energy. Experts from niore Energy s.r.o. are plan to become part of the world's electrical grid solution and contribute to global goals by turning ocean waves into electricity and utilizing water for energy storage. This patent-pending concept is based on a floating ring on the ocean's surface. This ring enables the transformation of oscillating motion into rotary motion, which is the motion that generates the most electricity efficiently. The bigger the diameter of the ring, the more sturdy it is against ocean waves, and the more energy we can collect from a broader surface area. Energy Storage, which is also a rotating device floating on the ocean's surface, will serve as the cornerstone for the storage of clean energy, by converting extra electricity into kinetic energy. You can find more information about Energy HUB technologies HEREDuring the presentation of this research project, M. Novák also gave a demonstration of their technology.

Research project Use of wave energy for the third generation WEC is supported by Norwegian grants and the state budget of the Slovak republic.

Source: https://www.nioreenergy.com/
Pictures: Pavol Novák

Nasledovať bude inštalácia linuxového operačného systému a nástrojov pre manažment systému, manažment dát a súborového systému, ako aj mnohým požívateľom známy nástroj na manažment úloh Slurm. Napokon sa nainštaluje ekosystém pre aplikácie a vývoj softvéru, teda bežné matematické knižnice a kompilátory. Pred samotným prebratím Devany od dodávateľa prebehne prvé testovanie v réžii Výpočtového strediska SAV. Testy budú zahŕňať aj tzv. Linpack, čo je súbor štandardizovaných numerických úloh, ktorého výsledkom je definícia výkonu v jednotkách Flop/s, teda počet aritmetických operácií, ktoré superpočítač vykoná za sekundu. Najvýkonnejší počítač v Európe – LUMI – má výkon 309 PFlop/s, čo je 309×10¹⁵ operácií. Teoretický predpokladaný výkon Devany je okolo 800 TFlop/s, teda 800×10¹² operácií za sekundu. Testovať sa bude aj rýchlosť čítania a zápisu dát z dátových úložísk. Napokon sa vykonajú záťažové testy, kedy sa na všetkých výpočtových uzloch spustia aplikácie vyžadujúce plný výkon procesorov a plnú operačnú pamäť. Test bude prebiehať približne 48 hodín a preverí sa ním stabilita systému a kapacita chladenia.

Po ukončení a vyhodnotení testov, ktoré predpokladáme začiatkom decembra, budeme môcť sprístupniť Devanu pre používateľov. Pri tejto príležitosti pripravujeme aj nový portál, ktorý bude slúžiť na podávanie, hodnotenie a manažment projektov a používateľov.

Text: Lucia Demovičová
Pictures: Pavol Novák

Hopero is dedicated to 3 main goals:

• Promotion of digital technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI).
• Supporting the SMEs in access to private and EU funding necessary for adoption of all digital technologies, focusing specifically on SMEs in the regions.
• Development of the digital innovation ecosystem in Slovakia.

Hopero will help you implement digital transformation and teach you how to search funds for your projects.

Hopero Consortium:

•  Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies.
• SAPIE.
• COO SAS and Computing Centre.
• CIVITTA Slovakia.

More information about Hopero can be found HERE.

The so-called phasing, i.e. the renewal of the HPC infrastructure so that the life cycles of at least 2 systems overlap, is a common tool for ensuring the continuous availability of adequate computing resources for users. In Slovakia, however, since 2014, when the Aurel supercomputer was expanded, a significant investment debt has arisen in this area. Aurel, which has been shut down since April 2021, will be replaced by Devana, which we want to make available before the end of the year.

You can find a comparison of Aurel and Devana parameters in this year's issue HPC Focus.

Who will be able to use Devana supercomputer?

Scientists and researchers from Slovak universities and SAS institutes will be able to apply for free access, computing capacity will be allocated to individual projects in a grant competition with peer-review assessment.

There is an offer of cooperation with the National Competence Center for HPC available especially for small and medium-sized enterprises and the possibility of implementing free pilot and proof-of-concept projects with the help of experts.

The computing resources will also be available commercially.

When will Devana be available to users?

Installation and thorough testing of the system will take place in the coming weeks. In December, we plan to launch the possibility of submitting the projects for testing and benchmarking. The first call for standard projects will be published early next year.

Text: Lucia Demovičová

During the event at the stand of the National Competence Center for High-Performance Computing, participants had the opportunity to participate in a competition for a reMarkable tablet. The purpose of the competition was to find the object with the least air resistance with entry restrictions set by NCC for HPC experts.

Competition statute

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The last Friday of September in Bratislava's Stara tržnica belonged to the European night of researchers. Also at the 16th year of this event, visitors had the opportunity to learn more about supercomputers and high-performance computing. Experts from the National Competence Center for High-Performance Computing (HPC) welcomed a number of curious visitors of various age groups to their stand, who were interested in supercomputers and their practical use. The team of the competence center briefly introduced NCC for HPC to the interested parties and, through a demonstration of one of the methods used in HPC, introduced the use of supercomputers in practice.

The motto of the 16th year was Trust science which encourages the audience, and especially young people, to activity and experiential learning. Through experiments and interactive demonstrations, they showed the participants that there are scientific explanations and principles behind all the phenomena around us and events in nature. The aim of the Night of Researchers was to encourage young people and the general public to try simple experiments at home and through them get to know science and the people behind it better.

The Science Festival European Night of Researchers is a project financially supported by the framework program of the European Commission for the support of research, development and innovation - Horizon Europe, in the part - Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions under the number 101060946. The European Night of Researchers originated from the initiative of the European Commission and is organized in parallel in 30 states of Europe. 

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On November 9-10, 2022 at the Grand Jasná Hotel Jasná , interesting speakers and panel discussions, sharing of practical experience of professionals in the field of information and cyber security, interactive training, club meetings and popular networking await you. Come and share valuable knowledge and experience in the area of development, current regulations and trends in IT security and digital transformation, taking into account the key ways of managing organizations.

Do not miss:

• Inspirational panel discussions and presentations by leading speakers.
• 5 main topics - cloud security, AI and new dimensions of information security, unpredictable incidents or security architecture.
• Original trainings in a fun way.
• 3 club meetings - CISO, Audit and DPO Club.
• Popular networking events, VIP receptions and exclusive meeting opportunities.

Take part in the Qubit Tatry 2022 conference and don't miss a unique opportunity for education, presentation of your company and establishing new partnership and professional relationships on the Slovak and Czech cybersec market.

Register your participation in the event today!

The mission of Qubit Conference is to build a professional community of experts in the cybersecurity industry through networking and partnerships through highly professional educational events characterized by a professional approach and a friendly atmosphere.

Today, supercomputing enables industrial sectors to become more innovative, productive and shift business to a higher level. The advantages of using HPC start with a more precise design of complex work pieces, continue with speeding-up the time-to-market, and conclude with the cost-saving of materials and time savings which could be spent for further R&D.

HPC services are now available to Slovak SMEs and industry at the National competence centre for HPC. Slovak National Supercomputing Centre National Supercomputing Center - NSCC and National competence centre for HPC.

• Lucia Demovičová – National Competence Centre for HPC
• Lukáš Demovič – National Supercomputing Centre
• Michal Číž – Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic

Currently, the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of SR is realizing a project aimed at the creation of a sustainable ecosystem of high performance computing, which will operate the supercomputer for the Slovak National Supercomputing Centre. The existence of such an ecosystem will benefit Slovakia’s innovation potential and increase cooperation between the public sector, private sector and research and academia.

The National Competence Center for HPC carries out a survey of competences and needs in the field of high-performance computing and the use of HPC+ solutions. Entrepreneurs, public and academic institutions can participate in the nationwide survey.

Survey

The project addresses the development and concrete realization of a set of High-Performance Computing (HPC) based interdisciplinary services and tools to exploit large satellite datasets of public European interest provided by:

• Satellite observation of Earth
• FAIR access to processed datasets
• Value-added services through large data storage capability and high-bandwidth network across Europe

This Webinar aims at presenting the tangible outputs achieved by the Phidias HPC initiative at service of the European HPC and Research community, including main features, concrete impact and prospective advantages for Research & HPC ecosphere, mostly in conjunction with the 4 key pillars of the project:

• Building a prototype for earth scientific data.
• Enabling Open Access to HPC Services.
• Strengthening FAIRisation.
• Creating a framework combining computing, dissemination and archiving resources.

The Webinar will feature representatives of the entire Consortium with the specific goal to provide an exhaustive overview of the main advancements of the three Use Cases impacting the Satellite Data, Marine and Ocean data, Earth Observation research communities and to share the most meaningful and innovative lessons learned.

Agenda will be available soon!

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