Workshop & hackathon: Exascale women on stage!
V dňoch 12. – 14. júna na pôde Humboldtovej univerzity v Berlíne bude prebiehať workshop a hackathon Exascale women on stage! This event is organized by women for women to learn about each others' research and build professional networks. The event is open to all female scientists at all professional levels – including master students, PhD students, postdocs, and professors – working on the development of methods and codes to bring electronic-structure theory to the exascale.The workshop is organized by the NOMAD CoE.
The event serves two purposes:
- First, the scientists will discuss their research and share experiences.
- Second, they will gather ideas and develop a joint strategy on how to attract more female colleagues to the field. In a hackathon style, they will develop materials for their needs.
FF+ and the NCC for HPC: Supporting Innovation through High-Performance Computing 24 May - During the international conference Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2025 (ASHPC25), held from May 19 to 22, 2025, in Rimske Terme, Slovenia, representatives of the Slovak National Competence Centre for High-Performance Computing (NCC for HPC) met with Tina Črnigoj, dissemination and promotion coordinator of the Future Factories Plus (FF+) project. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity for expert discussion and the exchange of perspectives on connecting national digitalisation initiatives with strategic European projects. It highlighted promising synergies between the FF+ project and the mission of the NCC for HPC in Slovakia, particularly in the areas of advanced computational performance, innovation potential, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing increasing challenges in digital transformation and competitiveness.
NCC for HPC at ASHPC25: Strengthening European Partnerships 23 May - V dňoch 19. až 22. mája 2025 sa zástupcovia Národného kompetenčného centra pre vysokovýkonné počítanie (NCC pre HPC) Slovensko zúčastnili prestížnej medzinárodnej konferencie Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2025 (ASHPC25), ktorá sa konala v krásnom prostredí Rimske Terme v Slovinsku. Podujatie ASHPC25 každoročne prepája expertov, používateľov a poskytovateľov HPC riešení z celej Európy a ponúka priestor na odbornú výmenu najnovších poznatkov, výziev a trendov v oblasti vysokovýkonného počítania. Slovenské kompetenčné centrum pre HPC na konferencii reprezentovali Halyna Hyryavets (komunikačné aktivity, medzinárodná spolupráca), Božidara Pellegrini (podpora inovácií a služby pre súkromný sektor) a Tomáš Kollárik (vzdelávacie aktivity a spolupráca s akademickou obcou).
Central European Working Group in Slovenia 19 May - On May 19, 2025, we met with representatives of National Competence Centres for High-Performance Computing (HPC) from Central European countries. The in-person meeting of the Central European Working Group, held in Slovenia, provided us with an exceptional opportunity to exchange experiences, strengthen regional cooperation, and discuss the shared challenges and opportunities we face within the EuroCC project.
We built professional relationships and engaged in constructive discussions with representatives from neighboring countries that, like Slovakia, are running their national HPC competence centres and working on their continuous development.
Such meetings play an important role in shaping common approaches, identifying synergies, and sharing best practices in delivering services to users—whether they are research institutions, the public sector, or businesses.