{"version":"https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1","title":"NCC Serbia","home_page_url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog","feed_url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog.json","description":"NCC Serbia","author":{"name":"Dusan Vudragovic"},"items":[{"title":"SEE Regional Collaboration","date_published":"2026-05-12T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/see-regional-collaboration","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/see-regional-collaboration","content_html":"<p>For more than fifteen years, research institutions and scientific communities across Southeast Europe have been building strong regional cooperation in advanced digital infrastructure. According to Dr. Du\u0161an Vudragovi\u0107 from Serbian National Competence Center in High-performance computing (NCC Serbia), the long-standing collaboration laid the foundations for today's development of high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced data analysis capacities in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/events\/hpc-serbia-events\/eurocc4see-workshop-in-belgrade\">EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade<\/a>, Dr. Vudragovi\u0107 emphasized that regional cooperation initially grew through the development of research and education networks. Today, the cooperation has expanded far beyond data networks and GRID technologies. Regional partners are working together in the fields of HPC, high-performance data analytics, and AI, with the shared goal of supporting researchers, public institutions and industry in the everyday use of these technologies.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"SEE Regional Collaboration\" id=\"dvudragovic\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/see-regional-collaboration\/see-regional-collaboration.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Vudragovi\u0107 stressed that the region already has significant achievements despite relatively limited infrastructure capacities. \"In Serbia, the national-level PARADOX cluster at the Institute of Physics Belgrade is already fully overloaded\", Dr. Vudragovi\u0107 said, emphasizing the urgent need for additional infrastructure investments.<\/p>\n<p>The growing demand for supercomputing capacities has also been recognized at the European level. Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurohpc\">EuroHPC Joint Undertaking<\/a>, the European Commission is investing heavily in the development of European supercomputing infrastructure and encouraging wider participation from member and associated countries. As Dr. Vudragovi\u0107 concluded, recognizing the strategic importance of supercomputing is essential for innovation, technological competitiveness, and economic development across the region.<\/p>\n<script>\n    var eurocc4see = videojs('dvudragovic', {\n        poster: 'see-regional-collaboration\/dvudragovic.jpg',\n        fluid: true, \n        preload: 'none', \n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    eurocc4see.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    eurocc4see_overlay_content = \"SEE Regional Collaboration\";\n    eurocc4see.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: eurocc4see_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["EuroCC4SEE","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/see-regional-collaboration\/see.jpg"},{"title":"HPC4SME Assessment Tool","date_published":"2026-04-19T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/hpc4sme","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/hpc4sme","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hpc4sme.eu\" target=\"_blank\">HPC4SME Assessment Tool<\/a> is a free, web-based platform that helps Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) determine whether and how they can benefit from High-Performance Computing (HPC). Developed by the Slovenian company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arctur.si\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Arctur<\/a> in collaboration with multiple European National Competence Centers for HPC, the tool provides SMEs with a clear, step-by-step process for assessing their HPC needs.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"HPC4SME Assessment Tool\" id=\"HPC4SME\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/hpc4sme\/hpc4sme-assessment-tool.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the HPC Serbia conference in Belgrade, Tomi Ilija\u0161 from Arctur highlighted the crucial role of the HPC4SME Assessment Tool in helping SMEs leverage HPC opportunities. According to him, the tool is not just useful \u2013 it is essential. Without a structured assessment approach to filtering and prioritizing SMEs with the strongest potential to benefit from HPC technologies, organizations working with SMEs would struggle to scale their outreach.<\/p>\n<p>The tool is available in Serbian, making it easier for local companies to engage with it, and it is offered at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>The assessment typically takes about 30 minutes to complete and consists of 30\u201335 specialized questions. The tool evaluates SMEs across three main areas: organizational readiness, cloud integration potential, and HPC performance and technical needs. Upon completion, HPC4SME Assessment Tool generates a personalized report.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/hpc4sme\/arctur-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<script>\n    var hpc = videojs('HPC4SME', {\n        poster: 'hpc4sme\/hpc4sme.jpg',\n        fluid: true,\n        preload: 'none',\n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    hpc.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    hpc_overlay_content = \"HPC4SME Assessment Tool\";\n    hpc.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: hpc_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["Videos","SME"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/hpc4sme\/hpc4sme.jpg"},{"title":"Regional Collaboration: Montenegro","date_published":"2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/regional-collaboration-montenegro","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/regional-collaboration-montenegro","content_html":"<p>Regional cooperation is a key driver for advancing high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence across Southeast Europe. By connecting national competence centers, research institutions, and industry partners within the broader European HPC frameworks, these efforts extend beyond national boundaries, enabling joint training activities, shared expertise, and better integration of local infrastructures into the European HPC and AI ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, we welcomed our colleagues from <a href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.udg.edu.me\" target=\"_blank\">NCC Montenegro<\/a> to Belgrade and took the opportunity to speak with Bojana Mali\u0161i\u0107. The experiences shared by Bojana illustrate how national initiatives contribute to a broader, coordinated effort to build a competitive and innovation-driven HPC and AI landscape. She explained the role of the NCC Montenegro through the <a href=\"https:\/\/hpc-portal.eu\/projects\/eurocc-2-and-eurocc4see-national-competence-centres-in-the-framework-eurohpc\" target=\"_blank\">EuroCC project<\/a> phases 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"Current usage of HPC resources in Montenegro\" id=\"BMalisic\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/regional-collaboration-montenegro\/industry-collaboration-montenegro.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>During the first phase (EuroCC 1), the focus was on raising awareness of HPC technologies among SMEs, as well as the broader community. The goal was to present the benefits of HPC resources and demonstrate how they can be applied in practice. As an example of successful implementation, she highlights a project carried out by Fortissimo, which involved the use of artificial intelligence in agriculture and was recognized as a European success story.<\/p>\n<p>In the second phase (EuroCC 2), the objective is to further engage companies\u2013the process begins with assessing the HPC maturity of companies using a dedicated assessment tool, to evaluate their awareness and readiness to adopt these technologies. This is followed by Info Days, workshops, and training sessions in HPC, artificial intelligence, high-performance data analytics, and parallel programming.<\/p>\n<p>Bojana emphasizes that companies are increasingly aware of the benefits of HPC. The NCC Montenegro provides them with access to infrastructure and expert support, including consultations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yac.hr\" target=\"_blank\">Yotta Advanced Computing<\/a>, as well as access to European resources such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/daedalus-call-acquire-new-european-world-class-supercomputer-greece-2024-06-25_en\" target=\"_blank\">Daedalus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lumi-supercomputer.eu\" target=\"_blank\">LUMI<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.cineca.it\/systems\/hardware\/leonardo\" target=\"_blank\">Leonardo<\/a> supercomputers.<\/p>\n<script>\n    var eurocc4see = videojs('BMalisic', {\n        poster: 'regional-collaboration-montenegro\/EuroCC4SEE-BMalisic.jpg',\n        fluid: true, \n        preload: 'none', \n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    eurocc4see.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    eurocc4see_overlay_content = \"Current usage of HPC resources in Montenegro\";\n    eurocc4see.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: eurocc4see_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["EuroCC4SEE","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/regional-collaboration-montenegro\/EuroCC4SEE-BMalisic.jpg"},{"title":"Dark Demand for HPC","date_published":"2026-03-20T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/dark-demand-for-hpc","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/dark-demand-for-hpc","content_html":"<p>Tomi Ilija\u0161, CEO and founder of the Slovenian company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arctur.si\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Arctur<\/a>, is a longtime advocate for the use of High-Performance Computing (HPC) in industry. He focuses on helping companies recognize and unlock the often-overlooked potential of digital innovation. In this short interview, Tomi shares insights into why SMEs struggle to identify their need for HPC and how to bridge that gap.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"Dark Demand for HPC\" id=\"TIlijas\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/dark-demand-for-hpc\/dark-demand-for-hpc.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>Tomi points out that CEOs, owners, and founders are often overwhelmed by daily responsibilities and focused on achieving their goals, leaving little time and resources to explore new technologies.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the need for High-Performance Computing is not immediately obvious\u2014Tomi describes it as a hidden, dark demand. To unlock this demand, it is necessary to demonstrate clearly how HPC can help companies succeed and improve their performance.<\/p>\n<p>Tomi emphasizes that the most effective way to achieve this is through practical examples and success stories. When entrepreneurs see how other SMEs have successfully applied HPC, they gain trust and are more willing to try it themselves.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/dark-demand-for-hpc\/arctur-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<script>\n    var hpc = videojs('TIlijas', {\n        poster: 'dark-demand-for-hpc\/TIlijas.jpg',\n        fluid: true, \n        preload: 'none', \n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    hpc.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    hpc_overlay_content = \"Dark Demand for HPC\";\n    hpc.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: hpc_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["Videos","SME"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/dark-demand-for-hpc\/TIlijas.jpg"},{"title":"HPC Community in Southeast Europe","date_published":"2026-03-13T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/hpc-community-in-southeast-europe","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/hpc-community-in-southeast-europe","content_html":"<p>In our recent conversation with Professor Milo\u0161 Cvetanovi\u0107 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etf.bg.ac.rs\" target=\"_blank\">School of Electrical Engineering<\/a> at the University of Belgrade discusses how high-performance computing (HPC) technologies are being adopted in Southeast Europe and why regional cooperation is essential for their further development.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"HPC Community in Southeast Europe\" id=\"MCvetanovic\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/hpc-community-in-southeast-europe\/hpc-community-in-southeast-europe.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>According to him, countries in the region are at a similar stage in adopting this technology. The uptake of new technologies typically follows several stages. The first stage consists of innovators, researchers and institutions that are the first to start using new tools. In the case of HPC, these include research organizations such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipb.ac.rs\" target=\"_blank\">Institute of Physics Belgrade<\/a>, the School of Electrical Engineering, and other scientific institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The next stage is that of the so-called early adopters. Professor Cvetanovi\u0107 estimates that most of the region is currently in this phase. At present, around 10 to 13 percent of the research community is already using or is willing to adopt HPC technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the European project <a href=\"https:\/\/hpc-portal.eu\/projects\/eurocc-2-and-eurocc4see-national-competence-centres-in-the-framework-eurohpc\" target=\"_blank\">EuroCC<\/a> is to further strengthen the network of institutions working with HPC and to demonstrate to other researchers and organizations how they can adopt this technology in their work. This would help move the community into the next stage\u2014the early majority, when a technology begins to see much wider use. Such progress would also enable existing computing resources to be used more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>After that come two additional phases: the late majority and the slowest group of adopters, representing the next fifty percent of potential users of HPC technologies.\nSince the level of adoption is similar across much of the region, Professor Cvetanovi\u0107 emphasizes that regional and European cooperation is crucial for the further development of this field. He stresses the importance of continuing collaboration and knowledge exchange through activities such as workshops and face-to-face meetings between researchers and experts. Such communication, he notes, is key to expanding and successfully implementing HPC technologies in both science and industry.<\/p>\n<script>\n    var hpcsee = videojs('MCvetanovic', {\n        poster: 'hpc-community-in-southeast-europe\/MCvetanovic.jpg',\n        fluid: true, \n        preload: 'none', \n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    hpcsee.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    hpcsee_overlay_content = \"HPC Community in Southeast Europe\";\n    hpcsee.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: hpcsee_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["EuroCC4SEE","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/hpc-community-in-southeast-europe\/hpc-community-in-southeast-europe.jpg"},{"title":"Industry Collaboration: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise","date_published":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipb.ac.rs\" target=\"_blank\">Institute of Physics Belgrade<\/a> (IPB) has established a long-term collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpe.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/a> (HPE) in the design, deployment, and evolution of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hpc.rs\/blog\/the-story-behind-the-name-of-the-paradox-cluster\">PARADOX high-performance computing<\/a> cluster, the national flagship supercomputing system supporting research and innovation in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>Through this collaboration, HPE provided advanced HPC technologies and expertise, contributing to the implementation of a scalable, energy-efficient, and high-availability computing infrastructure tailored to the needs of scientific research, data-intensive workloads, and emerging AI applications. The PARADOX cluster was designed to support a wide range of disciplines, including physics, materials science, chemistry, life sciences, climate modeling, and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership involved close collaboration on defining the system architecture and performance requirements, followed by the deployment of HPE&rsquo;s compute, storage, and interconnect technologies, together with ongoing knowledge transfer and technical support to ensure efficient operation, maintenance, and future upgrades of the system.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key contributors within this long-standing partnership is &#272;or&#273;e Risti&#263; from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/selectium.com\" target=\"_blank\">Selectium<\/a>, who spoke in a recent interview about the decades-long cooperation between HPE and the Institute of Physics Belgrade, as well as the continuous development of high-performance computing systems in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"About the partnership between IPB and HPE\" id=\"DjRistic\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise-1.eng.mp4?loading=auto&amp;decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/source><\/video><\/p>\n<p>He recalled his first professional interactions with the Institute at the end of the 1990s, when, as a young engineer, he was involved in activities related to numerical simulations and early computational research. Reflecting on this long trajectory, he emphasized the importance of sustained technological partnership and support for scientific computing infrastructures, highlighting how collaboration with IPB has accompanied the evolution of high-performance computing in Serbia&mdash;from its early research clusters to today&rsquo;s modern, faster, and more energy-efficient systems. This enduring partnership, he noted, has played a significant role in strengthening national research capacities and supporting the advancement of computational science in the country.<\/p>\n<p>HPE has developed some of the world&rsquo;s most powerful supercomputers, with several used by private companies and most operating within research institutions. We spoke with Milan Avramovi&#263; from HPE (handled by Selectium) about why HPE supercomputers are ranked among the top systems worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"The world's most powerful HPE supercomputers\" id=\"MAvramovic\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise-2.eng.mp4?loading=auto&amp;decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/source><\/video><\/p>\n<p>\"HPE is a world-famous company producing datacenter infrastructure, servers, storage, switches... But we are also present in supercomputing, high-performance computing, and AI fields\", says Milan. \"HPE acquired Cray Supercomputers in 2019, and with that, we gained a lot of expertise in building these kinds of supercomputers, used in scientific and other fields. And currently, as of this year (2025), HPE has seven systems out of the top ten of the <a href=\"https:\/\/top500.org\" target=\"_blank\">Top500<\/a> Supercomputer list. We are proud of that, of course. Basically, the first three fastest supercomputers with the highest performance ratings come from HPE\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Supercomputing is not only about raw horsepower, what is in the box: the CPU, the GPU, the accelerator cards, which come with it. But it's also about how to build a massively parallel system\", Milan explains. Through the acquisition of Cray, HPE has developed specialized knowledge in building massively parallel computers that function...<\/p>","tags":["HPE","PARADOX","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise\/industry-collaboration-hewlett-packard-enterprise-2.jpg"},{"title":"European Collaboration: Germany","date_published":"2025-11-28T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/european-collaboration-germany","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/european-collaboration-germany","content_html":"<p>Germany offers a diverse array of high-performance computing (HPC) resources across various levels and purposes, backed by a well-established network of institutions  \u2014 from individual research organizations and regional centers to federal facilities and European-level infrastructures. These resources are designed for users of all experience levels, from novices to seasoned professionals.<\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/events\/hpc-serbia-events\/eurocc4see-workshop-in-belgrade\">EuroCC4SEE workshop in Belgrade<\/a> in 2025, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Nadja Schauffler from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlrs.de\" target=\"_blank\">High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart<\/a> (the coordinating institution of EuroCC4SEE) about various aspects of Germany's HPC ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Germany, there's a quite well-structured HPC landscape\u201d that serves a broad spectrum of users \u2014 from newcomers to highly specialized research teams \u2014 says Dr. Schauffler.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"HPC landscape in Germany\" id=\"NSchauffler\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/european-collaboration-germany\/NSchauffler-HPC.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>Outlining the institutions involved and the types of users they support, Dr. Schauffler also highlighted the new Tier-0 European supercomputer installation \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\/jsc\/jupiter\" target=\"_blank\">Jupiter<\/a> \u2014 the first European exascale system currently being installed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\/jsc\" target=\"_blank\">J\u00fclich Supercomputing Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Germany is among 33 European nations involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/hpc-portal.eu\/projects\/eurocc-2-and-eurocc4see-national-competence-centres-in-the-framework-eurohpc\" target=\"_blank\">EuroCC 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurocc4see\">EuroCC4SEE<\/a> projects, which aim to establish, develop, and support a network of National Competence Centres (NCCs) specializing in high-performance computing, high-performance data analysis (HPDA) and artificial intelligence (AI). The primary goal of the NCCs is to make HPC accessible to users across science, industry, public administration, and society.<\/p>\n<script>\n    var hpc = videojs('NSchauffler', {\n        poster: 'european-collaboration-germany\/NSchauffler-HPC.jpg',\n        fluid: true, \n        preload: 'none', \n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    hpc.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    hpc_overlay_content = \"HPC landscape in Germany\";\n    hpc.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: hpc_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["EuroCC4SEE","HLRS","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/european-collaboration-germany\/NSchauffler-HPC.jpg"},{"title":"Regional Collaboration: Bosnia and Herzegovina","date_published":"2025-10-29T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/regional-collaboration-bosnia-and-herzegovina","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/regional-collaboration-bosnia-and-herzegovina","content_html":"<p>HPC Serbia plays a central role in fostering regional cooperation throughout Southeast Europe by linking national competence centers, research institutions, and industry partners within the wider EuroCC and EuroHPC frameworks. Initiatives like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurocc4see\">EuroCC4SEE<\/a> allow HPC Serbia to enhance cross-border collaborations in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and data-driven research. This regional effort facilitates knowledge sharing, joint training, and the integration of local infrastructures into European HPC and AI networks, granting researchers from Serbia and nearby countries access to advanced computational tools and expertise. By encouraging interoperability, open science, and sustainable digital progress, HPC Serbia helps create a unified and competitive regional HPC and AI ecosystem aligned with European goals.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, we welcomed our colleagues from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Belgrade and took the opportunity to speak with Ana Lalovi&#263; from the <a href=\"https:\/\/verlabinstitute.com\" target=\"_blank\">Verlab Institute<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncchpcbih.verlabinstitute.com\" target=\"_blank\">NCC Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a>. Ana shared insights into the country&rsquo;s growing HPC ecosystem. \"High-performance computing is currently being developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a national competence center\", she explained, adding that the NCC results from a partnership between <a href=\"https:\/\/verlab.ba\" target=\"_blank\">Verlab Ltd<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/verlabinstitute.com\" target=\"_blank\">Verlab Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing certain challenges, the team has made significant progress in promoting HPC awareness. \"We are trying to raise awareness about its benefits. In 2024, we organized 12 workshops, with more than 500 participants\", Ana said, emphasizing the center's outreach and educational activities.<\/p>\n<p>One of the NCC's early achievements involves collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bosnalijek.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bosnalijek<\/a>, the leading pharmaceutical company in the country. \"We provided consultancy services for Bosnalijek in advanced molecular dynamics simulations. The main goal was to enhance the drugs that already exist, for better efficacy and stability\", she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the NCC Bosnia and Herzegovina is also investing in education and research development. \"We co-created two project proposals, and one of them is for developing and implementing master's and PhD programs. We hope that it will be funded soon\", Ana concluded, highlighting the NCC's commitment to building a sustainable HPC community in the region.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"Current usage of HPC resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina\" id=\"ALalovic\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/regional-collaboration-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/EuroCC4SEE-ALalovic.eng.mp4?loading=auto&amp;decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/source><\/video><\/p>\n<p>Europe is making increasing efforts to develop experts in HPC, recognizing its importance for digital transformation and the sustainability of key economic sectors. In this context, the <a href=\"https:\/\/eumaster4hpc.eu\" target=\"_blank\">EUMaster4HPC program<\/a> was launched, aiming to create a unified European master&rsquo;s degree focused on HPC, High-Performance Data Analytics (HPDA), and AI. <\/p>\n<p>This ambitious initiative brings together leading European universities, research centers, and industry partners to unify existing educational programs into a common curriculum. Through innovative teaching methods, including co-teaching and collaborative content development supported by top HPC experts, students gain knowledge directly applicable to both science and industry.<\/p>\n<p>Ana highlighted that one of the main goals of the program is to promote HPC education among students: \"Our tasks will be to share information about this project and to encourage students to enroll in courses and programs related to HPC at some of the leading European institutions\", Lalovi&#263; said.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"EUMaster4HPC program in Bosnia and Herzegovina\" id=\"EUMasters\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/regional-collaboration-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/eumaster4hpc-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina.eng.mp4?loading=auto&amp;decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/source><\/video><\/p>\n<p>The EUMaster4HPC program offers numerous benefits to students from Serbia and Bosnia and...<\/p>","tags":["EuroCC4SEE","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/regional-collaboration-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/EuroCC4SEE-ALalovic.jpg"},{"title":"About EuroCC4SEE project","date_published":"2025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurocc4see","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurocc4see","content_html":"<p>The EuroCC4SEE project (European Competence Centers for Southeast Europe) is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurohpc\">EuroHPC<\/a>-funded program designed to build and enhance National Competence Centers (NCCs) specializing in high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance data analytics (HPDA) throughout Southeastern Europe. It is a regional extension and continuation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurocc-access.eu\" target=\"_blank\">EuroCC 2 initiative<\/a>. Co-financed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurohpc\">EuroHPC Joint Undertaking<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/activities\/digital-programme\" target=\"_blank\">EU's Digital Europe program<\/a>, the project runs from 1 April 2024, to 31 December 2025, focusing specifically on Southeast European countries such as Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, Dr. Nadja Schauffler from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlrs.de\" target=\"_blank\">High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart<\/a> (EuroCC4SEE coordinating institution) described EuroCC4SEE as the sister project to EuroCC 2, both funded by the European Commission through the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and involving a consortium of 33 countries, each hosting a National Competence Centre (NCC) for high-performance computing (HPC). As she explained, \"While EuroCC 2 included four associated countries - Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Turkey - these were not eligible for direct funding, which led to the launch of EuroCC4SEE to support South-Eastern Europe specifically\". She noted that Bosnia and Herzegovina has since joined as the newest NCC. The project\u2019s mission, she emphasized, is \"to support the uptake of HPC, high-performance data analytics, and artificial intelligence across Europe\", while promoting cross-border collaboration, knowledge sharing, and providing users from industry, academia, and public administration with streamlined access to both national and European expertise.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" alt=\"EuroCC4SEE project objectives\" id=\"NSchauffler\"><source src=\"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/eurocc4see\/EuroCC4SEE-NSchauffler.eng.mp4?loading=auto&decoding=auto&fetchpriority=auto\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<script>\n    var eurocc4see = videojs('NSchauffler', {\n        poster: 'eurocc4see\/EuroCC4SEE-NSchauffler.jpg',\n        fluid: true, \n        preload: 'none', \n        controls: true, \n        responsive: true});\n    eurocc4see.addClass('video-js vjs-default-skin');\n    eurocc4see_overlay_content = \"EuroCC4SEE project objectives\";\n    eurocc4see.overlay({\n        overlays: [{\n            start: 'loadstart',\n            content: eurocc4see_overlay_content,\n            end: 'playing'\n        }]\n    });\n<\/script>","tags":["EuroCC4SEE","Videos"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/eurocc4see\/eurocc4see.jpg"},{"title":"Discover EuroHPC JU","date_published":"2024-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","id":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurohpc","url":"https:\/\/www.hpc.rs\/blog\/eurohpc","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\">European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking<\/a> (EuroHPC JU) is a collaborative initiative between the EU, European countries, and private partners. Its goal is to develop a world-class supercomputing ecosystem in Europe. The EuroHPC JU was established in 2018, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.srbija.gov.rs\/vest\/en\/190597\/serbia-becomes-member-of-european-high-performance-computing-joint-undertaking.php\" target=\"_blank\">Serbia became a member of the initiative<\/a> in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking has acquired nine of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/supercomputers\/our-supercomputers_en\" target=\"_blank\">largest and fastest supercomputers in Europe<\/a> and globally. These supercomputers are equipped with various architectures to meet the diverse needs of European HPC users. The EuroHPC JU guarantees that users can access any of these top-tier systems, no matter where they are located in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding and addressing complex challenges in various fields heavily relies on supercomputing. The main benefits are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>medicine<\/strong>, supercomputing assists in drug discovery, personalized medical therapies, and the development of treatments for diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular conditions, Alzheimer\u2019s, and rare genetic disorders. It has also played a crucial role in the fight against COVID-19 by testing and repositioning drugs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>weather forecasting<\/strong>, it provides accurate simulations for predicting weather patterns, storms, and floods, which supports early warning systems to protect lives and property.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>climate monitoring<\/strong> supercomputing improves our understanding of climate change, geophysical processes, and resource management. It supports sustainable agriculture and reduces the environmental impact of industries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>security<\/strong>, it enhances cybersecurity and helps protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>innovation and efficiency<\/strong>, supercomputing accelerates product design, optimizes production cycles, reduces costs, and improves resource efficiency in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, and health.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>industrial applications<\/strong>, it leads to the development of safer vehicles, more efficient energy solutions, and sustainable building technologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For <strong>SMEs<\/strong>, cloud-based supercomputing makes advanced technology accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises, enabling them to innovate and compete.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>science<\/strong>, supercomputing drives progress across various scientific disciplines, from fundamental physics to material sciences and earth sciences. It helps explore new frontiers of knowledge and model complex phenomena.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","tags":["EuroHPC"],"image":"\/user\/pages\/05.blog\/eurohpc\/eurohpc-1.jpg"}]}