NEWS

Employees of research organisations based in the Czech Republic had until 26 November 2023 to apply for computing time on the accelerated part of the LUMI supercomputer (LUMI-G) in our Special Call on Important Societal Challenges: Access for AI and GPU Accelerated Applications.

Researchers from Palacký University and VSB-TUO have unveiled an environmentally friendly method for the production of hematene, a two-dimensional material derived from the iron ore. Their groundbreaking work, featured in Applied Materials Today, paves the way for sustainable applications in clean energy and environmental technologies, garnering the prestigious cover-page position in the journal.

A study in the conflict-affected city of Mariupol, Ukraine, uses remote sensing data from Sentinel satellites and deep learning to monitor urban change. The study's authors also address the resiliency of their monitoring method with regard to a loss of observations and the Sentinel 1B satellite malfunction.

A significant step towards achieving more efficient and sustainable ammonia production was unveiled by scientists from CEITEC Energy at Brno University of Technology, CATRIN of Palacký University Olomouc, and the IT4Innovations National Supercomputer Center at VSB-TUO. Their findings, published in the esteemed journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, showcase the electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia. The catalyst employed in this process is an activated material based on metal-organic frameworks (MOF). These materials have demonstrated exceptional efficacy in optimizing the energy intensity of several industrially vital reactions. In this specific case, the scientists proved this through a combination of theoretical calculations and experimental validation.

A total of 14,148 HPC professionals and more than 400 exhibitors from around the world attended the 35th International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis held on 12–17 November at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, USA. Its theme was “I am HPC”. “This theme embodies our unwavering commitment to celebrating and championing all facets of High-Performance Computing. This encompasses not only the field itself and its profound contributions to society but, most importantly, the exceptional individuals who drive its progress – whether they are seasoned HPC veterans or enthusiastic newcomers,” said Dorian C. Arnold, SC23 General Chair.

On 11 December, the first EuroHPC User Day will take place in Brussels, organised by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU). Users will be given the opportunity to present their projects, get acquainted with the thematic sessions and learn about the opportunities offered by the EuroHPC JU.

Meet IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center at the International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC23), 12–17 November 2023 in Denver, CO. For 35 years, the SC conference has been the world's largest gathering of supercomputing professionals.

Applications for computing resources
in the 30th Open Access Grant Competition
are open until 1 December 2023,
and for the Special Call until 26 November 2023.

Users of IT4Innovations' computing systems gathered for the 7th Users' Conference on 30 and 31 October 2023 in Ostrava. The conference drew nearly ninety participants from various corners of the Czech Republic, upholding its reputation as a traditional meeting point for researchers and scientists who rely on Ostrava's supercomputers. The first supercomputer was put into operation at IT4Innovations ten years ago, and this conference symbolizes the constant growth, innovation, and scientific progress in the field of computing.

Find the latest news, not only from our Supercomputing Center in Ostrava,
in the IT4Innovations Newsletter 7/2023.

Friday, 6 October, was in the spirit of the mysterious, about which Albert Einstein once said that "it is the source of all true art and science." At IT4Innovations, almost 700 visitors uncovered the secrets of the National Supercomputing Centre and supercomputers as part of the Europe-wide event, Researchers' Night.

In September 2023, the migration to Slurm, a new workload manager and job scheduling system, was successfully completed on IT4Innovations supercomputers. Several significant factors prompted this radical change, bringing several benefits for both our users and their research projects.

In 2023, IT4Innovations started collaborating with four partners on the new European Space Agency AIOPEN project, which aims to offer solutions to environmental problems using artificial intelligence. During the project, two case studies will be carried out to demonstrate the capabilities of the AIOPEN platform, namely deforestation monitoring and urban change detection.

„The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science,“ said Albert Einstein, while he was changing the world from behind his desk. Let's experience this feeling together. Let science reveal its greatest secrets. Explore, discover and enjoy.

Find the latest news, not only from our Supercomputing Center in Ostrava,
in the IT4Innovations Newsletter 6/2023.

In addition to its large supercomputers, IT4Innovations also operates smaller complementary systems. These systems represent emerging, non-traditional or highly specialised hardware architectures that are not yet common in the supercomputing centres. Complementary systems consist of multiple hardware platforms.

Researchers from the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava have participated in a breakthrough discovery regarding the photoluminescent properties of carbon dots (CDs), published in the prestigious journal Small. Scientists from the CEET Nanotechnology Centre and IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, together with colleagues from the Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN) at Palacký University, found that after irradiation with light, magnetically active polaron states are formed in carbon dots, which can then be used for light-induced hydrogen peroxide production.

The Review 2022 sums up the most important moments of IT4Innovations. Click here to read or download.

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (hereinafter EuroHPC JU) is part of the portfolio of implementation tools of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe (2021-2027). Its purpose is to concentrate the investments made by European countries and the European Commission in research, development and innovation of supercomputing technologies, to increase them to the necessary level - compared to other global macro-regions - and to strengthen the capacities and competencies of European research organisations and enterprises to develop state-of-the-art HPC systems for the European research and industrial sector and to increase Europe's international competitiveness on a global scale so that the EU research and industrial sector is not primarily dependent on non-European suppliers of supercomputing technologies.

In June, we announced the 29th round of the Open Access Grant Competition. Applications for computing time on the Karolina, Barbora, DGX-2, and LUMI supercomputers can be submitted by employees of Czech research organisations until 2 August 2023. We will announce the results in September.