The 4th Advanced Computing Meeting, held on November 5th and 6th at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) in Covilhã, brought together 62 participants from various fields of science, technology, and innovation. The event stood out for its collaborative atmosphere and focus on the latest trends in advanced computing.
With a varied agenda, the meeting organized by FCCN, FCT's digital services, with the support of UBI, featured the participation of 15 in-person speakers and 5 remote interventions by international experts in 16 thematic sessions, in addition to two workshops. Among the remote speakers were representatives from the meeting organizers who presented the results of the Advanced Computing Survey. The session also featured contributions from representatives of the SCALAC Project, EuroHPC, the Dutch National HPC Competence Center, and UBI guest Professor Sorana Cimpan, who provided a detailed perspective on data visualization.
Highlights of the event included the workshop The "Deucalion Demo" provided participants with a more practical look at the Portuguese supercomputer, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). There were also more technical sessions on porting code from x86 to ARM and using containers in artificial intelligence, and the session dedicated to the virtual HPC laboratory, were received with great interest.
The meeting was an opportunity to foster dialogue on the challenges and opportunities in the use of advanced computing resources, promoting partnerships and the exchange of experiences between technical support teams and users.
With the support of EuroCC Portugal, the sessions and workshops dedicated to various topics and with perspectives from numerous organizations promoted the networking among the participants. The collaboration between higher education institutions, companies, and research centers culminated in a meeting of the project partners during the afternoon of the second day.
For Susana Caetano, manager of the Advanced Computing service at the FCT, developed by the FCCN, "this event reinforces Portugal's commitment to the promotion and strategic use of advanced technologies, such as HPC and AI, empowering the scientific and technical community to face future challenges. I would like to thank UBI and the heads of the 3CA-UBI Competence Center for their hospitality and support throughout the event."
For consultation of the presentations and recordings of this meeting, revisit the agenda on the Indico page.
