André Martins, Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, will serve as a member of the RIAG (Research and Innovation Advisory Group) of the EuroHPC Supercomputing Partnership.
The decision to appoint RIAG members for two-year terms was taken on February 29 by the Partnership's Board of Directors, in which the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through the FCCN, represents Portugal as a Participating State.
The twelve members that make up the RIAG are selected based on their scientific and technical merit, with André Martins being the candidate nominated by the FCT.
The responsibilities
The RIAG advises the EuroHPC Board of Directors on priorities for the development and adoption of technologies and applications by users of EuroHPC computing resources. RIAG is also responsible for developing the research and innovation component of the Multiannual Strategic Program 2021-27 (MASP 2021-27) of this Partnership, an essential instrument for defining the annual EuroHPC Work Programmes, which result in the access competitions and competitions for research and innovation projects of the Partnership.
The work of RIAG members is guided by impartiality and scientific objectivity, and it is important to highlight the contribution of a national community perspective, particularly with regard to the use of supercomputers for applications in the field of artificial intelligence.
EuroHPC Objectives
EuroHPC is a public-private partnership that aims to develop, deploy, expand and maintain in Europe and associated countries a federated, secure and hyper-connected ecosystem of high-performance computing (HPC), quantum computing, services and data infrastructure.
For more information about EuroHPC see the page on the FCT website.
