The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National Center for Advanced Computing (CNCA) promote two webinars onlineDecember 5th and 12th, 2025, for the presentation of the BSC AI Factory – services, use cases, and application process. THE Participation is free.but it requires enrollment.
THE AI Factory BSC The BSC AI Factory, located at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), is part of the European network of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factories, co-financed by EuroHPC JU. offering specialized computing and services and technical support to develop and validate reliable AI.in innovation and business contexts. In Portugal, the FCT, together with the CNCA, coordinates national participation in this initiative. enhancing opportunities for startups, SMEs and public administration.
To present these resources to the national community, the FCCN, the digital services unit of FCT, and CNCA organize two webinars publicity that will describe the infrastructure and service catalogto explain the access routes and application criteriapassing through sharing use cases already in progresswith room still available for questions and answers.
To the two 90-minute sessions They are intended for different audiences, but They present a common program.. The December 5th the session intended for is taking place startups and SMEs, and on the day December 12th the session takes place for Public Administration bodies.
Program
- 10:00 | Welcome — John Nuno Ferreira (FCT/FCCN): FCT support in the field of AI
- 10:05 | The AI Factory: Overview — Susana Caetano (FCT/FCCN): service catalog from the BSC AI Factory
- 10:25 | Panel of Use Cases — BSC AI Factory Beneficiaries and presentation of use cases of the services
- 10:55 | Application process — to be confirmed (FCT/CNCA): form, steps and follow-up
- 11:10 | Q&A
- 11:30 | Closing
Registration Open
Anyone interested can now register for their desired session. After completing the registration, each participant will receive the [information/information] in the email they registered with. link access and logistical information. Any updates to the program will be posted on the session registration page.
- Registration session December 5th 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Registration session December 12th | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
This initiative reinforces FCT's alignment with European initiatives, facilitating access to specialized infrastructure and services for public and private entities.
This project It is supported by the Recovery and Resilience Plan. (PRR).
