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On 03 June 2025, a hybrid workshop on HPC advanced architectures—Non-conventional architectures—was held at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, one of the three institutions of NCC-Bulgaria. The introductory talk on the topic was followed by a presentation on neurotrophic computing (by an SME participant) and a discussion on the application

A three-day event “EuroCC4SEE Workshop in Belgrade”, organized by the National Competence Center – Serbia, took place at The Palace of Science, Belgrade, Serbia, from 20 to 22 May 2025. The focus of the event was the use of High Performance Computing (HPC), High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) and Artificial

On May 12, 2025, during the visit of Dr. Adna Ašić to Bulgaria, a workshop was held in the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT) premises, dedicated to the cooperation between the centres of competence in high-performance computing in Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, built within the framework of

The international conference “Global Security Transformation towards 2040: Transcendents in the Age of AI” was held in the beautiful historical building of the Military Club in Sofia on 8th of May 2025. The event was organized by the Institute of ICT, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & AOR “Atlantic” and gathered

Every year in April, the National Competence Center (NCC) for High Performance Computing (HPC) organizes and conducts an open workshop, where the results obtained are analyzed, new trends in high-performance computing, high-performance data analysis, and artificial intelligence are discussed, the specific tasks of the Center for 2025 are presented, and

On April 28, 2025, NCC Bulgaria organized a webinar “How to set up an enterprise based on a scientific product”. The participants were introduced to the prospects for the development of high-performance technologies and HPC+ services for business and public administration. The components of the available infrastructure for HPDA/AI deployed

On March 28, 2025, NCC Bulgaria organized a workshop on HPC/HPDA/AI Technologies for Business and Public Administration. The event presented HPC+ services for business and public administration. Representatives of various companies, public administration institutions and academia participated in the forum. The discussion focused on the need and opportunities for increasing

In response to the increased interest in quantum computing and to quantum simulators installed on HEMUS supercomputer, the IICT team delivered another introductory training to QC, held on March 25, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, in the IICT building, block 25A, room 218. Quantum simulators are specialized devices

On March 18, 2025, the team of IICT under the EUROCC2 project organized a thematic seminar for users of high-performance computing resources working in the field of phylogeography. Phylogeography is a scientific discipline that studies the historical processes influencing the geographic distribution of genealogical lineages through the lens of genetics.

Computational chemistry is a typical heavy user of HPC resources. Computational methods in the field of chemistry are widely used to elucidate various aspects of complex molecular systems behavior. The use of state-of-the-art high-performance infrastructure significantly improves the entire research process in areas such as quantum molecular dynamics, molecular modeling,