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,
On November 15, 2024, the traditional HPC2024 conference, dedicated to the use of high-performance computing for science and innovation, was held at the Expo Hotel in Sofia. This year, the conference focused on the achievements of the National Centre for High-Performance and Distributed Computing (NCHDC), part of the National Roadmap
During the seminar “Establishing Business Relations Between SMEs and Academia,” held on November 7, 2024, three National Competence Centers (NCCs) — Bulgaria, Norway, and Montenegro — delivered presentations on fostering business relationships between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and academic institutions. The goal of the seminar was to share the
The second annual conference of the Bulgarian section of the Marie Curie Alumni Association was held on 26 and 27 June in the conference hall of the Center for Excellence
The topic for June edition of the series of seminars Tech, Bites & Pints, organized by Selectium and IBS Bulgaria (IT Consulting, Systems Integrator and Software Development companies in Bulgaria)
The largest event for green transformation and development in the region, Green Transition Forum 5.0, was held from June 16 to 20 at the Sofia Event Center. The organizers were
More than 150 scientists and experts in the field of large-scale scientific computing from 23 countries participated in the 15th International Conference Large Scale Scientific Computations (LSSC 2025), organized by
On June 16, 2025, the Minister of Education and Science Krassimir Valchev visited IICT-BAS at the invitation of the institute’s management. The visit was also attended by the President of
Plovdiv University “Paisij Hilendarski” (PU) is the largest higher education institution in Southern Bulgaria and the second largest in the country after Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. PU’s main activities