NCC Türkiye Newsletter- 18

You can follow the developments related to the activities, innovations, and efforts of the National Competence Center (NCC Türkiye) in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) under the EuroCC 2 project through our newsletter.

1. Training and events by NCC Türkiye:

  • EuroHPC Calls Info Day
    • September 11, 2024, online, turkish
    • https://indico.truba.gov.tr/event/178/
  • Seminar: Modeling Long-Term Interactions in Deep Learning: Attention and Transformers
    • September 13, 2024, online, turkish
    • https://indico.truba.gov.tr/event/179/

2. Training and events from EuroCC 2 stakeholders:

  • MPI for Python
  • CodeRefinery workshop on tools and techniques for reproducible research
  • GPU Optimization wit Kernel Tuner
    • NCC Austria & CoE ESiWACE3
    • September 12-13, 2024, online, english
    • https://events.vsc.ac.at/event/143/
  • Utilizing Containers in HPC Systems for Machine Learning Research
    • NCC Cyprus
    • September 13, 2024, hybrid, english
    • https://eurocc.cyi.ac.cy/utilizing-containers-in-hpc-systems-for-machine-learning-research/
  • Shared-Memory Parallelization with OpenMP
    • NCC Austria
    • September 16-18, 2024, hybrid, english
    • https://events.vsc.ac.at/event/150/
  • Picking Flowers – a Hands-on FLEUR Tutorial
    • CoE Max
    • September 16-20, 2024, online, english
    • https://www.max-centre.eu/news-events/picking-flowers-hands-fleur-tutorial-0
  • FIL and BHAC from inspiral to ringdown and beyond
    • CoE SPACE, NCC Czech Republic
    • September 17, 2024, online, english
    • https://www.space-coe.eu/training/training-20240917.php
  • 10th Code-of-the-month: Alya-wind
    • CASTIEL2, EoCoE-II
    • September 18, 2024, online, english
    • https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2801660521767678294
  • Cyber-security Futura course
    • NCC Italy
    • September 20 – October 21, 2024, online, english
    • https://euroccitaly.it/en/training/cybersecurity-futura/
  • PLUTO Symposium 2024
    • CoE SPACE
    • September 23-25, 2024, hybrid, english
    • https://plutocode.ph.unito.it/pluto-symposium-2024.html
  • Introduction to Quantum Computing and Simulators on MeluXina
    • NCC Luxembourg
    • September 24, 2024, online, english
    • https://www.luxprovide.lu/event/training-session-introduction-to-quantum-computing-simulators-on-meluxina/
  • Workshop – Future Fusion Reactor Digital Twins
    • NCC Slovenia, CoEs Plasma-PEPSC and EXCELLERAT P2
    • September 25-26, 2024, hybrid, english
    • https://services.excellerat.eu/en/training-events/workshop-future-fusion-reactor-digital-twins/
  • Large Language Models on Supercomputers
    • NCC Austria
    • September 25-26, 2024, online, english
    • https://events.vsc.ac.at/event/136/
  • Towards exascale-ready astrophysics
    • CoE SPACE
    • September 25-27, 2024, online, english
    • https://indico3-jsc.fz-juelich.de/event/169/
  • AI-Friendly EuroHPC Systems
    • EuroHPC JU
    • September 25, 2024, online, english
    • https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/news-events/events/ai-friendly-eurohpc-systems-virtual-2024-09-25_en
  • Quantum Computing Seminar: Coherent control of light-driven electrons in solids: a milestone for multiqubit computing?
    • NCC Czech Republic
    • September 26, 2024, hybrid, english
    • https://events.it4i.cz/event/260/overview
  • EuroHPC User Day 2024
    • EuroHPC JU
    • October 22-23, 2024, f2f, english
    • https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/news-events/events/eurohpc-user-day-2024-2024-10-22_en

3. Current Calls and Opportunities from the European Commission

Opportunities/calls for proposals on digital technologies: (Individuals, SMEs, Research, etc.)

  • Calls from Horizon Europe and European Joint Undertakings (JU)
    • XR2Industry (https://xr2industry.fundingbox.com/): supports hardware enablers. It funds up to 7 XR component developers (ETIs or SMEs) aiming to integrate emerging technologies (such as 5G/6G, IoT, data, artificial intelligence, edge and cloud computing, and microelectronics) to enable XR experience opportunities. Funding up to €500K, application deadline: 17/09/2024.
    • QU-Pilot(https://qu-pilot.eu/Open-call/): supports all EU companies seeking experimental production facilities incorporating cutting-edge technologies in the fields of quantum computing, communication and detection.
      Application deadline: 30/09/2024.
    • QU-Test(https://qu-test.eu/Open-call/): supports all EU companies looking for test and experimental facilities incorporating cutting-edge technologies in the fields of quantum computing, communication and detection.
      Application deadline: 30/09/2024.
    • NGI Zero Core(https://nlnet.nl/core/): aims to improve the architecture of the open internet with basic elements in which reliability, confidentiality, integrity, security and resource efficiency are the norm.
      Funding between €5-50K, application deadline: 1/10/2024.
    • NGI Zero Commons(https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/): supports R&D on digital technology commons that improve openness, reliability, resilience and user autonomy, and makes them available as free/libre/open source software and hardware. Funding between €5-50,000, application deadline: 1/10/2024.
    • NGI Taler(https://nlnet.nl/taler/): supports the development of technology commons that empower users and establish a new generation of privacy-friendly digital payment systems. Funding between €5-50k, application deadline: 1/10/2024.
    • NGI Mobifree(https://nlnet.nl/mobifree/): supports solutions for an open mobile ecosystem. Funding between €5-50k, application deadline: 1/10/2024.
    • NGI Fediversity(https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/): aims to make easy-to-use cloud-hosted services available to all, based on service portability and individual freedom. Funding between €5-50k, application deadline: 1/10/2024.
    • COMMUNICITY(https://communicity-project.eu/open-call/): supports companies and technology providers, organisations, cities and their residents to develop innovative technical solutions to digital, urban and social challenges. A call for projects will open on 10/09/2024 and run until 31/10/2024.
    • ADRF: Horizon Europe partnership AI, Data & Robotics
      2sd European AI, Data, Robotics Forum (ADRF), 4-5 November in Eindhoven, Netherlands, information here

4. PoC Studies:

You can follow PoC studies conducted by NCC Türkiye on our website.

https://eurocc.truba.gov.tr/?page_id=6509&lang=en

5. Success Stories:

You can access the success stories of the Proof of Concept studies conducted with Erste Software, VLMedia, and EYS Metal within the scope of the EuroCC 2 project on our page:

https://eurocc.truba.gov.tr/?page_id=6178&lang=en

6. You can access the courses on MOOC platform prepared with the contributions of the center’s university partners at ‘ulakbim.gov.tr’.

https://acikders.ulakbim.gov.tr/course/index.php?categoryid=6

7. Past events: 

Contact: ncc@ulakbim.gov.tr