Great interest in the HPC Trdina Supercomputer Open Day
October 18, 2024
Katja Peterlin
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On Friday, 18 October 2024, we successfully held an open day for the HPC Trdina supercomputer at our faculty. The event, which took place in the framework of the Slovenian National Supercomputing Network (SLING), attracted great interest from students from regional secondary schools.
They were first addressed by the Vice-Dean for Education, Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Urška Fric, who welcomed the participants and presented our study programmes. Afterwards, Prof. Ph.D. Biljana Mileva Boshkoska, Head of the Supercomputing, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Laboratory, presented the operation of the HPC Trdina supercomputer and Slovenia’s role in the development of supercomputing in Europe. Associate Prof. Ph.D. Panče Panov gave the visitors an interesting introduction to artificial intelligence.
At the end of the event, the participants were given a tour of the server room where our HPC Trdina supercomputer is installed and were introduced to its capabilities and practical use.
The event confirmed the growing interest of young people in advanced technologies, which we are particularly pleased about.