Events

During the EuroHPC Summit 2025 in Kraków (18-20 March) Thomas Monz, CEO and Founder of Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT), presented a special statuette to the Director of PSNC – Robert Pękal. That was a symbolic gesture of recognition and appreciation for PSNC’s contribution to the development of European future technologies and the Center’s creation of a strong quantum computing ecosystem.

This year’s edition of the EuroHPC Summit takes place at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre from 18 to 20 March 2025. The event, which brings together the European HPC community, is a part of Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Representatives of the PSNC are participating in meetings and discussions that are important for the future of the Old Continent.

The enormous potential of quantum technologies that can be used in an interdisciplinary science dealing with the study of the nervous system called neuroscience was the topic of a one-day training (17 March 2025), held at the headquarters of the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center.

Between 11 and 13 March PCSS hosted all partners involved in building the European EOSC node at a working meeting summarizing the activities carried out so far as part of the EOSC EU Node. Together with the European Commission, topics were discussed to prepare an action plan that will enable the implementation of 13 new national nodes within the framework of a single European EOSC federation in 2025.

The core of the GÉANT community gathered in Poznań to discuss the future of the network. The 35th General Assembly was organised in the capital of Wielkopolska region of Poland on 5 and 6 March.

On 11-12 March Warsaw is hosting one of the most important events dedicated to the future of the data-driven economy, namely the Data Spaces Symposium 2025. Experts from across Europe will meet there to discuss key aspects of data sharing and its impact on innovation, artificial intelligence, and the development of connected economies. Representatives of the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center are going to provide participants with insights into how data spaces influence the future of certain economic sectors such as agriculture.

Towards the new opportunities – that is how one can sum up the meeting that concluded the EaPConnect2 project, summarizing the last decade in the development of NRENs in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus.

The ICOS project addresses the challenges associated with the computing continuum by offering a comprehensive approach – from precisely defined functions to the creation of an IoT2Cloud operating system.

Representatives of NRENs from Macedonia, Moldova, France, Greece, Croatia and PSNC – collectively known as the nmaas team got together to discuss further development of the GN5-2 project. The meeting took place at CBPIO (PSNC headquarters in Poznań) on 20 and 21 February 2025. The topics discussed included: software development, implementation of new functionalities, analysis of current and potential new cases of system use and expanding the nmaas service for GÉANT community users.

Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Trento hosted a meeting concerning two cultural heritage projects: 3DBigDataSpace (aggregation, processing and enhancement of 3D objects) and 3D-4CH (creation of a 3D competence center). Both of these EU funded projects were launched on 1 February 2025.

Between 17 and 21 February, the Italian city of Trento is hosting project meetings concerning 3DBigDataSpace and 3D-4CH. The official partner of both projects, which are directly connected with presenting cultural heritage in 3D, is the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center.

The city of Kraków hosted the NATO DIANA Defense and Security Days. The event took place on 5 and 6 February and was supported by both the Polish Innovation Department of the Ministry of National Defense and the Kraków NATO DIANA Accelerator. It brought together experts involved in the development and acceleration of dual-use technology, end-users from the defense sector, entrepreneurs developing the latest technologies and investors.