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MaX Centre of Excellence and the Czech National Competence Center in HPC invite you to the course Computational Spectroscopy: Hands-on Many-Body Calculations with the Yambo Code, held online on 5–7 May 2026.

The Czech National Competence Center in HPC invites you to the expert seminar Quantum Computing Seminar: The Role of Symmetry in Quantum Algorithms for Many-body Systems, taking place on 29 April from 13:00 to 14:00, both online and in person at IT4Innovations.

As the volume of scientific publications, data, and projects continues to grow, so does the need to reliably and consistently identify and connect this information across different systems. This need is addressed by the development of persistent identifiers (PIDs), which enable the unambiguous identification of researchers, institutions, and research outputs, while establishing stable links between them. Their importance is also evident in practice within the e-infrastructure environment – since last year’s call, more than 530 users have already linked their ORCID accounts with their e-INFRA accounts. Which identifiers are most commonly used today, and how is their adoption shaping the Czech research landscape? 

An outstanding achievement has been accomplished by Masaryk University student Filip Jozefov. With his master’s thesis, prepared under the supervision of Aleš Křenek from CERIT-SC and in collaboration with IOCB of the Czech Academy of Sciences, he reached the TOP 10 in the Best Master’s Thesis category of this year’s prestigious Werner von Siemens Award. In strong nationwide competition, he demonstrated not only exceptional quality but also a significant innovative contribution of his research.

Institutions can apply for computational resources on the supercomputers operated by the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center for non-commercial purposes through open access grant competitions. These calls are announced three times a year (February, June, and October) and are intended for employees of research, scientific, and educational organisations.

The MetaCentrum computing grid, a key resource for research and scientific computing in the Czech Republic, has significantly boosted its capabilities with the integration of new clusters owned by CESNET and the University of West Bohemia (ZČU). This upgrade enhances both CPU and GPU power, while introducing a specialized high-memory SMP node to support demanding computational tasks.

Prague, 12 February 2026: Representatives of CERIT-SC, a key component of the national e-infrastructure e-INFRA CZ, took part in the expert conference Containers in Practice 2026. This year’s edition focused on critical topics in modern IT—from digital sovereignty and security to the integration of artificial intelligence into containerized environments.

LUMI AI Factory invites you to attend the " Security Challenges in Autonomous AI Agents " course, which will take place online on February 26, 2026.

The Czech National Competence Center in HPC invites you to the Computational Chemistry in Qiskit: A Practical Overview of Current Approaches, held online on March 12, 2026.

LUMI AI Factory invites you to attend the "Building Robust Industrial AI Solutions: Addressing Real-World Challenges with MATLAB & HPC" course, which will take place online on January 15, 2026.

The future of our national computing and storage services relies on proving that researchers use them. Now, much of the valuable e-INFRA CZ users’ research output is "invisible" to our funders. We are developing a new automated system to harvest users’ publications, avoiding the need to report them twice.  

The user action is simple: just link your ORCID iD and use the proper acknowledgement in your publications. 

The CERIT-SC Centre, part of the national e-infrastructure e-INFRA CZ, supported the second annual nationwide healthcare hackathon "Hack jak Brno" by providing computational capacity. These resources were essential for the teams who worked on complex solutions utilizing artificial intelligence during the intensive weekend.

The Czech National Competence Centre in HPC and IT4Innovations invite you to the Workshop on Quantum Computing, scheduled to take place online on December 3, 2025.

With the growing demand for computing power, particularly due to the development of artificial intelligence, the energy consumption of supercomputers is also increasing. For ten years, scientists from IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava have been working on optimising the energy efficiency of data centres. Thanks to international cooperation and its own innovations, the Czech supercomputing centre is one of the European leaders in energy efficiency optimisation in computing. Saving energy is not just a matter of costs but also an active contribution to protecting the environment.

When participants of the 9th Users' Conference of IT4Innovations gathered in Ostrava at the end of October, they experienced far more than just a series of presentations. The atrium of our supercomputing centre buzzed with discussions on planned system upgrades, the acceptance of the first Czech quantum computer and possibilities for its use, as well as the impressive scientific results achieved thanks to our computational resources.

This autumn, Brno will become the beating heart of the open source world. At the turn of October and November 2025, the city will host a series of events dedicated to open technologies, digital freedom, and community collaboration.

From AI workshops to policy discussions and community meetups — everyone interested in open source will find something to enjoy.

IT4Innovations invites you to attend the " Evolutionary Optimisation of Neural Network Hardware Accelerators " course, which will take place online on November 3, 2025.

IT4Innovations invites you to the Quantum Computing Seminar: Grover’s Algorithm and the Schrödinger Equation, held online and on-site at IT4Innovations on 13 November 2025.

The results of the latest call for European AI Factories have been announced in Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic is among the successful applicants.  The national consortium of six partners, led by VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, will establish the Czech AI Factory (CZAI). The initiative will include the acquisition of a powerful new AI supercomputer and the launch of a comprehensive portfolio of AI services provided by the consortium’s experts. Both will serve small and medium-sized enterprises, industry, and institutions from the public and research sectors.

IT4Innovations invites you to attend the "Python for HPC 2" course, which will take place online on November 19, 2025.