"Data-driven Applications for Exascale Supercomputers" Workshop

2 Sep 2024, 08:00 → 3 Sep 2024, 17:00 Europe/Athens

We are pleased to announce the "Data-driven Applications for Exascale Supercomputers" Workshop, organized by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the National Infrastructures of Research and Technology (GRNET), in the framework of the ΕuroHPC projects EuroCC 2 and DCoMEX. The workshop will take place on September 2-3, 2024, in the context of the EMCIS conference.  

Dates: September 2-3, 2024

Location:  Deree - the American College of Greece (6 Gravias Street, Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece)

Audience: 

1. Academics and Researchers - Ideal for experts in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computational mechanics, emphasizing recent research, innovative methods, and high-performance computing integration.
2. Industry Professionals - professionals across various sectors interested in enhancing operational efficiency and innovation through Supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence.
3. Technical Experts in HPC and AI - Essential for HPC and AI experts, focusing on the latest software frameworks and tools, providing insights into advanced technologies and frameworks.

Cost: free of charge

Reservations: Secure your spot by registering. Please note that space is limited.

Note: Please enter your institutional/corporate email when registering.

The Workshop aims to present the latest advancements in the field of high-performance computing with data-driven application in computational mechanics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. 

During the 1st day, esteemed academics will present the latest research from the DCoMEX project, showcasing the integration of AI with computational mechanics to develop innovative numerical methods and a scalable software framework. The presentations will explore both the scholarly and practical applications of the AISolve library, illustrated through case studies on optimizing cancer treatments and designing advanced composite materials. The transformative potential of AISolve across diverse sectors will be highlighted, underscoring its broad-reaching implications and benefits.

On the 2nd day, industrial applications of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) will be presented. Presentations will cover the benefits of utilizing European Supercomputers to improve speed and efficiency, with applications in large language models, biomedicine, climate simulations, computational mechanics, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to gain free access to supercomputing facilities and to get technical consulting on HPC and AI.

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Monday, 2 September

08:00 → 08:50 Registration (all day)

08:50 → 09:00 [All EMCIS Conference] Opening Remarks - Welcome

09:00 → 09:50 [All EMCIS Conference] Keynote Speech: From Citizens to Netizens – How We Build Future Sustainable Societies Using the Avatar Economy

Speaker: Costantino Roselli

09:50 → 10:00 [Workshop Kickoff Prelude] Data-driven Applications for Exascale Supercomputers: in fulfillment of three Prophesies

Speaker: Manolis Papadrakakis (NTUA)

10:00 → 10:30 Generative learning of effective dynamics

Speaker: Petros Koumoutsakos (Harvard University)

10:30 → 11:00 Distributed Operator Inference for physics-based data-driven reduced modeling at scale

Speaker: Karen Willcox (University of Texas)

11:00 → 11:30 Data Driven Computational Mechanics at Exascale DCOMEX project results

Speaker: Vissarion Papadopoulos (NTUA)

11:30 → 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 → 12:30 Formal Grammars in AI for Science

Speaker: George Kissas (ETH Zürich )

12:30 → 13:00 Mathematical modeling to guide cancer immunotherapy

Speaker: Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos (University of Cyprus)

13:00 → 13:30 A transformers - based AI approach for generating physics informed dynamics

Speaker: Yiannis Kalogeris (NTUA)

13:30 → 13:40 Q&A Session

13:40 → 14:40 Lunch Break

14:40 → 15:05 Modeling tumor growth for radiation treatment planning in DCOMEX and beyond

Speakers: Bjoern Menze (TU München) , Ivan Ezhov (TU München)

15:05 → 15:30 Optimizing cancer treatment schedules: a computational study of combined therapies on vascular tumors

Speaker: Michalis Kavousanakis (NTUA)

15:30 → 15:55 Scaling Up: DCoMEX-Framework for Surrogates and Uncertainty Quantification at Exascale

Speaker: Sergey Litvinov (Harvard University)

15:55 → 16:20 Coffee Break

16:20 → 16:45 AI-assisted Industrial Applications in Aerodynamics & Hydrodynamics

Speaker: Kyriakos Giannakoglou (NTUA)

16:45 → 17:10 Computations on sparse data perform embarrassingly bad. Can we do something about it

Speaker: George Gkoumas (NTUA)

17:10 → 17:35 Surrogate models for large and coupled bioengineering problems

Speaker: Gerasimos Sotiropoulos (NTUA)

17:35 → 18:00 End of sessions for 1st day

Tuesday, 3 September

08:30 → 09:00 Registration 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

09:10 → 09:30 PRACE User Association for HPC in Europe - The Industry Perspective

Speaker: Stelios Erotokritou (PRACE Council, Industry Vice Chair & EIGHT BELLS LTD)

09:30 → 10:00 Open access LLMs

Speaker: Ioannis Christou (NetCompany-Intrasoft)

10:00 → 10:30 Climate and Weather Simulations in HPC: Applications, Challenges, and Sectoral Insights.

Speaker: Paraskevi Vourlioti (Neuralio A.I. P.C.)

10:30 → 11:00 Data for sustainability: Sustaining economic and environmental security in the era of growing data volumes and the advent of multi-scale Al

Speaker: Mpampis Chatzimallis (The Lisbon Council)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 11:45 Access to EuroHPC-JU Supercomputers

Speaker: Nikos Bakas (GRNET)

11:45 → 12:10 EuroCC Cyprus: Building Bridges Between Research and Industry

Speaker: Chris Stylianou (The Cyprus Institute)

12:10 → 12:35 Presentation of BETA-CAE and MCAE products and activities

Speaker: Lambros Rorris (BETA CAE)

12:35 → 13:00 Presentation of TWT-Hellas products and activities

Speaker: Tina Vartziotis (ΤWT Hellas)

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 14:30 MTwin: A cloud software platform for Digital Twins

Speaker: George Stavroulakis (NComp)

14:30 → 16:30 Round Table Discussion with the participating companies