{"id":23584,"date":"2026-09-15T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=23584"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:01:51","slug":"grnet-at-eurohpc-user-days-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2026\/09\/15\/grnet-at-eurohpc-user-days-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GRNET at EuroHPC User Days 2026 \u2013 Dublin, Ireland | 22\u201324 September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>GRNET <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, will participate in <\/span><b>EuroHPC User Days 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, taking place on <\/span><b>22<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><b>24 September 2026 in Dublin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> Ireland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, joining Europe\u2019s High Performance Computing (HPC), Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) communities and contributing to discussions and activities across the European supercomputing ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organised by the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/index_en\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EuroHPC Joint Undertaking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, together with the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ichec.ie\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irish Centre for High-End Computing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ICHEC) and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/department-of-further-and-higher-education-research-innovation-and-science\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Further and Higher Education<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the fourth edition of EuroHPC User Days will bring together users and stakeholders from across Europe to exchange experiences, present results and explore the opportunities offered by EuroHPC infrastructures and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Thursday, <\/span><b>24 Septembe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r, from 11:00 to 12:30, Stefanos Kollias, Chairman of GRNET and Professor Emeritus at NTUA, will participate in the plenary session \u201c<\/span><b>AI Factories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> AIF Antennas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b> Cooperation and Innovation in Action<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. The session will focus on AI Factories and AI Factories Antennas, exploring cooperation across the European ecosystem and their role in supporting innovation and the development of Europe\u2019s AI infrastructure. The plenary session will also be available via live stream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET will also be represented at EuroHPC User Days 2026 by Dimitris Katsianis, Deputy Chairman of GRNET and Assistant Professor at NKUA and Panos Louridas, Director of Research &amp; Development at GRNET and Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology, AUEB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, Pharos AI Factory will be present at the dedicated AI Factories Corner, which will showcase the network of AI Factories across Europe and give participants the opportunity to discover their activities, services and role within the European AI ecosystem. A Pharos AI Factory representative will be available at the Corner on Tuesday, <\/span><b>22 September<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from 13:30 to 15:00, offering participants the opportunity to learn more about Pharos and its contribution to the European AI Factories initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DAEDALUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Greece\u2019s new EuroHPC supercomputer, will also be featured at the event through dedicated audiovisual material, giving participants the opportunity to learn more about the system and its role in Greece\u2019s growing supercomputing infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more about the plenary session <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Factories, AIF Antennas: Cooperation and Innovation in Action\u201d and watch it via live stream<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/userdays2026.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/sessions\/c2Vzc2lvbjoyMjA2MzI=\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the full <\/span><b>EuroHPC User Days 2026 programme<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/userdays2026.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/components\/69406\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and find more information about the event on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/userdays2026.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRNET &#8211; National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, will participate in EuroHPC User Days 2026, taking place on 22\u201324 September 2026 in Dublin, Ireland, joining Europe\u2019s High Performance Computing (HPC), Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) communities and contributing to discussions and activities across the European supercomputing ecosystem. 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