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At the ISC High Performance 2026 conference, held in Hamburg, Germany, from 22 to 26 June, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) announced the launch of a pilot call providing access to quantum computers. Among the four systems made available is the Czech VLQ quantum computer, installed at IT4Innovations.

The Czech National Supercomputing Center also maintained a strong presence at Europe's largest event dedicated to high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies through expert presentations and showcases of international projects.

Researchers at IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center used machine learning methods to analyse children's movement data. The goal was to determine whether data collected by a single sensor attached to the body could be used to identify different types of physical activities and reveal similarities among them. The results may find applications in the future in sports training, physical education, and physiotherapy.

EVITA launches a Call for Modular Training Materials and a Call for External Reviewers, inviting the European HPC community to contribute to the development of a unified, high-quality training ecosystem.

IT4Innovations Newsletter 3/2026 →

Join us at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2026) in Hamburg, Germany
(23–26 June 2026), Europe’s leading event for high-performance & quantum computing.

We will present our computing infrastructure, including the Karolina and Barbora supercomputers and the VLQ quantum computer, alongside research activities, international projects, and our involvement in EuroHPC JU activities.

In June 2026, meetings of the Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) – which consists of three main advisory bodies — were held in Luxembourg. The meeting included elections for the leadership of the Research and Innovation Advisory Group (RIAG) and the Infrastructure Advisory Group (INFRAG), and a new advisory group, the Quantum Technologies Advisory Group (QTAG), was established.

How do massive black holes migrate to the centres of galaxies, and how can their movement be modelled as accurately as possible? An international team of scientists sought answers to these questions in a study published in the journal *Astronomy & Astrophysics*. Scientists from IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center also contributed to the research.

Ostrava, 27 May 2026 – Researchers from the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center participated in the development of a unique tool that enables the identification of aggregation-prone regions in proteins, opening up new possibilities for their real-world applications. In collaboration with Masaryk University and the International Clinical Research Centre, the researchers developed AggreProt, a predictor based on deep neural networks, whose accuracy was successfully validated, with the results published in the prestigious scientific journal Communications Chemistry.

Ostrava, 25 May 2026 – What initially started as a bold vision began turning into reality fifteen years ago. This year, the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center celebrates the 15th anniversary of its establishment. Over this period, the original IT4Innovations Center of Excellence project, supported by European Structural Funds, has evolved into a respected supercomputing centre that today supports science, industry, and the public sector, while also participating in strategic European initiatives in high-performance computing, data processing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies.

High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering 2026 (HPCSE 2026), organised by IT4Innovations, took place from 18 to 21 May 2026 at the Soláň hotel in the Beskydy Mountains. The traditional international conference offered four days of lectures, discussions and networking activities focused on high-performance computing (HPC), applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, quantum technologies and advanced visualisation.

An international team of scientists has developed the VelCrys application, which enables the calculation and visualisation of acoustic wave propagation in crystals, as well as the influence of magnetic fields on their velocity. The tool may support the development of new sensors, magnetoacoustic materials, and ultrasound technologies. Experts from IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava were involved in the application development.

On 12 May 2026, the IT4I AI Factory hub was officially opened, located near IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center and VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. The hub will offer AI startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and public institutions a shared working environment, space for workshops, networking, and professional meetings, and serve as a point of contact for accessing LUMI AI Factory services.  

On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Czech AI Factory (CZAI) project was officially launched in Ostrava during a gathering of leading AI experts, representatives of government, public administration and industry. CZAI will serve as the Czech node of the European network of AI Factories being developed under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU). The initiative brings together supercomputing infrastructure, data, expert support and application know-how into a single ecosystem of AI services accessible to companies, startups, public institutions and research organisations. CZAI aims to significantly strengthen the Czech Republic’s position within the European AI ecosystem.

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) has, from this year, become a degree-awarding university for the prestigious pan-European master’s programme EUMaster4HPC, thanks to cooperation between its Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center.

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) enables researchers, institutions and companies across Europe to use cutting-edge supercomputers for science and innovation.

Through a range of access modes, applicants can choose the level of computational resources that best matches the stage of their project – from initial testing to large-scale resources for leading-edge projects.

Ostrava, 15 April 2026 – The Czech Republic is entering the next phase of building its quantum communication infrastructure. It now boasts a complete quantum backbone network connecting Prague, Brno, and Ostrava, through which shared information should flow securely, taking into account the potential risks associated with the advent of quantum computers. The Czech side presented the results of the pilot operation on 14 April  2026, at the ceremonial launch of the Czech Quantum Communication Infrastructure (CZQCI). The event was attended by representatives of the European Union, foreign consortia, government agencies, research institutions, and industry.

Newsletter 2/2026

Ostrava, 24 March 2026 – Modern film effects, animations, and scientific visualisations increasingly involve digital scenes hundreds of gigabytes in size. For the graphics cards tasked with processing these images, this presents a major challenge – their memory is orders of magnitude smaller. Researchers at IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, have developed a method that allows scenes larger than the combined memory of all GPUs in a system to be rendered efficiently. By cleverly combining GPU memory with the system RAM, the approach enables extremely large scenes to be processed without a significant drop in performance.

The tomato yellow leaf curl virus is among the most serious diseases affecting tomatoes. In some regions of the world, it can cause yield losses of up to 60% and, in susceptible varieties, almost complete crop failure. Scientists are therefore seeking ways to better understand how the virus spreads and how to mitigate its effects. Researchers from IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center also contributed to the research, which employs advanced mathematical modelling.

Do you use the KAROLINA supercomputer for your research? You now have the opportunity to receive expert support to help speed up your calculations and use your allocated computational resources more efficiently.

IT4Innovations has been involved in the activities of the POP Centre of Excellence since 2018. Users of the KAROLINA supercomputer can take advantage of the services and support provided by POP3 – Performance Optimisation and Productivity Centre of Excellence – free of charge.