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The European mining industry is increasingly seeking solutions to redesign traditional mining processes through the adoption of innovations accompanied by the extensive use of data analytics and new uses of technology, in particular the industrial internet of things. The EU-funded illuMINEation project is building a multi-level, distributed IIoT platform developed by a consortium that includes PSNC.

The Minister of Education and Science has decided on the categorization of national scientific entities. In accordance with the current rules, scientific categories (A+, A, B+, B or C) were granted separately for each discipline concerning the evaluated units. The Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS has been categorized in three disciplines; in the biological sciences, the Institute was awarded the A+ category, while in the chemical sciences and in technical IT and telecommunications, the A category was obtained.

The incident of the unavailability of the Nabór system function concerning the process of checking the allocation results on 20.07.2022 from 10:00-12:30 was the result of the imposition of several technical factors. One of the most important was the implementation of earlier, necessary configuration changes to our systems related to increased cybersecurity procedures.

The experiment AI4SAM – AI for fostering soft and active mobility to accelerate European’s transition to climate neutrality ran by Kentyou in the framework of EUHubs4Data’s first round of experiments focused on the optimisation of the location of soft mobility stations (shared/electric bikes, scooters, cars) in different cities (urban, rural, industrial) to reduce CO2 emissions caused by mobility.

On June 23, 2022 at the airport in Kakolewo, during the second part of the Drone Power Hakaton Plus. In addition to demonstrations of nominated teams, the European Robotics League competition was organised by Poznan University of Technology and PSNC.

The EOSC DIH has launched the 2nd Expression of Interest (EoI) for Business Pilots. The goal is to onboard businesses developing innovative solutions and – with EOSC technologies and services – help them bring products and services to market. The deadline for submitting offers is June 24, 2022.

Within the NLPQT project – National Laboratory for Photonics and Quantum Technologies – a transmission link of Quantum Key Distribution technology between Poznan and Warsaw was launched. QKD transmission system uses dedicated fibres of PIONIER network with total length of 380 km.

A letter of intent has been signed regarding the organisation of the sixth edition of the City...

The main objectives of the agreement for the construction and development of the Autonomous Technology Poligons is to support the development of unmanned systems technology in Poland and to stimulate scientific and research cooperation, as well as business collaboration, by providing specialized, previously unavailable test infrastructure. PSNC Director – Cezary Mazurek, Ph.D., signed a letter of intent on joint activities in this field.

The meeting of the PRACE Steering Committee (7-8.06.2022) summarised the activities of the second phase of PRACE 2.0 completed with the process of sharing Tier-0 and Tier-1 resources. PRACE is an international consortium responsible for building HPC infrastructure in Europe and scientific collaboration with the use of advanced computing.

EoCoE School: School with Energy (EoCoE) is an online course (in English) that will take place on June 6-8, 2022. The event, aimed at scientists and researchers from academia and industry from all over Europe, is co-organised by the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center as part of the EoCoE project. We can’t wait to see you! Register now!

The Vocational Education and Training Center in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, represented by its Director Anna Matysiak, signed a cooperation agreement with Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, represented by the Director of PSNC – Cezary Mazurek, Ph.D. As part of the cooperation, PSNC will be involved in, among others, organization of attractive apprenticeships and internships.