[hpc-announce] Supercomputing Spotlights: by Prof. Ing. Tomáš Kozubek, November 5, 2025

[Erin Carson]

We would like to announce the upcoming Supercomputing Spotlights 
webinar:

 From HPC to Quantum and AI factories at IT4Innovations
Presenter: Prof. Ing. Tomáš Kozubek, Ph.D., University of Ostrava
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 4:00-4:40 pm UTC (30 min talk + 10 min 
questions)
8 am PST / 10 am CST / 11 am EST / 4 pm UTC / 5 pm CET / 1 am JST (Nov 
6)

Participation is free, but registration is required
Registration link: 
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Supercomputing Spotlights is a new webinar series featuring short 
presentations that highlight the impact and successes of 
high-performance computing (HPC) throughout our world. Presentations, 
emphasizing achievements and opportunities in HPC, are intended for the 
broad international community, especially students and newcomers to the 
field. Supercomputing Spotlights is an outreach initiative of 
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Abstract:
The presentation surveys the computing continuum at IT4Innovations, 
ranging from petascale supercomputers (Karolina, Barbora, and Barbora 
NG) to the preexascale LUMI supercomputer and Czech AI and LUMI AI 
factories, and ultimately to the VLQ quantum computer. The above is 
supplemented by user access schemes, education activities, training 
programmes, and applied research outputs. It outlines the centre’s role 
in the Czech e-infrastructure (e-INFRA CZ), its participation and role 
in the EuroHPC ecosystem, and the integration path for hybrid HPC–QC 
workflows. The presentation summarises the applications of HPC, QC, and 
AI across academia, industry, and public administration; describes a 
portfolio of services; and highlights the IT4Innovations flagship 
results, such as the LEXIS platform, HEAppE, HyperQueue, MERIC, ESPRESO, 
and Floreon+, illustrating how these tools can accelerate research, 
development, and innovation.

Bio:
Prof. Tomáš Kozubek is specialised in high-performance computing (HPC) 
and applied mathematics, serving as Scientific Director and Professor at 
IT4Innovations, VSB–Technical University of Ostrava. His research spans 
scalable algorithms, HPC applications for industry and science, and the 
integration of AI and QC technologies into scientific computing. He has 
coordinated and co-led major European and national projects, including 
the Horizon and EuroHPC educational initiatives EUMaster4HPC and MSCA 
ITN EXPERTISE. He serves on university scientific councils, evaluation 
panels, boards, and committees, including ETP4HPC and the National 
Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education. As author of more than 70 
scientific papers and several Springer monographs, he actively promotes 
collaboration between academia, industry, and public institutions in the 
fields of supercomputing, AI, and QC.