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Supercomputing for Business, Oulu

Thursday 6th February 2025 on 12:00-17:00

Do you want to develop your business faster and more efficiently like Candour Identity from Oulu did? Do you know that EuroHPC LUMI, one of the world’s efficient supercomputers and leading AI platforms, is available for RDI activities of Finnish companies. It doesn’t matter if your business is big or small!

Supercomputing for Business seminar is for companies in the Oulu region interested in to boost their RDI with supercomputing! In seminar you will hear enlightening talks by supercomputing specialists and inspiring industrial speakers showcase the benefits they have achieved with supercomputing. Among other things demanding simulations and large-scale AI would not be possible without supercomputers.

This seminar you will

  • discover how world-class supercomputing can boost your RDI efforts with demanding simulations, large-scale artificial intelligence (Al), and high-performance data analytics
  • learn from industrial use cases and the benefits of supercomputing in RDI
  • get practical guidance on utilizing LUMI supercomputer for industrial use
  • find out financial support options for your company
  • get to know the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) operating in Finland as service centers accelerating the digitalization of SMEs.

The main language of the seminar is English, but the discussion can also be held in Finnish.

Agenda

Time Contents
12:00Lunch at Restaurant MIN
13:00Welcome
Jussi Leponiemi, Director, Business Oulu
13:15LUMI supercomputer ready for industrial use 
• Introduction to LUMI, the fastest supercomputer in Europe
• How to become a LUMI business user
Mikko Kerttula, Customer manager, CSC
13:45Business Finland Funding opportunities
Outi Keski-Äijö, Ecosystem Manager & Head of Quantum Computing Campaign, Business Finland
14:15Break
14:45Success story: Candour Identity Oy
Harri Koskimäki, COO 
15:15Working with LUMI – practical guidance on utilizing LUMI effectively
Rasmus Kronberg, Application specialist, CSC
• How to get started with LUMI
• Working procedure & available tools 
• CSC’s expert support 
15:45Finnish European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) supporting companies digitalization
Intro to EDIHs; Finnish AI Region (FAIR), Location Innovation Hub (LIH), Robocoast and HealthHub Finland
16:30Networking
17:00End of day

The seminar is organised in collaboration with all Finnish EDIHs – Finnish AI Region, Location Innovation Hub, HealthHub Finland, Robocoast – together with Business Oulu and CSC – IT Center for Science.

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