Newsletter 1/2025 | E-Infra

e-INFRA CZ | 01/2025
18 Sep 2025, 14:58

Welcome to the first edition of the e-INFRA CZ Newsletter

We are excited to introduce the first issue of the e-INFRA CZ Newsletter, your gateway to the latest news, updates, and developments from the national research e-infrastructure of the Czech Republic.

Operated by the collaborative efforts of CESNET, CERIT-SC, and IT4Innovations, e-INFRA CZ provides researchers and institutions with access to cutting-edge computing capacity, storage, and network connectivity. Our mission is to deliver reliable and efficient technical support, enabling you to focus on your research endeavors in natural sciences, engineering, humanities, and beyond.

Through this newsletter, we aim to keep you informed about the latest developments, services, and opportunities offered by e-INFRA CZ. Whether you are a researcher or just starting your academic journey, we are committed to helping you harness the full potential of our infrastructure to advance your research goals and when it makes sense to perform research together.

Thank you for reading, and we invite you to join us on this journey to empower research excellence in the Czech Republic.

Best regards,

Jakub Papírník, Luděk Matyska and Vít Vondrák

Visit of the president of the Czech Republic to IT4Innovations

The main topic of the visit was cutting-edge research infrastructure in the fields of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies, and its importance for the Czech Republic’s global competitiveness.

Your feedback matters – questionnaire on satisfaction with e-INFRA CZ computing services

Users of computing services had the opportunity to express their satisfaction with the services provided. Take a look at the most interesting findings.

Survey Results

AI Factories are created in Europe. Czechia is a part of them

One of the selected projects is the LUMI AI Factory, which is built on the LUMI consortium and operates Europe’s most powerful supercomputer. The Czech Republic is involved via IT4Innovations.

e-INFRA CZ Blog

We have launched the e-INFRA CZ blog, where you can find the latest information about new projects in the field of high-performance computing, data storage and innovative scientific applications. It also includes inspirational stories of successful use of our infrastructure.

e-INFRA CZ Blog

Conference recording available now: Research Data Day & NTE 2025!

The international conference was held on May 21–22 in Brno. Main topics included research data management, research infrastructure, AI usage, and international collaboration. Particularly resonant was the discussion on how to prepare data for AI while adhering to FAIR principles.

More about conference

New HPC and storage infrastructure boosts support for ELIXIR Life Sciences

Newly deployed HPC clusters (4,500 CPU cores) and 2 PB of storage across Czech research institutions now significantly strengthen computational support for the ELIXIR life science community. Fully integrated into CESNET’s MetaCentrum.

Explore the environment for sensitive data: Sensitive Cloud

Discover SensitiveCloud – a secure storage and computing environment for processing sensitive research data. Take advantage of cloud infrastructure with GPU-accelerated computing support, designed to meet high-level data protection requirements. We operate in compliance with the ISO 27000 family of standards. e-INFRA CZ helps researchers safeguard their data where standard protection is not enough.

Introducing CERIT-SC AI tools: Smart, secure, and ready for research

Our new WebUI platform provides secure on-premise access to advanced language models for chat, coding, document work, and image generation, all in multiple languages, including Czech. Unlike commercial tools, everything runs within the secure e-INFRA CZ infrastructure, keeping your data in the trusted national research environment.

New usegalaxy.cz: Global-standard tools, powered by National Infrastructure

We introduce the updated usegalaxy.cz portal, developed by the MetaCentrum team, now offering a fully integrated experience with the global Galaxy platform. Researchers in bioinformatics, genomics, and other data-intensive fields can benefit from a user-friendly interface for creating and running analytical workflows—no programming required.

Instructions

Fri 26 Sep 2025

Czech European Researcher's Night

In Brno and Ostrava, we will dive into the world of citizen science. Visit us at the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University in Brno or join the interactive challenge at IT4Innovations, VSB-TUO in Ostrava, and discover why citizen science is a true treasure for research and society.

Thu 2 Oct 2025

MetaCentrum seminar

The seminar will focus on data processing, analysis, and storage, as well as on presenting new developments in the grid, cloud, and Kubernetes environments of MetaCentrum and CERIT-SC.

Sat 4 – Sun 5 Oct 2025

Linux Days, FIT ČVUT, Prague

The Czech Linux conference, held every year on the first weekend of October in Prague, offers lectures, workshops, community stands, and plenty of new ideas. Admission is free.

Tue 21 Oct 2025

Basics of Quantum Machine Learning Training

This course on the basics of Quantum Machine Learning (QML) explores the intersection of quantum computing and machine learning, highlighting their unique advantages and applications.

Thu 30 – Fri 31 Oct 2025

9th Users' Conference of IT4Innovations

Participants will learn more about IT4Innovations future upgrade plans, hear talks from some of our prominent users, and engage in discussions during the Users’ Council meeting and the poster session.

Tue 2 – Wed 3 Dec 2025

National EOSC CZ Conference 2025

The conference will also feature a competitive poster session, evaluated across three categories. An expert jury will select a winner for each category and an overall winner, who will be awarded prizes. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 October 2025.

Don't forget to include the required acknowledgment phrase in your publications:

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic through the e-INFRA CZ (ID:90254).

You can find the assignment of e-INFRA CZ to R&D results supported by this research infrastructure on the e-INFRA CZ website.

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