Portuguese researcher selected as expert for European advisory group on supercomputing

André Martins, Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, will serve as a member of the EuroHPC Partnership's Research and Innovation Advisory Group (RIAG). The decision to appoint RIAG members for two-year terms was taken on February 29 by the Partnership's Governing Board, in which FCT represents Portugal as a Participating State. The twelve members of the RIAG are selected on the basis of their scientific and technical merit, with André Martins being the candidate appointed by the FCT.

RIAG advises the EuroHPC Governing Board on priorities for the development and adoption of technologies and applications by users of EuroHPC computing resources. RIAG is also responsible for developing the research and innovation component of the Partnership's Multiannual Strategic Program 2021-27 (MASP 2021-27), an essential tool for defining EuroHPC's annual Work Programs, which result in Calls access and Calls research and innovation projects for the Partnership.

The work of RIAG members is guided by impartiality and scientific objectivity, and it is important to highlight the contribution of the national community's perspective, particularly with regard to the use of supercomputers for applications in the field of artificial intelligence.

EuroHPC is a public-private partnership that aims to develop, deploy, scale, and maintain a federated, secure, and hyper-connected ecosystem of high-performance computing (HPC), quantum computing, service, and data infrastructure in Europe and associated countries. For more information about EuroHPC, please visit the FCT website.