Science and Business. Pomeranian Employers Explored the Opportunities of the STOS Center
Internet of Everything, large-scale and cloud computing, artificial intelligence – these are potential areas of collaboration between Gdańsk Tech and the business sector utilizing information technologies. Employers from the Pomerania region familiarized themselves with the opportunities offered by the STOS Competence Center and toured one of the most modern IT centers in this part of Europe.
Internet of Everything, large-scale and cloud computing, artificial intelligence – these are potential areas of collaboration between Gdańsk Tech and the business sector utilizing information technologies. Employers from the Pomerania region familiarized themselves with the opportunities offered by the STOS Competence Center and toured one of the most modern IT centers in this part of Europe.
Representing Gdańsk Tech at the meeting were Mariusz Miler, Chancellor; Professor Henryk Krawczyk, Director of the TASK Computing Centre; and PhD Eng. Jerzy Proficz, Deputy Director of the TASK Computing Centre. The Pomeranian Employers were represented by, among others, Tomasz Limon, President, and Jakub Kaszuba, Vice President of the Board, as well as representatives of companies.
– I am very pleased with this initiative, which shows how important cooperation between science and business is. This is the next step to bring this collaboration closer. For us, the economy of the future and Industry 4.0 are extremely important – said Tomasz Limon, President of the Board of Pomeranian Employers.
Professor Henryk Krawczyk acquainted the Employers’ representatives with the activities of the TASK Computing Centre (CI TASK) and the CK STOS project. He discussed the possibilities provided by the building, which meets the highest European safety standards, and the most modern network-computing infrastructure and server room with a supercomputer located there. He also presented potential areas of cooperation, including the Internet of Everything (IoE), large-scale computing for modeling and simulations, artificial intelligence, and the proprietary cloud computing, which enables improvements in management elements and reduces the operating costs of applications and services.
– Moreover, the European Commission has approved a project we plan to implement, which concerns the construction of basic services useful for companies, through which they will be able to create and test their solutions – announced Professor Henryk Krawczyk.
PhD Eng. Jerzy Proficz presented examples of previous cooperation between Gdańsk Tech and research institutes as well as other entities in the ICT field. He also spoke about the CK STOS infrastructure, which meets not only the needs of the scientific community but also business, such as technologically advanced office and laboratory spaces available to companies participating in R&D projects.
Areas of cooperation with business within CK STOS
- Cloud services, HPC (large-scale computing systems), networking, data analysis, and artificial intelligence
- Participation in R&D project consortia in the ICT field, infrastructure utilization, software development
- Advisory services in cloud computing, Internet of Everything, Big Data, and HPC
- Providing modern design and laboratory space for business R&D purposes
After the presentation, Pomeranian Employers had the opportunity to tour the CK STOS building.
About STOS
CK STOS is one of the most advanced IT centers in this part of Europe. A key element of the complex is the underground server room containing seven chambers. This is where Gdańsk Tech’s new supercomputer – Kraken – is housed. The creation of the STOS Competence Centre is one of the biggest and most important investments of Gdańsk Tech in recent years. The modern center was officially opened on April 25, accompanied by the official launch and presentation of the Kraken supercomputer.