From September 22 to September 24, 2026, HammerHAI joined the fourth edition of the EuroHPC User Days in Dublin, Ireland. Our team was represented by colleagues from HammerHAI coordinator High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), and we were also joined on site by our consortium partner Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ). We also had the pleasure of catching up with representatives from the AI Factory Antenna Pilot-UKAIFA, coordinated by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
The event brought together the European supercomputing community for three days of best practices, networking, and discussions on the latest developments in high-performance computing and quantum computing. It provided an opportunity to connect with the community and exchange on developments and trends across Europe.
HammerHAI was part of the AI Factory Corner, where AI Factories could showcase their offerings and interact with users. We had the pleasure of sharing more about HammerHAI, our services, and AI-optimized computing resources. It was great to exchange ideas and connect with representatives from other AI Factories and AI Factory Antennas. With HammerHAI, Germany’s first AI Factory, we provide access to AI resources, services, tools, and training for startups, SMEs, large enterprises, and scientific institutions, particularly in industry, manufacturing, and engineering.
The event covered a broad range of topics, from access to EuroHPC resources and AI and quantum computing use cases to federation and hyperconnectivity and their benefits for users. It also featured discussions on cooperation and innovation with AI Factories and AI Factory Antennas. Beyond the programme, participants had the opportunity to connect informally during the social event at the Guinness Storehouse.
We thank the event organizers EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), together with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland, under Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. And thank you to everyone who took the time to talk with us!
