FFplus

🤲 #Fortissimo success story: Touchless Control with HandyTrack: #HPC Meets Hand Tracking in #AR! In Augmented Reality, interacting with virtual #3D objects requires intuitive, seamless control—just like using your hands in real life. But how do you replicate that experience without physical contact? 🎯 Enter HandyTrack – an HPC-powered solution that leverages AI and deep learning to enable real-time dynamic hand gesture recognition with low power consumption and near-zero latency. Developed in an #FF4EuroHPC experiment by #SME  Youbiquo, supported by EuroCC Italy, the project focuses on training models and generating massive 3D gesture datasets using high-performance computing. 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬: ✅ 80% faster training time for neural networks ✅ 99.6% cost reduction in generating custom gestures ✅ Natural, dynamic hand interaction in AR environments ✅ Scalable datasets for new markets and applications 👋 Say goodbye to static gestures and hello to immersive, gesture-based control! 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dH976PXm #GestureRecognition #HandTracking #ComputerVision #FFplus #Innovation #MachineLearning #XR #DigitalInteraction

🔌Boosting Hydropower Efficiency with Smart #Engineering! HEP Proizvodnja, a subsidiary of the Croatian national power company, faced a challenge: how to improve the efficiency of a hydroelectric power plant with minimal investment and without major structural changes. 💡Instead of modernizing the turbine runner—a costly and complex option—they turned to a smarter solution: upgrading the draft tube, a component that could be improved during regular maintenance. With the help of computational modeling and advanced #CFD #simulations, #engineers were able to test and identify an optimal draft tube design that would deliver better efficiency with minimal disruption and cost. This case shows how HPC-powered simulation can unlock cost-effective innovations in traditional industries like #energy. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dKBHbbaa #HPC #Hydropower #EnergyInnovation #GreenEnergy #DigitalEngineering #Sustainability #SimulationDrivenDesign #EUROCC SRCE

📢 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐅𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬❗ 📆 The launch of the 2nd FFplus Open Call for Innovation Studies has been rescheduled 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. More information about the call will be announced on the FFplus Project website soon ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dUvKBfBc

⚙️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐏𝐂 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠? 🔧 The welding and metal additive manufacturing sectors are facing unprecedented challenges. Modern arc and laser welding machines feature over 50 interdependent parameters, making it increasingly complex to achieve efficient and compliant welds. This complexity leads to inefficiencies, high costs, and significant environmental impact – globally, 5,000 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions and 2,500 metric tonnes of premium alloys are wasted daily just on parameter testing and process development. 💡 The SHAPE-AM project takes this further by integrating #HPC into physics-enabled #AI workflows, creating predictive models that improve welding quality, reduce costs, and minimise environmental impact. By leveraging experimentally determined boundary conditions in numerical simulations, this sub-project delivers near real-time insights that merge experimental and computational data – transforming how metal manufacturing processes are optimised. By combining the experimental expertise of 3D-Components AS’ RobTrack system, the advanced simulation capabilities of SimEvolution, and Sigma2 AS - Norwegian research infrastructure services (NRIS)’s high-performance computing infrastructure, partners are establishing a new paradigm for intelligent manufacturing. 🔗 Read the full blog post and discover how AI and HPC are reshaping the future of welding and additive manufacturing ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dGGEdePe #IndustryInnovation #AdditiveManufacturing #Welding #Sustainability #ManufacturingExcellence #FFplus

🐟 Unlocking #AI & #HPC for Smarter #Aquaculture! Fish farming faces massive losses due to unpredictable environmental factors like temperature, salinity, and nutrients. Even a few hours can mean the difference between growth and mortality. 💡 By combining HPC & AI with real-time #dataanalytics, aquaculture companies like INSUIÑA SL and GENEAQUA SL now gain powerful, predictive insights to optimise fish growth and health. 📈 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭? 𝐔𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟕% 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 👉 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dPRxT2jN #Sustainability #DataDriven #Innovation #FFplus #BlueEconomy #DigitalTransformation #fishfarm

💻🎉 Happy #WorldProgrammersDay! 🎉💻 Did you know? We celebrate programmers on the 256th day of the year, September 13th — that’s 2⁸ or 0x100 in hexadecimal! Why 256? It’s the number of distinct values that can be represented with an 8-bit byte — the foundation of modern computing. Today, we thank all the coders, developers, and tech innovators who build the digital tools that power our world — from complex simulations and apps to AI breakthroughs and everything in between. 🚀 Whether you're debugging at midnight, building the next-gen algorithms, or simply loving clean code — this day is for you! 👩💻👨💻 Keep coding. Keep innovating. Keep changing the world. #ProgrammersDay #HPC #AI #Innovation #SoftwareEngineering #CodingLife #Tech #256Day #DigitalTransformation #WorldProgrammersDay

📢 FFplus presents a new Business Experiment❗ ✈️The #SME Bristell by BRM AERO aims to develop an advanced flap system to optimise low-speed flight. 🛠️ #AI will accelerate design optimisation by predicting aerodynamic performance, while HPC will support large-scale simulations for real-time adjustments. This approach will refine flap geometry, improving lift, reducing drag, and enhancing safety. AI and #HPC integration will deliver superior aerodynamic precision, boosting handling and efficiency, particularly during take-off and landing. Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/dEa-rNes IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, AIRMOBIS #AI #HPC #Aerospace #FlightEfficiency #Innovation #FFplus

🎤 #FFplus Business Interviews are highlighting how innovative #SMEs are harnessing #HPC and #AI to transform their businesses through the #FF4EuroHPC and #FFplus initiatives! 📻 In this interview, we speak with Erika Meniconi, Senior Design Engineer Manager at RF Microtech. RF MICROTECH is an Italian service company, developing and producing advanced radio frequency products for industries and system integrators for the Space, Satcom and Avionics sectors. Erika introduced their work in the RF sector, and the development of the FFplus Business Experiment titled HPC for RF Subsystems. 🎁 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 s𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐏𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬? "𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑝𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦. 𝐻𝑃𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑝 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠." 👉 Find the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dAqN5Ehv #innovation #Radiofrequency #space #avionics #business #HPC

📢 FFplus presents an Innovation Study❗ 💡This sub-project focuses on integrating a new foundation model for advanced geospatial data analysis into the Cartographer platform. The goal is to automate high-resolution feature extraction across diverse regions while reducing manual labelling. Using #HPC resources and a Vision Transformer-based architecture, the model will be fine-tuned for tasks like segmentation, vectorisation, and super-resolution. This will enhance Cartographer's scalability, reduce operational bottlenecks, and support data-driven decisions in sectors like government, environmental, and commercial industries. Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/dYiX-Xcg GEODETICCA VISION, Centre of Operations of the Slovak Academy of Sciences – Devana, Centre of Operations of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, organizational unit Computing Centre SAS (COO SAS) #AI #GeospatialAnalysis #HPC #DataScience #EnvironmentalTech #TechInnovation #DataDriven

📢 #FFplus presents a new Business Experiment❗ 🌤️The NowcastAI project, led by alitiq - Forecasting and Ventus Tech, aims to create an #AI-driven short-term weather forecasting model for solar irradiance prediction. 💡Targeted at energy traders and grid operators, it provides highly accurate, minute-level forecasts for energy trading and grid optimisation. The model integrates satellite imagery, radar data, and weather predictions, using #HPC to process large datasets with kilometre-scale resolution. Find out more ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dW-D93x9 #WeatherForecasting #EnergyTrading #SolarEnergy #Innovation