The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) network of AI Factories — high-performance computing facilities optimized for artificial intelligence — is a key component of Europe’s strategy to strengthen digital sovereignty and competitiveness. These centers aim to provide start-ups, SMEs, researchers, and industry players with access to AI-optimized supercomputers, data, talent, and expertise, enabling Europe to become a sustainable “AI continent.” So far, 19 AI Factory locations have been selected across 16 EU Member States, including Romania. The network is being developed gradually, connecting infrastructures, supercomputing centers, universities, start-ups, and industry into an integrated European ecosystem for AI innovation.

We spoke with Adrian Victor Vevera, General Director of the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, about Romania’s first AI Factory project — its objectives, coordination, and implementation plans.

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