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Hi,

 I am a full professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and   Computing, at the University of Zagreb. I received my Ph.D. and M.Sc. from the Department of Control and Computer Engineering at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing.

My research interests include:

  • heterogeneous and embedded computing systems
  • data-intensive applications
  • programming tools and abstractions for parallellism
  • parallel processing
  • optimizations for performace 

News

Director Kovač at DORS/CLUC

Director Kovač at DORS/CLUC

Katarina Vukušić

From May 21 to May 23, 2025, the 32nd edition of  Dani otvorenih računarskih sustava / Croatian Linux Users’ Conference were held in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the oldest and biggest regional conference that covers free and open source software, open standards, and the Linux operating system. Director of HAARC, Mario Kovač, attedned as a keynote speaker.

EPI at EuroHCP JU Summit

EPI at EuroHCP JU Summit

Katarina Vukušić

Pofessor Mario Kovač, Chief Communication officer of the European Processor Initiative, and the Director of HAARC, attended the EuroHPC JU Summit that took place from March 18 to March 20, 2025, in Krakow, Poland.

Europe Takes a Major Step Towards...

Europe Takes a Major Step Towards Digital Autonomy in HPC and AI with the Launch of DARE SGA1 Project

Katarina Vukušić

As Europe pushes for greater technological self-sufficiency, DARE SGA1 will play a pivotal role in shaping a fully European HPC and AI stack—delivering innovation, efficiency, and security for research and industry alike. The Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe , Special Grant Agreement 1 (DARE SGA1) project is officially launching the first phase of a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) . Supported by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking , and coordinated by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) , DARE SGA1 unites 38 leading partners from across Europe to develop next-generation European processors and computing systems, including an optimized software ecosystem, designed for research and industry applications.

Prof. Knezović at the Croatian HPC...

Prof. Knezović at the Croatian HPC Competence Centre Day

Katarina Vukušić

The University Computing Center of University of Zagreb (SRCE), as the coordinator of NCC Croatia, in collaboration with its partners, hosted the second edition of the Croatian HPC Competence Centre Day , that took place November 12-13, 2024 in Zagreb. Prof. Josip Knezović presented HPCAARC, its activities and projects.

Director Kovač at Infineon Workshop

Director Kovač at Infineon Workshop

Katarina Vukušić

Director of HPCAARC reserach center, prof. Mario Kovač, talked at a workshop held this week at the Institute of Physics

Prof. Kovač at ACM 2024 Europe Summer...

Prof. Kovač at ACM 2024 Europe Summer School

Katarina Vukušić

The 2024 ACM Europe Summer School on “HPC Computer Architectures for AI and Dedicated Applications” took place in Barcelona from the 2nd to the 6th of September 2024. Distinguished scientists in the HPC field gave lectures and tutorials addressing architecture, software and applications for HPC and AI.

HPC Team at FER PhD Day

HPC Team at FER PhD Day

Katarina Vukušić

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, HPC team participated in FER's PhD Day by hosting the WORK @ FER booth. At the booth, HPC researchers presented doctoral study and employment programmes to FER's bachelor and master students, encouraging students to consider these opportunities.

Daniel Hofman awarded Rikard...

Daniel Hofman awarded Rikard Podhorsky award by the CAE

Katarina Vukušić

Daniel Hofman, member of the HPCAARC team, was awarded "Rikard Podhorsky" award, that is given annually by the Croatian Academy of Engineering to members with significant contribution in engineering in technical and biotechnical sciences, as well as for achieving goals and contributing to the programme of the Academy.   As part of the award ceremony, awarded memebrs participated in a mini conference organized by the Academy - cohesive factor of technical and biotechnical sciences and Croatian economy. The conference was held on June 3, 2024.  

FER HPC Team at ISC24 for EPI

FER HPC Team at ISC24 for EPI

Katarina Vukušić

This year's ISC24 team was “Reinventing HPC into ISC 2024” and it was attended by more than 3,400 people in the Exhibition part, with more than 160 exhibitors at their respective booths. HPC Team went as part of the European Processor Initiative, together with colleagues from EUPEX and EUPILOT porjects, to hold the booth at the fair and participate in the Brids of Feather Session organized by all three projects.

Director Kovač at EUSAIR Forum in...

Director Kovač at EUSAIR Forum in Šibenik

Katarina Vukušić

On May 15-16, 2024, Šibenik, Croatia was the host of the 9th EUSAIR Forum – part of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, which was presided over by Croatia in the last months. The Forum offered a distinctive chance to explore final results of the revision of the EUSAIR, its Action Plan and governance architecture.