Cefet-MG Launches Advanced High-Performance Computing Center Boosting Scientific Research
Cefet-MG inaugurates the High-Performance Computing Center (CCAD), a R$ 1.5 million investment to advance AI and data-driven research in Minas Gerais.
- • Cefet-MG inaugurated the High-Performance Computing Center (CCAD) on June 15.
- • Finep invested R$ 1.5 million from the Proinfra program to support the center.
- • CCAD focuses on enhancing research in AI, data analysis, and computational modeling.
- • Minister Luciana Santos highlighted the center's role in innovation and talent development.
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The Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (Cefet-MG) inaugurated its new High-Performance Computing Center (CCAD) on June 15, marking a significant step forward in Brazil's scientific infrastructure. The center, supported by a R$ 1.5 million investment from Finep via the Proinfra program using the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development, aims to expand research capabilities in artificial intelligence, computational modeling, big data, and technological innovation.
Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Luciana Santos, visited the facility, highlighting its role in democratizing access to cutting-edge research resources across Cefet-MG's multi-campus system. She emphasized the center’s potential to elevate talent development and innovation.
Vice-director Conrado Rodrigues stressed that CCAD strengthens institutional research and grants broader access to advanced computational resources. Meanwhile, Finep's regional manager Wadson Ribeiro underscored the importance of public funding in science for national development and praised CCAD's example of enabling future opportunities through public investment.
CCAD operates as a multi-user laboratory, facilitating remote access and supporting scientific experimentation and data analysis, thus enhancing the institution's technological and scientific capacity. Cefet-MG currently has 13 projects funded by Finep totaling R$ 8.6 million, with additional proposals that could bring in over R$ 23 million for ongoing scientific infrastructure improvements.
This article was translated and synthesized from Brazilian sources, providing English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
