Welcome Message

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the CENTRA 8 organizing committee, the National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) at the National Research Laboratories (NARLabs), Taiwan is pleased to invite our colleagues from around the globe to the 8th CENTRA meeting on February 22-25, 2025, in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It is with great excitement and anticipation that we gather under the theme, Bridging Innovation and Connectivity: Pioneering the Future of IT and LLM Collaboration.

As we embark on this journey together, we are poised at the intersection of groundbreaking technology and collaborative spirit. This year’s theme reflects our collective ambition to explore and harness the power of innovation and Large Language Models (LLMs) to drive the technology development forward. With the number 8 symbolizing luck and new beginnings, we feel blessed to continue our journey from the very venue where it all started.

Your participation is invaluable. Your expertise, ideas, and experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our discussions, and it is through our shared knowledge and collaboration that we can overcome challenges and seize new opportunities. We encourage you to take full advantage of the resources available, connect with your peers, and actively contribute to the dialogues that will shape our collective future. We are confident that this meeting will spark new ideas, foster meaningful partnerships, and ignite the innovations that will define the next era of IT. We look forward to an inspiring and productive event.

Dr. Chau-Lyan Chang
Director General
National Center for High-performance Computing
NARLabs, Taiwan