Skip to content
NVIDIA GTC Viewing Party at TU/e
October 26, 2026
backdrop
October 26, 2026 2 min read
Workshop
event

NVIDIA GTC Viewing Party at TU/e

On Monday 26 October, TU/e hosts the NVIDIA GTC Viewing Party in the Blauwe Zaal: a condensed recap of Jensen Huang's GTC Berlin keynote, talks on AI in research and industry, and an afternoon of networking with AI professionals from the Netherlands and Belgium. Admission is free; registration is required.

Richard Zoontjens, lead of the TU/e Supercomputing Center, is one of the speakers: If you don't compute, you don't compete.

Speakers
  • Fons van der Sommen (TU/e): AI that helps doctors see cancer sooner
  • Richard Zoontjens (TU/e Supercomputing Center): If you don't compute, you don't compete
  • Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (EARTHwise): AI agents that play win-win
  • Igor Soltysik (NVIDIA): the GTC keynote decoded
  • Georgio Mosis (Wildlife Forensics Academy): AI against wildlife crime
  • Viktor Mirovic (TasteIndex): your taste is data
  • Andrew Foe (iOdis): NVIDIA DGX Spark giveaway. One DGX Spark is raffled among registered attendees who are present at the closing.
Practical information
  • When: Monday 26 October 2026. Doors open at 14:30, the program runs from 15:00 to 18:45, followed by a buffet, drinks and networking until about 20:30.
  • Where: Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium, Groene Loper 3, Eindhoven.
  • Language: English.
  • Admission: free, with registration. Seats are limited.

Can't make it after all?

Cancel in time via your confirmation email, so your seat can go to someone on the waiting list. The organisers invoice registered guests who do not attend without cancelling €99.

Organisers

The GTC Viewing Party is a joint initiative of iOdis, MDCS.AI, PNY, HP Inc., Red Hat, Equinix, Prodrive Technologies and NVIDIA, hosted by TU Eindhoven. Registration is handled by the organisers; see the privacy statement on the event website. Agreeing to be contacted by the organisers is optional on the registration form.

Speakers

  • Richard Zoontjens
    Lead, Supercomputing Center

Schedule

  • Mon
    26
    Oct
    Doors open
    Walk-in, badges and coffee.
    14:30 - 15:00 Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium, TU/e
  • Mon
    26
    Oct
    Program
    Keynote recap and talks on AI in research and industry, ending with the NVIDIA DGX Spark draw.
    15:00 - 18:45 Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium, TU/e
  • Mon
    26
    Oct
    Food, drinks and networking
    Buffet, drinks and networking.
    18:45 - 20:30 Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium, TU/e

  • March 16, 2026
    Workshop
    event
    Workshop: Towards Democratized Academic LLM Hosting
    16
    Mar
    Workshop: Towards Democratized Academic LLM Hosting

    Across Dutch and European academia, multiple initiatives are currently underway to host, operate, and govern LLMs locally, driven by concerns around data sovereignty, sustainability, cost, transparency, and responsible use. This 4TU.NIRICT-funded workshop brings together currently siloed academic hosting initiatives across Dutch institutions (eg, Delft, TU/e, VU, WUR, SURF) to foster knowledge exchange, technical alignment, and collaboration around LLM inference infrastructure.

    Continue reading