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The Cadence Academic Network was launched 2007 by Cadence EMEA. The is to promote the proliferation of leading-edge technologies and methodologies at universities renowned for their engineering and design excellence. A knowledge network among selected universities, research institutes, industry advisors and Cadence was established to facilitate the sharing of technology expertise in the areas of verification, design and implementation of microelectronic systems. The Cadence Academic Network, therefore, significantly supports and improve the universities activities.
The Academic Network because an integral part of CadenceLive where universities and industry members are offered a knowledge exchange platform in order to demonstrate scientific achievements, present ideas and establish further collaborations.
The Cadence Academic Network manages a page for discussion and opportunities on LinkedIn, and information can also be found on the Cadence Academic Network webpage. On LinkedIn, the groups are moderated by the Lead Institutions of the Academic Network ensuring a constant flow of reviewed information relevant to academia.
Nordeus is a mobile games company based in Belgrade, Serbia. Their game Top Eleven - Be a Football Manager is the most successful mobile football management game with over 260 million registered users worldwide. Fuelled by their dream of making competitive games, they enable millions around the world to be champions. In June 2021, Nordeus became part of Take-Two Software Interactive family, one of the most innovative and creative group of companies in the entertainment industry. Today 190 people from all over the world work at Nordeus.
For more info about Nordeus and open roles, head over to https://nordeus.com/careers/
Endava is a public technology company, with over 18 years of experience of working with some of the world’s leading Finance, Insurance, Telecommunications, Media, Technology, and Retail companies. Through the Digital Evolution, Agile Transformation and Automation solutions, Endava helps its clients be more engaging, responsive and efficient by supporting them from ideation to production.
ABB (www.abb.com) is the world’s leader in the field of power engineering and industrial automation, whose technology helps users from public institutions, industry, infrastructure and transportation to improve their productivity and reduce carbon footprint. ABB Group operates in around 100 countries and employs around 135,000 people.
Comtrade was founded in 1991 in Belgrade as a computer equipment retailer. Today Comtrade primarily exports knowledge to clients in America, Western Europe, Asia and Australia. The majority of over 2000 staff develops business software for world’s most successful companies. Comtrade’s strategic partners are ICT giants such as Microsoft, HP, Citrix, Oracle, F5, EMC and Nutanix, while clients include Ryanair airline, Viber communication platform, and CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
For young professionals who want to prove themselves in the ICT world, Comtrade is the right place to continue professional development upon graduation, for several reasons:
- Over 16 companies in 12 countries on 3 continents – constant exchange of knowledge, culture and energy
- Over 1000 software engineers, which is a huge base of up-to-date knowledge
- Long-term partnerships with over 30 leading technological companies in the world
- Cutting edge methodologies used in daily work - Agile, Scrum, PMI, Quality Assurance
- Offering business software and ICT services and consulting for world’s leading companies
- Clients from various industries: finance, power engineering, medicine, telecommunications, etc.
- Intensive training and professional development programs
- Almost a quarter of students who come to EDIT – Comtrade Programming Summer School join the company and its projects around the world.
Typhoon HIL Inc. is the market and technology leader in the rapidly-growing field of ultra-high-fidelity controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) simulation for power electronics, microgrids, and distribution networks. We provide industry-proven, vertically integrated test solutions along with highest-quality customer support. The company was founded in 2008 and since then has been creating products distinguished by the ultimate ease of use, unrivaled performance, leading-edge technology, and affordability. We deeply believe that “less is more” when it comes to test equipment that our customers love. We stand behind our seamlessly integrated technology stack, from Typhoon HIL’s application specific processors and ultra-robust numerical solver all the way to the schematic editor and SCADA system.
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have approximately 197,000 employees and we operate in over 170 countries and regions,serving more than three billion people around the world.
Huawei’s mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will: drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks to lay the foundation for the intelligent world; provide the ultimate computing power to deliver ubiquitous cloud and intelligence; build powerful digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, offering consumers more personalized and intelligent experiences across all scenarios, including home, travel, office, entertainment, and fitness & health.
Huawei itself focuses on ICT infrastructure and smart devices. Through open collaboration and innovation, we help promote and protect unified global standards,establish industry and ecosystem alliances, support global open source projects, and drive breakthroughs in key technologies. We need to pool, create, and share resources across the entire industry. Together with industry partners worldwide, we are building an open, global ecosystem that will help the ICT sector to develop more sustainably.
ELSYS Eastern Europe is one of the leading European companies in the area of complex integrated circuit and electronic system development. Its engineers are experts in various fields necessary for development of digital, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and its portfolio includes system solution and embedded system development. Clients are based in the US, France, Germany, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, etc. ElSYS belongs to the international ADVANS group, which specializes in developing complex projects in the area of application software, electronic system and mechanics. There are two development centers, in Belgrade and Novi Sad.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that stands for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company active around the globe, is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, to transform the everyday for billions of people.
For 134 years now Siemens has been a leader in Serbia in all segments of its business and in that period of time in partnership with local business has realized many successful projects that have value for customers, users and the society in general.
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HDL Design House is complete SoC Design and Verification company. The company delivers leading-edge digital, analog, and back-end design and verification services and products in numerous areas of SoC, such as complex FPGA designs. The company also develops IP cores, developed and verified using Cadence tools and flow, and component (VITAL) models for major SoC product developers. Founded in 2001 and currently employing 250 engineers working in several design centers, located in Serbia and Greece. HDL Design House’s mission is to deliver high quality products and services, with flexible licensing models, competitive pricing and responsible technical support.
The company was awarded ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certifications in December 2006 and has achieved certifications from Direct Assessment Services (DAS).
HDL DH joined the ARM® Approved Design Partner program, through which leading SoC design houses are recognized by ARM as accredited partners in specific technologies and activities.
For more information, please visit www.hdl-dh.com
Elnos Group is an international power engineering concern with a domestic address and more than a 75-year tradition.
The highly professional implementation of the most demanding projects of modernization, reconstruction and construction of power facilities up to 400 kV has positioned this company among the leaders in the field of power engineering.
Elnos Group confirms the famous thesis that business knows no borders and serves as an example of extremely successful business in the markets of the region and Europe.
The group operates in fifteen countries of southeastern, central and northern Europe and employs more than 600 workers.
Today, its project and operational teams build the most complex technological power infrastructures, and the company is an active and desirable partner on the European knowledge and technology market.
Elnos Group is strongly focused on shaping the renewable energy future and has so far participated in the construction of more than 500 megawatts of installed capacity in the RES area.
Quectel is a global IoT solutions provider: we exist to connect devices and people to networks and services, powering digital innovation and helping to build a smarter world.
We offer a broad portfolio of IoT modules (cellular, GNSS, WiFi/BT), embedded and external antennas and connectivity services.
The company employs over 4,000 people, with offices in over 50 countries, and more than 90 global distributors as well as 8 global R&D centers. Quectel has more than 7,000 customers worldwide, and an annual turnover in excess of $US 2 billion.
Quectel R&D Center Belgrade is opened in 2020, containing the unique state of art equipment in the region. We are located over three floors in the Danube Business Center in New Belgrade, assembling now a diverse team of 90 talented people (70 engineers) and growing on a weekly level. We accommodate teams for software development, validation, project management, field application engineering (FAE) as well as administration and support. Within our software development team, we have divisions covering RTOS, embedded Linux and embedded Android development.
These translate through to our R&D efforts which in addition to Belgrade include facilities in Canada, Malaysia and China.
The main activity of the company is power engineering. The company is also engaged in the production of various types of low voltage panels for power distribution, protection and control cabinets, and industry automation panels. In addition, design appears as a necessary supporting activity.
The construction and reconstruction of high-voltage and medium-voltage transformer stations is the main focus of Mins Elektro's work.
Mins Elektro is fully authorized and trained licensed partner (only partner in Serbia and in Montenegro) for design, manufacturing, assembling and testing of Okken Switchboards. The product is assembled in full conformity with IEC 61439, all applicable normative, laws and regulations, and also following Schneider Electric recommendations and standards. After the process of design and manufacturing we put strong accent on factory tests which we preform with special attention and following applicable standards. With MINS Elektro you can expect complete technical solution for either fixed or withdrawable switchboards which will suite your needs and operating conditions.
Silver partners
Tenstorrent is a next generation company that builds computers for Artificial Intelligence (AI):
- chips – parallel dataflow machine learning processors and RISC-V CPUs,
- software development kit (SDK) – compilers and other systems software tools, and
- systems – from single-chip PCI-E boards to multi-rack computers with hundreds of chips.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Belgrade, Texas, Silicon Valley, and India, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the fields of computer architecture, ASIC design, advanced systems, software engineering, compilers, and machine learning.
Tenstorrent was founded in 2016 by Ljubiša Bajić, Ivan Hamer and Miloš Trajković. The Belgrade office opened in December 2021 to attract Serbia’s world-class engineering talent. After a year, the Belgrade office has 26 people and 4 teams that are developing critical parts of our chips, software, and systems.
More about the company, our technology, products, and open positions can be found at: www.tenstorrent.com.
Joint stock company Elektromreža Srbije (EMS AD) is the national transmission system operator which provides secure and reliable power transmission across the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia. Under the competencies of the company are more than ten thousand kilometers of high-voltage power lines, including 40 power facilities, that are regularly maintained and improved. EMS AD is responsible for efficient operation of the transmission system that is interconnected with the power systems of other countries, as well as for ensuring the functioning and development of the Serbian electricity market and its integration in the regional and European electricity market. Our company is a complex system which employs more than 1300 people who work in different organizational units located all over the country. They all work day in day out to make sure that the Serbian power system operates in a smooth way.
AVISTO Eastern Europe is a service company specialized in software engineering. We’ve built up an extensive expertise in the areas of Application Software, DevOps, Embedded Software and Quality Assurance & Automation. We are certified with ISO 9001, 27001, 14001 and SR10. Established in 2008 as a fully owned subsidiary of AVISTO, a French-based company and a member of ADVANS Group, AVISTO Eastern Europe with its development centers in Belgrade and Novi Sad (Serbia) successfully delivers complex projects and provides support to top-notch international enterprises, highly specialized mid-size businesses, and startups.
SYRMIA is an embedded development software house focused on system software in different fields, from low level system libraries, tools and compilers, emulators, optimized frameworks for machine learning, GPU software, up to variety of software blocks used in automotive and consumer markets. Our expertise lies in C, C++, and Python, and we actively contribute to Open source community. The company has grown to a workforce of over 150 highly skilled engineers with diverse background and comprehensive experience, with customers varying from small startups to Silicon Valley giants.
At Schneider, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to make the most of their energy and resources, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment.
We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries.
Based in Serbia, Schneider Electric Development Center is a unique research and development company for Smart GRID solutions. A part of the Schneider Electric company since 2019, it gathers over 1000 experts in power and computer engineering and has a long-term collaboration with universities, power utilities, manufacturers and IT integrators worldwide.
The creative and well-trained Energize team of electrical engineers is dedicated to providing cutting-edge top-quality solutions in the area of solar power plans, solar and hybrid storage systems, solar LED lighting, systems for electric car chargers, systems of efficient industrial heating, systems for industrial production protection, systems for energy management (Industry 4.0 standard), industrial engineering, data centers, supplying of base stations, charging of plants for production, transport, and distribution of electric energy., energy storage systems, and other energy-sopecific fields. Our knowledge in the field of renewable energy sources, power engineering and supply systems, as well as experience in complex system design and implementation, has been recognized by the network of our partners who run business in the territory of Southeast Europe.
MICROE is a domestic company founded in 2001. The company's headquarters are in Belgrade, and since 2019, we also have offices in Kruševac. We are engaged in the development, production, and sale of hardware and software tools for working with microcontrollers. Every day at 10 AM, a new hardware product appears on our website as a result of the teamwork of our engineers, production, and marketing departments. What sets us apart from other engineering companies is our manufacturing, which is located within our development center in Belgrade, where over 100 different types of products are produced daily, both for us and for our clients. In addition to developing our own products, we provide development and production services for numerous globally recognized clients. Our team is a combination of junior enthusiasm, mid-level stability, and senior expertise.
Festo is one of the global leaders in industrial automation, founded in 1925. The company's headquarters is in Stuttgart, Germany, and it operates in over 250 countries worldwide, serving more than 300,000 clients. The company integrates its wide range of products and services with expert knowledge to provide solutions in automation and didactics. The success of the company is based on its commitment to technology, knowledge, training, and learning. While it is well-known for its solutions in industrial pneumatics, Festo has evolved into a company with a broad portfolio of products and solutions in industrial automation through continuous investment in development and innovation, with the goal of increasing the productivity of its clients. Festo engineers are engineers of productivity.
Through our diverse product range, Metalfer Group points a commitment to creating comprehensive solutions. We aim to satisfy the unique needs of each client with precision and professionalism, empowering their visions across disparate industries. Ultimately, Metalfer Group aspires to be a shining exponent of a responsible industry. From steel rebar to wire rods and stone aggregates, our products are much more than materials. They are solutions that fuel the visions and projects of our clients in various sectors. Our values and purposes, centered around producing high-quality products, respecting the environment, supporting the community, and continuous learning, are reflected in each of our products.
OPAL-RT is the world leader in the development of PC/FPGA-based real-time simulators, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing equipment and Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) systems to design, test and optimize control and protection systems used in power grids, power electronics, motor drives, automotive, trains, aircraft and various industries, as well as R&D centers and universities.
STRABAG, with approximately 79,000 employees across 700 global locations, is committed to progress. Our projects showcase uniqueness and individual strengths, mirroring the diverse talents within our team. From building construction to civil engineering, we anticipate and strive to become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology group in Europe. Equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our identity. In IT, we serve thousands of international users, spanning the entire IT spectrum, including software development, IT infrastructure & security, IT purchasing, product management, and support. With 500 dedicated IT professionals, we ensure optimal support for STRABAG Group units, covering everything from classic IT operations to managing our own data centers and internal service desk.
We are an easy-to-work-with technology partner that helps you create cool digital products, scale your software, and build your digital platforms. We know how to help you create new digital products, to bring your ideas into reality, to turn a concept into real impact, from design to development and operations.
Levi9 started out with the idea that in Eastern Europe, close to technical universities, there are a lot of highly trained and passionate IT experts, with a good cultural match to Western Europe, while there was (and still is) a great shortage of skilled people in the Dutch labor market. Originally planning to move people over to the Netherlands, this took longer than expected. Launching customers tried working with people remotely and discovered that this worked fine.
We started getting used to hybrid teams, working remotely, and doing online meetings—skills we still use today. We also realized that meeting face to face does make a difference, which is why all Levi9 customers visit our delivery centers regularly, and our people come over whenever needed. Today, Levi9 is present in 4 countries with 7 offices and over 1200 employees.
TomTom is a leading global provider of navigation and map products and services. Founded in 1991, the company has evolved from a pioneer in portable GPS devices to a comprehensive provider of location-based solutions. TomTom’s innovative technology powers navigation systems, fleet management, and traffic information services, helping businesses and consumers navigate the world efficiently and safely. With a commitment to sustainability, TomTom also focuses on enhancing urban mobility and reducing environmental impact through smart mapping solutions. Our extensive and accurate maps are continuously updated, ensuring users receive the most reliable information. As a trusted partner for various industries, including automotive, logistics, and tourism, TomTom is dedicated to making journeys easier and more enjoyable for everyone. Through our community involvement and charitable initiatives, we strive to create a positive impact beyond our core business, fostering a better future for society.
Big partners ETF
Microsoft Development Center Serbia - MDCS, opened in 2005, is the fourth largest Microsoft development center in the world. Its team is made up of over 200 young people, top notch experts in the field of computer science and applied mathematics. MDSC was created with the aim of taking part in developing new Microsoft technologies by recruiting talents from Serbia and the region.
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Vast.com is a leading vertical search engine and the leader in developing Big Data technologies in car, real estate and travel markets, with over 30 million users per month. The company develops products for "Fortune 500" companies, and some of its clients are AOL, Yahoo, CarFax, HomeCircle, etc. Vast’s headquarters are in Austin, Texas, while its development centers are in Belgrade and Kiev. Belgrade office hires 140 people.
RT-RK d.o.o., founded in 1991 in Novi Sad, offers software development services and software solutions in the area of computer-based systems, focusing on multimedia, communication and software for car industry. Based in Novi Sad, with branches in Belgrade, Banja Luka and Osijek, RT-RK hires over 800 information technology professionals. It is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia as an institute for research and technology, which confirms the company’s research potential.
For over 48 years AMD has made innovation in the area of high performance computing, graphic and visualization technologies – building blocks of data centers, gaming and embedded platforms. Hundreds of millions of users of the leading “Fortune 500” companies and top research institutions around the world rely on AMD technologies in order to improve their business, life and entertainment. AMD staff around the world are focused on creating fantastic products and pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
NDC company is present for 30 years in the Serbian market in designing, engineering and consulting in the field of electrical engineering. Company is engaged in leading actual projects in Serbia such as the construction of a new block at the thermal power plant Kostolac B and many others that are essential for Serbia. Company accomplishes his multi-year cooperation with the largest companies in the field of electrical engineering, such as Electric power industry of Serbia, Oil industry, ABB, Siemens, CMEC and many others.
“Mikro Princ” d.o.o. was founded in 1992, and since 1999 it has been engaged in import and distribution, wholesale and retail of electronic componenets, measuring and soldering equipment and tools. The company also allows for specific orders according to customers’ wishes, makes recommendations for the use and maintenence of products.
Zühlke is a Swiss company focused on creating innovative products for our clients with whom we collaborate closely on creating the best solution. As a solution partner with over 10,000 projects in our portfolio, we have specialized in Product Development, Digital Transformation, IoT, Business Innovation, Data Analytics, Product Engineering, Enterprise Collaboration, Smart Home, Product Innovation, Application Outsourcing, Software Solutions, as well as Augmented and Virtual Reality.
Brose develops and produces mechatronic systems for vehicle doors, tailgate and seat doors, as well as electric motors, electronics and drive systems. The Brose Group employs about 25,000 people at 65 locations in 24 countries generating an annual turnover of 6.2 billion euros. Worldwide, every second a newly produced vehicle is equipped with at least one Brose product. The list of customers of Brose includes about 80 car brands, over 40 automotive suppliers and 50 manufacturers of electric bicycles.
TX Services is the product, design, and engineering center with more than 200 employees in Belgrade. We are part of the TX Group. Besides being one of the largest media groups in Switzerland we are also the leading digital hub. We stand for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and dynamic development and we’re about investing in you long-term. We are TX.
SBB is a Serbian TV, cable internet, and digital landline telephone operator. The company was founded in 2002 in Kragujevac and today has over 2,000 employees dedicated to providing the best user experience, innovative technlogies, and top-notch services with over 3 million users in 32 cities across Serbia. SBB is the pioneer in market innovation, which has permanently changed telecommunication services. The complany is a part of the United Group, which operates in eight countries of Southeast Europe.
Bitgear is a leading Serbian high-technology RnD and product development company located in Belgrade, established 2007. We are specialists in sensor technology and applications of IoT in industry digitalization. Technologies we work with on a daily basis span from Electronics and Embedded design, Motion recognition with MEMS, Optical sensing, Digital Signal and Image Processing, through Internet-Of-Things platforms, to mobile and web service applications and solutions. Bitgear’s culture is: MAKERS culture! If you are a maker, driven by creating new electronics devices and IoT systems: you will be able to immediately see the results and impact of your work on real world applications. We do not outsource or hire people for specific projects. We have our own lines of products (www.io-elements.com, www.plant-o-meter.com) and working at Bitgear is a best of two worlds: “product” approach and processes, and “services” dynamics and variety of projects.
Brid.TV (Brid Video d.o.o.) is an IT company from Belgrade that built and developed a platform for the distribution and monetization of online video content. The company currently has more than 30 employees across offices in Serbia, Hungary, and the USA. The Brid.TV platform was fully developed by local programmers and had been doing business in international markets since 2018. The Brid.TV platform is most used by publishers from the USA, Germany, Italy, Israel, and the Balkans.
Ibis Instruments, a member of the Group, headquartered in Belgrade with offices in Ljubljana, Skopje, Banja Luka, and Tirana, covers the market in 10 countries across Southeast Europe, collaborating with over 30 national telecommunications providers. Through decades-long partnerships with global leaders in the field of test and measurement equipment, such as Keysight Technologies, Viavi Solutions, Fujikura, Microchip, Decodio, Alladin, Teoco, and others, Ibis Instruments has developed expertise in various technological areas, primarily through distribution, and later through technical support, implementation, and consulting services for over 500 satisfied clients.
Ibis Solutions, a division of Ibis Group specializing in software solutions, successfully operates across Europe and beyond, collaborating with renowned global companies such as IBM, Red Hat, Axiros, and Salesforce. The company stands out for its innovative solutions, which are the result of its team’s expertise and successful implementations, enhancing the operational efficiency of numerous businesses. To date, Ibis Solutions has provided support to over 300 clients globally, solidifying its position as one of the key drivers of digital transformation in the market.
