The 17th conference of the Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES) took place on September 13 and 14 in Barcelona, at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
As a partner of RES, RNCA was represented by the Advanced Computing team from FCCN and collaborators from INESC TEC/University of Minho/MACC.
The almost 200 participants, many of them users and technicians from the centers, enjoyed a variety of thematic sessions covering Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, the new European processor based on RISC-V technology, technological innovations and the energy efficiency of supercomputing centers.
There was a guided tour of MareNostrum 5 and MareNostrum 4, the latter still in operation inside the Girona chapel. From 2024 onwards, the chapel will receive two quantum computers on a Spanish and European initiative, one of them with Portuguese participation via the International Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL).
Next door, in the new BSC building, was the installation of Mare Nostrum 5, which is due to be inaugurated soon and will be available at the beginning of 2024. This new 300 Petaflop supercomputer represents a joint effort by the EuroHPC initiative with Spain, Turkey and Portugal.
Several RES centers, as well as the RNCA in Portugal, are participating in the European HPC competence center project - EuroCC - and there was an opportunity for everyone to share experiences and contacts.
Congratulations to the BSC and RES for the excellent organization of the event and see you next year...in Malaga.
