Barcelona, 03 July 2025 — The SAFEXPLAIN project, formed by an inter-disciplinary consortium of six partners coordinated by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), has unveiled its Core Demo, offering a look at how its open software platform “can bring safe, explainable and certifiable AI to critical domains like space, automotive and rail,” the organization said. Showcased in […]
BSC’s SAFEXPLAIN Project: ‘Toward Explainable AI in Critical Systems’
ISC 2026 Taps Parallel Computing Expert Rosa M. Badia as Program Chair

As the ISC 2025 main program comes to a close today, the conference organization announced that Rosa M. Badia, a prominent European scientist specializing in parallel computing, HPC, AI ….
Europe, Seeking HPC and AI Autonomy, Launches €240M DARE Project

A €240 million project has been launched to promote HPC and AI autonomy in Europe. The Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe, Special Agreement 1 (DARE SGA1) project marks “a significant milestone in Europe’s ….
HPC News Bytes 20250210: Big AI CAPEX Binge, More Data Center SMRs, Euro-Origin Quantum, Softbank Eyes Ampere

Good post-Super Bowl morning to you! The past week was somewhat calm relative to the riotous preceding period in the world of HPC-AI, but still, important developments emerged. Here’s a fast (5:52) overview ….
Barcelona Supercomputing Center Unveils Quantum Systen Developed with 100% European Technology

Feb. 6, 2025 — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) – has presented what it said is the first quantum computer developed with 100 percent European technology. “This milestone consolidates BSC at the forefront of supercomputing in Europe and lays the foundations for a new era of hybrid computing, combining traditional […]
EuroHPC JU Acquires €8.5M Qilimanjaro Quantum Annealer to be at Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Feb. 1, 2025 — The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has signed a procurement contract with Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech for MareNostrum-Ona, a quantum annealer to be hosted at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) in Spain. The system, co-funded with a total acquisition cost of €8.5 million ($8.8 million USD), will initially offer at least 10 physical qubits, with […]
BSC Wins €50M to Develop Spain’s AI Training Program

July 11, 2024 — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) will receive 50 million euros to develop the programs designed to attract and retain talent that are part of the Artificial Intelligence Strategy, approved by the Spanish government last May. The resolution includes the training in the BSC of 158 professionals […]
eFlows4HPC Delivers European HPC Workflow Platform

Barcelona, 16 April 2024 – The eFlows4HPC project announced it has delivered a workflow platform and an additional set of services facilitating the integration of high-performance computing (HPC) simulation and modeling with big data analytics and machine learning techniques. Significant advancements in defining complex workflows resulted in enhanced workflow efficiency, and increased overall development and […]
Barcelona Supercomputing Center: Cellular Digital Twins for Cancer Treatment

16 March 2023 — Barcelona — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center is working towards the creation of digital twins that can virtually represent cell-level systems to computationally predict the response of potential treatments. These cell-level simulations can be personalised with patient-specific data to capture individuals´ genetic and environmental influences that provide a deeper understanding of the […]
SiPearl Opens Site in Barcelona
Maisons-Laffitte,France and Barcelona, June 22, 2021 – SiPearl, the company that is designing the high-performance, low power microprocessor for the European exascale supercomputer, is opening its Barcelona office as the second operational subsidiary outside of France. This opening comes one year after opening its office in Duisburg, Germany. At the heart of this ecosystem, SiPearl […]