Workshop
Barcelona Supercomputing Center

  • DATE
    January 12, 2018
  • Venue
    Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
    Barcelona, Spain

Workshop held at the facilities of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) regarding the development of a joint collaboration framework and future actions, with the signing of a collaboration agreement regarding joint initiatives as the AIR_DataNET, and the creation of the Minho Advanced Computing Center (MACC).

Agenda

  • 10:30 Welcome & Presentation of the agenda and the attendees

    › Carmen Vela & Manuel Heitor | Secretary of State for Research, Development & Innovation of Spain and Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal
  • 10:45 BSC presentation

    › Mateo Valero & Josep Maria Martorell | BSC Director and Associate Director
  • 11:30 Exposition on the scope of the collaboration agreement and discussion of future actions

    › António Cunha Rector | Universidade do Minho – Creation of the Minho Advanced Computing Center


    › António Sarmento | Chair, Executive Steering Committee of the AIR Centre – AIR_DataNet project


    › Sergi Girona | BSC Operations Director – Spanish Supercomputing Network

  • 13:00 Signature of the collaboration agreement and visit to the MN4

Participants

  • Antonio Cunha Rector, University of Minho

    Antonio Sarmento, Chair of Executive Steering Committee AIR Centre

    Carmen Vela, Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Research, Development & Innovation, Spain

    João Nuno Ferreira, Director Foundation for National Scientific Computing (FCCN), Portugal

    José M. Cela, Computer Applications in Science & Engineering Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

    Josep M. Martorell, Associate Director Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

    Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal

    Mateo Valero, Director Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

    Sergi Girona, Operations Director Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)