Hernán Domingo

My Master’s Thesis at BSC: Simulating Electromagnetic Wave Propagation for Fusion

Hello everyone! My name is Adam Canarutto and over the past six months, I had the opportunity to carry out my Master’s thesis within the Fusion Group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). My work focused on a problem at the intersection of plasma physics, numerical modelling and high-performance computing: the simulation of electromagnetic wave propagation for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH).

Throughout my project, I had the privilege of being guided by Alejandro Soba, Ezequiel Goldberg, and Hernán Domingo, and I am incredibly grateful for their support. From the very beginning, they were always there to guide me, answer my questions, and help me overcome any difficulties along the way, while creating a friendly and enjoyable working environment.

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BSC at EPS Plasma Physics Conference 2026

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, venue of the 52nd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics. Photo credit: EPS

From June 29th to July 3rd, 2026, the 52nd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics was held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Organized annually by the Plasma Physics Division of the European Physical Society and hosted this year by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the EPS conference is one of the largest and most prestigious plasma physics events in Europe, gathering every year hundreds of researchers from all over the world.

Our group was represented at the event by Mervi Mantsinen, group leader, Hernán Domingo, PhD student, and Juan Manuel Sánchez, research engineer. Attending the conference was an excellent opportunity to follow the latest advances in plasma physics, exchange ideas with the international fusion community, and strengthen connections with researchers and institutions across Europe and beyond.

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14th International ITER School 2025

Group picture at the IIS2025. Photo taken by Richard A. Kraaijenhagen.

From June 30th to July 4th, Hernán Domingo attended the 14th International ITER School on Integrated Modelling in Magnetic Fusion Plasmas, held in Aix-en-Provence, France. The event, organized primarily by Aix-Marseille University, CEA and ITER Organization , brought together over 200 participants from diverse backgrounds, all sharing a common eagerness to learn more about nuclear fusion and integrated modelling.

Our PhD student, Hernán, had the opportunity to present a poster on Alya4fusion, our latest project focused on nuclear fusion reactor simulation and integrated modelling.

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Fusion Group contributions at the BSC Doctoral Symposium 2025

From May 6th to 8th, two members of our Fusion group, Pau Manyer and Hernán Domingo, participated in the 12th International BSC Severo Ochoa Doctoral Symposium 2025, presenting the latest progress and results of their ongoing projects. This event provides an opportunity for MSc and PhD students, as well as early postdoctoral scientists, to present their research projects in either oral or poster format. This edition saw more than 40 participants from a variety of backgrounds disseminate their research topics and achievements.

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Alya4fusion at the 51st IOP Annual Plasma Physics Conference

Hernan Domingo presenting Alya4fusion at the 51st IOP Annual Plasma Physics Congress.

From April 7th to 10th, our PhD student Hernán Domingo, had the opportunity to attend the 51st IOP Annual Plasma Physics Conference, held at the Institute of Physics headquarters in London. The event brought together experts and researchers from all over the UK and beyond to share the latest developments in plasma physics and fusion research.

During the conference, Hernán presented our work on “Alya4fusion: A Digital Twin framework for nuclear fusion reactors”, a project led by our group. Alya4fusion is an ambitious initiative aiming to become the first unified multiphysics, fully coupled simulation framework for fusion reactors, designed to run on high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

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Our Contributed Talks at the 5th Fusion HPC Workshop

5th Fusion HPC Workshop

On November 21st and 22nd, our team members Pau Manyer and Hernán Domingo had the pleasure of attending the 5th Fusion HPC Workshop, each giving a contributed talk to share their work.

This year, the workshop featured over 30 talks on computer applications using High-Performance Computing (HPC) in the field of fusion research, and more than 320 participants from 44 countries following the online event.

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