News – Fusion Group

BSC Fusion at the Benasque Spring School on Near Term Quantum Computation

March 23, 2026

From March 16^th to the 20^th, our group member Juan Manuel Sánchez Melián attended the 2026 Benasque Spring School on Near-Term Quantum Computing. The event was organized by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, ETZ Zurich, University of Geneve and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and it served as a perfect opportunity to review and assess the state of the art of quantum computing. The event gathered around 70 participants ranging from late master’s students, PhD students, and Postdocs from Europe.

Second EUROfusion E-TASC General Meeting

March 7, 2026

The group picture taken at the second E-TASC General Meeting

Between February 9th and 13th, 2026, the 2nd General Meeting of EUROfusion Theory and Advanced Simulation Coordination (E-TASC) was held at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching, Germany. The objective of the meeting was to collaboratively discuss the key points shaping both the present and the future of the E-TASC project. More than 100 participants from Europe and the US had the opportunity to gather and contribute to the topic. Several plenary sessions were organized to enable the interaction of participants with the EUROfusion project committee. Moreover, parallel and poster sessions were held to allow possible cross-interactions between the attendees.

ICMAB Superconductivity Group Visits BSC

March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

On January 30th, our group welcomed researchers from the Superconducting Materials and Functional Nanoengineered Structures Group (SUMAN) at ICMAB-CSIC. The visit was part of ICMAB’s annual initiative to organize group excursions to research centers of interest in their field, and this year’s destination was Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), motivated by ongoing collaborations with our group.

BSC at the Big Science Industry Forum Spain 2025

January 20, 2026

Dani (left) and Andrés (right) at the BSIFS25.

From 3 to 4 December, Dani Gallart, a member of our group, and Andrés Román, Innovation Manager, represented BSC at the Big Science Industry Forum Spain (BSIFS25). This Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities initiative reinforces Spain’s commitment to science and highlights its leadership in developing an innovative ecosystem at the forefront of the knowledge economy. The forum aims to showcase the exceptional potential of Spain’s large-scale scientific infrastructures and the talent that drives them.

Our group on the BSC’s Innovation Journey programme

January 13, 2026

Innovation Journey Program members and mentors at Norrsken Barcelona.

Over nine weeks, from October to December, our Fusion Group members Mervi Mantsinen and Dani Gallart, took part in the Innovation Journey Program at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). This programme, held every two years, is aimed at researchers interested in exploring how their ideas could be translated into market-ready solutions. A team of experts evaluates proposed projects, and those best aligned with the programme’s scope are selected to participate.

EUROfusion HPC ACHs meet at EPFL

December 4, 2025

On November 25–26, the 3^rd Annual Meeting of EUROfusion HPC ACHs took place in Lausanne (Switzerland), hosted by EPFL, further consolidating the series of yearly gatherings. The BSC-CIEMAT ACH was represented by fusion group members Alejandro Soba, Federico Cipolletta, Augusto Maidana and Xavier Sáez, together with Joan Vinyals from the Best Practices for Performance and Portability (BPPP) group, actively contributing to the discussions and technical exchange throughout the event. This third edition has confirmed that this yearly event among ACHs has been an important step toward sharing results, lessons learned, and jointly planning future work.