On October 27–28, the 4th Annual Meeting of EUROfusion HPC Advanced Computing Hubs (ACHs) took place in Garching (Germany), hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). Continuing the tradition of this annual event, the meeting brought together researchers from the different European ACHs, including our center, to present their latest work, exchange experiences, and discuss common challenges in high-performance computing for fusion research.
From September 21 to 25, 2026, the BSC Fusion Group participated in the High-Performance Computing in Latin America (CARLA) conference at the Cultural Center of the National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina. The event gathered HPC experts to discuss regional and global advancements in supercomputing infrastructure, applications, and networking.
Ezequiel Goldberg presented the group’s recent advancements in a talk titled “Deterministic Neutron Transport in GPU-Accelerated MareNostrum Supercomputer”. The work, co-authored by Marc Rodríguez Vitolo, Mervi Mantsinen, and Alejandro Soba, highlighted critical computational improvements for fusion energy simulations.
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.
From May 5th to 7th our group member Juan Manuel Sánchez Melián represented our group at the 13th International BSC Severo Ochoa Doctoral Symposium, where he presented his latest achievements and progress. This event plays a key role in the BSC environment, providing PhD students and young researchers with the opportunity to present their work, gain experience, and receive feedback. Around 50 presenters from a variety of backgrounds, including computer science, physics and biotechnology, took part in this year’s event.
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.
On November 25–26, the 3rd 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.