On November 12th, 2024, the Belkaid class had the opportunity to visit the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)and learn more about the applications of supercomputers in fields such as computer sciences, life sciences and earth sciences. Situated in the remarkable Torre Girona, a former chapel repurposed at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the BSC stands as a testament to the harmonious blend of cutting-edge technology and heritage architecture. The BSC currently hosts the MareNostrum 4, which has an extraordinary performance of approximately 14 petaflops i.e. more than 100,000 times the performance of conventional high-performance PCs! This immense performance capacity allows the BSC to simultaneously analyse vast amounts of data, categorise them, run different algorithms, and much more.
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As part of our visit, we attended a presentation by Martin Lotto, Msc., a member of the Global Health Resilience (GHR) team at the BSC. He explained how the GHR uses big data to unravel the dynamics of climate-sensitive infectious disease to provide insights to governments and organizations with decision-making in tackling these challenges. Learning about the applications of supercomputers in fields like disease control, immunology, and vaccinology was both fascinating and inspiring. We are excited about the potential we have to use these technologies in the future!
Visit the Barcelona Supercomputing Center!
On November 12th, 2024, the Belkaid class had the opportunity to visit the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and learn more about the applications of supercomputers in fields such as computer sciences, life sciences and earth sciences. Situated in the remarkable Torre Girona, a former chapel repurposed at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the BSC stands as a testament to the harmonious blend of cutting-edge technology and heritage architecture. The BSC currently hosts the MareNostrum 4, which has an extraordinary performance of approximately 14 petaflops i.e. more than 100,000 times the performance of conventional high-performance PCs! This immense performance capacity allows the BSC to simultaneously analyse vast amounts of data, categorise them, run different algorithms, and much more.
As part of our visit, we attended a presentation by Martin Lotto, Msc., a member of the Global Health Resilience (GHR) team at the BSC. He explained how the GHR uses big data to unravel the dynamics of climate-sensitive infectious disease to provide insights to governments and organizations with decision-making in tackling these challenges. Learning about the applications of supercomputers in fields like disease control, immunology, and vaccinology was both fascinating and inspiring. We are excited about the potential we have to use these technologies in the future!
2024.10.10 – Belkaid LIVE Prom’
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