BSC-CNS Newsletter November 2024

Galtea is the first company in Spain to provide a technological and scientific basis for the technical evaluation and regulatory compliance of generative AI. This new technology ensures that AI models are accurate, safe and do not violate current European regulations.

BSC unveils Talptech, a new spin-off to enhance vineyard, fruit, and olive tree production while cutting pesticide use by up to 40%, promoting farm sustainability and protecting natural resources. A cutting-edge device, integrated into agricultural machinery, will provide real-time analysis of crop growth and health, enabling early detection of diseases and nutrient deficiencies.

The College and the Association of Telecommunications Engineers of the Region of Murcia have recognized BSC for “its impact on scientific research, its innovation in supercomputing architecture, its high impact projects, its training and development of talent and its innovative medical technology”. The award was collected by the director of BSC, Mateo Valero, who expressed his gratitude for the recognition.

The program 'We are Young Women Researchers', which promotes BSC with the aim of boosting scientific and technological vocations especially among girls, has been awarded with the Digital Skills Awards Spain 2024 in the category 'Digital skills for women and girls'. The award is given by AMETIC, the association that represents the digital industry sector in Spain.

The Director of the BSC has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Autonomous University of Chile. For the first time, the university confers its highest distinction on an expert proposed by the Faculty of Engineering. And the University of Chile has also awarded Valero an Honorary Doctorate recognizing him as a global leader in computer architecture and a pioneering engineer in the field of supercomputing.

Mateo Valero has been awarded the ‘Innovation and Science’ Prize at the second edition of the Premios Vanguardia for being a pioneer and a benchmark in the supercomputing sector. Valero has also been awarded the first edition of the ‘Barceloní de l'Any’ prize, by El Periódico. The award honours a person who has contributed during the year 2024 to defining, promoting or improving the project of the city of Barcelona.