Computing Force at the Basque Region

Online talk: Flow control in the presence of shocks

2011-12-28T11:53:00.003+01:00

This one hour presentation was given by the director of the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics Enrique Zuazua.Prof Zuazua who is also the scientific director was invited by prestigious NPL laboratory in the UK.The Basque Center for Applied Mathematics is a world-class interdisciplinary research center on Applied Mathematics. The center is participating in relevant High Performance Computing

Energy and High Performance Computing Conference

2011-12-21T20:49:00.003+01:00

In March 2012, the Basque cooperative research center, CIC Energigune, will host in Vitoria-Gasteiz the conference "Power our Future 2012". This two day conference is a perfect opportunity to visit a world class research place focused in Energy Research and also to visit the Basque Country -an historically active industry and research european hub.One of the key areas of this centre is simulation

Ángel Rubio Appointed External Director of Max Planck Society's Fritz Haber Institute

2011-12-21T20:27:00.003+01:00

As indicated and covered by numerous media, Angel Rubio a top researcher based at the University of the Basque Country has been appointed external director of Max Planck.Professor Rubio is one of Europe's biggest HPC users accessing Petaflop resources across numerous world leading research institutions. His team is based in young and attractive city of San Sebastian where the team hosts numerous

How is it to live in the Basque Country ? Vitoria-Gasteiz

2011-07-30T13:21:00.004+02:00

Vitoria-Gasteiz is the capital of the Basque Country in southern Europe. The city includes major researchers and industry in high performance computing, particularly applied to aeronautics&space, automovile and energy.Vitoria-Gasteiz is also the European Green Capital in 2012. Find out why,

Opinion: A bad strategy for i2basque

2011-07-07T20:22:00.003+02:00

Today we have known that i2Basque academic computing centre is giving away 20% of its computing power just for joining the spanish supercomputing network.I suggested -me personally- that this was not the right way to go a few months back. Why ? because it is adopting the old-fashion supercomputing scheme of submit-application, four months to run and a fill out the forms again. Ah! and cite us in

Radiopharmaceuticals for the Industry

2011-06-26T12:27:00.004+02:00

Basque research centre Biomagune, and radiopharmaceutical firm Molypharma have signed an strategic cooperation agreement. Radiopharmacology is extremely important for instance in human race's war against cancer.Radiopharmaceuticals use of high performance computing resources consists on advanced and large datasets imaging amongst others. Biomagune is a European leader on the application of these

Did you know that ... ?

2011-06-15T00:17:00.007+02:00

Basque multinational engineering firm Sener, created 52 years ago(!) the CAD/CAM/CAE software system known as FORAN used in the design and production of ships and offshore platforms. The System was conceived by SENER’s co-founder, José Manuel de Sendagorta, and it is one of the most widely used naval construction programmes in the world: used by 130 shipyards in 30 countries.This extreme piece

CERN Accelerator School was in Bilbao, Basque Country

2011-06-14T20:54:00.005+02:00

CERN Accelerator School took place in Bilbao during May 2011. The school attracted 100 scientists from around the world and lasted 10 days. ESS Bilbao was the local organising committee.The importance of simulation and data analysis on today's High Power Hadron Machines is crucial without any doubt. That is one of the reasons why basque scientific and technological firms attracted the attention

European Space Agency astronaut to give a talk in Bilbao

2011-06-01T01:19:00.002+02:00

Pedro Duque will talk about forecasts and planning for the possible impact of asteroid Apophis with earth. As we know high performance computing is being used in multiple labs to predict how much 'explosive power it would take to destroy or sidetrack an asteroid that's got Earth in its cross-hairs'.The following video is from Sandia Labs and simulates the impact asteroid Tunguska.The event is

International Particle Accelerator Conference in San Sebastian Basque Country

2011-06-01T00:29:00.005+02:00

This 2011 world class conference will be held in San Sebastian-Donostia, cultural capital of the Basque Country. This conference will get together 1,200 scientist and industry partners from around the world from the 4th to the 7th of September 2011.It will be held at the Kursaal Palace and it will include sessions on Code Developments and Simulation Techniques and Applications of Accelerators.

50m€ Venture Capital for Energy Startups

2011-05-30T13:06:00.003+02:00

Gamesa, a basque Wind energy firm, has recently launched a corporate venture capital fund. The 6 key areas for this fund are:wave (converting tidal currents and waves into energy); next generation photovoltaic energy (converting the sun's photonic energy into electricity);energy storage designed to guarantee high-quality supply; green mobility (electric vehicles); energy efficiency (maximising

Max Planck Meteorology Institute Director in Bilbao, Basque Country

2011-05-26T21:09:00.003+02:00

Klaus Hasselmann, director of the Max Planck Metereology Institute and ex-director of the German High Performance Computing Centre DKRZ gave a talk in Bilbao at the Basque Climate Change Centre in the context of the KlimaGune Workshop. This workshop aims to Address the Climate Change through Adaptation and is in line with a prominent and successful Basque Research Ecosystem.The slides of the talk

Send us your stories!

2011-05-26T20:56:00.003+02:00

Any person with any documented information regarding the Basque HPC ecosystem, is very welcome to send us his/her story. We would like to hear about everyone and we would like to publish it here.The story must be written in English, and must use a nickname so the readers can identify your posts and we can credit your published work! Please send your stories via a private message to us on Linkedin

Follow us on Twitter and Linkedin!

2011-05-23T19:16:00.002+02:00

http://twitter.com/basquehpchttp://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3922758This blog, this twitter and this linkedin group are not affiliated with any institution private or public from the Basque Country or others. This online community is made by people that live and work in and for the Basque Country, and as such they have their on responsibilities, jobs and careers, and they use their

Bilbao, the city -Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country?

2011-05-12T20:39:00.001+02:00

Today's video is Basque Country's biggest city: BilbaoThis video was played at the Shangai's Exhibition.

Bilbao Web Summit - Semantic Knowledge Conference at the Semantic Valley

2011-05-05T00:09:00.003+02:00

Join Tim Berners-Lee, W3C, Guidewire Group, BBVA, Boein, BlackBerry, PWC, NASA, Garrigues amongst other knowledge leaders at the Bilbao Web Summit this May 17th to 18th in Bilbao, Basque Country

Mountain Bike and Outdoors - Why should your HPC project be in the Basque

2011-04-29T09:55:00.004+02:00

The Basque country offers incredible MTB opportunities for everyone! Beautiful landscapes between the greenest mountains covered in Oak trees and other local varieties and the beautiful Cantabric sea. In the Basque you can cycle and have a swim on the sea after work and finish your day having an amazing dinner at the local towns.The following video is from a local company suited for non spanish

More on Jobs: Seniors, Postdocs and Phds on Computational Jobs

2011-04-27T23:36:00.003+02:00

Some of them are ERC calls. Areas of expertise: • Analysis of Partial Differential Equations• Waves in continuous and discrete media• Numerical analysis• Optimal design and control problems• Applications in Aerodynamics• Data Mining • Statistics and Applied Probability• Financial Mathematics• Partial Differential Equations, Numerics and Control (PDE)• Computational Mathematics(CM)• Network

top500 bubble burst

2011-04-27T23:11:00.003+02:00

The bubble is bursting, that is for sure. We are facing a tremendous downturn. Governments are making cuts and cuts. And I shall remember that many countries in very difficult situations have stop announcing new speed improvements/new machines/etc.It makes sense. Jack Dongarra states that he would not like to make policy based on only one number. He is right. Unfortunately much of the spanish

Computer Scientist at ESS-Bilbao

2011-04-26T20:53:00.003+02:00

the CV's have to be sent to recruitment@essbilbao.orgFull job description here.The Computing group at the ESS-Bilbao Centre is currently looking for an engineer/scientist to collaborate in the development and maintenance of its computer and network facilities.Preferred training and knowledgeComputer/Electronic Engineering or Physics degree.Desirable skillsExperience in UNIX-like operating systems

Group Leader in Advanced Modelling at Energigune, Basque Country

2011-03-17T20:48:00.003+01:00

At Energigune, an excellent Group Leader on Modelling position. Further Information here.- PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Solid-state Chemistry, or related fields - >5 years direct R&D experience in advanced modeling for advanced batteries or electrochemical capacitors. - Proven leadership and management skills and team building experience. - Record of directing multi-year research and

Euskaltel is doing research on Cloud Computing

2011-03-17T18:36:00.003+01:00

As per Basque Research, the Basque telecom firm -and Basque Country's lead comm provider-, Euskaltel is working on a SaaS applied research project in conjunction with other Basque Centers.A consortium of companies and technological organisations in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, led by Euskaltel, have begun to work on the Smart Work project, the aim of which is to develop and

Computational Services Manager Position at Donostia, Basque Country

2011-03-17T18:19:00.003+01:00

Download this here.The Computer Center of the Donostia International Physics Center DIPC is currently accepting applications for a computational services manager position.RequirementsDegree in Physics, Chemistry or equivalent.Fluent in speaking and writing English.Good programming skills in Fortran (77/90/95) and C languages.Advanced knowlegde of Linux operating system.Script languages (Cshell,

POLYMAT: Institute of Polymer in Materials

2011-03-11T12:22:00.004+01:00

POLYMAT is polymer a research and technology organization of the University of the Basque Country. It is based in Basque Country's San Sebastian. It is leaded by Jose M. Asua. They are a very active HPC user in the Basque Country and they have an very interesting and challenging industrial liason program (see their webpage).The video, in English, is here:

A video of the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics

2011-03-11T12:14:00.005+01:00

This video is an interview in Basque, subtitled in Spanish about researcher Urtzi Ayesta, a PhD in Electrical Engineering working to design through mathematics efficient WAN networks like the internet.The video is designed by local TV science program Teknopolis.Another video regarding the research and in English is available here.

Jobs for CFD software engineers and researchers in the Basque Country

2011-03-04T18:27:00.003+01:00

DEADLINE: APRIL 4th 2011 at 15:00 ECTPLEASE CLICK HERE (BASQUE CENTRE FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICS) FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS: THIS BLOG IS PURELY INFORMATIVE!There are two positions available in the Basque Country:1)CFD Research ProfessorBCAM and Baltogar are offering a Joint Position for a candidate to lead a Research Project, scheduled in 5 years to develop an Innovative CFD Platform for the Design

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology and High Performance Computing

2011-03-01T22:12:00.003+01:00

The conference IMAGINENANO 2011 to be held in Bilbao on Aprill 11-14, 2011 at the Bilbao Exhibition Center will held a symposium on High Performance Computing and nanotechnology. Bilbao will become the capital of the strong Basque HPC ecosystem. The symposium is organized in conjunction with Sandia Labs, and includes speakers from CEA, Tyndall, AIST, CIN2, EHU, RIST, QuantumWise, CNR-ITSM and

Micro-Nano-Bio Convergence Systems Conference 2011

2011-03-01T22:06:00.003+01:00

Conference to be held in Mondragon, Basque Country next April 5-6 2011.Organized by Ikerlan:Micro-Nano-Bio Convergence Systems is a major domain within the field of Microsystems & Smart Systems Integration, which is being supported by the European Commission under the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) priority. We already talked about ikerlan's work. The group announced today

Anboto the world's startup of 2010, at Stanford

2011-02-15T22:29:00.003+01:00

After more than 30 Pitch Slams on five continents over the last 10 months, Anboto Group was named the Startup of the Year at Guidewire Group’s Innovate!Summit 2010.Anboto is the company leader in Semantic and Natural Language technology applied to Web Customer Service and eCommerce.Xavier Uribe-Etxebarria, the CEO and Basque Entrepreneur gave a talk at Stanford European Entrepreneurship

The Basque contribution to SIESTA

2011-02-15T22:17:00.003+01:00

The famous physics code (SIESTA), developed and advanced from 1996 onwards, accounts with key contributions from scientists appointed at the university of the Basque Country and the Donostia International Physics Center.Today we have known that one publication about it, resulted to be the 15th most cited physics paper in the world: congratulations!This is perhaps one of the most remarkable

International Call for Researchers

2011-02-05T20:08:00.003+01:00

The Basque Science Foundation, Ikerbasque, launches the prestigious 2011 new call.All the conditions, computing groups (and others), relocation services and applications are here.

Advances in Multiple Sclerosis through Data Mining

2011-02-05T20:00:00.004+01:00

The Intelligent Systems Group -we already talked about them- and the Biodonostia Research Institute based in San Sebastian, Basque Country, are using computing power to identify biomarkers for multiple sclerosis.All the information here.

Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Dynamical processes in Open Quantum Systems (DYNamo ERC project)

2011-02-05T12:31:00.002+01:00

Angel Rubio's team is hiring scientific staff for his new ERC advanced grant.Please proceed with your applications to his website or www.sciencecareers.eu

Angel Rubio receieves European Research Council's Advanced Grant

2011-02-05T12:27:00.002+01:00

"Professor of Materials Physics and Director of the NanoBio Spectroscopy Team at the UPV/EHU, Ángel Rubio, has received one of the prestigious Advanced ERC grants for senior researchers awarded by the European Research Council. The project selected seeks the development of new materials which will have energy applications, using nanostructures and biomolecule. “It is a totally basic research

Ph.D studentship position in Mathematical Biology & Molecular Simulation

2011-02-05T12:18:00.002+01:00

The Basque Center for Applied Mathematics"The project is devoted to the computation and analysis of regions in parameter planes that characterize stability and instability of equilibria for so called structured population models. In this context, in particular, the principle of linearized stability and Hopf bifurcations for infinite dimensional dynamical systems play a role. Our fields of

Scholarships to study at DigiPen Bilbao, Basque Country

2011-02-05T12:13:00.004+01:00

"3 full scholarships (one per student) for one of the university degrees (RTIS, Real Time Interactive Simulation or BFA, Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation) given by DigiPen in Bilbao in the amount of € 54,000 per scholarship."DigiPen Bilbao organizes this competition to win the scholarships. All details here: http://www.createyourvideogame.comThe courses start in September 2011.Image

The Basque Country Internationalization - Analysis

2010-12-30T16:59:00.004+01:00

The report (in spanish) published by the ESADE business school's Spanish Multinational Corportarions Observatory (OEME), highlights the Basque Country amongst as the second most internationalize regions in Spain.The sectors are: Energy, Banking, and highly specialized assets -as machinery, aeronautics and others-.The report in Spanish here:OEME Second Annual Report

Basque founded Elecnor - An Engineering Success

2010-12-30T14:55:00.004+01:00

Elecnor SA (Electrificaciones del Norte - literally Northen Electrification Works) was founded on 6 June 1958 and it was headquartered in Bilbao (Rodriguez Arias road) before moving to Madrid.It is a complete unknown for the press, silent but extremely effective engineering firm that counts with direct foreign investment. However the chairman's -Mr. Fernando Azaola Arteche- roots are basque and

Relocation Services: Video of Testimonies

2010-12-24T16:50:00.006+01:00

The following is a video by Relocation Agency Bizkaia Xede, which helped north american scientist Scott Rapoport relocate to a Biotechnology Company in the Basque Country.Follow the link here to hear his case.

Economic Analysis: Basque Country

2010-12-24T16:34:00.002+01:00

Barcelona based catalan saving bank, laCaixa, has published an extremely report that explains, very clearly some key points of the Basque Economy.The report, published only in Spanish, it is a very interesting one and it is worth reading if you are fluent in Spanish. It is a 132 pages that talks about key expertise.Unfortunately this report does not cover some of the newest and most challenging

Video: The Basque Center for Applied Mathematics

2010-12-24T00:53:00.004+01:00

The following video edited, owned and hosted by the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, was published today. The video explains the center ambitious and competitive conception.

Bilbao's new urban technology campus welcomes its first guest

2010-12-24T00:43:00.003+01:00

The Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, announced today that in the short term they will relocate its headquarters to spain's first urban technology campus: a little island that is being rebuilt right in the center of Bilbao.

180m€ for ESS Bilbao confirmed

2010-12-24T00:39:00.002+01:00

It was announced today on the news.To understand what ESS Bilbao is, please see this video distrubted by them:ESS Bilbao - Introductory Video from infobasque on Vimeo.

Petroleum, chemical and biofuels research in the Basque Country

2010-12-22T16:10:00.002+01:00

Today we just heard that Intertek has opened another research center in Bilbao:"The new Intertek laboratory will give support to all those companies working in the energy sector, whether at state or European level, collaborating on complex R+D+i projects as well as helping in the compliance with the EU Directives on renewable energies”, stated Mr Ben Fontán, Managing Director of Intertek

Basque Firm DMP to provide landing gear for Airbus and Boeing

2010-12-22T13:33:00.002+01:00

Basque firm DMP announced yesterday thatthey would become the "single supplier for the suspension of the three most important programs and volume for the French manufacturer, such as the Boeing 787, A350 and A330 and A340, which share a common train".We also heard in October that:"The Spanish company Desarrollos Mecánicos de Precisión (DMP) has signed a contract to produce the shock absorbers

Basque Firm Progenika sources Wikileaks' US critical listed firm Grifols

2010-12-22T13:21:00.005+01:00

As per indicated here the agreement is:"Basque biotechnology company Progenika Biopharma, specialised in the development of personal medicine technology, has granted Grifols exclusive worldwide distribution rights for its BLOODchip® molecular biology product." "For Victor Grifols, President and CEO of Grifols “this agreement will allow us to strengthen our Diagnostic Division and consolidate

HOWTO - Transportation - Biarritz to San Sebastian and Bilbao Airport to Bilbao

2010-12-21T17:38:00.008+01:00

To get to San Sebastian from those two airports -by BUS-:NEW LINK between San-Sebastian/Donostia and Biarritz airport is run by Basque transportation firm PESA. Search for the timetable -due to increase- here:http://pesa.net/pesa/horariosBD/ctrl_horarios.php-Choose Origin "Aeropuerto BIARRITZ" for the airport and destination "DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN" for San Sebastian.-Same from Bilbao choose "'

Apartments and accomodation for Researchers

2010-12-21T16:39:00.002+01:00

In San Sebastian, The Talent House aims to solve one of researchers' and their families' most common problems: accomodation. The House of Talent is an integrated space for researchers that relocate to Basque Country's San Sebastian-Donostia. It is about to be inaugurated.Further information and applications here.The video with more promotional details here:

The users' competitive advantage

2010-12-20T17:37:00.004+01:00

I was revisiting some of Europe's recent supercomputing centers' achievements. It turns very interesting to see how some of them started to claim the achievements of their users -that is to say external users from another institution, that apply for computing power.This is indeed a very dangerous problem for newly formed centers: it does not reflect any of their own research! of none of its

Search Science Careers in the Basque Country

2010-11-25T18:58:00.002+01:00

From last week on, sciencecareers.eu offers a listing of the most relevant science careers available in the Basque Country. Subscribe their newsletter and visit their site regularly. More HPC specific jobs will be reflected on this blog. The site is promoted by Ikerbasque.

Cambridge Judge Education and Google in the Basque Country

2010-11-25T18:49:00.003+01:00

If you are planning to relocate your company or develop a career in business, the Basque Country can help you benefit from a perfect business education environment. Deusto Business School offers a program in Executive Business Innovation in conjunction with Cambridge Judge.Deusto Business School is a renowned business school, and Google was visiting last week, to hire some of its graduates."In

Cellular automata and GPU computations

2010-11-17T09:08:00.001+01:00

Who: Nestor Ferrando, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Place: Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC).Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal, 4 (nearby the Facultad de Quimica), Donostia Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 12:00

FEM models, Loads Calculation and Mechanical Simulation Engineers in India

2010-11-16T18:15:00.003+01:00

These positions are open in India for the wind generators Basque firm Gamesa.LOADS CALCULATION EXPERTTechnical:Wind converter design concepts ,aerodinamics, structural dynamics IEC standards .Management: Team building, initiative, team-work other area relationship, international culture, open minded IT Knowledge: WEC aerolastical models (Bladed, FLEX, HAWC, Fast, Phatas, _HAWCStab)Mechanical

Course on Aerodynamics by Epsilon Euskadi

2010-11-16T18:11:00.002+01:00

There will be a second call for the following months, according to their web page.

RF Acceleration Structures Engineer/Scientist

2010-11-15T22:35:00.002+01:00

Original document here: more info here.Description: This is a post within the Acceleration Structures group. The candidate will be required to become familiar with science and technology of RF acceleration structures and, in particular, Drift-Tube LINAC (DTL), which are a standard component in linear particle accelerators. Candidate will work on mechanical, thermal and electromagnetic analysis,

Surf and Ski/Snowboard - Why should your HPC project be with us?

2010-11-14T15:28:00.005+01:00

The Basque Country is warm enough during summer, and it consists of 255 kilometers of coast to surf along this part of the Cantabric Sea -that is an Atlantic Climate. So you can expect good waves around. You will find more information here, or use Google Earth to find the spots in the map. The Basque Surfing federation web page is here. And some more info here.If you are more sort of Ski or

Learning from others (Data Centers)

2010-11-13T16:18:00.007+01:00

This article about Google's last data center in Finland is really interesting. I have been suggesting, now for a year, that a similar thing could be done in the Basque Country. There are more examples over there. But ...See the video from Finland here in English.More updates on my side before end of the year!

Ikerchem Drug Design Platform

2010-11-12T18:40:00.002+01:00

We already talked about Ikerchem. Today's news is that Ikerchem has decided to use CESCA's Drug Design Supercomputing Platform -a small and highly efficient catalan center-.Nonetheless the Director's profile is quite impressive, higher education with the Fullbright scheme and UCLA.To me CESCA it is also a good example of management. However I do not fully share their view, I think the Basque is

Multiple Postdocs in Physics, in San Sebastian Donostia

2010-11-11T21:48:00.003+01:00

Applications here.Theoretical studies of electronic transport in nanostructuresMagnetoelectric couplings and related optical responsesElectronic excitations and many-body effects in solids, surfaces, and nanostructuresAb-initio calculation of dielectric response at the surfaceFurther reading here.

Postdoc at Ion Channels Group, in Bilbao

2010-11-11T21:45:00.002+01:00

Based in Bilbao, Basque Country. Applications here.A Postdoctoral/Research Assistant/Technician two year position is immediately available at the Ion Channels group, at the Unit of Biophysics (UB), Spanish Council of Research (CSIC), Spain. We are seeking a highly motivated individual, interested to investigate the traffic of ion channels to the plasma membrane. Recent research, indicates

Learning from others

2010-11-11T18:32:00.002+01:00

The Victorian life sciences computation iniative could be a good example for the Basque bioregion. One of their key problems is that there is a lot of duplication of resources and personel, what increases cost.The center is forming, but I believe it is quite important to understand their case, as we are quite similar with this Australian region.to strengthen the outstanding life sciences

International project to compare the genomes of 12 fungi and to identify their potential for biodegradation of contaminants

2010-11-11T18:20:00.000+01:00

In Pamplona,Professor of Microbiology at the Public University of Navarre, Gerardo Pisabarro De Lucas, is to coordinate one of the projects of the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), dependent upon the Office of Science of the United States Department of Energy and involved in the production of biofuels. In concrete, his research team (Genetics and Microbiology Team) will undertake a comparison of

Genetadi involved in a new international network seeking foetal abnormalities detecting biomarkers

2010-11-11T18:19:00.000+01:00

The basque country company Genetadi participates in a new international research network looking for new non-invasive prenatal biomarkers for congenital anomalies. The project “Search for non-invasive biomarkers for the diagnosis of aneuploidies: integral study of the genome, proteome and metabolome" has been funded by the EU 7FP with one million euros.Further read here.

Nanogune Cleanroom

2010-11-11T18:12:00.004+01:00

A video of the nanogune installations in San Sebastian Donostia;

Development of a bone-regenerating drug

2010-11-11T00:44:00.001+01:00

The scientific corporation Tecnalia and the biotech company Histocell announced at Biospain 2010 their strategic alliance for the development of a new product in the field of regenerative medicine.Further here.

Intelligent Systems Group

2010-11-11T00:19:00.005+01:00

This group, based at the Computer Science Faculty of University of the Basque Country in San Sebastian, combines what in essence is the root of success for many well known online businesses. Their activities are right now concentrated on: INTELLIGENT DATA ANALYSIS Bayesian Networks, specially for supervised classification Clustering techniques Data mining, machine learning

Khegal Aeronautica

2010-11-10T23:46:00.004+01:00

It is a basque firm, that supplies components to the aeronautics, oil, automotive and marine industries.Read their simulation platform case study here.Khegal is an SME created and supported by the local entrepreneurship Bic-Berrilan.

Head of International Projects (Technologies of Composite Materials for Aeronautic Applications)

2010-11-10T23:38:00.002+01:00

In San Sebastian. Applications here.Qualifications: We are looking to those persons with a Third Level qualification in Aeronautic Engineering (or in Mechanical/Materials Engineering with work experience in the aeronautics sector). Minimum experience required: Experience of at least 10 years in the field of composite materials technologies and their processes. Likewise experience in

Systems Biology and regulation of mitochondrial metabolism: potential applications to obesity

2010-11-10T20:13:00.003+01:00

Based in San Sebastian. Applications here.Gene sequencing has led to the emergence of Systems Biology, which tries to reconstruct and model the various networks of molecular interaction that occur within a cellular system with the goal of looking for emerging properties of biomedical/biotechnological interest. Mitochondrial metabolism plays an important role in maintaining a balance of energy

Nanoptics, Nanomagnetism, and Nanodevices opportunities

2010-11-10T20:07:00.000+01:00

CIC nanoGUNE is seeking to recruit talented, enthusiastic people who will participate in its growing scientific program and serve its collaborative, technology transfer and outreach engaging mission. This includes both senior and junior researchers, post-docs, graduate students, highly qualified technicians, and administrative and other supporting staff.

Researcher in Electrical Energy Storage - Ikerlan

2010-11-10T19:59:00.001+01:00

Applications here.The candidate will be in charge of designing and developing Battery Management Systems (BMS) which performs advanced functions like monitoring and protection of cells, SOC (state of charge) and SOH (state of health) estimation, cell balancing and others.We demand:- Recent PhD in electrical/electronic engineering, chemical engineering, or closely related field.- The ability

Food for HPC thought

2010-11-01T21:25:00.002+01:00

I am happy with the changes for i2Basque -the fact that is going to be integrated with Ikerbasque, and by the way I hope that the excelent team stays beyond 2011-. I have seen many new HPC centers fail on something that Ikerbasque does very well: partnership with each research institution in the Basque arena. And we can say they have been quite successful.Because the major failure of new

Basque budgets: 330m€ in science and technology projects for 2011

2010-10-30T14:17:00.003+02:00

Approved by both Spanish and Basque Governments. Links are in Spanish.This will have significant impact in Basque Computational projects, as for example the Basque Center for applied Mathematics will raise 6m€ just in 2011.

认识巴斯克自治区

2010-10-30T13:24:00.002+02:00

了解为什么你的高性能计算项目，应在巴斯克地区。下列文件已出版了地方当局。这页是一个个人博客，将帮助你找到就业机会，企业，科学，并使用高性能计算的工业项目。认识巴斯克自治区

The art of quantum simulation enables the study of inaccessible phenomena

2010-10-29T21:20:00.002+02:00

An interesting interview to local Ikerbasque researcher Enrique Solano, here.The paper was published on Nature.

References: the LRZ case

2010-10-24T23:05:00.004+02:00

The following slides -from a presentation given a few months ago- highlight perfectly what I consider a very good global HPC academic provider. It is what we should be looking at, and mimic -as we already explained, what I believe could be applied to Lemoniz abandoned nuclear power plant.Introducing IT Service Management at the LRZ

VideoGames industry education in the Basque

2010-10-24T14:18:00.002+02:00

"The Bilbao Chamber of Comerse and DigipPen USA are honoured to present DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe-Bilbao, a project the goal of which is to boost a new strategic sector in Euskadi: Videogames and Virtual Reality. To this end, we will create high-performance training and research in videogame programming and design and which will open its doors in 2010."Via

Basque Competitiviness Performance: Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country?

2010-10-24T13:55:00.002+02:00

The following presentation -prepared by distinguished professor Michael E. Porter from Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiviness- will give provide you with some unvaluable insights. The professors used this material to give a talk in Bilbao in 2002, and describes the evolution of the Basque Region strategies and recommendations from 1988.Basque competitive performance

Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country ? Space for your offices

2010-10-24T13:33:00.003+02:00

Besides the scientific and technological parks located at the outskirts of Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria and Mondragon, Bilbao is about to inaugurate the "Iberdrola Tower". Located in the center of Bilbao, you can request and find further information to start your business here.

Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country ? Nature, Sports, Culture and Society

2010-10-23T19:23:00.005+02:00

The following funny video, made by a person that leaves in the Basque Country, can give you a good idea about how the people and the countryside in the Basque Country area is. As his author describes his video took "21 months in the making, more than 100 places and many friends to dance in the Basque Country. Based on an idea by Matt Harding."

Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country ? Economic Situation

2010-10-23T19:20:00.003+02:00

In a video report published in its digital version, the WSJ describes Spain as a burden for Europe though it also says that Bilbao has "weathered" the economic situation well.Further can be read here.

Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country ? Science Report

2010-10-23T17:34:00.002+02:00

The following report describes the Basque Science system. It was published in Nature in 2008 in conunction with Ikerbasque- the Basque Science Agency-.Basque Science

Fellowships 2011 for Visiting Researchers in Computational Projects

2010-10-23T17:30:00.002+02:00

The call is run by Ikerbasque the Basque Science Foundation: please see a description of centers, projects and conditions here.

Jobs in San Sebastian: Head of Calculation and Simulation projects

2010-10-23T17:10:00.002+02:00

Further information and apply form in English here.Description of offer: This falls within the remit of the Business Unit at TECNALIA Transport (within the Department of Product Engineering), located at the INASMET-Tecnalia Technological Centre in the Donostia-San Sebastian Technological Park in the Basque Country. Remuneration is negotiable depending on personal and professional skills..

Research Opportunities in Mathematics in the Basque Country

2010-10-22T18:50:00.003+02:00

The BCAM, the basque center for applied mathematics is seeking to hire, senior, postdoctoral and phd students in the following areas: Please apply and read here.Fluid  Mechanics  Data  Mining   Statistics  and  Applied  Probability  Financial MathematicsPartial  Differential  Equations, Numerics and Control (PDE)  Computational  Mathematics (CM) Network  Design, Analysis  and  Optimization (NET)

Modelling the behaviour of the plastic deformation of metal sheeting

2010-10-20T23:30:00.003+02:00

Mondragon University, Fagor Arrasate and Koniker technological centre announced today an agreement for boosting research in machine tool sector.Koniker Research is an expert on "simulations finite elements: mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, cinematic and dynamic".

Why should your HPC project be in the Basque Country ?

2010-10-20T22:30:00.005+02:00

The Following document will provide some insights for those willing to relocate their High Performance Computing activities to the Basque Country. As you will find on the gubernamental web page, your project can benefit from key strategic areas: Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Electronics, and Alternative Energies expert know-how.Investing in the Basque Country

Why should your Simulation or High Performance Computing project be in the Basque Country?

2010-10-19T19:24:00.003+02:00

The following document -distributed by ESS Bilbao- is a bit old, but you may get the picture.Quality of Life in the Basque Country

Recognition of hemi-methylated DNA by UHRF1

2010-10-13T21:51:00.002+02:00

This excellent presentation was given by Ronen Zangi, Ikerbasque Research Professor from the University of the Basque Country, at a national scientific computing conference.ps: here you can read en interview when he moved to live in San Sebastian-Donostia, to start this work. Recognition of hemi-methylated DNA by UHRF1 (Ronen Zangi, Euskal Herriko Unibersitatea)

Iberdrola's Wind Simulations in seek of expert HPC engineers and consultants

2010-10-11T22:29:00.009+02:00

That is what today, the Spanish supercomputing center's associate director said to a national radio program. He claims that his center -located in Barcelona- has an advanced engineering technology program ongoing to optimize Iberdrola's new wind farms across the Spanish geography. It is understood that such decisions need simulation and supercomputing capabilities, as it was described before in

Financial Times outlook cover Basque companies that use HPC

2010-10-10T19:11:00.004+02:00

I am happy to mention here the positive outlook covered by Financial Times' Mark Mulligan.Some good things:"The green valleys and centuries old villages of the Basque Country seem an incongruous setting for the workshops of Spain’s industrial heartland. ""the Basque Country more crisis resistant than the rest of Spain"The article mention basque companies that we already covered -CIE, Iberdrola,

The Basque Mathematics Annual Report

2010-10-07T20:36:00.003+02:00

The Basque Center for Applied Mathematics has recently published their annual report. With only 2 years, significant achievements, and things that sound really well:-"BCAM has been granted an ERC Advanced Grant 2009 edition"-"Collaboration with local partners and industry is also increasingly bringing new scientific challenges, human resurces and funding to BCAM "-"Highly valuable people from

i2Basque manages Euskalmet's iDataPlex

2010-10-06T00:43:00.005+02:00

Great news: i2basque advertises the availability of the -possibly- already announced Euskalmet's iDataplex 1064 cores machine. This is indeed great news: i2basque from my point of view, can provide the best academic and industrial connectivity and therefore the best integration in all terms. If the machine it is hosted at the EJIE data center, then we can clearly say that it is probably one of

Understanding the 'client'

2010-08-20T00:04:00.004+02:00

I already talked about the Basque Centre on Cognition Brain and Language. I wanted to post this video because I believe it is extremely important to understant the people that need HPC tools. And this, this is really unique. I believe we can all say the centre has very good and qualified professionals.well done local government, very well done.

Career Opportunity: Research Professor in Advanced Computing

2010-08-14T11:37:00.004+02:00