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Barcelona Supercomputing Center

BSC to Begin Search for New AI Institute Director as Ricardo Baeza-Yates Steps Down

Aug. 25, 2025 -- In 2025, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) created the BSC AI Institute with the mission of promoting research and innovation ...Full Article

BSC Appoints Ricardo Baeza-Yates as Director of New AI Institute

May 27, 2025 -- The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) has appointed researcher Ricardo Baeza-Yates as director of the newly established BSC AI Institute. The ...Full Article

BSC Joins GENIUS Project to Advance AI-Powered Threat Detection in Conflict Zones

Feb. 21, 2025 — GMV Aerospace and Defence has launched the GENIUS project, an initiative aimed at enhancing safety and operational efficiency in conflict zones. GENIUS is funded by the ...Full Article

BSC: ALIA Project Taps MareNostrum 5 to Build Europe’s Largest Public AI Model

Jan. 24, 2025 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez this week announced the launch of the ALIA project, the first European public, open and multilingual infrastructure which, thanks to ...Full Article

BSC Develops AI Model to Predict Stroke Risk Using Mobile Devices

Nov. 8, 2024 -- Barcelona Supercomputing Center's Innostroke project aims to transform the prevention and monitoring of stroke, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, through ...Full Article