20th RES Users' Conference
20th RES Users Conference
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Event description and registration
The Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES) organises the Annual RES Users Conference with the aim of providing updates on RES developments and offering relevant information on access to its resources and the European HPC ecosystem. This event serves as a meeting point for users, support technicians and the users committee. This year the following topics will be addressed:
- AI applications in science
- Women in Computer Science (WICS)
- RES strategic projects
- AI applied to Scientific Facilities
- Deployment of data centers
- Parallel events
In addition, at the gala dinner, we will present the RES-HPC Award, which recognises outstanding contributions to research, development and/or dissemination in supercomputing in Spain.
You can register for JURES26 by clicking on the link below:
👉REGISTRATION CLOSED👈
Sponsors
Venue
The event venue is the CIEMAT Building, in Madrid.
Provisional agenda
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST 2026 | ||
| 09:00h | REGISTRATION OPEN | |
| 09:30h | Opening session | |
| 10:00h | Opening talk: "From electrons to catalytic function: A journey enabled by supercomputing" Verónica Ganduglia Pirovano — ICP-CSIC | |
| 11:00h | COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION | |
| 11:45h | Thematic panel: "AI for science" Moderator: Diego Perino — Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) Núria López — ICIQ | |
| 13:00h | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:30h | Thematic panel: "Women in HPC: A user's perspective" Moderator: Sara Royuela — Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) Blanca Biel — Universidad de Granada (UGr) | |
| 15:45h | COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION | |
| 16:30h | Thematic panel: "RES Strategic Projects" Moderator: Jordi Rambla — Centro de Regulación Genómica (CRG) GAIA Initiative: Xavier Luri — Universitat de Barcelona (UB) | |
| 17:45h | RES Awards 2026 RES Outstanding Paper Award 2026 | |
| 18:00h | END OF DAY 1 | |
| 20:30h | OFFICIAL JURES 2026 GALA DINNER: RES-HPC Award ceremony | |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND 2026 | ||
| 09:30h | RES objectives, mission and impact Sergi Girona — Barcelona Supercomputing Center | |
| 10:00h | Thematic panel: "AI application to the operation of Scientific Facilities" Moderator: Luís Alberto Rodríguez — GRANTECAN S.A. Manuel Huertas — GRANTECAN S.A. The panel will explore how AI is transforming the operation of large scientific facilities, with examples from astronomy and HPC: data management, early anomaly detection, and intelligent operator support, together with the role of RES infrastructures in developing these solutions. | Thematic panel: "Deployment of data centers" Moderator: Helena Vela — DoITNow DELL-AMD This panel will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with deploying data centres for HPC infrastructures. Bringing together event sponsors and technology providers, the session will focus on attendees’ interests and needs to identify common challenges and discuss potential solutions. |
| 11:30h | COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION | |
| 12:00h | RES Users Committee — 2025 Review Francesc Viñes — Universitat de Barcelona (UB) | |
| 12:30h | RES Outstanding Paper Award 2025 Talk by Jesús Molina Rodríguez de Vera | |
| 13:00h | END OF DAY 2 Institutional closing | |
Parallel events
As part of JURES26, two parallel events will be held focusing on technologies and projects closely related to supercomputing and RES services.
| BSC AI Factory: Artificial Intelligence for Small Businesses 20/10/26 at 15:00h | |
| Session summary | BSC AI Factory is hosting a special session for startups and SMEs in the local ecosystem to showcase opportunities for collaboration. The BSC AI Factory Regional Nodes initiative will be presented, highlighting how the nodes are managed and how they support the development of innovative solutions. |
| 15:00h | BSC AI Factory presentation: services, access and opportunities for small businesses |
| 15:30h | Round table on the regional nodes and the early experience of BSC AIF, with several guest nodes: – SCAYLE |
| 16:30h | END OF SESSION |
| RISC-V and the Barcelona Zettascale Laboratory Project 20/10/26 at 15:00h | |
| Session summary | This session will provide an overview of the RISC-V architecture. Participants will also have the opportunity to have a broad look into the BZL project and participate in a hands-on session on infrastructure access. |
| 15:00h | Introduction to the RISC-V processors and architecture Standards and specifications, ISA extensions and profiles |
| 15:30h | The BZL project: hardware and software BSC core designs: Sargantana, Lagarto Ox Compiling for the RISC-V architecture, using the Vector extension Experience with firmware and OS porting |
| 16:30h | RISC-V emulation infrastructure: the MEEP FPGA server Access to the infrastructure, how to compile and run benchmarks, hands-on |
| 18:00h | FIN DE LA SESIÓN |
| 2nd MAR Chapter Workshop of Women in High Performance Computing 20/10/26 a las 15:00h | |
| 15:00h | Opening Remarks Introduction to the MAR Chapter and the Workshop |
| 15:15h | DARE: Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe by Negin Mahani (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) |
| 15:35h | Aceso: Latency-Aware Geo-Distribution of Microservices for Cost-Effective Carbon Reduction by Georgia Christofidi (IMDEA Software Institute) |
| 15:55h | Too Private, Too Sensitive, Too Fast: Building Trustworthy Data Systems Under Constraints by Tianyue Chu (Telefónica Research) |
| 16:15h | Fostering Innovation in the Caspian Basin: From ASOIU’s Computing DNA to Next-Generation HPC and AI Infrastructures by Nigar Ismayilova (Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University) |
| 16:30h | COFFEE BREAK |
| 17:00h | BSC AI Factory: Regional Nodes for National Innovation by Melyssa Fratkin (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) |
| 17:20h | Towards Robust and Predictive Smart Parking Systems Behafarid Hemmatpour (IMDEA Networks Institute) |
| 17:40h | Discussion & Networking Future Chapter Activities and Networking |
👉REGISTRATION FOR PARALLEL EVENTS IS NOW CLOSED👈
Apply for RES Awards and Travel Grants
Applications for awards and travel grants are submitted through the application form.
With the aim of recognising excellent scientific work carried out using RES resources, the conference will present the following awards:
RES Best Poster Award: Awarded to the author of the most meritorious poster presented at the RES Users Conference. Submitted works MUST have been carried out using HPC, AI or data resources from the RES. The winner will be decided during the conference by popular vote and will receive a travel grant for the following year's RES Users Conference.
RES Outstanding Paper Award: Awarded to the author of the most excellent paper submitted during the registration process. Submitted works MUST have been carried out using HPC, AI or data resources from the RES. The winner will be decided by the RES Council based on proposals from the coordinators of the Access Committee, who will evaluate candidates according to the excellence of both the work and the author. Winning this award entitles the author to give an oral presentation on their paper at the following year's conference.
Travel Grants: Intended to cover transport and accommodation for young researchers (typically master's and doctoral students, or recent graduates) presenting a poster at the conference. The organisation will cover travel expenses up to a maximum of €500, in accordance with BSC regulations.