Postdoctoral Researcher
Position: Group Leader
Interests: HPC performance, Computer Architecture, Scientific Models, Computational Dynamic Fluids, Mathematical algorithms.
Contact: mario.acosta@bsc.es LinkedIn

Short Bio: Mario Acosta is co-leader of the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). He obtained his PhD from University of Granada (Spain) in 2015, on High Performance Computing applied to Earth System Modeling. This expertise includes wide knowledge in numerical models (governing equations, numerical algorithms and computational implementation) and how to adapt them efficiently to actual and new High Performance Computing (HPC) resources. He is working in the HPC WP of ESiWACE2, ESCAPE2 and INMERSE and the leader of the HPC WP of IS-ENES3 as BSC PI. Moreover, he is also the PI of a research project with KNMI related to HPC of the model Harmonie-Arome. He is author of 8 peer-reviewed articles in international journals. He presented his work at 14 congresses and workshops, and reviewed some manuscripts for peer-review journals. He is or has been the supervisor of two PhD students and three master students and several degree students, who are developing theses in the HPC topic. Additionally, he is associate professor at Universitat Politecnic of Catalunya (UPC).

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Computational Engineer & Software Analyst
Position: Group Leader
Interests: HPC performance, Scientific Models, Data management and visualization.
Contact: miguel.castrillo@bsc.es LinkedIn ORCID

Short Bio: Miguel Castrillo is co-leader of the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). He holds an MSc in Computer Science, an MSc in Artificial Intelligence, and a BA in Geography and History. With previous experience as an analyst and software developer for several private companies, he joined the CES group at the BSC in 2012. Miguel's work at BSC has focused on technical projects related to High Performance Computing (HPC), mainly on computational performance, scalability, and workflows for Earth science models. He has contributed to several international projects, including IS-ENES2, IS-ENES3, ESiWACE and ESiWACE2 H2020, and Copernicus CMEMS 87 HPC ORCA36 and IMMERSE H2020 as PI, as well as to the preparation and research support of several PRACE projects. He's currently involved in several award-winning initiatives where he leads different work packages, including Destination Earth Climate DT, EDITO Model Lab, EERIE, ESiWACE3, GLORIA and CDRESM.

Position: Administrative Support
Contact: yaquelin.samper@bsc.es LinkedIn

Short Bio: Project management professional at the Computational Earth Sciences Department of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). She joined BSC in 2025 to support departmental operations and facilitate research activities, focusing on coordination, documentation, and process optimization. Her background combines international cooperation, education management, and diplomacy across Europe and Latin America. Yaquelin holds a joint International Master’s degree in Global Markets and Local Creativities (GLOCAL) from the University of Glasgow and the University of Barcelona, and a Master of Arts in History from Erasmus University Rotterdam.