Position: Leading Researcher (Group Leader)
Interests: HPC performance, Computer Architecture, Scientific Models, Computational Dynamic Fluids, Mathematical algorithms.
Contact: mario.acosta@bsc.es LinkedIn
ORCID: 0000-0001-7054-8168
Joined BSC: December 2015

Short Bio: Mario Acosta is Co-Leader of the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). He obtained his PhD in High Performance Computing applied to Earth System Modeling from the University of Granada (Spain) in 2015.

His expertise covers numerical models, including governing equations, numerical algorithms, and their efficient adaptation to current and emerging HPC architectures. At BSC, Mario leads and contributes to several high-impact international projects focused on HPC optimization for climate and weather models. He serves as BSC Principal Investigator (PI) and leader of the HPC Work Package (WP) in IS-ENES3, and contributes to the HPC WPs of ESiWACE2, ESCAPE2, and IMMERSE. Additionally, he is the PI of a research collaboration with KNMI on HPC optimization for the Harmonie-Arome model.

Mario has authored several peer-reviewed publications, presented his work at numerous international conferences and workshops, and reviewed manuscripts for scientific journals. He has supervised PhD, master’s, and undergraduate students in HPC topics and is also an Associate Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

Projects: IS-ENES3 (BSC PI, HPC WP Leader); ESiWACE2 (HPC WP); ESCAPE2 (HPC WP); IMMERSE (HPC WP); KNMI Harmonie-Arome HPC Collaboration.

Position: Leading Research Engineer (Group Leader)
Interests: HPC performance, Scientific Models, Data management and visualization.
Contact: miguel.castrillo@bsc.es LinkedIn
ORCID: 0000-0003-1826-623X
Joined BSC: 2012

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.

Before joining BSC, Miguel worked as an analyst and software developer for several private companies. Since joining the CES group in 2012, his work has focused on technical projects in High Performance Computing (HPC), particularly in computational performance, scalability, and workflows for Earth system models. He has contributed to numerous international initiatives, including IS-ENES2, IS-ENES3, ESiWACE, ESiWACE2 H2020, Copernicus CMEMS 87 HPC ORCA36, and IMMERSE H2020 (as PI). Miguel currently leads or contributes to several award-winning European projects, such as Destination Earth Climate DT, EDITO Model Lab, EERIE, ESiWACE3, GLORIA, and CDRESM.

Projects: IS-ENES2; IS-ENES3; ESiWACE / ESiWACE2 H2020; Copernicus CMEMS 87 HPC ORCA36; IMMERSE H2020 (PI); Destination Earth Climate DT; EDITO Model Lab; EERIE; ESiWACE3; GLORIA; CDRESM.

Position: Administrative Support
Interests: Earth Science, Management
Contact: yaquelin.samper@bsc.es LinkedIn
Joined BSC: October 2025

Short Bio: Yaquelin Samper is a Project Management Professional within the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). She joined BSC in 2025 to support departmental operations and facilitate research activities, with a focus on coordination, documentation, and process optimization. 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, as well as a Master of Arts in History from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Her background combines international cooperation, education management, and diplomacy across Europe and Latin America, contributing to a multidisciplinary and globally oriented approach to research support and project coordination.

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