Cristian Canton
Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Associate Director
Speaker Bio
Cristian Canton is the Associate Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), where he helps lead one of Europe’s most prominent research institutions in supercomputing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies. At BSC, he oversees strategic initiatives such as the deployment of MareNostrum 5, one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, and the transformation of the center into an AI-driven hub that advances European scientific, industrial, and social missions. His work emphasizes technological sovereignty, international collaboration, and the application of AI and HPC in areas such as climate science, health, chip design, social sciences, and engineering.