The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, visited the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) on April 19, 2026, where she met researchers working on collaborative projects between the European Union and Mexico.
During the visit, ChEESE researcher Marisol Monterrubio presented ongoing work on advanced simulations of geophysical hazards, developed in collaboration with Mexico’s National Seismological Service (SSN), a member of the ChEESE Industry and Users Board, and the Institute of Geophysics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
The presentation highlighted how high-performance computing is being used to improve the understanding and simulation of earthquakes, with direct applications for risk assessment and emergency response.
She also showcased the work carried out during Mexico’s National Earthquake Drill, where ChEESE and BSC took part in a real-time exercise using the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer. The drill served as a testbed to validate and demonstrate urgent computing technologies, generating rapid seismic impact maps and supporting SSN in evaluating different earthquake scenarios.
This exercise marked an important step in demonstrating that these computational tools can operate under real emergency conditions, improving decision-making for civil protection services and strengthening future disaster response capabilities.
The meeting reflects the impact of ChEESE in advancing applied computational science, while further reinforcing collaboration between the BSC, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, and Mexico. In this context, the BSC and the Government of Mexico are also collaborating through knowledge exchange within the Coatlicue project, the upcoming Mexican supercomputer expected to be inaugurated in 2028 and set to become the most powerful in Latin America.
BSC researchers Marisol Monterrubio and Jonnatan Mendoza Escobar with the Mexico`s president, Claudia Sheinbaum
Published: 21 April 2026
By Aerton Guimarães
Photos by BSC
From the ChEESE-2P Dissemination Team
