The Foundation aims to contribute to the advancement of science and technology through research in the areas of high-performance computing, communications and other converging scientific and technological fields arising from these disciplines, as well as to facilitate access to and support for CESGA’s scientific and technical infrastructures for its users and for projects with high added value for society.
In general, the Foundation’s objectives are to promote the advancement of science and technology through research and the use of high-performance computing, communications and other related innovative and disruptive technologies as a tool for sustainable socio-economic development.
The Foundation’s activities will include the following:
- Developing research activities and research support.
- Promoting and participating in the development of research and technological development projects.
- Developing the infrastructure and resources necessary to achieve the Foundation’s objectives.
- Providing computing, communication and technical support capabilities to its users through the scientific and technical infrastructure available at the Foundation.
- Collaborating in the transfer of research results in the areas of high-performance computing, communication and other convergent fields between public research centres and companies.
- Encouraging and promoting cooperation between institutions at national and international level.
- Contribute to the development and strengthening of the competitive capacity of the Galician research communities and the CSIC.
- Collaborate with institutions, companies and individuals in any matter related to the Foundation’s purpose, under the terms established in the corresponding cooperation agreements or conventions.
- Promote and collaborate in the organisation of courses, seminars and meetings related to the Foundation’s field of activity.
- Collaborate in the implementation of training activities, especially postgraduate and doctoral courses, advanced courses and international scientific meetings.
- Encourage the attraction and retention of research talent by developing the necessary measures to this end, including those aimed at promoting cooperation and exchange between research groups and national and international institutions.
- Promote and disseminate those activities and results that are considered to be of interest to the Foundation.
- Collaborate with other supercomputing centres for the effective use of scientific and technical infrastructure.
- Seek and obtain resources for the development of its activities.
- Collaborate in solving technological challenges for start-ups, SMEs and companies that fall within the scope of the Foundation.
- Any other activity considered to be of interest to the Foundation’s purpose.
The provision of services to the users and customers is fundamentaly oriented to provide any type of scientific and technical support required for the optimum exploitation of the systems of high performance computing, data storage, and communications as well as for the analysis and presentation of results. The services offered are listed below.
- High Performance Computing for scientific uses, technicians, and engineers
- User data storage
- Engineering of advanced communications networks
- Support for the transfer of results to industry
- Support in the design and development of I+D+i projects
- Support for the exploitation of collaboration tools and on-line learning resources
- Support for the optimum utilisation of Geographic Information Systems
CESGA`s rates
The users of the infrastructures and services of the CESGA include researchers, developers, technicians, and innovators in public and private institutions.
- Galician Universities
- Regional Research Centres
- The National Scientific Research Council (CSIC)
- Other public or private organisations all over the world, including:
– R&D departments of of industries and companies,
– technological and research centres oriented to industry,
– other Universities all over the world, and
– non-profit R&D organisations.
The researchers that use CESGA have an extensive record of scientific production with a remarkable number of publications of excellent scientific quality, index of citation, and impact.
Consult the annual scientific production reports here.
High Performance Computing Systems use parallel processing to execute advanced applications in an efficient, reliable, and fast manner. Our aim is to reduce the time-to-solution which means to diminish the execution time as well as the development time of an appplication in a particular system.
High Performance Computing Systems use many computing resources during long periods of time in order to complete a computational task.
GRID Computing Systems contribute to distributed computing European and intercontinental platforms, such as, EGI or EELA.
Cloud Computing Systems offer virtualisation software and platforms to users.
The Science and Technology Network of Galicia (RECETGA) provides advanced communications services to the academic and scientific communities in Galicia (close of 90,000 users). RECETGA offers access to the Spanish Network of e-Science (RedIRIS), to the I+D+i community in Galicia and, through this, to the European research network, GEANT.
In addition, CESGA manages infrastructures for massive data storage, repositories of scientific and technical data, geographic information systems, collaboration tools, and e-Learning platforms.
CESGA has housed FinisTerrae is a high performance computing server that is very well adapted and designed to reduce the “time-to-solution” to the minimum in order to satisfy the current scientific and industrial demands of users.
FinisTerrae I occupied position 100 of the World Top 500 list when it was put into production.
Since the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation recognised CESGA as a Unique Scientific Technological Infrastructure in 2009, FinisTerrae has been available to researchers and innovators of the entire European Research Area.
Consult here the principles that govern CESGA’s Energy Policy and Quality Policy.
As to the constant improvement of the quality of the services, the system of management of the Center adjust to the normativa ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018 of energetic efficiency.
| ISO 50001:2018
Certified Energy Management System nº256305-2018-AE-IBE-RvA |
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| ISO 9001:2015
Certificate Management System nº 258094-2018-AQ-IBE-ENAC |
 Certificate Management System nº 258094-2018-AQ-IBE-ENAC (20240409-20270408)1 file(s) 100.29 KB |
CESGA was created in May of 1993.
Foundation CESGA is a non-profit organisation at the service of scientific research. The Regional Government of Galicia and the Spanish National Scientific Research Council (CSIC) participate as the only members of the Board of Trustees.
The infrastructures of CESGA have been partially funded by the European Commission through the European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER) and by the Government of Spain through the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) as well as by the Regional Government of Galicia and CSIC. See actions co-financed with FEDER Funds.
Additionally, CESGA carries out actions co-financed with NextGenerationEU/PRTR Funds.
