Mateo Valero Cortés

Mateo Valero Cortés is a prominent Spanish computer scientist and the director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC). He is recognized for his contributions to high-performance computing and the development of supercomputers. Valero has been an advocate for the importance of computational resources in national competitiveness and sovereignty, emphasizing that countries capable of processing their own data and employing advanced computational techniques can address societal challenges more effectively. His work at BSC has positioned the center as a leader in supercomputing research and development.