“Latin American Women in HPC Day” Promotes Greater Inclusion in Regional Supercomputing

“Latin American Women in HPC Day” Promotes Greater Inclusion in Regional Supercomputing

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March 11, 2025 – With over a hundred participants from across the region, the “Latin American Women in HPC Day”established itself as a key space for highlighting and supporting the role of women in High Performance Computing (HPC).
This initiative is part of the lead-up activities to CARLA 2024, organized by the Advanced Computing System for Latin America and the Caribbean (SCALAC).

A High-Level and Diverse Program

The online session was moderated by Tania Altamirano (Academic Relations Manager at RedCLARA) and Paola Buitrago (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center). The event featured prominent researchers and professors from the region and beyond:

  • Paula Verhelet – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Carla Osthoff – National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), Brazil

  • Carmen Heras – University of Sonora, Mexico

  • Cristina Boeres – Federal Fluminense University, Brazil

  • Patricia Tissera – Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

  • Aletéia Araújo – University of Brasília, Brazil

  • Genoveva Vargas-Solar – French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France

  • Gina Maestre – University of Antioquia, Colombia

  • Lizette Robles – University of Guadalajara / CADS-UDG, Mexico (moderator of the panel “Creating Community for Women in HPC”)

 

Purpose and Impact

The webinar provided a platform for sharing ideas, techniques, and research in HPC and AI-HPC, while celebrating the achievements of women in the field and fostering collaborative networks. Key themes included:

  1. Leadership pathways of women in supercomputing centers

  2. Equity and retention challenges in STEM fields

  3. Strategies for mentoring, funding, and training future women researchers

 

Looking Ahead

“Latin American Women in HPC Day” will continue as part of the official program for CARLA 2024, reinforcing SCALAC’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, and sustainable development in advanced computing across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Watch the recording: The full video is available on YouTube.

 

Organized by Women Leaders

The event was made possible thanks to the collaborative efforts of:

  • Paola Buitrago (PSC, USA)

  • Paula Verhelet (UBA, Argentina)

  • Carla Osthoff (LNCC, Brazil)

  • Tania Altamirano (RedCLARA, Chile)

  • Lizette Robles and Angie Fernández (UDG-CADS, Mexico)

  • Carmen Heras (UNISON, Mexico)

 

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