SCALAC Strengthens Digital Partnerships for Latin America at ISC High Performance 2025
The German port city once again hosted ISC High Performance (ISC-HPC), Europe’s leading event on supercomputing, artificial intelligence, and advanced computing. Held from June 10 to 13 at the Congress Center Hamburg under the theme “Connecting the Dots”, the event consolidated its role as a strategic platform for global collaboration in these fields.
Since 2012, the Advanced Computing System for Latin America and the Caribbean (SCALAC) has maintained an active presence at ISC, participating over the years through specialized workshops, an exhibition booth, and, in recent editions, by taking part in high-level panel discussions.
One of the highlights of the 2025 edition was the session “HPC in Africa, Latin America & Middle East”, organized by Happy Sithole (CHPC-CSIR, South Africa). This panel focused on how different regions are leveraging the power of HPC to advance artificial intelligence, with a strong emphasis on regional digital partnerships.
The panel brought together experts from across the globe:
· Horst Simon (Adia Lab, United Arab Emirates), who presented “HPC in the UAE: 2025 Status in AI and Advanced Computing”.
· David Keyes (KAUST, Saudi Arabia), with “HPC in Saudi Arabia: from Petroleum to Genomics”.
· Carlos Jaime Barrios, General Chair of SCALAC / Researcher.
· Robert Bajadmjan (UMP6, Morocco), who discussed “Toubkal Supercomputer: Powering Morocco’s HPC Future”.
· Segopotso Moshapo (SARAO, South Africa), with “HPC in South Africa: Host of the Square Kilometer Array Telescope”.
· Carla Osthoff (LNCC, Brazil), who presented “HPC in Brazil and the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan”.
During SCALAC’s participation, Carlos J. Barrios highlighted the alliance’s recent achievements: student competitions focused on AI, the expansion of the HPC center network across 10 Latin American countries, and the deployment of new GPU-accelerated platforms already driving projects in health, climate change, and renewable energy modeling. Barrios emphasized that “sustainable digital partnerships are key to democratizing AI in the region and ensuring scientific and technological sovereignty.”
With this participation, SCALAC continues to position itself as a key player in the global advanced computing landscape, promoting talent, innovation, and collaboration from Latin America and the Caribbean to the world.
