Supercomputing and Visualization Center of Madrid

In 2004, CeSViMa was created by the Technical University of Madrid and CIEMAT.

The aim of the center is to provide computation resources to the researchers of Madrid.

In May 2008, the center migrated all its infrastructure to a new building in the newly created in the International Excellence Campus of Montegancedo,[1] site of Scientific and Technologic Park of the Technical University of Madrid (40°24′15.65″N 03°50′4.75″W / 40.4043472°N 3.8346528°W / 40.4043472; -3.8346528).

In 2011, a full upgrade of Magerit supercomputer put it as the most powerful[2] and ecological[3] supercomputer of Spain in the July editions of TOP500 and Green500 lists used as reference in this matter (positions 136 and 18) The Spanish branch of the international project Blue Brain (called Cajal Blue Brain) is carrying out in the facilities of the CeSViMa.

The project also uses the computing resources of Magerit supercomputer The center also organizes conferences about supercomputing, new developments in hardware and software, scientific publications... and other science activities.