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The '''Supercomputing and Visualization Center of Madrid''' (CeSViMa) also called '''Madrid Supercomputing and Visualization Center''' (In Spanish, Centro de Supercomputación y Visualización de [[Madrid]]) depends on the [[Computer Science]] Faculty of the [[Technical University of Madrid]]. This center houses [[Magerit]], one of the most powerful supercomputers in Spain. This center is a member of the [[Spanish Supercomputing Network]], the ''Spanish e-Science Network'' and the ''[[Madrid]] Laboratories and Infraestructures Network''.

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== History ==

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]]. [[IBM]] provided the supercomputer Magerit in the center. The center also has an interactive [[Three-dimensional space|3D visualization infrastructure]] and a [[terrestrial scanner]].

In [[2007]] CeSViMa joined the [[Spanish Supercomputing Network]] and the supercomputer [[Magerit]] was upgraded.

In May [[2008]], the center migrated all its infrastructure to a new building in the newly created in the International Excellence Campus of Montegancedo,<ref>[http://www.upm.es/CEI_Montegancedo/propuesta/2010/educacion/index_en.html I2tech Montegancedo]</ref> site of Scientific and Technologic Park of the Technical University of Madrid ({{coord|40|24|15.65|N|03|50|4.75|W|type:edu_scale:2500|display=inline,title}}). The supercomputer was upgraded again and reach 16 [[TFLOPS]]. 60% of the supercomputer CPU time is used for RES research; the remaining 40% is used for Madrid research.

During [[2009]] the center joined the ''Spanish e-Science Network'' and the ''[[Madrid]] Laboratories and Infrastructures Network''.

In [[2011]] a full upgrade of [[Magerit]] supercomputer put it as the most powerful<ref>[[TOP500]]: [http://top500.org/lists/2011/06 Lista junio de 2011]</ref> and ecological<ref>[[Green500]]: [http://www.green500.org/lists/2011/06/top/list.php?from=1&to=100 Lista junio de 2011] [http://www.green500.org/cert1.php?list=green201106&green500_rank=18 Certificado del CeSViMa]</ref> supercomputer of Spain in the July editions of [[TOP500]] and [[Green500]] lists used as reference in this matter (positions [http://top500.org/system/177311 136] and [http://green500.org/cert1.php?list=green201106&green500_rank=18 18])

== Research ==

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The spanish branch of the international project [[Blue Brain|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. For example, it collaborates in the retransmission of a [[Solar eclipse]] from [[Novosibirsk]], [[Russia]].<ref>[http://www.solareclipse.es/eclipse2008/en.html Solar Eclipse Broadcasting, August 1st, 2008]</ref>

==References==

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== External links ==