Training Event: Advancing CFD Through HPC

From October 14 to 16, 2025, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) hosted the EXCELLERAT training on Advanced CFD and Turbulence Modelling targeting HPC, co-organized with CECAM.

The course gathered master’s and PhD students, as well as professionals from industry, to explore how High-Performance Computing (HPC) is reshaping Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Over three days, participants learned how HPC enables more detailed and efficient simulations for complex physical systems.

The programme combined lectures and practical sessions, covering topics such as multiphysics and multiscale modelling, GPU programming, conjugate heat transfer, and performance optimisation for exascale computing. The training was led by instructors Charles Moulinec, Stefano Rolfo, and Wei Wang (UKRI–STFC), Guillaume Houzeaux (BSC), and Yvan Fournier (EDF).

The event provided a collaborative environment where participants from academia and industry shared ideas and experiences, highlighting the essential role of HPC in advancing CFD research and applications.