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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 6d

3/3 Today, we share the “Guidelines for local policymakers”: a practical resource for harnessing #UDTs to build more sustainable, efficient & human-centred cities 🙌

🔗 www.vcity.tech/2025/10/02/g...

Guidelines for local policymakers

www.vcity.tech

BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 6d

2/3 Sophie Marandon highlights: “The need for cross-departmental collaboration, political buy-in, clear objectives and capacity-building shows that urban digital twins are as much about institutional change as they are about technological innovation.”

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 6d

1/3 As part of our #vCity project, we work closely with #Eurocities through the #EurocitiesAcademy to train local governments in #UrbanDigitalTwins.

The 2nd edition participants joined an online session to plan promising action paths & prep for Nov’s face-to-face training at @bsc-cns.bsky.social

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Jorge Carrión @jorgecarrion21.bsky.social · 12d

Hoy, en la portada del suplemento Què fem de @lavanguardia.com, propongo una ruta de la Barcelona de vanguardia tecnológica: www.lavanguardia.com/qf/planes/20... @bsc-cns.bsky.social @caixaresearch.bsky.social @telefonica.bsky.social @vicenteguallart.bsky.social

Ruta por la Barcelona hipertecnológica

De la Torre 00 de Diagonal Mar, en el extremo del 22@, hasta el Supercomputing Center de Pedralbes, en la otra punta de la ciudad, proponemos visitar diez

www.lavanguardia.com

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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 16d

Marisol Monterrubio y Josep de la Puente:

“Se ha demostrado la capacidad de los supercomputadores para asistir en la evaluación del impacto de catástrofes. El @sismologicomx.bsky.social
ha incorporado nuestros resultados en su reporte oficial del simulacro"

🔘 Más info: bsc.es/4kt

El BSC ensaya un sistema pionero de respuesta inmediata a grandes catástrofes en el Simulacro Nacional de terremoto de México

El experimento, que tendr&aacute; lugar el 19 de septiembre, demuestra el potencial de las grandes infraestructuras computacionales para c&aacute;lculos de emergencia, sistemas de alerta y res...

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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 16d

🌐Éxito del Simulacro Nacional de terremoto de México en el que MareNostrum 5 ha sido el primer supercomputador europeo en probar protocolos de cómputo urgente para responder de forma inmediata a emergencias.

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🌐Éxito del Simulacro Nacional de terremoto de México

YouTube video by BSC CNS

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 21d

3/3 We share part of the media coverage 😀
🔗 www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcel...

🔗 www.elperiodico.com/es/barcelona...

🔗 www.20minutos.es/cataluna/bar...

@bsc-cns.bsky.social

La ciencia se une a los ciclistas para crear el primer mapa real de tráfico de bicis en Barcelona

Las mujeres, por la sensación de inseguridad, solo representan una cuarta parte de la comunidad ciclista de la ciudad

www.lavanguardia.com

BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 21d

2/2 This work is a collaboration between ICTA-UAB, Bicicleta Club de Cataluña, and our team, with the support of citizens through the #BiciZen platform.

Our contribution is part of the #vCity project, a human-centric platform for creating Urban Digital Twins and promoting more sustainable cities.

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 21d

1/2 🚲 How does cycling work in Barcelona? The first study, ‘Cycling traffic in Barcelona, street by street’, is now available.

Presented by Jordi Honey, researcher at @icta-uab.bsky.social, together with our researchers Luca Liebscht and Patricio Reyes.

Project details 👉 bacc.cat/estudi-la-ci...

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 23d

2/2 Luca is involved in two key projects for our group: #vCity & #REALLOCATE.

His work has focused on analysing the evolution of bike lanes infrastructure in Barcelona and has been carried out within the framework of #Cycling, one of the Living Labs of #vCity.

🔗 www.vcity.tech/2025/09/12/b...

Bike lanes evolution in Barcelona

www.vcity.tech

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 23d

1/2 This week is European Mobility Week in Barcelona, and in this context we would like to share this great interview.

Our colleagues from the CASE Department at @bsc-cns.bsky.social interviewed our researcher Luca Liebscht 😎

Check it here 🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#urbanmobility #bikelanes #barcelona #dataviz #cycling #urbandigitaltwins #urbandatascience #vcity #reallocate #bsc | Data Analytics & Visualization Group, BSC-CNS

This week is EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK in Barcelona, and in this context we would like to share this great interview. Our colleagues at CASE Department have released a new episode in their Inside CASE s...

www.linkedin.com

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 26d

3/3 An inspiring day in which we also shared with Giulia Bini (CERN), Robert Meisner, Trevor Paglen, Armin Linke, Oscar Diez, LAS Art Foundation, Domestic Data Streamers, among others ✌

👉 Relive the highlights of the S+T+ARTS Day Conference here youtu.be/0QffrzYYQhM (We are at minute 4:15:00 🤗)

Archipelago of Possible Futures, Breaking Control, Building Democratic Imagination

YouTube video by Ars Electronica

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 26d

2/3 In ‘Quantum Horizons: Strategic Infrastructures and Intertwined Futures,’ @fercook.bsky.social presented:

🔹 The work of @bsc-cns.bsky.social, the potential of the Marenostrum 5 and the Quantum Computer
🔹 BSC AI Factory
🔹 Our work as @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social in innovation with science + art

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 26d

1/3 We continue to relive @ars.electronica.art! 🚀

Today we share our participation in the S+T+ARTS Day Conference: ‘Archipelago of Possible Futures — Breaking Control, Building Democratic Imagination’, curated by Francesca Bria and José Luis de Vicente.

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 29d

4/4 To Maria Arnal, for this wonderful collaboration which, in addition to exploring her voice, allowed us to be part of her show ❣️

To @veronikaliebl.bsky.social, for trusting in our work, to Masha, Aleksandr, and the entire Ars Electronica team for their support before and during the festival 🤝

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 29d

3/3 We continue to assimilate what we have experienced, and today we want to thank, first and foremost, our team: none of this would be possible without their talent, enthusiasm, and commitment 😍

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 29d

2/4 #ExpandedVoices, our exploration of AI-driven voice synthesis, was tested by more than 700 people in more than 15 languages, highlighting Austrian, German, English, and Japanese 🤩

We are delighted to have shared our project and proud to bring @bsc-cns.bsky.social to this important festival 🙌

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · 29d

1/4 Linz became the meeting point for art, technology, and society through @ars.electronica.art Its 46th edition attracted more than 122,000 visitors, and we were part of it.

We present our #ExpandedVoices project, which was visited by a diverse, multicultural and intergenerational audience 🤩

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

5/5 With the artist Javier Blanco and the CCAD - UNC, we will delve into 𝘖𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘯, a project that arises in response to informational obsolescence—the symbolic disappearance of events, memories, and social struggles—with the aim of recovering Argentina's collective memory through performance.

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

4/5 This year, in addition to bringing 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 to life and presenting it at #Sónar+D 2025, we have joined #S+T+ARTS Buen-TEK, a new initiative from #S+T+ARTS, the first of its kind in South America.

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

3/5 Together with these artists and scientists, we presented the work in progress at #Sónar+D 2024.

You can see a summary of these residencies in the #AIR movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsW_...

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

2/5 At #S+T+ARTS AIR, we collaborate with these artists and scientists from other groups @bsc-cns.bsky.social in:

🎤 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘹, with Maria Arnal.

📳 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴, with Richard Vijgen.

👃 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, with Filippo Nassetti (honorable mention in the 2025 S+T+ARTS Award ✨).

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

1/5 With this sentence 👇, @fercook.bsky.social, leader of our group, sums up the importance of collaboration in fostering creation and exploration between art, science, and technology.

Today we share part of the journey that takes us to #ArsElectronica to present 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴!

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yes! We're going to #ArsElectronica!

All the details here www.bsc.es/news/bsc-new...

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BSC Data Viz Group @bscdatavizgroup.bsky.social · Aug 27

3/3 These visual, auditory, and immersive representations help us better understand the inner workings of AI models.

Want to learn more? Follow us and join us on our journey to Ars Electronica! 🚀

🔗 Review the project www.bsc.es/viz/expanded...

@bsc-cns.bsky.social

Expanded Voices by BSC in collaboration with María Arnal

www.bsc.es

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