HPC and AI

The EL-BONGÓ High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence (HPC-IA) community is part of the ERASMUS+ EL-BONGÓ project and includes partners from seven Latin American countries. Its purpose is to support education, research, and practical applications in HPC and AI. The community collaborates closely with other EL-BONGÓ groups working on astroparticles, geosciences, and high-energy physics. It focuses on building shared infrastructure, offering advanced training programs, and promoting collaborative research. This initiative aims to strengthen scientific and technological capacities in the region and align with international developments in HPC and AI.

Objectives of the Community

The HPC-IA community seeks to:

  • Foster a transnational network for advanced computing and AI.
  • Build computing and research capacity at partner institutions.
  • Facilitate interdisciplinary applications in physics, biology, climate science, and data analysis.
  • Promote equitable access to shared infrastructure and resources.
  • Advance Latin America’s integration into global HPC and AI ecosystems.
  • Stimulate regional collaboration and visibility through open science practices.

Tentative Lines of Work

The community has identified key thematic and methodological lines, including:

  • Federated Learning and Edge Computing: promoting privacy-preserving and distributed machine learning frameworks.
  • Bioinformatics and Medical Image Processing**: analysing biological data and medical imagery using AI tools.
  • Ethics in AI: exploring fairness, accountability, and transparency in data-driven technologies.
  • Continuous and Quantum Computing**: advancing algorithmic development with international partners, especially in Europe.
  • Scientific Instrumentation with AI**: using AI to develop and operate sensors and hardware systems.
  • Interdisciplinary Data Ecosystems**: integrating astroparticles, geophysics, and environmental monitoring datasets.

Members

Colombia

  • Carlos Jaime Barrios Hernández – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
  • Manuel Alberto Flórez Torres – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
  • Fabio Martínez – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
  • Maritza Liliana Calderón Benavides – Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB)
  • Juan Camilo Ramírez – Universidad Antonio Nariño (UAN)

El Salvador

  • Mario Ruiz Vargas – Universidad Francisco Gavidia (UFG)
  • James Humberstone – Universidad Francisco Gavidia (UFG)

Ecuador

  • Roberto Andrade – Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)
  • María Herrera – Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)

Ecuador

  • Roberto Andrade – Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)
  • María Herrera – Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)

Honduras

  • Jorge Sauceda – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH)

Guatemala

  • Maynor Ballina – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) / The Abdus Salam ICTP
  • Giovanni Ramírez – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)
  • Jorge Balsells  Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)

Venezuela

  • Roxana Gajardo  – Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)
  • Robinson Rivas – Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)

France

  • Christophe Collard – Laboratoire des 2 Infinis Toulouse (L2IT), CNRS/IN2P3
  • Oscar Carrillo Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon)

Spain

  • Francisco José García Peñalvo – Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
  • Alfonso González Bravo – Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
  • Camilo Ruiz Méndez – Universidad de Salamanca (USAL
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