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See how advanced simulation enhances nuclear safety
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Learn how the UNESCO Chair in Numerical Methods spearheads frontier innovation in the Global South
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People at CIMNE: Meet the talent that makes it possible.
With nine research clusters, three innovation units, and a global network with deep local roots, the CIMNE community is driving constant progress. Stay updated on scientific breakthroughs, international projects, and corporate developments shaping the future of engineering.
With nine research clusters, three innovation units, and a global network with deep local roots, the CIMNE community is driving constant progress. Stay updated on scientific breakthroughs, international projects, and corporate developments shaping the future of engineering.
The persistent rainfall that fell in Catalonia in January 202 led to tragic situations, such as the Gelida rail accident caused by the collapse of a retaining wall, as well as landslides in other parts of the commuter network. We speak with Dr Núria M. Pinyol, a...
On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, in Gelida, Catalonia, a commuter train collided with a retaining wall that is believed to have come loose due to heavy rain. The accident resulted in one fatality, a trainee driver, and 37 people were injured. As a result of the incident,...
CENIT, CIMNE’s Innovation Unit in Transport, has just released Issue 4 of CENIT magazine: Innovation in Transport Review. The innovation team presents insights and findings from some of their latest research, focusing on topics such as electrification in public...
November 4-6, 2025 | Fira Gran Via, Barcelona CIMNE's Stand: Hall 3, D50 Tomorrow Mobility: Hall 3, S53 The International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) features innovative simulation and smart solutions in this year's edition of the Smart City...
On this International Women in Engineering Day, we spotlight the work of Chiara Saragani, a researcher at CIMNE Innovation Unit in Transport, CENIT, and PhD fellow at the Port of Barcelona. Her work is contributing to the advancement of port management and...
Temporary storage of radioactive waste prior to deep geological disposal. Electricity today accounts for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Countries such as France, Sweden, Finland and Canada have...
Article adapted from original article by Alex Mumbrú Camprubí and Genís Majoral Oller Road transport in Fiji is highly dependent on petroleum fuels and accounts for 60% of the total petroleum consumption in the country. CIMNE’s Innovation...
For this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, we’re talking to Clara Soler Bañuelos, a Researcher at CIMNE’s Innovation Unit in Transport (CENIT) - and PhD fellow at The Metropolitan Transport Authority of the Barcelona Area (ATM). From Civil Engineering to...
CIMNE’s Innovation Unit in Transport, CENIT has released the Issue 3 of its magazine, Innovation in Transport Review. In this issue, experts from the group present insights and findings from some of their recent research, focusing on topics such as advanced transport...
Railway stations hold a unique position in the urban landscape: they not only act as complex nodes of mobility and transport, but also as public places that can be seen as integral elements of the city. Consequently, stations have a decisive impact on their urban...
Este junio se ha abierto el proceso público de contratación de la asistencia técnica de gestión y coordinación del proyecto INTERREG EKATE+, en el cual participa CIMNE y que mejorará las comunidades energéticas...
More than 9 out of 10 participants in CIMNE’s Winter School 2024, which introduced PhD students into the basics of Computational Methods, say they found the topics covered in the course “very interesting”, and would attend a similar workshop...
![[Interview] Carlos Moreira obtains a Juan de la Cierva Grant](https://cimne.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/moreira-p231018130744.png)
Carlos Moreira is a CIMNE researcher from Brazil. He holds a Master of Science in Structural Engineering with a focus on the development of nonlinear behaviour of cable-stayed bridges (2014) from the University of São Paulo and a PhD in Civil Engineering from...
In 2015, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, as part of the 2030 Agenda, the promise that everyone would have safely managed water and sanitation by 2030. "The latest data show that governments must work on average four times faster to meet...
On Women's Day, we take a tour of some of the cultural, protest and scientific events that seem interesting to us to experience this celebration. We will also stop to see some figures. To do this, we suggest you consult some classic sources, which provide us with...
On 4th March World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is celebrated. This Day, proclaimed by UNESCO in 2020, is a part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its purpose is to present engineering and technology projects that allow the goals set within the...
Every year, on 11 February, takes place the International Day of Women & Girls in Science. This year, the global edition of the Day promoted by the United Nations arrives to its 8th edition with the theme "Bringing communities Forward for sustainable and equitable...
![[Interview] María Juliana Knobelsdorf, a support researcher of the management at the Geotechnical Laboratory](https://cimne.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/juli221107165608.jpg)
We interview María Juliana Knobelsdorf. She is a Civil Engineer with a doctorate in Civil Engineering by the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), and a postdoc of the 'Torres Quevedo' program (2007-2008) of the Ministry of Science and...
Recently, Advanced Factories, the largest congress on industry 4.0 which will take place in April 2023 in Barcelona, has shared in its social networks an interview to Sergi Saurí, the leader of CENIT, the group for Innovation in Multimodal Transport of CIMNE....
The researchers of the CENIT - Group for Innovation in Multimodal Transport are participating these days in different forums of transport. Their intense activity can be followed from the social networks of the group. In this article we summarize some of...
This summer four CIMNE's PhD students have defended their PhD theses within different PhD programmes. The first one was Alberto Tena, who presented Automated disease detection by machine learning and bio-sound analysis on 3rd June, 2022, within the framework of...
In 2019, resolution from the UNESCO proclaimed March 14th of each year as International Mathematics Day. In many countries, March 14th has already been celebrated as Pi Day, so the UNESCO resolution consolidates the current recognition of mathematics for its important...
Recently, the researchers of CENIT Group for Innovation in Multimodal Transport of CIMNE have appeared as experts in urban mobility. Sergi Saurí, leader of the group, gave his opinion in the newspaper "La Nació Digital" which addresses, among other...