Summary
Miquel Pericas is a computer architect and academic leader with over a decade of experience in high-performance computing, currently Head of the Computer Systems unit at Chalmers and a Visiting Scientist at RIKEN R-CCS. He leads a research group focused on heterogeneous programming models, accelerators, memory systems and interconnects, supervising multiple PhD students and postdocs while teaching advanced HPC courses in the MPHPC master's program. His career spans research roles at Barcelona Supercomputing Center and postdoctoral work in Tokyo, giving him deep international experience in both academic and large-scale HPC environments. Known for bridging low-level architecture insight with practical programming-model research, he combines hands-on system knowledge with curriculum development to train the next generation of HPC engineers. An accomplished researcher with a PhD in computer architecture, he brings a rare mix of leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and sustained focus on accelerator-driven performance.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Deutsche Schule Barcelona
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
English, Spanish, Catalan, German, Japanese, Swedish