Thaleia-Dimitra Doudali Awarded 2024 César Nombela Grant!

We are thrilled to announce that Thaleia-Dimitra Doudali has been awarded the prestigious 2024 César Nombela Grant, receiving €420,000 over five years to support the research group she leads at IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid.

The César Nombela Grant is awarded to outstanding researchers to foster innovative scientific projects with significant impact. This funding recognizes Thaleia’s leadership and her contributions to High Performance Computing (HPC) and cloud-edge systems, particularly in designing solutions that are both efficient and sustainable.

With this support, her research group will focus on:

• Developing more accurate models to predict resource usage in large-scale computing environments.
• Enabling carbon-aware workload management, which reduces the environmental footprint of computational tasks.
• Improving efficiency and sustainability in HPC infrastructures, supporting both scientific discovery and environmental responsibility.

Thaleia’s work represents a meaningful step toward greener and smarter computing, demonstrating how cutting-edge research can align with sustainability goals. This recognition not only highlights her outstanding scientific contributions but also strengthens the visibility of women leading transformative research in technology.

We congratulate Thaleia on this remarkable achievement and look forward to the impact her work will continue to have on sustainable computing worldwide.

Find out more at IMDEA website.