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Artificial intelligence, heterogeneous computing, and scientific software are rapidly transforming the way research is conducted. To address these challenges in a coordinated manner, the Spanish Network on Advanced Computing for Fundamental and Applied Physics (COMCHA) was established approximately a decade ago. Since then, the network has evolved from a collaborative initiative of LHC groups into a well-established national ecosystem that brings together thirteen research groups and two computing infrastructures, spanning computing, high-energy physics, astroparticle physics, nuclear physics, theory, and applied physics, and representing a significant fraction of the Spanish community working on advanced computing for physics.
COMCHA aims to foster collaboration across institutions, accelerate the adoption of emerging computing technologies, and promote best practices in scientific software, artificial intelligence, and sustainable computing. The network coordinates researcher training, develops strategic roadmaps and policy recommendations, promotes access to national computing infrastructures, and facilitates participation in major international initiatives. Through thematic working groups, schools, workshops, industrial engagement, and outreach activities, COMCHA seeks to build a collaborative and inclusive community capable of addressing the future computing challenges of fundamental and applied physics while maximizing scientific impact.
In this talk, we present some of the activities and strategies being developed within COMCHA, which naturally dovetail with the European coalition for AI in fundamental physics and may be of interest to other software and computing communities.