The Department of Computer Architecture teaches and promotes research on topics related to computer architecture, computer networks and operating systems. Members of the DAC have played a significant role in setting up and managing research centres and groups such as the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS), the Advanced Broadband Communications Centre (CCABA), the European Parallelism Centre of Barcelona (CEPBA), the CEPBA-IBM Research Institute (CIRI), the Data Management Group (DAMA-UPC) and the Security Team for the Coordination of Emergencies in Telematic Networks (esCERT), as well as in attracting companies to the UPC (Compaq Labs, Intel Labs).