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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 2d

Today, we were proud to be part of the Quantum Effects 2025 Technical Tour, where participants had the opportunity to gain insights into HammerHAI and our efforts in building a secure and accessible AI Factory. 💡

A big thank you to all the attendees for their interest and engaging discussions.

Photo taken during Dennis Hoppe’s introduction about HammerHAI in the Rühle Hall at HLRS.

Three people visible from behind inside the CAVE.

Two people standing in front of the new HLRS supercomputer, Hunter.

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 2d

Join the @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social AI Factories Update Webinar on Oct 17, 10:00–12:30 CEST!

Startups, SMEs and industry innovators will get insights into infrastructure, services and access, followed by an interactive Q&A session.

👉 Register now: www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/media-events...

EuroHPC AI Factories Update Webinar

This webinar will showcase updated information on AI Factories infrastructure and services that are available along with use cases from AI Factories and projects.

www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 That’s a wrap on the @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social User Days 2025 in Copenhagen!

Two inspiring days of meeting HPC users & connecting with the AI Factories. Thanks to the organizers, and to everyone who stopped by!

🔗 Learn more about our personalized user support: www.hammerhai.eu

Opening moments of EuroHPC User Days 2025 on stage.

Dr. Bastian Koller (HLRS) on the panel discussing AI Factory support for users.

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 8d

We’re excited to be part of this year’s @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social User Days in Copenhagen!

📍 Meet us at the AI Factories Meet & Greet and explore HammerHAI (12:30–14:00 CEST)

🎤See Dr. Bastian Koller (@hlrs-hpc.bsky.social) on today's panel "AI Factory Support to Users" (16:30–18:00 CEST).

View of the Black Diamond building in Copenhagen, home to the EuroHPC User Days event.

The HammerHAI high table featuring promotional materials such as stickers, flyers, and gummy bears, with an informative screen displaying HammerHAI’s offerings in the background.

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 15d

On Nov 5th, 2025, we are excited to join the 6th AI Congress “Agentische KI trifft Robotik – vom Denken zum Handeln”.

Dennis Hoppe (HLRS, HammerHAI) joins a panel discussion on the role of IT infrastructure for AI & robotics.

📅 Nov 5 | 09:00–16:30 CEST
👉 Register now: www.wissenschaft.de/ki-2025/

Banner for the 6th KI-Kongress by Fraunhofer IPA & Konradin Mediengruppe. The text on the banner reads: "6. KI-Kongress – Agentische KI trifft Robotik - vom Denken zum Handeln." Date: November 5, 2025, at HLRS, Universität Stuttgart. "Jetzt anmelden!" (Register now!)

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 16d

Join us on Oct 1 for Episode 3 of “Supercomputing und KI meets Mittelstand”: KI-getriebene Fertigung – Automatisierung in Echtzeit, presented with bwcon, @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social, and Seedbox.ai.

👉 Learn more about AI-driven manufacturing and register now: events.bwcon.de/events/super...

AI for your business challenges

We empower businesses to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence and position themselves for future success. From validating ideas to training models and developing the final appli...

Seedbox.ai

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 20d

HammerHAI was at yesterday’s SDSC-BW Members’ Assembly at @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social! 🤝

Till Riedel (KIT) and Andreas Wierse (SICOS BW) took the opportunity to highlight HammerHAI. Thanks to the organizers and participants for the great talks. We're excited to advance AI adoption in industry & science!

Group photo of Andreas Wierse, Michael Vetter, Matthias Stroezel, Thomas Freudenmann, Christopher Röhl, Till Riedel, and Ashley Smith standing in front of the Hunter Supercomputer at HLRS.

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 22d

Meet HammerHAI partner: SICOS BW GmbH

SICOS BW is a partner for simulation, HPC, data analytics, and AI, especially for SMEs in Baden-Württemberg with a goal to provide impetus, enable knowledge transfer, and initiate concrete collaborations.

👉 www.sicos-bw.de

Banner: "Meet SICOS BW. One of the partners of the HammerHAI consortium", including both logos of HammerHAI and SICOS BW.

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · 26d

Register now for the 9. Industrial HPC User Round Table (iHURT) on Dec 2, 2025 in Stuttgart – a key event with consortium partner SICOS BW for professionals driving innovation in HPC & AI.

At 09:40 CEST, Dennis Hoppe (HLRS) presents HammerHAI.

🔗 www.sicos-bw.de/events/einla...

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Sep 4

How can small and medium-sized suppliers in Baden-Württemberg turn changes in the automotive industry into opportunities?

At Zulieferertag Automobilwirtschaft BW, our partner SICOS BW will be an exhibitor, offering a chance to learn more about HammerHAI.

📅 Oct 8 | Esslingen
🔗 zulieferertag-bw.de

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 29

Meet HammerHAI partner: Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen

GWDG is a joint IT and HPC center of the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Society, supporting science through technology, innovative solutions, and reliable services.

👉 More: www.gwdg.de

Banner: "Meet GWDG. One of the partners of the HammerHAI consortium", including both logos of HammerHAI and GWDG.

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 28

Don’t miss the Green AI Day on Sept 25 in Stuttgart – bringing together startups, research, industry & public sector to explore ideas for a sustainable AI future.

Hear Dr. Andreas Wierse (SICOS BW) on our AI Factory HammerHAI.

📅 Sept 25 | 12:00 – 22:00 CEST | Stuttgart, Germany
🔗 green-ai-day.de

Banner for the Green AI Day, taking place on September 25, 2025, at Perkins Park. The banner displays the event title, date and names of the organizers.

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 27

Join us at the EuroHPC User Days 2025 in Copenhagen (30 Sept - 1 Oct)! A great opportunity to network and meet the AI Factories.

On Sept 30, Dennis Hoppe (HLRS) will represent HammerHAI at the panel on AI Factory support to users.

Register now: www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/media-events...

EuroHPC User Days 2025

The EuroHPC User Days 2025 will take place in Denmark on 30 September to 1 October 2025.

www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 21

Meet HammerHAI partner: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

At KIT, HammerHAI is about accelerating research & innovation with industrial data. With expertise from the Smart Data Innovation Lab, KIT helps bring AI & HPC to startups & SMEs across Europe—turning applied research into real impact.

Meet KIT - One of the partners of the HammerHAI consortium, with a photo of the KIT Team on the right hand side

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 20

We had a fantastic visit to IPAI yesterday! 🙌

After a warm welcome from the IPAI team, we had the opportunity to explore the IPAI spaces and engage in meaningful conversations about potential cooperation opportunities with HammerHAI.

A big thank you to the entire team for hosting us!

Group photo of IPAI and HLRS staff in front of the IPAI SPACES building in Heilbronn

Group at the entrance, talking about the IPAI campus model during the tour

AI exhibition at IPAI SPACES, group visible from the back, look at an exhibit

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 19

Stronger together for AI 🤝

At the German European Digital Innovation Hubs meeting, AI Factories, TEFs, de:hubs, Mittelstand-Digital Centers & more came together. HammerHAI was represented by SICOS BW.

Result: new ideas, clear cooperation paths & fresh impulses to support companies and research.

Participants looking at a screen with a title slide from SICOS, focussing on the HammerHAI AI Factory

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Meet HammerHAI partner: LRZ – Leibniz Supercomputing Centre 🤝

Based near Munich, LRZ powers secure, sovereign & high-performance AI for science & society across Europe. From energy-efficient supercomputers to world-class AI training, they help turn research into real-world impact.

Banner: Meet LRZ - One of the partners of the HammerHAI consortium, including both logos of HammerHAI and LRZ

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Am 6.10. ist das HLRS Teil der Technical Tour zur Quantum Effects 2025 in Stuttgart.

📍 11:00 Uhr: HammerHAI, Hunter & 3D-Visualisierung in der CAVE erleben – live vor Ort in Stuttgart.

Infos & Anmeldung ➡️ www.messe-stuttgart.de/quantum-effe...

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 13

Deadline extended! Apply by Aug 19 for the @eurocc.bsky.social #AI Hackathon (Oct 14–23, prep starts Oct 7).

Work with NVIDIA & EuroCC mentors to supercharge your AI/ML projects – incl. GPU cluster access.

📅 Online, co-hosted by LRZ
🔗 openhackathons.org/s/siteevent/a0CUP000013Tp8f2AC/se000375

Banner of the EuroCC 2 AI Hackathon, specifying date, online format and logos of participating entities

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join the DSX Data Storage Digital Conference on Sept 24!

Hear Prof. Dr. Julian Kunkel (GWDG) on building AI infrastructure – incl. insights into the AI Service Center KISSKI and a brief look at HammerHAI.

📅 Sept 24 | Online & free
🔗 dsxconference.de/anmeldung

Banner for Data Storage Conference (DSX)

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 8

⏳ Only 1 week left to register for the HPC-Statuskonferenz (Sept 24–26, 2025) in Göttingen!

At 17:20 CEST, Dennis Hoppe (HLRS) will present on “HammerHAI: Status und Perspektiven einer cloud-nativen KI-Fabrik”.

🗓️Registration closes Aug 14, 2025.
🔗Register here: gauss-allianz.de/de/hpc-statu...

HPC-Statuskonferenz 2025 - HPC in Deutschland - Gauß-Allianz

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Aug 6

Meet the coordinator of HammerHAI: @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social

💡Research institution affiliated with the University of Stuttgart

🧠Leads HammerHAI & will host the AI-optimized EuroHPC JU supercomputer (2026)

🤝Supports startups, SMEs, industry & academia

👉 hammerhai.eu | hlrs.de

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Jul 31

Join us at the 4th Smart Data Innovation Day on Nov 11! Hear Dennis Hoppe (HLRS) on „HammerHAI als Antwort auf globale KI-Abhängigkeiten” & Dennis D. (Seedbox) on „Early Access: Inferenz-Plattform von Seedbox“

📅Nov 11 | 9 AM – 5:45 PM CEST | Karlsruhe
🔗Register now: www.sicos-bw.de/anmeldung-sd...

Banner for the 4th Smart Data Innovation Day on November 11, 2025, showing the event title and date, along with logos of event organizers and sponsors.

HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Jul 22

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of co-hosting a virtual talk with @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social featuring Prof. Dr. Sven Nyholm (LMU Munich) on “The Ethics of AI Agents: Advanced AI Assistants, the ‘Next Big Thing‘ in AI Ethics?”. Thanks for the great discussion!

👉 More about HammerHAI: www.hammerhai.eu

Screenshot of a slide titled "Two examples of conflicting incentives-related concerns: responsibility & privacy".

Screenshot of a slide titled "The Control and Value Alignment Problems: (nothing new!)."

Screenshot of a slide titled "Value alignment issues, revisited" displaying the paper "The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants".

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HammerHAI @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social · Jul 21

Are you a startup or SME ready to leverage HPC to solve business challenges? The FFplus Open Call for Business Experiments is accepting proposals.
📅 Deadline: August 26th, 2025, 17:00 CEST

🎥 Watch the introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGdz...
👉 Apply now: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...

Introduction to the FFplus Open Call 2 for Business Experiments

YouTube video by FFplus Project

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