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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 1d

💻 AI on HPC – Working with Data on GPUs
🗓️ Oct 9, 2025 | 14:00–15:00 CEST
🎙️ Florian Kaspar (LRZ)

How to overcome I/O bottlenecks in AI workflows?
Join us for practical GPU data strategies & learn how to access free compute time through GCS & NHR.

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 2d

Heute war die Quantum Effects Technical Tour bei uns am HLRS!

Spannende Einblicke in @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social, unseren Rechnerraum & die CAVE.

Morgen startet die Quantum AI Conference – wir freuen uns auf zwei Tage voller HPC, KI & Quantencomputing: www.hlrs.de/training/202...

Aufnahme während Dennis Hoppes Vortrag im über HammerHAI im Rühle-Saal des HLRS

Zwei Personen vor dem neuen Supercomputer des HLRS, Hunter

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 5d

We’re excited to co-host the HiDALGO2 EU Clustering Event at HLRS on Nov 4, 2025!
💡 A day of talks, pilots, and panels on how HPC + Big Data can tackle real-world challenges.

Join us in Stuttgart:

Clustering Event - HiDALGO2

Clustering Event Join us on 4th November 2025 at HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, for the Hidalgo 2 Clustering Event, a key gathering for professionals in high-performance computing (HPC) and big data…

www.hidalgo2.eu

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 7d

HLRS at the @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social User Days in Copenhagen: Natalie Lewandowski presented CASTIEL in the support services session, Bastian Koller spoke in the AI Factory panel on @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social & both projects are featured as booths.

Great to connect with Europe’s HPC community again!

Panel view with Natalie Lewandowski on screen

Natalie Lewandowski close-up during her panel.

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 9d

HLRS @ Quantum Effects 2025

📅 6.–8. Oktober | Stuttgart

Wir freuen uns, Teil der Technical Tour (mit Einblicken in HammerHAI, Hunter & CAVE) zu sein und zugleich die Quantum AI Conference mitzugestalten – das akademische Programm zu HPC, Quantum & AI.

Infos: www.messe-stuttgart.de/quantum-effe...

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 12d

Registration open: Modern C++ Software Design (Advanced)
📅 Nov 25–28, 2025 | Hybrid, Stuttgart

Deep dive into:
🔹API design & strong types
🔹Advanced templates (SFINAE, C++20 concepts)
🔹SOLID principles & modern design patterns

Trainer: Klaus Iglberger
Register by Nov 9:

HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: Modern C++ Software Design (Advanced)

This advanced C++ course provides both advanced C++ programming techniques and software design insight to help developers to create professional, high-quality code. The course provides deeper insight…

www.hlrs.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 14d

📅 Erleben Sie am 21. Okt 2025 am HLRS in Stuttgart während des 2. SIDE Forums, wie HPC & KI Innovation in Unternehmen, Start-ups und öffentlichen Einrichtungen beschleunigen können.

Infos & Anmeldung:

2. SIDE Forum – Supercomputing in Deutschland

Supercomputing in Deutschland

supercomputing-in.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 16d

Am 5. Nov 2025 hostet HLRS den 6. KI-Kongress von Fraunhofer IPA & Konradin Mediengruppe.

Mit dabei: HLRS & @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social im Panel zur IT-Infrastruktur für KI und Robotik.

Infos & Anmeldung:

6. KI-Kongress: Agentische KI trifft Robotik – vom Denken zum Handeln

Erleben Sie auf dem 6. KI-Kongress, wie die Kombination von agentischer KI und Robotik Ihre Unternehmensproduktivität revolutionieren kann. Seien Sie dabei und erfahren Sie, wie die Kluft zwischen…

www.ipa.fraunhofer.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 20d

HLRS Training: Fortran for Scientific Computing
📅 Dec 8–12, 2025 | Hybrid (Stuttgart & online)

Learn the latest Fortran standards with expert Uwe Küster, including syntax, modular programming, and performance optimization.

Register by Nov 9 ➡

HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: Fortran for Scientific Computing

This course is dedicated to scientists and students to learn (sequential) programming of scientific applications with Fortran. The course teaches the newest Fortran standards, illustrated during…

www.hlrs.de

HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 22d

Zur Unterstützung des Infrastruktur-Teams am HLRS suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine:n technische:n Angestellte:n (m/w/d) im Fachbereich Elektro oder Mechatronik.

Haben Sie Interesse? Dann freuen wir uns auf Ihre Bewerbung bis zum 19.10.2025 ▶️ www.hlrs.de/de/jobs/hlrs...

Grafik mit dem Titel "Technische:r Angestellte:r (m/w/d) im Fachbereich Elektro oder Mechatronik (bis zu TV-L 10, 100%, unbefristet) mit den entsprechenden Anforderungen, siehe Website.

HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 23d

📢 HLRS Training: Multi-GPU Deep Learning
📅 Oct 28–31, 2025 | Stuttgart

Learn to scale neural network training with data & model parallelism, using PyTorch & NVIDIA GPUs.

Registration closes Sept 30 ➡

HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: Multi-GPU Deep Learning

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) offers hands-on training for developers, data scientists, and researchers looking to solve challenging problems with deep learning.

www.hlrs.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 27d

HLRS hosted the SAS25 Conference in July, exploring the role of uncertainty in simulation across HPC, AI, and philosophy.

Keynotes from leading thinkers, including Ben Recht (UC Berkeley), sparked vibrant interdisciplinary exchange.

More:

HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: SAS25 Conference Explores Uncertainty in Simulation

Whether for modelling weather systems, identifying new drugs to treat disease, or optimizing the design of a new engine, computational methods using high-performance computers can deliver insights…

www.hlrs.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · 29d

Today HLRS welcomed Antonio Neri, President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, manufacturer of our Hunter #supercomputer. Conversation focused on how Hunter supports our user community in #HPC and #AI, and on Herder, a next-generation supercomputer which HPE will deliver to HLRS in 2027.

HLRS Director Michael Resch and HPE CEO Antonio Neri in front of the HLRS supercomputer Hunter.

Michael Resch and Antonio Neri talk in front of HLRS's antique CRAY-2 computer.

Antonio Neri with employee of HLRS watching a colorful, immersive visualization, wearing 3D glasses.

Antonio Neri and Michael Resch in front of the construction site of HLRS's new datacenter.

HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Sep 8

On Nov 4, HLRS will host the HiDALGO2 EU Clustering Event in Stuttgart.

Focus: HPC & Big Data for societal challenges with keynotes, panels & pilot demos (air pollution, wildfires, energy, transport, buildings).

➡ www.hidalgo2.eu/clustering-e...

Clustering Event - HiDALGO2

Clustering Event HiDALGO 2 Clustering Event HPC & Big Data Technologies for Global Challenges Join us on 4th November 2025 at HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, for the Hidalgo 2 Clustering Event, a key…

www.hidalgo2.eu

HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Sep 3

HLRS beim Smart Data Innovation Day 2025:

📅 11.11. | ZEISS Innovation Hub @KIT
🗣️ Dennis Hoppe präsentiert @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social – unsere AI Factory als europäische Antwort auf globale KI-Abhängigkeiten.

Mehr Infos & Anmeldung ➡️

Einladung Smart Data Innovation Day 2025 - Sicos BW

Künstliche Intelligenz verändert alles – auch Ihr Unternehmen. Ob in der Automatisierung, im besseren Kundenverständnis oder bei der Entwicklung neuer

www.sicos-bw.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Sep 1

HLRS ist Teil der Technical Tour der Quantum Effects 2025.

📅 6.10. | 11:00 Uhr: Einblicke in HammerHAI, unseren neuen Supercomputer Hunter & die CAVE.

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

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 HLRS Training: OpenMP Offloading with AMD GPUs

📅 Oct 21–22, 2025 | Online | Free
Learn how to use OpenMP to accelerate your apps on GPUs & APUs.

Register by Oct 6:
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HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: Introduction to OpenMP Offloading with AMD GPUs

OpenMP is one major option how to use GPUs to accelerate/offload computations on today's heterogenous computer systems. This course will give an introduction to the AMD Instinct™ GPU and Accelerated…

www.hlrs.de

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 25

HLRS will take part in the EuroHPC User Days 2025 (Copenhagen, Sept 30–Oct 1).

We’ll showcase our projects related to EuroHPC JU systems and join the exchange on how HPC drives science, AI, and industry across Europe.

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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

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are hiring! We are looking for a Research Scientist (f/m/x) focusing on HPC, AI & Training to join our TASC team and contribute to the EU project GreenShift.

📍 Stuttgart | 100% | TV-L 13
Apply by September 15, 2025

Details ➡ www.hlrs.de/de/jobs/hlrs...

Banner "Research Scientist Focus: HPC, AI & Training" (f/m/x, 100%, TV-L13) including the key requirements for this position (given also in the web link).

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 19

Heute war das HLRS-Team beim IPAI in Heilbronn zu Gast.

Spannender Austausch zu KI, HPC und möglichen Kooperationen – danke für die Einladung!

#HPC #KI #IPAI

Foto der Gruppe vom HLRS und IPAI vor dem IPAI SPACES Gebäude in Heilbronn

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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Today we hosted Prof. Lihua Wang (Tongji University, Shanghai) at HLRS.

In her guest lecture she presented advances in meshfree methods and their applications in computational mechanics.

Thank you for the inspiring visit!

#HPC #ComputationalMechanics

Prof. Lihua Wang presenting (far), Prof. Resch standing next to her.

Prof. Resch (left) and Prof. Lihua Wang (right) in front of HLRS's supercomputer Hunter

HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 15

📢 Die neue Ausgabe des Gauß-Allianz Infobriefs ist da!
Mit dabei: HLRS-Beitrag zu HPC für mehr Energieeffizienz in der Wasserwirtschaft.

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GA-Infobrief | Nr. 128: August / September 2025 - HPC in Deutschland - Gauß-Allianz

August / September 2025

gauss-allianz.de

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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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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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HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Heute war Arne Braun, Staatssekretär im Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst BW (@mwk-bw.bsky.social), bei uns am HLRS.

Themen: KI, Quantencomputing und #HPC in der Kunst. Danach ging es noch durch unseren Rechnerraum & die CAVE.

Danke für den Besuch!

Foto von Michael Resch, Direktor des HLRS, und Arne Braun, Staatssekretär des Landes BW, vor dem Supercomputer Hunter des HLRS.