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We are happy to announce that two new storage systems went into operation! All HSUper users have now access to an additional file system designed specifically for backups. This new storage system, which can be found using the $BACKUP environment variable, built on top of ZFS, provides excellent data resilience and automatic snapshots of stored…

Helmut Schmidt University has acquired a two-node Cerebras CS-3 system. This is a cutting-edge AI-focused supercomputer, designed among other HPC applications also for training and using large language models. This system is powered by Cerebras’ third-generation Wafer Scale Engines, delivering an FP16 peak performance of 125 PFLOP/s through 900 000 for sparse linear algebra optimized…

On 24–25 February 2026, the annual Full Project Meeting of the hpc.bw project took place at the Helmut-Schmidt-Universität in Hamburg. The event was hosted in the Thomas-Ellwein-Saal. The first day focused on computational science with a strong emphasis on modeling and HPC. Philipp Neumann and Karsten Meier presented the current status of MaST; Markus Bause…

Autor: Alexander Kolling Over the past two years, the HSUper Workshop has become a recurring opportunity for both HPC newcomers and advanced users at HSU to build skills and competencies in using HPC resources—particularly the HSUper. This year’s edition will take place October 16–17, 2025, featuring a combination of hybrid and on-site formats. Unlike previous…

Exploring the Role of HPC in Education for Sustainable Development Autor: Alexander Kolling From June 12 to 16, 2025, the international conference “Critical Learning for Sustainable Development: Communities’ and Universities’ Discourses” took place in Wrocław, Poland. The event brought together researchers from various disciplines and countries to explore the role of adult education in achieving…

Giving Students a Glimpse into High Performance Computing Autor: Alexander Kolling From May 29 to June 1, the 60th national finals of Jugend forscht (Germany’s premier youth science competition) took place. This anniversary event was held in collaboration with the Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V. at the HSU/UniBw H. At the event, young researchers from across…

on-site: seminar room 109digital: link via E-Mail ([email protected]) 16:00-17:00: Scientific Talk by Guillaume De Nayer (HSU/UniBw H): Impact of Extreme Weather on Civil Engineering Structures: High-Fidelity Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations Due to climate change, extreme weather events – such as strong wind gusts – are becoming increasingly significant in the design of modern civil engineering structures….

on-site: seminar room 108digital: link via E-Mail ([email protected]) 16:00-17:00: Scientific Talk by Ruben Horn (HSU/UniBw H): GreenHPC: An overview and practical guideDemand for HPC is growing across scientific fields, leading to growing energy demand. To minimize ecological impact of their work, and since it is not unlikely that future systems will implement billing based on…

We are delighted to inform you about our Young Researcher Program within the framework of the dtec.bw project hpc.bw!With this program, we aim to promote research and interdisciplinary exchange in the field of High Performance Computing (HPC) and related fields, such as algorithms, data-driven techniques, and software engineering, on a low-threshold level in an international…

on-site: seminar room 109digital: link via E-Mail ([email protected]) Scientific Talk (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM): Julio Gutiérrez (HSU) Study of nozzle influence on aerosol deposition (AD) by using 3D CFD simulationsIn aerosol deposition, fine ceramic powders in sizes of less than typically 5 μm are deposited as a coating at room temperature. Aerosol deposition must…