We have successfully completed the first funding phase of the hpc.bw project (dtec.bw) and have achieved numerous exciting calculations and results, made possible by the CBRZ and its compute platforms HSUper and ISCC. In this context, the event “[email protected]: Perspectives & Next Horizon” took place at HSU on March 3 and 4, 2025. Participants included project members not only from HSU/UniBw H and UniBw M, but also from DESY Hamburg and the Technical University of Munich. The auditorium was ceremoniously opened with words from the President of HSU/UniBw H, Prof. Dr. Klaus B. Beckmann, and Prof. Dr. Markus Bause.
On March 3, a wrap-up meeting was held, where the diverse results within the individual work packages were presented and discussed. These included the HPC portal for acquiring HPC competencies (Lead: Prof.in Dr. Sabine Schmidt-Lauff), software sustainability within HPC (Lead: Dr. Matthias Mayr), HPC for optimization and logistics (Lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Fink), and projects for performance engineering (Lead: Johann Duffek). The review was initiated by Prof. Dr. Philipp Neumann, who provided a comprehensive insight into the milestones achieved in the first funding phase.
In addition to the presentations, a poster session with a total of 14 posters was held, showcasing the diversity of topics and methodological approaches in the broad world of HPC across a wide range of disciplines. Users who access the dtec.bw-funded resources HSUper and ISCC presented their current research. The first day was rounded off with a joint dinner.
On the second day of the event, March 4, 2025, the kick-off meeting took place, where all project participants of the second funding phase provided an exciting outlook on their plans. In the course of the second funding phase, the dtec.bw projects hpc.bw and MaST will merge to utilize mutual synergies. The day began with presentations from the work packages of the HPC portal (Lead: Prof.in Dr. Sabine Schmidt-Lauff), multi-physics/multiscale modeling (Lead: Prof. Dr. Markus Bause und Prof. Dr.–Ing. Michael Breuer), efficient methods in optimization and logistics (Lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Fink), HPC use cases and HPC workflows for Bw (Lead: Dr. Matthias Mayr), and transcritical fluids & computational fluid dynamics (Prof. Dr. Philipp Neumann; Prof. Dr.–Ing. Michael Breuer). After a short break, the remaining work packages were presented: energy efficiency (Lead: Piet Jarmatz), HPC infrastructure and administration (Lead: Piet Jarmatz), and research software engineering and sustainability (Lead: Dr. Matthias Mayr). The day concluded with a joint tour of the HSUper or container-based research center.
We look forward to many enriching research horizons, innovative potentials in the field of HPC and methodologies, as well as diverse research collaborations and interdisciplinary networking across all status and research groups!