Author: Katja Augustin

On October 21, the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften” (Long Night of Science) again provided thrilling insights into the activities of universities and companies in the greater Nuremberg area. For the eleventh time, the HPC team was part of an event that offers a huge spectrum of opportunities for rea...

Title: A review of processor advances over the past thirty years - an outsider's perspective (hybrid) Speaker: Dr. Jan Eitzinger, NHR@FAU Date and time: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. CET Slides https://youtu.be/oXACVA1O_2U?si=Xuce0fOY7BHe4RWD Abstract: This talk provides ...

Topic:  GPU Top Trumps! Speaker: Dominik Ernst, NHR@FAU Abstract:  What's so special about those NVIDIA H100 GPUs that are (almost) as valuable as gold? This month's HPC Cafe shines a light on the capabilities and differences of all the different GPUs currently sold for HPC. We try t...

Title: Facing Challenges in Computational Fluid Mechanics with Lattice Boltzmann Methods, OpenLB and High Performance Computers (hybrid event) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mathias J. Krause, Lattice Boltzmann Research Group, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Date and time: Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2...

From September 18–20, 2023, the first NHR conference took place on site at the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB). Almost 200 domain scientists, HPC consultants, decision makers, and administrative staff interacted at a vibrant event, which not only served to reflect the current state of the NHR effort but...

This course introduces the molecular dynamics engine GROMACS, including fundamental commands and applications. Over three days (October 10-12, 2023, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m), the participants will learn how to prepare and run simulations of biomolecular systems (including, e.g., membranes and proteins) at a...

Title: The Linear Algebra Mapping Problem and how programming languages solve it Speaker: Prof. Paolo Bientinesi, Ph.D., Umeå University, Sweden Date and time: Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. CEST Slides https://youtu.be/PDAcuw1oQNs Abstract: The computational workflows...

The annual NHR Conference aims at promoting scientific exchange among the HPC user community. The goal of the conference is to bring together HPC users working on selected topics, varying each year. For this year, the topics are: Atomistic Simulations, Life Sciences, and Agent-based Simulations. Thi...

Do you need hardware resources and expert support to make your code perform better? Apply for funding and collaborate with HPC experts at LRZ or NHR@FAU. The Competence Network for Scientific High Performance Computing in Bavaria (KONWIHR), funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the...

Topic:  Using the Jupyterhub service at NHR@FAU Speaker: Dr. Johannes Veh, NHR@FAU Slides https://www.fau.tv/clip/id/48842 Abstract:  Jupyter notebooks are growing in popularity for python, Julia and R development, thanks to interactive code execution. Jupyterhub brings the power of ...