Applications to the International HPC Summer School 2026 are open🌍 📍 Perth | July 12–17 Global HPC training coordinated by the HPC SPECTRA project, jointly with international partners. Apply now:

Happy New Year from HLRS!✨ Thank you to all colleagues, users, and partners who helped make 2025 a strong and meaningful year. We look forward to continuing our work together in 2026.

Web-Seminar-Tipp am 3. Februar 2026💻 Von CPU zu GPU – eine technische Einführung: Architektur, Programmiermodelle & Praxisbeispiele zur GPU-Portierung. Jetzt anmelden:

Season’s greetings from HLRS! 2025 brought major milestones — the HLRS III groundbreaking, the announcement of our #HPC Herder, international collaborations, strong showings at SC25 & Quantum Effects, and the Environmental Management Prize. Thanks to our community for an outstanding year.

A quiet holiday moment from the computing room ✨ Blazing green lights on our flagship #HPC Hunter — still computing, still exploring.

A glimpse into the future: Our new building HLRS III is taking shape. 🏗️ See the architectural renderings of the sustainable data center designed by Benthem Crouwel International, with planning by Birk Heilmeyer und Frenzel Architekten – built for next-generation supercomputing and AI in Stuttgart.

Yesterday we celebrated our Holiday Gathering🌍🎄 Our Director, Michael Resch, opened the evening, teams introduced their work, and the HLRS Quiz put our knowledge to the test. With international dishes from around the world, it was a great way to end the year together. Thanks to everyone who joined!

HLRS has launched a Future Computing Group to explore what comes after CPUs and GPUs. The team evaluates emerging technologies like quantum computing, neuromorphic systems, and novel accelerators, starting with a collaboration with Openchip on RISC-V–based #HPC hardware: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/...

Cornerstone laid for HLRS III! With Baden-Württemberg Finance Minister D. Bayaz, we celebrated a milestone for the future of #HPC in Stuttgart. From 2027, HLRS III will host Herder & an AI-optimized system for HammerHAI, combining next-gen HPC with high energy efficiency:

🎬Grundsteinlegung HLRS III: Heute haben wir den Grundstein für das HLRS III gelegt – die Basis für Herder und den kommenden KI-Supercomputer von @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social. Gemeinsam mit Förderern, Partnern und Gästen setzen wir ein starkes Zeichen für nachhaltiges Supercomputing in Stuttgart.🛠️

📬 Der neue GA-Infobrief 131 ist da! Mit dabei: das HLRS und die Kooperation unserer AI Factory @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social mit dem EPCC in Edinburgh. Viele weitere spannende News aus deutschen HPC-Zentren gibt’s im vollständigen Newsletter: gauss-allianz.de/en/info_lett...

Tomorrow! Join us on Dec 11, 14:00 CET for a session with Jakob Hördt on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how to build custom agents + tool integrations for LLMs in Zed. 📍 Online More info: www.nhr-verein.de/en/ai-superc...

Registration is open for our Feb–Mar 2026 Supercomputing Academy module HPC Cluster – Design, Costs & Sustainability. Learn to design clusters, assess costs, and integrate sustainability best practices. Info & registration: hlrs.de/training/2026/SCA-HPCC-AKuN/

GreenShift has officially launched! The new EU-funded initiative will boost Europe’s digital skills for sustainable mobility, combining AI, HPC, and advanced computational training. HLRS is proud to contribute to this pan-European effort. More info: thegreenshift.eu

The FFplus Open Call 2 is open! SMEs & start-ups working with generative #AI and #HPC can apply for <€300,000 to scale their innovation using large- and extreme-scale compute. Eligible: EU/Horizon Europe SMEs/start-ups (1–3 partners/total). Apply by 25 Feb: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...

We’re excited to reveal details about Herder, our next flagship #supercomputer. Built by HPE and powered by next-generation AMD GPUs and CPUs, Herder will support breakthrough science, engineering, and innovation with #HPC and #AI. More: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/... Funding provided by BMFTR/MWK.

We are excited to share HANAMI events in Chamonix 🇪🇺🇯🇵: 8–11 Dec: High-Level Symposium where experts from Europe & Japan will discuss advances in #HPC for climate, materials & biomedical science 11 Dec: Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU-Japan collaboration Register: hanami-project.com/events

📺New DECICE YouTube Channel Launched! As part of the DECICE project, we’re excited to share that their official YouTube channel is now online — featuring all current project videos, with the recording from our final project webinar coming soon. 🔗Explore & subscribe: www.youtube.com/@DECICEProject

ETP4HPC's new white paper explores how computational workflows are transforming research across Europe – from digital twins and AI-driven discovery to automated laboratories. 👉 Read the full white paper: https://bit.ly/3M2fmov 💻 Watch the webinar: https://youtu.be/3YrfZTt_Mu4?si=lh5Vs_KtVLfhVVbK

🌟 Great discussions during today’s visit from the RECENTRE project at HammerHAI at @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social! Alongside a presentation from consortium partner SICOS BW, participants joined a tour through the HLRS computing room and CAVE visualization area. Thanks to everyone for the inspiring visit!

New Training Course at HLRS: Hybrid Programming in HPC – MPI+X 🗓️ Feb 10–12 2026 | Hybrid (Stuttgart + Online) 💻 Learn MPI, OpenMP & hybrid techniques with hands-on sessions. Register now 👉 hlrs.de/training/2026/hy-hlrs

The exhibition at #SC25 is officially closed, and we’re sharing a wrap-up with our favorite moments from this week. Huge thanks to everyone who explored our demos and talked with us about supercomputing, AI, and digital twins. Special thanks to TRUMPF for their highlight exhibit at our booth!

This week, HLRS was honored to host a two-day conference celebrating 52 years of partnership between the University of Stuttgart and the Ukrainian academic community. Read more: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/...

🎉 HPC Stamp Collection Prize Draw at SC25! Great energy this morning at the @etp4hpc.bsky.social booth, where the HPC Passport Stamp Collection prize draw took place. Thanks to everyone who joined and supported this fun way of connecting Europe’s HPC community. Congrats to the winners!

Final exhibition day at #SC25! 🌊 Our HLRS team is ready for one more round of great conversations in St. Louis. You can still visit us at Booth #726 until 3:00 PM today. Don’t forget: 📍 European HPC Passport Stamp Collection prize draw at 11:30 AM at the ETP4HPC booth (#5404).

HLRS and EPCC have signed a memorandum of understanding for closer collaboration between Stuttgart and Edinburgh. Building on a successful history of collaboration, the partnership will focus on research, education, and professional services for industry. Read more: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/...

Heading to #SC25? Join us for our Happy Hour with HPE and AMD🍸 — today at 3 PM, Booth #726! Relax, connect, and talk about the future of HPC & AI.

European HPC in action at #SC25 🇪🇺 Participate in the HPC Stamp Collection — a collaboration between 13 European institution! Draw at 11:30 AM at the ETP4HPC booth 🏅

Today at #SC25: BoF about Ethics in HPC 🗓Nov 18, 12:15–1:15PM 📍Room 125 HLRS's Nico Formanek will lead a discussion on how we can ensure responsible, transparent, and socially beneficial use of HPC and AI: sc25.conference-program.com/presentation/?id=bof187&sess=sess417

Booth setup in progress 🛠 HLRS is almost ready to welcome visitors to Booth #726 at #SC25! TRUMPF Flex Cell, VR race & more — stay tuned for tonight’s kickoff. www.hlrs.de/event/2025/s...

The new issue of InSiDE Magazine is out! Discover how GCS centers, including HLRS, are shaping the exascale era and advancing AI & HPC research. Grab your print copy at SC25 Booth #726 or read it online 🔗 gauss-centre.eu/news/publications/inside

HLRS wurde mit dem Umweltmanagement-Preis 2025 ausgezeichnet! 🌱 Das gemeinsam mit HPE entwickelte System PowerSched senkte den Stromverbrauch unseres Supercomputers Hawk um rund 20%. Ein starkes Signal für nachhaltiges Supercomputing in Europa. Mehr: www.hlrs.de/de/news/deta...

The 16th International Parallel Tools Workshop took place at HLRS last week, bringing together experts & users of parallel programming tools to discuss advances in performance analysis, correctness checking, data management, & programming models. Get access to the slides: toolsworkshop.hlrs.de/2025/

Der neue GA-Infobrief Nr. 130 ist da! Unter anderem zeigt das HLRS auf der #SC25 nächste Woche in St. Louis, wie HPC, KI und Nachhaltigkeit zusammenwirken – unter dem Motto “Riding the HPC Wave”. Mehr dazu im GA-Infobrief 🔗gauss-allianz.de/en/info_letter/130

AI – From Laptop to Supercomputer 🗓️Nov 13, 14:00–15:00 CET 💻Online talk: tu-dresden.zoom.us/j/6720630579... How to compare LLM performance efficiently across frameworks and hardware? Join Lena Jurkschat & Sebastian Döbel as they present BALI, a benchmark for accelerated language model inference.

Starting soon: HLRS @ SC25 🌊 We’re heading to St. Louis for the world’s largest supercomputing event very soon! Visit us at Booth #726 to explore our new exhibits on HPC, AI, and sustainable innovation. Details: hlrs.de/event/2025/sc25 #SC25 #Supercomputing #HPC #AI

Am Freitag öffnete das HLRS seine Türen für den bundesweiten Tag der offenen Rechenzentren. Besucher:innen konnten entdecken, wie Supercomputer wie Hunter am HLRS funktionieren und wie die CAVE Forschung immersiv erlebbar macht. Danke an alle, die dabei waren!💡

Am HLRS fand der erste Workshop zum SMIC – Stuttgart Moving Image Center statt. Künstler:innen, Forschende und Expert:innen aus der Kreativwirtschaft diskutierten gemeinsam, wie das geplante Labor für Neue Medien Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft verbinden kann. Mehr: msc-bw.com/portfolio/sm...

Yesterday’s HiDALGO2 Event brought together experts from across Europe to explore how HPC can drive societal impact. From HLRS, Bastian Koller joined the panel on HPC collaboration across Europe & Dennis Hoppe presented our AI Factory @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social. More: www.hidalgo2.eu/clustering-e...

Nicht verpassen, jetzt noch anmelden: Am 7. November öffnet das HLRS im Rahmen des Tags der offenen Rechenzentren seine Türen! Erleben Sie Hochleistungsrechnen hautnah – mit Führungen um 14:00 & 15:30 Uhr. Infos & Anmeldung:

The HPC in Europe Portal is live! 🌍 Coordinated by HLRS within the EU-funded CASTIEL 2 project, the portal connects Europe’s HPC ecosystem — bringing together NCCs, CoEs, and training opportunities in one place. Explore:

HLRS co-organized two days of academic sessions at QuantumEffects in Stuttgart, exploring how quantum computing, HPC & AI can work together. Dennis Hoppe opened the event, highlighting the center’s focus on hybrid QC/HPC/AI workflows and future infrastructure challenges: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/...

💡 Supercomputing & KI meets Mittelstand 📅 12. Nov 2025 | 12–13 Uhr | Online Thema: KI & Robotik in der Automation Mit Festo und HLRS-Experte Dennis Hoppe. Jetzt anmelden: hlrs.de/event/2025/supercomputing-und-ki-meets-mittelstand

Am 7. November öffnet das HLRS im Rahmen des Tags der offenen Rechenzentren seine Türen! Erleben Sie Hochleistungsrechnen hautnah – mit Führungen um 14:00 & 15:30 Uhr. Infos & Anmeldung: www.hlrs.de/event/2025/t...

How do complex behaviors emerge from the brain’s neural architecture? 🧠 Join us Nov 3, 3 PM at HLRS for a lecture by Dr. Dániel Barabási (Broad Institute, FutureHouse Fellow) on how neurodevelopment shapes perception, learning & behavior. Free admission, please register:

DECICE Final Project Webinar 📅 Nov 12, 2025 | 10:00–11:30 CET | Online Discover how DECICE’s cognitive scheduling & orchestration are shaping the future of distributed computing. Agenda & registration: decice.eu/project-news/decice-final-webinar/

HLRS signed an MoU with Seijo University (Japan) to advance research in the digital humanities using high-performance computing. The collaboration will include joint research, staff exchange and education initiatives. Learn more: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/...

🔮 Future Computing Workshop 📅 Mar 16–17, 2026 | HLRS, Stuttgart Join researchers, architects & vendors to discuss the next generation of HPC — from GPUs to neuromorphic systems. Speakers: Elad Raz (NextSilicon), Ruti Ben-Shlomi (LightSolver) Details & call: easychair.org/cfp/FCW26

HLRS joined the HPC Roundtable Germany 2025 in Munich - a day of insights on HPC, AI, and Quantum Computing. Bastian Koller presented “AI Factories, HammerHAI” and joined a panel discussion on #HPC resources and services for #AI. Thanks to all participants & organisers for the inspiring exchange!

🌊 HLRS @ SC25 | Nov 16–21 | St. Louis Visit us at Booth #726 and explore: • Hunter & Herder supercomputers • TRUMPF Flex Cell + digital twin demo • VR cycle race • Happy Hour with HPE & AMD (Nov 19, 3 PM) Details: hlrs.de/event/2025/sc25