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HLRS (University of Stuttgart)

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Parent Category: H4H

Category: Partners

The High Performance Computing Centre (HLRS) is a research and service institution affiliated to the University of Stuttgart (USTUTT). It is one of the three national supercomputing centres in Germany and is offering services to academic users and industry. USTUTT-HLRS research and operation focus is oriented towards the operation of supercomputers owned by hww GmbH (a public-private partnership consortium comprising among others T-Systems SfR and the Porsche AG), services and consultancy for scientific and industrial users, research in the area of supercomputer architectures, simulation software, software engineering, teaching and training in distributed systems, software engineering and programming models, as well as cooperation with international partners from industry and research. USTUTT-HLRS has gathered a wealth of experience in collaborative research projects on national, European and international level.

Most relevant expertise for H4H are the experiences gained in supporting end users, in particular of the engineering domain, in writing efficient software for High Performance Computing Systems, the development and use of parallel programming tools. USTUTT-HLRS will exploit its link to the automotive and aerospace industry such as the Automotive Simulation Centre Stuttgart (ASCS). Additionally, USTUTT-HLRS is a key player in various National and European Research projects in the field of High Performance Computing. USTUTT-HLRS is member of the MPI standardization body (MPI-Forum).