2021 Annual Report

Highlights of the most recent HLRS Annual Report include a look back at HLRS's 25-year history; reports on new activities in AI, quantum computing, and crisis computing; and an interview with Porsche's manager for methods and model-based systems engineering about HPC in the automotive industry.

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Contents

Director's Welcome

Spotlight: 25 Years HLRS

  • 25 Years of Innovation at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
  • A History of High Performance
  • Supporters Congratulate HLRS on Its 25th Anniversary
  • Book Documents History of Supercomputing

News Briefs

News Highlights

  • CIRCE Project to Improve Capabilities for Urgent Computing
  • Sustainability at HLRS: With Great Performance Comes Great Responsibility
  • Digital Twin of Historic Ludwigsburg Theater
  • SEQUOIA Project to Bring Quantum Computing to Industry
  • Supercomputing that Breathes: An Interview with Monika Wierse
  • HLRS Completes Data Security Assessment
  • Building Trust in Science
  • Artificial Intelligence for Safer Automation

HLRS by Numbers

User Research

  • Supercomputing Enables Analysis of Massive Atmospheric Datasets
  • HPC Helps Scientists in Quest to Advance Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage
  • Simulation Could Improve Durability of Hydroelectric Turbines
  • Selected Publications by Our Users in 2021

About Us

  • Inside Our Computing Room
  • User Profile
  • Third-Party Funded Research Projects
  • HPC Training Courses in 2021
  • Workshops and Conferences in 2021
  • HLRS Books
  • Organization Chart
  • Departments

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