Solutions

HLRS offers world-class supercomputing power and a comprehensive package of resources for high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, artificial intelligence, visualization, and related technologies. We support scientists, engineers, and users from many other domains by providing the HPC tools and expertise needed to make new discoveries, design better products, solve difficult problems, or realize new ideas.

Types of computing

HLRS enables research and other computational applications in the following areas.

HPC & Simulation

With one of Europe's fastest supercomputers, we can help realize the most computationally demanding simulation projects.

Artificial Intelligence

HLRS enables the testing of new applications of machine learning and deep learning, as well as hybrid approaches that combine HPC and AI.

Visualization

By connecting our HPC systems with virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, we make it easier to gain insights from large datasets.

Quantum Computing

HLRS has begun research focused on understanding the capabilities and potential applications of this new technology.

Our computing platforms

Photo of HLRS's Hunter supercomputer, with image of Earth weather simulation on the side of the machine.. Copyright: Julian Holzwarth/HLRS

HPE Cray EX4000 (Hunter)

HLRS’s flagship supercomputer offers high performance and energy efficiency, while supporting our system users in transitioning to the massively parallel, GPU-accelerated future of exascale computing.

NEC Cluster (Vulcan)

Vulcan is continually updated to meet new demands and provide requirement-optimized solutions. It includes CPU, GPU, and vector computing components.

Hawk AI Expansion

Initially installed as part of HLRS’s previous flagship system, Hawk, the AI expansion continues to offer NVIDIA GPUs suitable for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications.

CAVE

This immersive 3D facility offers powerful tools for visualizing and interacting with large, complex data sets in virtual and augmented reality.

HPSS Data Management

Our high-performance storage system is designed to safely manage and archive petabytes of data saved on disks and in tape libraries.

Training

Acquire new skills in HPC and AI

HLRS offers dozens of courses each year addressing essential topics in simulation, big data analytics, visualization, artificial intelligence, system administration, and other HPC-related fields, both onsite and online.

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User support

Programming high-performance computing systems requires special expertise. Our staff works closely with our system users to answer questions, optimize codes, and enable new applications of HPC.

Mentoring

Designated HLRS staff with a thorough understanding of our systems' operation are available to provide basic support and answer system users' questions.

Extended User Support

Performance optimization improves our users' productivity, opens new research opportunities, and enables a more sustainable operation of HLRS's systems.

Consulting

Our staff can provide advice on both basic and complex issues concerning numerical methods, parallel programming, I/O, performance analysis, and other topics.

Software Provisioning

Our user support staff is available to address questions that arise during the process of accessing software and installing your own codes.

AI Support

In addition to providing basic support for AI applications, HLRS staff have expertise in distributed training, scalability, and hybrid workflows combining HPC and AI.

Software

HLRS provides access to commonly used application software packages for simulation as well as tools, compilers, and libraries for running novel algorithms on our systems.

Frontal View of HLRS's Hunter supercomputer, showing image of Earth weather simulation. Copyright: Julian Holzwarth/HLRS

Applying for computing time

Are you interested in using HLRS's computing resources? Learn how to get access to our systems and expertise.