Research Area Scientific Computing
The research area Scientific Computing integrates all scientific activity at the University of Innsbruck in information technology (IT) and computer-aided research. High-end computing facilities allow the simulation and optimization of complex processes, as well as the organization, analysis and presentation of big data to solve increasingly complex compute- and data-intensive problems in many different fields such as science, engineering and life sciences.
Aims of the research area Scientific Computing are to use the inherent synergies between various research areas and different fields by cooperating within the university, as well as between different universities and other institutions in Austria and all over the world. Thus fruitful interdisciplinary research is fostered by exchanging knowledge and information, by sharing ressources, by coordinating funding for keeping and developing the necessary infrastructure, as well as by enhancing science oriented teaching.
Board of the Research Area Scientific Computing
- Ruth Breu (Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics / Computer Science)
- Emily Collier (Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences / Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences)
- Johannes Gerstmayr (Engineering Science / Mechatronics)
- Philipp Gschwandtner (Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics / Computer Science)
- Günter Hofstetter (Engineering Science / Basic Sciences in Engineering Science)
- Sabine Kreidl (Information Technology Services (IT-Center))
- Klaus Liedl (Chemistry and Pharmacy / General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry)
- Alexander Ostermann (Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics / Mathematics)
- Michael Redinger (Information Technology Services (IT-Center))
- Birgit Schlick-Steiner (Biology / Ecology)
Advisory Team
- Johannes Gerstmayr (Engineering Science / Mechatronics)
- Philipp Gschwandtner (Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics / Computer Science)
- Thomas Hofer (Chemistry and Pharmacy / General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry)
Research Centers
The research area Scientific Computing comprises three research centers that are dedicated to specific aspects of scientific computing in particular depth:
Research Center Computational Engineering
The research center Computational Engineering brings together research activities that contribute to solving challenging engineering problems through the advancement of computer-aided design and analysis methods.
Research Center High-Performance Computing
The research center High-Performance Computing focusses on three areas of expertise:
- Support for the optimization and parallelization of HPC applications for supercomputers.
- Research collaborations: support for project proposals in the area of HPC both at national (e.g. FWF or FFG) and at international level (e.g. FWF DACH, EuroHPC, EU FP9).
- Training in programming, performance analysis and debugging for parallel computers.
Research Center Computer Science
The research center Computer Science addresses issues in scientific computing from the point of view of developers and computer scientists, exploring new programming paradigms, compilation frameworks, and modern methods of software development.Sichern