The service area Future IT - Research & Education (FIRE) examines new technologies to evaluate their applications for research and use in the computing centre, then develops the services accordingly. These activities are conducted in cooperation with students and employees of Heidelberg University, other research institutes, and industry partners in a number of projects.
Services
- Development, testing and evaluation of new technologies for research and teaching
- Improvement of computing centre performance through internal research and the evaluation and implementation of new technologies
- Innovative project work with students, researchers and industry partners
- Operation of the Heidelberg high-performance computer, support and training for HPC users
- Purchase and implementation of IT systems for research (supercomputers, storage systems, visualisation systems etc.)
- Organisation of professional exchange events: lectures, workshops etc.
- Involvement in trainee supervision and internal training


Dr. Martin Baumann
Head of the FIRE service area
Email: martin.baumann@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Telephone: +49 6221 54-20020
Name | Arbeitsgebiet |
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Alpay, Aksel | |
Balz, Alexander | Support für Data-intensive Computing, Betrieb HPC-Systeme und LSDF |
Baumann, Martin | Servicebereichsleitung, Data-intensive Computing, Scientific Data Management, Energie-effizientes Rechnen |
Haller, Alexander | Entwicklung, Support und Betrieb für Dienste im Zusammenhang mit dem Forschungsdatenmanagement |
Kepper, Frank Nikolaus (Nick) | Servicegruppenleiter, Research Support |
Kühl, Robert | Hochleistungsrechnen und Remote-Visualisierung |
Kunze, Marcel | |
Mohammadianbisheh, Nina | Forschungsdatenmanagement |
Richling, Sabine | Servicegruppenleiterin, Support für Data-intensive Computing, Betrieb HPC-Systeme, Energie-effizientes Rechnen |
Scherbaum, Benjamin | Entwicklung von E-Science-Diensten |
Schnetter, Erik | Entwicklung, Support und Betrieb für Dienste des Data-intensive Computing und Forschungsdatenmanagement |
Siebler, Sven | Support für Data-intensive Computing, Betrieb HPC-Systeme und LSDF |
Foto: Andree Späth, URZ
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