BayernKI is a cooperation of two Bavarian high performance computing centers, the Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Garching. The joint mission is to provide Bavarian scientists with infrastructure in the field of AI research.
Partners of BayernKI
NHR@FAU
The Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU) is a central institution of FAU and complements the general IT-services of RRZE. Jointly with Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) Garching it operates the BayernKI infrastructure. Together with eight other high performance computing (HPC)centers at German universities it forms the NHR Alliance and offers Tier-2 class capabilities on a national basis.
NHR@FAU’s organizational concept is designed to address HPC and AI/ML in all their facets, including infrastructure design and operation, user support, in-depth collaborations with developers and application scientists, training, research, and specialized application expertise.
A focal point of our application‐related support activities are atomistic simulations ranging from quantum physics/chemistry to classical molecular dynamics applications. Within the NHR Alliance, we collaborate with NHR@ZIB and PC2 in the Atomistic Simulation Center and offer expert support in chemistry, physics, and molecular dynamics simulations.
NHR@FAU has a strong background in the fields of Performance Engineering (PE) for CPUs/GPUs and Performance Tools. We pursue active research and development and offer numerous trainings on these topics, and coordinate related NHR-wide activities.
Our AI/ML experts support the broad community to enable and advance their AI/ML research on our large-scale central infrastructure. It is an integral part of NHR activities and a central pillar of the BayernKI support services.
LRZ
For over 60 years, the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (LRZ) has been a world-class HPC centre, providing top-tier IT infrastructure to a diverse scientific community, from students to renowned researchers, across disciplines like astrophysics, engineering, life sciences, and digital humanities.
Located in Garching, near Munich, LRZ is a leading HPC and High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) facility offering national and European-level supercomputing resources. It supports users with specialized HPC code portability and scalability expertise while ensuring highly energy-efficient operations.
LRZ is also at the forefront of future computing, exploring quantum technologies and integrating AI into large-scale HPC systems. Alongside its role as a national centre within the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing, LRZ serves as the IT backbone for Munich universities and Bavarian research institutions, complemented by extensive education programs in HPC, AI, and big data.
Reducing researchers “time to science” is our declared goal at LRZ. Our AI experts counsel and support users from a broad spectrum of domain sciences in advancing their AI/ML research on our LRZ AI Systems. We are also exploring the latest AI technologies in order to offer our users the best possible infrastructure.
Committees
BayernKI Strategy Board
- Ministerialdirigent Michael Greiner, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
- Ministerialrat Georg Antretter, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
- Prof. Dr. Torsten Eymann (Univ. Bayreuth)
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Groß (TH Nürnberg)
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Martin (UTN)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Seidl (LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Dieter Kranzlmüller (LRZ)
- Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wellein (NHR@FAU)
BayernKI Scientific Steering Committee
To be announced