Author Archives: Thomas Otto

Several German universities, including the University of Göttingen / GWDG, are jointly organizing the ninth IT Security Awareness Days from may 12-23, 2025. This is a cross-university series of public online events featuring exciting lectures on the topic of information [...]

The Open Edge and HPC Initiative (OEHI) and the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) have launched a collaborative Proof of Concept (PoC) project to explore data management in compute continuum infrastructures that seamlessly integrate HPC nodes, cloud, and [...]

In cooperation with NHR-Nord@Göttingen, the 3rd NHR Conference will take place in Göttingen from September 22 – 25, 2025. It brings together users and providers of high-performance computing from the NHR centers. Interested parties have the opportunity to present [...]

The Open Edge and HPC Initiative (OEHI) has joined forces with the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) to develop an easy-to-use software ecosystem focused on Scalable Matrix Extensions (SME) from Arm. SME is a recent instruction set extension [...]

The March issue of the GWDG News has just been published.

It contains among others the following topics:

• Outlook on Developments in GWDG Applications
• Collectively with DNS against Phishing
• Concluding the FDO One Project
• New Software Stack for KISSKI and

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The first HackathOERn will take place at the GWDG in Göttingen from April 28 to 30, 2025. Registration for this is still open until March 23.

Everyone can participate! The ideas competition for better OER software (OER – Open Educational [...]

Under the motto “Discover your possibilities – find your studies”, this year’s Info Days at the University of Göttingen will take place on March 10 and 11 on the central campus in the Central Lecture Hall Building (ZHG), Platz der [...]

The January/February issue of the GWDG News has just been published.

It contains among others the following topics:

• Proxmox VE at the GWDG
• Mandatory MFA and Introduction of eduVPN at the University of Göttingen
• Copyright – A Challenge or a

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Chat AI now has a new, unique function called “Arcana”, which can add additional information to a user request. This is the first service of its kind, since it uses a completely private, serverside RAG with easy access, and it [...]

The GWDG is looking for an accountant/finance clerk (m/f/d) to support the working group “Administration and cross-sectional tasks” (AG V) with immediate effect. [...]

The Rheinische Hochschule Köln is cooperating with the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) and the AI Service Center for Sensitive and Critical Infrastructures (KISSKI) to ensure secure and practical access to artificial intelligence (AI) in higher [...]

Are you interested in quantum computing but never had the time or opportunity to get started?

Or are you looking for an understandable introduction that doesn’t assume any quantum physics knowledge?

Or would like to learn how quantum computing can [...]

The GWDG is looking to strengthen the “eScience” working group (AG E) as of the as soon as possible with a Scientist (m/f/d). [...]

We wish all our users a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and good luck, happiness, success and above all health for 2025

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The December issue of the GWDG News has just been published.

It contains among others the following topics:

• HammerHAI – GWDG Takes Part in Establishing the EU AI Factory in Germany
• Online Surveys with LimeSurvey at the GWDG: Upcoming Relaunch

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The GWDG is looking for a Microsoft 365 project manager (m/f/d) and a Microsoft 365 architect (m/f/d) to support the “User Service and Operational Services” working group (AG H) as soon as possible. [...]

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) today announced the funding of a new consortium called HammerHAI. The Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) is building an AI Factory in Germany together with other experts. To this end, the consortium [...]

The GWDG is looking for a Manager (m/f/d) for scientific software development in the field of high-performance computing (75%) to join the High-Performance Computing team of the working group “Computing” (AG C) as soon as possible.

The job vacancy … [...]

The GWDG is looking for several Cyber Security Specialists (m/f/d) for the establishment of a joint competence center for information security / Security Operation Center (SOC).

The job vacancy … [...]

The November issue of the GWDG News has just been published.

It contains among others the following topics:

• HOSHMAND – An AI-based Compute Scheduler
• Documentation as a Legal Obligation in the Artificial Intelligence Act
• Centralized Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms in

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