The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is a dynamic field that is constantly advancing into new areas of our being and expanding the boundaries of what is possible. This technology, which was the subject of science fiction stories in its [...]
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IT Security Awareness Days from 07.11. – 17.11.2023
Several German universities, including the University of Göttingen / GWDG, are jointly organizing the IT Security Awareness Days for the sixth time from November 7 – November 17, 2023 as a cross-university public online event series with exciting presentations on [...]
September/October issue of the GWDG News published
The September/October issue of the GWDG News has just been published.
It contains among others the following topics:
- Security Incident on September 28, 2023
- Academic Cloud Hub: Selfhosted Macroblogging
- GöHAT for Admins
- SynForest – Synthetic Generation of LiDAR Data in
GWDG sets up a reporting point for accessibility
The GWDG strives to make the use of its diverse services as accessible as possible. For this purpose, we already published a guideline for accessible IT in 2020, which we follow. We have now set up a barriers reporting point, [...]
HPC demand survey for the Scientific Compute Cluster
Most researchers at the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Society are familiar with the GWDG as a long-standing IT provider. However, the GWDG also provides high-performance computing (HPC) resources to researchers at the University and the MPS. With [...]
Survey on Göttingen eResearch Alliance visibility
The Göttingen eResearch Alliance (eRA) started a survey to assess the visibility of the eRA and its services at the Göttingen Campus. Please participate in this survey to contribute to the development of research data management support at the Göttingen [...]
July/August issue of the GWDG News published
The July/August issue of the GWDG News has just been published.
It contains among others the following topics:
- Text+ Long-term Archive
- goe-monitor.gwdg.de – System Monitoring with openITCOCKPIT
- Accessible Software Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
- The GWDG at the ISC
Anniversary film “50 Years GWDG”
In 2020, the GWDG celebrated its 50th anniversary. On this occasion, a ten-minute YouTube video shows an interesting time travel through 50 years of scientific data processing at the GWDG at the long-time founding location “Am Faßberg” on the Max [...]
New courses for apprentices
Starting in October 2023, the GWDG will offer special courses for apprentices in addition to the usual course program of its Academy. These two- or three-day courses will take place in the Göttingen Data Center, Burckhardtweg 4, and are aimed [...]
Research Assistant (m/f/d) in Research Data Management wanted!
The GWDG is looking for a Research Assistant (m/f/d) in Research Data Management to join the “eScience” working group (AG E) as soon as possible.
STACK-Maxima service starts productive operation
On July 1, 2023, the productive operation of our new service “STACK-Maxima” has started. The service gives operators of e-learning systems such as Ilias or Moodle the possibility to interpret mathematical questions resp. exercises created via STACK algebraically, thus the [...]
New feature in Indico
As of now, all users of our Indico service, which can be used for event management, also have the language “German” as an additional selection option for the user interface. This applies to both the general instance https://events.gwdg.de and the [...]
June issue of the GWDG News published
The June issue of the GWDG News has just been published.
It contains among others the following topics:
- Inauguration Symposium for KISSKI
- University of Göttingen Switches from Sophos Antivirus to Bitdefender
- New Service “STACK-Maxima“
- Energy-saving Measures in High-Performance Computing
- Harbor
Max Planck Day on 23.06.2023 in Göttingen
On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the Max Planck Society is offering a day of wonder, discovery and participation on Friday, 23.06.2023, at its founding site in Göttingen. For this purpose, a science market will be set up in [...]
GWDG Academy course program for the second half of 2023 published
The GWDG Academy course program for the second half of 2023 has now been published. As in previous months, all courses will take place in a suitable online format rather than as presence courses. You can find more information about [...]
GWDG successfully certified according to ISO 27001
After several years of preparation, the GWDG has received the certificate for compliance with ISO 27001. This means that the GWDG is now one of only a few scientific IT service providers to meet this important quality standard for information [...]
April/May issue of the GWDG News published
The April/May issue of the GWDG News has just been published.
It contains among others the following topics:
- GWDG Successfully Certified According to ISO 27001
- YubiKeys as SSH Keys
- Alternative E-Mail Apps for Android, Data Security and Privacy
- “Sofja“– the
Student Assistant (m/f/d) wanted!
The GWDG is looking for a Student Assistant (m/f/d) to support the working group “Application and Information Systems” (AG A).
AI in critical infrastructures
Artificial intelligence methods are increasingly being used in sensitive and critical infrastructures. The new national AI service center “KISSKI” focuses in particular on the application and research of AI methods in the fields of energy and health. At the opening [...]
Extension of the application deadline for the Data Science Summer School 2023
The application deadline for the Data Science Summer School 2023, about which we already informed here, has been extended to 31.05.2023. If you are interested in participating, we look forward to receiving your application via our application form [...]