News and Acitivities
Thesis Award 2026
This year, the Research Area Scientific Computing will again award a prize for an outstanding master's and doctoral thesis in the field of scientific computing with a focus on high-performance computing, preferably with a strong interdisciplinary orientation. The prize goes to
- master's thesis (EUR 500)
- doctoral thesis (EUR 1000)
completed at the University of Innsbruck in 2025 (deadline: day of defensio) and related to the research area scientific computing (e.g. in the sense of computational engineering, computer science or high performance computing). The application process is open until July 3, 2026. Please send your application (letter of application, a PDF of the original thesis and a PDF o fthe diploma) in electronic form to veranstaltung-fsp-sc@uibk.ac.at. The prize will be awarded at the Day of Scientific Computing on October 21, 2026.
DK CIM Seminar SS 2026
This semester the DK CIM seminar is given by Prof. José Antonio Carrillo (University of Oxford) who is visiting us as a guest Professor:
He will give an overview talk: Kinetic equations for plasma physics in a nutshell
- Monday. 20.04.2026: 13:15 bis 14:45, HSB 5, Technikerstraße 13
and a minicourse:
- Thursday, 23.04.2026, 13:45 bis 14:45, HSB 5, Technikerstraße 13, Minicourse part I, further elaboration
- Friday, 24.04.2026, 10:15 bis 11:15, HS D, Technikerstraße 25, Minicourse part II, further elaboration
Social program, student talks and students meeting at Seehof - 15.06.2026 - Program
- Walk from Planötzenhof to Seehof (Höttinger Bild)
- Lunch at Seehof
- Student talks and discussion
- Student meeting and vote for student speaker
IGK-Series SS 2026: Case studies in HPC
Other events
DK CIM Seminar WS 2025/26
23.01. and 30.01.2026: Campus Technik - After academia: reports from practitioners of scientific computing
IGK-Series WS 2025/26: Software for Scientific Computing
2-day workshop in Innsbruck SS 2025
27.05.2025, 8:30 – 17:00: Grillhof including coffee breaks and lunch
Presentations from students, faculty members and experts
28.05.2025, 8:30 – 17:00: Campus Technik
C++ Workshop by Jonas Kusch
IGK-Series SS 2025: HPC in research
IGK-Series WS 2024/25: Software in Scientific Computing
4th DK CIM summer school 2024
18.-20.9.2024 - 16.-19.9, UZ Obergurgl - OpenMP course
Program
IGK-Series SS 2024: HPC in research
1-day retreat in Innsbruck, WS 2023/2024
02.02.2024, Campus Technik - various talks and themes
Program
IGK-Series WS 2023/24: Software in Scientific Computing
3rd DK CIM/DP DOCC summer/spring school 2023
22.-26.5.2023, UZ Obergurgl - Best practice in Scientific Computing and Software Management
Program
IGK-Series SS 2023: HPC in Research
DK CIM Seminar WS 2022/23
23.-24.02.2023, Campus Technik - Let's make it easy! How to communicate in Science.
Workshop by Florian Aigner
IGK-Series WS 2022/23: After academia: reports from Scientific Computing Alumni
2nd DK CIM/DP DOCC summer school 2022
17.-21.07, 2022, UZ Obergurgl - Introduction to Scientific computing with JULIA
Program
Virtual DK CIM Seminar WS 2021/22
15.02.2022, student talks and discussions
Program
IGK-Series WS 2021/22: scientific methods and skeptical inquiry in research (and everyday life)
1st DK CIM/DP DOCC summer school 2021
26.07.-30.07.2021, UZE Obergurgl - Modelling simulation and Physical phenomena of Complex continua
Program
IGK Series SS 2021: lecture cycle: Modelling and reality
DK CIM Seminar WS 2020/21
After Academia: reports from Scientific Computing Alumni
IGK Series WS 2020/21: Modelling and reality
DK CIM Winterschools from 2012-2020
2016
Contact
DK-CIM Speaker
Univ-Prof. Dipl-Ing. Lukas Einkemmer, PhD
Tel.: 0512 507 53818
email: lukas.einkemmer@uibk.ac.at
DK-CIM Deputy Speaker
Univ-Prof. Dr. Heiko Gimperlein
Tel.: 0512 507 61330
email: heiko.gimperlein@uibk.ac.at