Research Area Scientific Computing
Research Area & Centers
The research area Scientific Computing and its two research centers - Computational Engineering and High Performance Computing - introduce themselves.
Infrastructure & Services
A brief description of the available infrastructure for high performance computing and visualization and how to gain access.
Education & Training
Information on the internal doctoral programm Computational Interdisciplinary Modelling as well as on the extension study programme Scientific Computing and other training posibilities.
Research Area Scientific Computing
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Ostermann (head)
Mag. Eduard Reiter (coordinator)
News
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
Further information: Thesis award 2026
MUSICA (GPU-Cluster) - productive
Productive operation of the MUSICA GPU cluster has started, and the system is now available to all university researchers. Documentation is in place to help you log in and get started, as well as a Matrix channel to facilitate communication between users and staff. Apply for computing time now!
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Activities & Cooperations
The annual thesis award in recognition of outstanding MSc and PhD theses, projects, calls and cooperations with a connection to scientific computing.
Exchange in SC (ESC)
28. May, 2026: Prof. Alessandro Tasora (University of Parma)
A distinguished series of lectures on topics from the field of scientific computing with social and scientific relevance.