Application Phase for the Simulated Worlds Scholarship 2025/26 Now Open - Pupils work on exciting simulation projects related to computer science and mathematical modeling, under the guidance of researchers from SCC.
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Since September 2025, Professor Luca Ghiringhelli has been leading the newly established research group Computational and Data Science in Materials Research (CDSMR). The group develops large-scale methods for realistic materials modeling.
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The AI chatbot enables context-aware queries – including questions about our services, from authentication to websites. It also searches internal documents and provides source references. The service is anonymous, GDPR-compliant, and available 24/7.
The new SCC-News is online, including these topics:
- The Virtual Torah Scroll Connects the Physical and Digital Worlds
- OpenID network - The Future of Identity Networks?
- Scholarship 2024 / 25 - Young People Conduct Research
A new partition has been added to the HoreKa high-performance computer. With "HoreKa Ruby", resources are now available for computationally intensive AI and machine learning applications.
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The new KIT-CA certificate portal went live in mid-June. For the first time, personal certificates are issued fully automatically after application and can be downloaded directly.
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The SCC provides basic IT services for all KIT members for work in research and teaching, studies, and administration as well as federal services for universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg and for national and international projects.
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Research
SCC stands for globally visible research, development and innovation in the fields of high-performance computing, the handling of large-scale data sets and secure IT federations.
SCC is involved in various research projects. The cooperation partners include universities and research institutions as well as companies, both national and international.
Project Overview
The focus is on high-performance computing & data-intensive computing, simulation labs, grid and cloud computing and large scale data management & analysis.
Overview
Operation of large-scale facilities for scientific high-performance computing and data-intensive science within the framework of secure IT federations.
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