Research Area Scientific Computing
Research Area & Centers
The research area Scientific Computing and its three research centers - Computational Engineering, High Performance Computing and Computer Science - 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 Awards 2025
Apply for the Thesis Awards 2025 if you have completed an outstanding master's or PhD thesis related to the field of Scientific Computing by the key date of the defence in 2024 (please also see and distribute the flyer). Application deadline: July 4, 2025
Thesis Awards 2024
Can wind be understood? Are more graphics cards really better (and what for, actually)? These questions are addressed in two theses recognized with the Thesis Awards 2024 by the Research Area Scientific Computing of the University of Innsbruck.
First graduate of the ESP Scientific Computing
The research area Scientific Computing congratulates Mr. Thrainer as the first graduate of the extension study programme Scientific Computing.
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Activities & Cooperations
The annual thesis award in recognition of outstanding MSc and PhD theses, projects and cooperations with a connection to scientific computing.
Exchange in SC (ESC)
6. Nov. 2025: Ivana Stiperski (UIBK)
11. Dec. 2025: Ulrich Rüde (FAU)
A distinguished series of lectures on topics from the field of scientific computing with social and scientific relevance.