About Us

NHR South-West

One center, four universities

NHR South-West is a strategic collaboration between Goethe University Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, and Saarland University.

As part of the German National High Performance Computing Alliance, we provide researchers throughout Germany with access to advanced computing resources, scientific expertise, training, and individual support.

NHR@SW combines computing infrastructure operated in Frankfurt and Mainz with complementary expertise from all four partner universities.

Map showing the four NHR South-West partner universities in Frankfurt, Mainz, Kaiserslautern-Landau, and Saarbrücken

What NHR@SW offers

HPC systems and computing time

Access to MOGON NHR and Goethe-NHR through the national NHR allocation process.

Application and workflow support

Individual consulting for porting, scaling, profiling, optimization, data management, and efficient resource use.

Methodological and domain expertise

Cross-cutting computational expertise from the Method Labs and support for dedicated scientific communities through the Simulation and Data Labs.

Training and community

Courses, workshops, and events covering HPC, AI and machine learning, performance engineering, parallel programming, quantum computing, and related topics.

Simulation and Data Labs and Method Labs

Simulation and Data Labs bring together HPC experts and researchers from dedicated scientific domains. They support the development, adaptation, and efficient use of scientific applications and workflows.

Method Labs provide cross-cutting expertise in areas such as performance engineering, AI and machine learning, and parallel programming. Together, the two lab types connect scientific applications with suitable methods, software, and computing infrastructure.

Overview of the research topics addressed by the NHR South-West Simulation and Data Labs and Method Labs
Research topics covered by the NHR@SW Simulation and Data Labs and Method Labs

Start with NHR@SW

Find the resources, expertise, and application route that fit your research project.