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BayernKI Q&A Session (May 6, online via Zoom)

Are you a current or future user of the BayernKI resources and have questions? Don’t miss the next BayernKI Q&A session on May 6. This regular meet-up is jointly organized by NHR@FAU and LRZ and is held on every first Wednesday of the month to provide space for questions about using BayernKI in scientific research. Anyone who uses or wants to use the BayernKI infrastructure and seeks help or advice from the team…

Announcement of the LRZ Satellite Event for the TPC26.

Join the TPC26 Satellite Event at LRZ! (June 2)

This year’s TPC26 takes place in Baltimore, but the LRZ is offering an alternative in Europe: the TPC26 Satellite Event. So, if you can’t attend in the US, join the LRZ on June 2 for a full-day viewing event from 9:30 to 18:30, featuring the TPC26 plenary sessions. Participants are invited to watch the recorded opening plenaries together in the morning, followed by a chance…

BayernKI Q&A Session (April 1, online via Zoom)

March is coming to an end, which means the next BayernKI Q&A Session is just around the corner. This monthly event is jointly organized by NHR@FAU and LRZ and is held on the first Wednesday of each month to provide space for questions about using BayernKI in scientific research. The session is open to all current and future users of the BayernKI AI infrastructure…

BayernKI Q&A Session (March 4, online via Zoom)

March is here, and so is our next monthly BayernKI Q&A Session. This regular event is jointly hosted by NHR@FAU and LRZ every first Wednesday of the month to make room for all your questions regarding BayernKI in science. All current and future users of our AI infrastructure are warmly invited to ask our support team for help and advice…

Detailaufnahme Cerebras CS-2 System am LRZ.

LRZ AI Team Develops 10B Language Model

Bavarian, German and English – in one large language model: To enable AI to understand Bavarian, the LRZ developed and trained an own language model.

Do-you want to translate “Hock di hera, samma mera”* into German or English? Now there’s Llama-GENBA-10B. The trilingual language model is based on Meta’s Large Language Model (LLM) Llama, version 3.1-8B, and was trained by researchers at LRZ and Cerebras Systems…

BayernKI Q&A Session (September 3, online via Zoom)

On the first Wednesday of the month, we are happy to invite you again to the BayernKI Q&A session, an opportunity to discuss your questions about BayernKI in science. This regular event, jointly hosted by NHR@FAU and LRZ, connects current and future users of our AI infrastructure with our experts for specific tips, tricks, and support…

BayernKI Q&A Session (August 6, online via Zoom)

Next week marks the first Wednesday in August, and we’re pleased to invite you once again to the BayernKI Q&A session, your opportunity to ask questions related to BayernKI in science. This regular meet-up, jointly hosted by NHR@FAU and LRZ, offers current and future users of our AI infrastructure a chance to connect with experts, ask questions, and receive support. If there are particular questions…

A young man is typing on a laptop in a dark room.

Join the EuroCC2 AI Hackathon in October – Registration is open!

In October 2025, you can look forward to an intensitive hackathon that focuses specifically on the topic of AI: The EuroCC2 AI Hackathon, is jointly organized by NVIDIA, the OpenACC organization and the EuroCC National Competence Centres of Austria, Germany, and Poland, including BayernKI co-host Leibniz Supercomputing Centre. The Event takes place from from October 14 to 23…

Photonic computer for AI use cases at LRZ

At LRZ in Garching, a photonic computer for AI use cases was put into operation in an HPC environment for the first time worldwide. The Native Processing Server (NPS) from German start-up Q.ANT uses light instead of electrons for computing and therefore does not require energy-intensive cooling. Through parallel processing at different wavelengths, the technology promises high computing power combined with high energy-efficiency…

LRZ: Blue Lion based on Vera Rubin chip architecture

LRZ is set to deploy the Blue Lion supercomputer, powered by NVIDIA’s upcoming Vera Rubin architecture, as NVIDIA announced during ISC in June 2025. This system combines the Rubin GPU and Vera CPU, forming a superchip designed for real-time, large-scale scientific computing. Blue Lion aims to deliver approximately 30 times the performance of its predecessor, SuperMUC-NG, facilitating advanced research in areas like climate modeling, physics, and AI…

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