25th Anniversary of the NIC
For the last 25 years, the John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC) has provided supercomputer resources for projects in science, research and industry in the fields of modelling and computer simulation. As a joint foundation of the three Helmholtz Centres Forschungszentrum Jülich, Deutsches Elektronensynchrotron DESY, and GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung it supports computational science in Germany and Europe.
To our great sorrow, Prof. Kurt Binder, former chair of the Scientific Council of the NIC, passed away last fall. Prof. Binder was one of the driving forces in the HPC community in Germany, and particularly in the NIC. We deeply mourn his loss.
Together with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the NIC, we organized a special session in honor of Prof. Binder’s inspiring and creative scientific contributions. We invited several former colleagues and friends of Prof. Binder to speak about recent advances in simulations of condensed matter.
The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the NIC took place in Cologne at the Dorint-Hotel am Heumarkt on 21 April 2023.
Program
Program for the 25th anniversary of the John von Neumann Institute for Computing
| 09:00 – 09:15 |
Prof. Astrid Lambrecht (Member of the Board of Directors of the FZJ and Chairperson of the Assembly of Contract Partners of the NIC) Opening speech |
| 09:15 – 09:45 |
Prof. Dietrich Wolf (University of Duisburg-Essen, Head of the NIC Peer
Review Board) Historical overview |
| 09:45 – 10:00 |
Prof. Thomas Lippert (Head of the Board of Directors of the NIC and
Director of the JSC) Farewell of Dr. Norbert Attig |
| 10:00 – 10:45 |
Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Scientific Keynote: Quantum Annealing |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 |
Prof. Steve Furber (University of Manchester) Scientific Keynote: Neuromorphic Computing |
| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Panel Discussion on the topic “Beyond digital computing” Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori, Prof. Steve Furber, Prof. Thomas Schulthess (Director of the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre) (Moderation: Prof. Thomas Lippert) |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 – 13:45 |
Prof. Holger Gohlke (University of Düsseldorf): former head of the NIC
research group “Computational Biophysical Chemistry” Elucidating and Modulating Molecular Interaction and Function |
| 13:45 – 14:00 |
Prof. Owe Philipsen (University of Frankfurt): head of the NIC research
group “Elementary Particle Physics” Constraining the phase diagram of strong-interaction matter |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Prof. Martin Müser (Saarland University): former head of the NIC research group “Computational Materials Physics” |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Coffee break |
Simulation of Condensed Matter: Session in memory of Prof. Kurt Binder
| 14:45 – 15:15 |
Prof. Marcus Müller (University of Göttingen) Multiscale modeling of grain-boundary motion in cylinder-forming block copolymers |
| 15:15 – 15:45 |
Prof. David Landau (University of Georgia) Uncovering a New Universality at a 1st order phase transition |
| 15:45 – 16:15 |
Prof. Friederike Schmid (University of Mainz) Simulations of branched tubular membrane structures |
| 16:15 – 16:45 |
Prof. Christoph Dellago (University of Vienna) From Boltzmann’s dream to Binder’s reality: Understanding condensed matter systems with Monte Carlo simulations |
| 16:45 | Prof. Thomas Lippert – Closing words |
