HLRS and Kumoh National Institute of Technology Sign Collaboration Agreement

 Ho Sang Kwak and Michael Resch hold copies of the signed agreement.
Kumoh National Institute of Technology President Ho Sang Kwak and HLRS Director Michael Resch signed the collaboration agreement during a visit to KIT. Photo: KIT

A new memorandum of understanding pledges cooperation on efforts to bring HPC to industry.

The High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration with the Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT). Located in Gumi, the birthplace of South Korea’s electronics industry, KIT is an engineering-focused university focused on preparing professionals for careers in high-tech industries. HLRS Director Michael Resch signed the collaboration agreement together with KIT President Ho Sang Kwak during a visit to KIT in February.

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The new collaboration will promote communication and the exchange of expertise between Stuttgart and Gumi, particularly with a focus on improving access to and usage of high-performance computing in industry. “HLRS and KIT share a vision that high-performance computing can build bridges between university research and industrial development,” Prof. Resch said.

HLRS maintains collaboration agreements with more than a dozen leading centers for computational sciences and high-performance computing in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.