Author

Thomas Eickermann is working at Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) since he finished his PhD in Physics at the University of Düsseldorf in 1994. His activities cover system administration, Grid computing, and networking. Since 2002, he is head of the communication systems and service division of JSC. Between 2008 and 2015, Thomas Eickermann has been project manager of PRACE preparatory and implementation phase projects and served on the PRACE aisbl Board of Directors. Currently, he is a deputy director of JSC and engaged in the preparations for JUPITER, the EuroHPC Exascale computer in Jülich.