CASA - Centre for Advanced Simulation and Analytics

Jointly advancing data science and simulation

The Centre for Advanced Simulation and Analytics – CASA for short – is breaking new ground in data science and simulation. CASA combines recent advances in data science and simulation with research into the possibilities of a digitalized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy.

High-performance computing (HPC) significantly accelerates the development of expertise in the areas of data analytics, artificial intelligence and model-based simulation. This enables rapid deployment in the natural sciences, life sciences and engineering at Forschungszentrum Jülich.

CASA helps to

promote synergies between data science and simulation
optimally expand Jülich’s interdisciplinary research portfolio
advance the use of HPC systems and data infrastructures
pave the way towards the exascale age of scientific computing
facilitate access to application software on top-tier HPC systems

CASA Labs

The operating units of CASA are the CASA Simulation and Data Labs (SDL), in which cross-disciplinary teams work on research questions from various application areas. So far, the following CASA-SDLs have been established.

CASA-SDL Numerical Quantum Field Theory (NQFT)
CASA-SDL Neuroscience
CASA-SDL Climate Science
CASA-SDL Terrestrial Systems
CASA-SDL for Energy Materials (EM)
CASA-SDL Healthcare
CASA-SDL for Digital Bioeconomy (DBE)
CASA-SDL Quantum Materials (QM)

In addition to the domain-oriented CASA-SDLs, the method-oriented hubs of the Helmholtz Incubator Platforms, Helmholtz AI and HMC, which are located at Forschungszentrum Jülich, are also represented in CASA.