NHR | Women in HPC Chapter

An organization to promote diversity, equality, inclusivity, and a supportive culture in NHR and throughout the HPC community in Germany

 

The Women in HPC Chapter (NHR | WHPC) was founded by female researchers of the NHR Alliance in 2024. We connect and support all women and underrepresented groups working in HPC in Germany at all career levels in science and industry by organizing various activities:

Active support, promotion of women and underrepresented groups at all career-levels. Providing networking opportunities, support, resources through mentorship, travel grants for (international) conferences and campaigns. Advocating for gender equity initiatives within German HPC communities, identifying challenges faced by women and underrepresented groups in HPC across Germany, gathering the relevant insights, perspectives and feedback.

Upcoming Events

Call for applications

Travel Grant | SC'26

The NHR|WHPC Chapter is awarding up to five travel grants for participation in SC'26, Chicago, USA, Nov 15-20, 2026. The travel grant covers eligible costs, including: conference registration, airfare, accommodation, transportation to and from the airport, hotel, and conference, and eligible visa application costs.
Deadline: August 25, 2026.

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ISC'26

Travel Grant & WHPC Poster Prize Winner

Huge congrats to our NHR|WHPC Chapter travel grant recipients: Deifilia Kieckhefen, KIT and Aasish Kumar Sharma, GWDG. We are proud to congratulate Deifilia Kieckhefen, KIT winner of the ISC'26 WHPC Poster Prize Award at ISC'26 for her outstanding poster presentation.

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ISC'26

Sofa Talk hosted by NHR | WHPC

How do we get more women in HPC careers?
After an insightful hour with our amazing panelists, we gathered some crucial takeaways. We are excited for you to dive into our six-point outcome.

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Insights

Highlights from NHR|WHPC, showing activities at NHR events, including a panel discussion at the NHR Conference 2023 and Sofa Talks at the NHR booth during the ISC 2025 High Performance, emphasizing exchange, innovation, and networking in the WHPC community.

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Register via the WHPC website and select the chapter “National High Performance Computing Alliance (NHR) (Germany).” 

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Our Leads & Representatives

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Ayesha Afzal

Chapter Lead and Chapter Representative

NHR@FAU

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Franka Derwisch

Chapter Lead and Chapter Representative

NHR Office

Charlotte Debus

Chapter Representative

NHR@KIT

Monique Drees

Chapter Representative

NHR Office

Sadaf Ehtesabi

Chapter Representative

PC2

Mozhdeh Fathidoost

Chapter Representative

NHR4CES@TUDa

Diana Göhringer

Chapter Representative

NHR@TUD

Jasmin Hörter

Chapter Representative

NHR@KIT

Michaela Kemper

Chapter Representative

PC2

Stefanie Mühlhausen

Chapter Representative

NHR@Göttingen

Sarah Neuwirth

Chapter Representative

NHR@SW

Anita Ragyanszki

Chapter Representative

NHR@ZIB

Sandra Wienke

Chapter Representative

NHR4CES@RWTH

Bai-Xiang Xu

Chapter Representative

NHR4CES@TUDa