The Team
We introduce ourselves

Management of the HRZ

Johannes Braun (HRZ-Leitung ab 1.1.2025)
Picture: HRZ

Dr.-Ing. Johannes Braun

Johannes Braun took over the management of the University Computer Center (HRZ) on 1 January 2025.

Anna Schindler
Picture: HRZ

Dipl.-Kffr. Anna Schindler

Dipl.-Kffr. Anna Schindler has been the deputy head of the University Computer Center (HRZ) since 1 January 2025.

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Direct contact

Dr.-Ing. Johannes Braun

06151/16-71151
Dipl.-Kffr. Anna Schindler

06151/16-71003

Staff units

Agility

The university computing centre is undergoing change. Following the guideline “Much better – innovative, transparent, controlled” of Vice President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Pelz, we are working on reorganising our internal working methods and structures. The change is intended to make our work more customer-focused and faster in order to provide our IT services reliably and in high quality. We do not understand this as a one-time change, but as a continuous process of further development, adaptation and improvement.

The staff unit supports the agile transformation with appropriate methods and principles and provides employees with advice and coaching.

Contact:
Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Ehsan Ranjah

-71043

Digitalisation

The digitalisation of the university in the fields of teaching, research and administration has progressed to very different stages in various sectors.

As the largest IT service provider at the TU, which is also entrusted with dedicated TU-wide tasks, the university computing centre (HRZ) has a specific responsibility and a design mandate here.

The Digitalisation Unit forms the interface between the HRZ and the university with regard to developments in digitalisation. It participates conceptually at those points where the competences of the HRZ are required in connection with the digitisation of the TU Darmstadt and/or the interests of the HRZ are affected, in order to shape the digitalisation process in a reasonable way for the HRZ and the entire university.

Contact:
Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Ehsan Ranjah

-71043

Customer service management (central administration)

Customer Service Management for Central Administration is the point of contact for IT requests to the HRZ from central administration. In close cooperation with IT and Process Management (ITuP), which is anchored in central administration, it takes on the coordination tasks between central administration and university computing centre.

Contact:
Irina Reuter

-71004

The Scientific Service Centre for High-Performance Computing (WSH) of the HRZ pools the activities of the Hessian Competence Centre for High-Performance Computing (HKHLR) and the NHR4CES project of TU Darmstadt.

In particular, WSH is responsible for a comprehensive advisory and educational service that is made available to users of Darmstadt's and other Hessian high-performance computers. WSH also coordinates the activities of Simulation and Data Labs (Simlabs) and Cross-Sectional Groups (CSGs) in NHR4CES, in coordination with the project partners at RWTH Aachen University and the other NHR centres. In this way, WSH ensures high efficiency in the use of HPC resources and supports scientists in achieving excellent results in simulation- and data-driven research.

Contact:
Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Reimann

06151/16-76161

Departments of the HRZ

The HRZ's areas of responsibility are divided into a total of five departments and one division (see HRZ Reorganisation ), to which various specialist groups and teams are assigned.

As the Single Point of Contact (SPOC), the department is responsible for 1st level support for the IT services of the university computing centre for users at TU Darmstadt. The department is also responsible for supporting TU Darmstadt's central telephone information centre. read more

Contact
Anna Kromer-Pszonicka, Head of department Service

-71009

The Applications Department operates the central software solutions of the TU Darmstadt and provides the following systems, among others: technical systems for the implementation of e-learning, the central e-mail infrastructure, especially groupware, applications in the context of research data management, special subject applications, identity management and the web content management system FirstSpirit. read more

Contact
Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf Verena Anthofer, Head of the Applications Department

-71030

The Work Environments and Communication Applications devision is responsible for all services that are relevant for basic work ability at TU Darmstadt. In addition to e-mail, chat, telephony and web video conferencing, this includes client management at the facilities supplied accordingly. learn more

Contact

Leif Pullich, M.A., Kunden-Servicemanager (engl. Customer Service Cluster Owner)

-71040

Dipl.-Inform. Anne Kunert-Stein, Bereichsleitung (engl. division manager)

-71097

The Basic Services Department provides the basic IT services of the TU Darmstadt and the Lichtenberg high-performance computer for scientific computing. read more

Contact
Dr. Andreas Schönfeld, Head of the Basic Services Department

-71020

The Infrastructure Department is responsible for the data and voice network at TU Darmstadt. It offers services related to the internet and telephone. read more

Contact
Claus Stauter-Kaiser, Head of the Infrastructure Department

-71026

With the help of internal services, the Organisation and Resources Department enables the management and department heads of the HRZ to control, use resources effectively and efficiently, offer services in a transparent and reliable manner and communicate internally and externally in a target-oriented manner. read more

Contact
Anna Schindler, Head of the Organisation and Resources Department

-71003