SciCoCo.nrw – Science, Compute, Connect – is a new hands-on community event launching in 2026 as part of HPC.nrw. Organized in cooperation with other DH.NRW initiatives and national projects, it brings together the communities of High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Research Software Engineering (RSE), Research Data Management (RDM), and Data Literacy from across North Rhine-Westphalia.

The inaugural edition will take place from September, 21-23, 2026 at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University, marking the start of a new annual event series. In the years to come, SciCoCo.nrw will be hosted each year at different HPC.nrw locations.

Over the course of three days, participants can look forward to a diverse programme of interactive workshops, community meet-ups, keynote talks, and a poster session. The event is designed to foster knowledge exchange, collaborative learning, and networking across communities, institutions, and disciplines.

SciCoCo.nrw is aimed at researchers, research software engineers, data stewards, and everyone interested in scientific computing, research data, and artificial intelligence. 

The official language of the event is English. Participation is free of charge.

Discover more details here.

SciCoCo.nrw will take place at three different venues of RWTH Aachen University.

The opening and keynote session will be held in the BS II lecture hall of the Department of Civil Engineering on the Hörn Campus at Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1. The poster sessions, workshops, and closing session will take place at the IT Center der RWTH Aachen University (Kopernikusstr. 6). Additional workshops will be held at the Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics of RWTH Aachen University(Kopernikusstr. 5).

All venues are located in close proximity to each other and can be reached within a few minutes on foot.

The venues are best reached by public transport. Aachen West train station as well as the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. and Seffenter Weg bus stops are located nearby.