About
Alexander Kolling is a Researcher at Helmut Schmidt University, affiliated with the Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning department since May 2023. He serves as a research associate at both the Chair of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning and the Chair of High Performance Computing, focusing on developing the HPC Portal digital competency platform for the dtec.bw-funded hpc.bw project.
His research centers on Adult Education, High Performance Computing, and Transdisciplinary Research, specifically examining intersections between computational science and adult education. He investigates theoretical characteristics of these disciplines to identify potential and challenges in transdisciplinary arrangements, aiming to foster innovative approaches in educational and scientific practices.
Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals a consistent focus on integrating HPC with humanities, social sciences, and mechanical engineering. His work emphasizes skill acquisition frameworks, competence platform development, and evaluation of performance engineering projects, highlighting critical interdisciplinary collaboration needs in computational science education.
Kolling actively contributes to the hpc.bw project under dtec.bw, where he develops digital infrastructure and content for the HPC Portal. This initiative bridges computational science with continuing education, addressing competency gaps in supercomputing across diverse academic disciplines.
