Sarah Neuwirth

Sarah Neuwirth is a tenured Professor for Computer Science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and a Visiting Researcher at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. She manages JGU's High Performance Computing (HPC) division, coordinates regional/national HPC activities, and represents JGU in NHR, Gauss-Allianz, and HPC committees.

Education:

• PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Computer Science (2018), Heidelberg University
• Diplom in Computer Science (2012), University of Mannheim
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2010), University of Mannheim

Research Interests:

• Parallel File and Storage Systems
• Modular Supercomputing (resource disaggregation/virtualization)
• Performance Engineering
• High Performance Computing Networking
• Reproducible Benchmarking
• Parallel I/O

Publications Trends: Her work focuses on HPC performance modeling, parallel I/O optimization, modular supercomputing, network characterization, and reproducible benchmarks. Key themes include resource disaggregation, automated workflows, and data-intensive distributed applications.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 PRACE Ada Lovelace Award for HPC
• ZONTA Science Award 2019

Grants & Leadership: She leads the High Performance Computing division at JGU, participated in European DEEP projects, and serves on SC conference committees.