Thomas Eickermann

Dr. Thomas Eickermann is Deputy Director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and Head of the Communication Systems and Services division at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. With a PhD in Physics from the University of Düsseldorf (1994), his career at JSC has spanned system administration, grid computing, networking, and IT security. He led PRACE preparatory and implementation phase projects (2008–2015) and served on the PRACE aisbl Board of Directors.

• Current role: Deputy Director, JSC
• Leadership in Communication Systems and Services division since 2002
• Key expertise: Networking, Cybersecurity, Project Management
• Actively engaged in JUPITER EuroHPC Exascale computer and Modular Data Centre projects

His research interests focus on high-performance computing infrastructure, cybersecurity frameworks, and distributed computing systems. As a Principal Investigator in the Helmholtz Information Program 1 (Topics 1, 2, and 3), he contributes to advancing computational science infrastructure.