Stephan Frickenhaus

Prof. Dr. Stephan Frickenhaus is a Professor and Head of the Computing and Data Centre at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. His primary affiliation is with the Bremerhaven Site, where he leads the Computing Division and oversees High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure. His research focuses on Cluster Analysis, Big Scientific Data Analytics, and sustainable data science infrastructures. He actively contributes to interdisciplinary projects like the MOSAiC Arctic expedition and the Digital Earth initiative, emphasizing data integration and FAIR principles.

Key responsibilities include managing HPC resources, developing data management frameworks, and advancing collaborative digital ecosystems in Earth System Science. His work bridges computational methods with environmental research, addressing challenges in climate modeling, oceanography, and cryosphere dynamics. Prof. Frickenhaus is also involved in policy and steering groups such as the Steering Group Digital Earth and HIDA-Steer, promoting data-driven scientific advancements.

Research interests span data science applications in polar and marine environments, with publications emphasizing Arctic ecosystem studies, HPC optimization, and AI-driven climate analysis. His contributions to projects like MOSAiC underscore his expertise in large-scale data collection and analysis, ensuring scientific data remains accessible and reusable for future research.