German research academy specializing in exascale HPC software and superconducting quantum technologies, active across Europe's largest computing infrastructures.
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BADW) is Germany's oldest and one of its most prestigious learned societies, operating major research institutes in Munich. Within H2020, BADW contributes deep expertise in high-performance computing (HPC) and exascale software to pan-European computing infrastructure, while simultaneously advancing experimental quantum technologies — particularly superconducting circuits for quantum communication and sensing. They serve as a bridge between fundamental physics research and Europe's supercomputing ecosystem, contributing simulation capabilities, performance analysis tools, and quantum hardware know-how to large collaborative projects.
Continuous involvement from ComPat through DEEP-EST, DEEP-SEA, VECMA, REGALE, CompBioMed2, and all three PRACE implementation phases — covering co-design, software stacks, performance analysis, and resource management.
Coordinated QMiCS on quantum microwave communication; participated in Quromorphic (neuromorphic quantum computing), SuperQuLAN (quantum networks), and MOQS (molecular quantum simulations), all involving superconducting circuit platforms.
ComPat focused on multiscale computing patterns, VECMA on verified exascale multiscale applications, CompBioMed2 on computational biomedicine simulation, and MaQSens on quantum-enabled sensing.
Third-party contributions to PRACE-4IP/5IP/6IP (HPC infrastructure) and EOSC-hub (European Open Science Cloud), providing computing resources and training.
MaQSens explored magnetomechanical platforms for quantum experiments, while QMiCS investigated quantum illumination and quantum radar applications.
In the early H2020 period (2015–2018), BADW focused squarely on classical high-performance computing — multiscale computing patterns, performance measurement, and exascale co-design through projects like ComPat and DEEP-EST. From 2018 onward, a strong quantum technology thread emerged: they coordinated QMiCS on quantum microwave communication, joined Quromorphic on neuromorphic quantum computing, and contributed to SuperQuLAN and MOQS — all centred on superconducting circuits. Meanwhile, their HPC work continued but shifted toward software stacks, resource management, and next-generation architectures (DEEP-SEA, REGALE), showing a maturing infrastructure role alongside the new quantum frontier.
BADW is converging its HPC infrastructure expertise with quantum computing hardware, positioning itself at the intersection where quantum-classical hybrid computing will matter most in the next decade.
BADW overwhelmingly participates rather than leads — only 1 coordinator role (QMiCS) across 22 projects, with 14 as participant and 7 as third party. They operate in large consortia (364 unique partners, 46 countries), often contributing specialized computing expertise to multi-partner research infrastructures like PRACE and EOSC. This profile suggests a reliable specialist contributor that brings deep technical capability without seeking to drive project management — an attractive partner for coordinators who need strong HPC or quantum physics input without consortium leadership overhead.
With 364 unique consortium partners across 46 countries, BADW has one of the broadest collaboration networks in European research computing. Their PRACE involvement alone connects them to nearly every major HPC centre in Europe, giving them reach well beyond Germany.
BADW is rare in combining deep superconducting quantum circuit expertise with hands-on experience in Europe's largest HPC infrastructures — most organizations specialize in one or the other. As a centuries-old learned academy (not a university), they offer long-term institutional stability and independence from teaching pressures, meaning their research staff can commit fully to project work. For consortium builders, BADW brings both the quantum physics lab and the supercomputing centre under one institutional roof.
