Regional University Computing Center Kaiserslautern-Landau
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RHRZ

Organizational units

and their core tasks

Management and deputy management

Management

Prof. Dr. Nicolas R. Gauger

 

Core tasks

  • Strategy and planning (including budget and personnel planning)
  • External relations
  • Communication at decision-making level
  • Research projects

Deputy Head

Dr.-Ing. Inga Scheler

 

Core tasks

  • Budget management and personnel responsibility
  • Communication <--> Process and project management
  • Contracts/contract management
  • Finance/controlling/procurement

User Advisory Service Training and Further Education Department (AAFW)

Department Head (acting)

Björn Altes
Ket Yee Lee

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Departmental and User Support
  • Management and Provision of Central Services
  • Training and Courses
  • Coordination of the Network Working Group
  • Software development within the framework of research projects
  • Public-Key Infrastructure (RHRZ-PKI: Registration Authority for Grid Certificates + Certification Authority in the DFN-PKI for all universities in Rhineland-Palatinate)
  • Apprenticeships (IT Specialists in System Integration and Application Development, IT Systems Specialists)

Infrastructure Communication & Networks department (IKN)

Head of department

Dr.-Ing. Bernd Reuther
Dipl.-Inform. Claudia Baltes (deputy)

Core tasks

  • Campus LAN (monitoring, security, expansion, external connection)
  • Network access cable/WLAN/VPN (authentication, accounting)
  • Network services (security, DNS, DHCP, domains)
  • Telephones, telephone system and connections (setup, relocation, accessing)
  • Additional telephone services (FAX, AB, display telephone book)
  • E-mail (mailboxes, SPAM filters, mailing lists)
  • Web platform (operation, web space)
  • PC pool workstations
  • High-performance computing (Elwetritsch cluster) - together with ISB and ISS

Infrastructure Server Systems and Basic Services Department (ISB)

Head of department

Dr.-Ing. Markus Hillenbrand
Dipl.-Ing. Heiko Krupp (deputy)

 

Core tasks

  • Identity Management (Accounts, Active Directory, Shibboleth)
  • SharePoint (collaboration, content management)
  • Exchange (e-mail, calendar, tasks)
  • Druckausgabe (DIN A4 to DIN A0)
  • Virtualization and virtual desktops
  • Terminal server (Windows, Linux)
  • Hosting of servers (in the RHRZ data center)
  • Storage (central, reliable hard disk space)
  • High-performance computing (Elwetritsch cluster) - together with IKN and ISS
  • Training (DHBW studies)

Infrastructure Software Systems department (ISS)

Head of department

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Götze
Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Thorsten Giese (deputy)

Core tasks

  • Administration, customization, report generation and software support for administrative software (HIS, ISY, MACH, PLANON, POS, SVA)
  • Conception and support for the design and editorial content of the university's WWW presence (Typo3)
  • Social media management for the university
  • License order management for software products used at the TU
  • Support for IT services of the university library
  • High-performance computing (Elwetritsch cluster) - together with IKN and ISB