Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

Welcome to Fraunhofer ITWM!

We are one of the world's largest mathematical research institutes and our goal is to further develop mathematics as a key technology, give innovative impetus and implement it in practice together with industry partners. Methodologically, our research areas are based on modeling, simulation and optimization. Integral parts of our projects are consulting and implementation, support in the application of high-performance computer technology and providing tailor-made software solutions. We not only use simulation software, but also develop it ourselves, often in cooperation with leading software companies.
Nowadays, companies of all sizes use simulations on regular bases which gives them benefit in terms of product innovation and quality assurance. Our customers are mainly in the automotive, mechanical engineering, textile, computer industry and finance sectors.

News

 

Podcast Streuspanne / 27.03.2024

p-Values: Not the Last Word in Wisdom

The new podcast episode is all about »p-values«, also known as empirical significance.

The »Streuspanne« team uses statistics from the Wild West to explain what this is all about and how you can test whether a die is loaded, for example.

The podcast is only available in German. 

 

Short News / 19.03.2024

Kaiserslautern Is ECMI Node For Two Weeks

The European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) has its own blog about news from the European maths community. In terms of content, every fortnight a different place is the so-called »Featured ECMI Node« and is responsible for the news. As of this week, we are posting together with the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU).

 

Press Release / 18.03.2024

Preparing for the Final Round: One Week Math Camp

A week of competition lies behind 36 mathematical talents from all over Rhineland-Palatinate. The students took part in the Mathematics Camp at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau RPTU). The winners were announced at the graduation ceremony at the Fraunhofer ITWM.

 

Follow-up Report / 13.03.2024

Femtec Excursion: A Day at the Fraunhofer Center in Kaiserslautern

On March 12, 2020, 31 outstanding female STEM students from universities all over Germany visited the Fraunhofer Center in Kaiserslautern. The Femtec network scholarship holders, most of them with an international background, got to know both Fraunhofer Institutes better during a varied program.

 

Press Release / 05.03.2024

Digital Twin for All Process Steps in Battery Production

Optimizing batteries is one of the most important tasks for industry and science. The simulation of battery models has been part of our daily business for years.

The Ministry of Science and Health is now supporting a new project that models the entire manufacturing process.

 

Press Release / 29.02.2024

Testing and Analyzing Composite Materials With Fraunhofer Expertise

JEC World describes itself as the »Festival of Composites«, as composites professionals from all over the world gather under its roof in Paris every year. Researchers from the Fraunhofer ITWM will also be there. We present testing and analysis methods for composite materials at the joint Fraunhofer stand from March 5 to 7 2024.

 

Press Release / 26.02.2024

From the Classical to the Quantum World

As part of the Project »Quantum Initiative Rhineland-Palatinate« (QUIP), we organized the QUIP International Winter School on Quantum Machine Learning« (»Quickstart 2024«). Students and young researchers from all over the world as well as industry came together to discuss the latest developments, challenges and applications in this specialized field.

 

Interview / 16.02.2024

»Don’t Let the Math Put You Off!«

Max Burr has been an intern in the »System Analysis, Prognosis and Control« department since January 1, 2024. The 24-year-old electrical engineering student will be with us at the institute until the end of March 2024. In this interview, he talks about his time, experiences and activities so far.

Upcoming Events

 

Frankfurt am Main / Conference / 09.04. – 10.04.2024

Risk Management and Capital Investment in Insurance 2024

The »Versicherungsforen Leipzig« organize the specialist conference »Risk Management and Capital Investment in Insurance 2024« for specialists and managers from the insurance industry. Marcus Willems and Mark-Oliver Wolf from the department »Financial Mathematics« will give a presentation on Solvency II and AI.

 

Nuremberg / Conference / 09.04. – 11.04.202

Embedded world 2024

The embedded world Exhibition and Conference is the industry meeting place for the embedded community, leading experts and industry associations.

A team from the division »High Performance Computing«, the department »Financial Mathematics« and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) will be at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's joint booth to present our »Neural Architecture Search for Embedded Applications« (NASE) service.

 

Karlsruhe / Fair / 09.04.2024 – 12.04.2024

Paint Expo 2024

PaintExpo is the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technology.

We are on site with a team from the department »Materials Characterization and Testing« and present our work in the field of coating thickness measurement of single and multi-layer coatings using terahertz measurement technology.

 

Münster / Conference / 10.04. – 11.04.2024

Advanced Battery Power

The Advanced Battery Power Conference brings together experts from the field of battery technology to promote the exchange between industry and research.

Our colleague Dr. Jochen Zausch from the »Flow and Material Simulation« department will be on site with a poster on »Electrolyte Wetting in the Production of Lithium Ion Batteries: A Simulation Approach«.

 

Berlin / Congress / 15.04.2024

Artificial Intelligence in Biotechnology – Risks and Opportunities

The kick-off event for the Biotechnology Days 2024 will take place at the Rhineland-Palatinate State Representation to the Federal Government and the European Union in Berlin. Our head of the institute Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel will be on site and will give a short presentation on the topic »Risks and Opportunities from the Perspective of AI«

 

Hanau / Fair / 16.04. – 17.04.2024

Automotive CAE Grand Challenge

The Automotive CAE Grand Challenge promotes the exchange between companies, science and software development to solve these challenges. Our colleague Dr. Jörg Kuhnert from the department »Transport Processes« will be present at a booth of our distribution partner scapos AG.

 

Mannheim / Career Event / 17.04.2024

Career Fair Uni Mannheim

The »Career Fair Uni Mannheim« is the annual company contact fair of the University of Mannheim. It offers students and graduates of all Bachelor's and Master's degree courses the opportunity to make initial contacts for starting a career. Our employee Isabelle Dieckhoff from the »Human Resources« team is representing us at the »Fraunhofer Center Kaiserslautern« joint stand.  

 

Blick über den Tellerrand / Hybrid Talk / 18.04.2024

Party Democracy in Germany Before the Upheaval? Current Challenges Ahead of the 2024 European Elections

Prof. Dr. Uwe Jun from the University of Trier talks about the transformation of the german party system.

 

Berlin / Workshop / 22.04. – 26.04

Quantum Technology Professional

This one-week course, which we organize in cooperation with Fraunhofer FOKUS, offers an introduction to the basics of quantum computing and the most important algorithms. It provides an overview of the basics of quantum mechanics, quantum gates and circuits, quantum programming and areas of application.

 

Frankfurt am Main / Fair / 23.04. – 26.04.2024

TechTextil 2024

At TechTextil in Frankfurt am Main, international exhibitors will be showcasing the entire spectrum of technical textiles, nonwovens, functional apparel textiles and textile technologies. Our experts from the »Transport Processes« and »Flow and Material Simulation« departments will also be on site this year.

 

Stuttgart / Fair / 23.04. – 26.04.2024

Control 2024

With Control, suppliers and users have a specialist event at their disposal which illuminates all aspects in theory and presents the current global range of usable technologies, processes, products and system solutions for industrial quality assurance in practice.

We will be on site with experts from our departments  »Material Characterization and Testing« and »Image Processing«.

 

Career Event / 25.04.2024

Girls'Day @ Fraunhofer ITWM

Girls'Day provides practical experience in professions and fields of study in which the proportion of women is currently below 40 percent. We are taking part with a great program at the Fraunhofer Center - from a rally with a competition to a guided tour of the building including laboratory tours and exciting lectures, we offer an exciting program.

 

Fürstenfeldbruck / Fair / 07.05 – 08.05.2024

tank.tech 2024

Under the motto »tank.tech in transition«, transformation processes in the field of fluid and energy systems will be discussed and participants will take part in topic-specific presentations. Our experts Dr. Isabel Michel and Dr. Jörg Kuhnert from the department »Transport Processes« will be there with the presentation »MESHFREE simulations for spray applications: Coupling 3D modeling with efficient shallow water approaches«.

 

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Hamburg / Fair / 12.05. – 16.05.2024

ISC High Performance 2024

This international conference brings together experts from research, business and industry.

We will also have a booth with experts from our »High Performance Computing« divison who will present our topics such as »GaspiLS«, »GPI«, »GPI Space«, »GaspiCxx«, »NASE«, »Quantum Computing«, »CARME« and »STYX«.

 

Kaiserslautern, Fraunhofer ITWM / Workshop / 03.06. – 07.06.2024

Math-Talent-School Girls-Camp 2024

The MINT-EC-Math-Talent-School is aimed at schoolgirls who would like to gain an insight into the professional world of mathematicians and would like to exchange ideas with other interested parties. What is applied mathematics anyway?

Experience it for yourself and register by 31.03.2024!

 

Recurring Seminars

Seminars of the Division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« 2024

This year, the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« is once again offering three further training seminars:

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

Fraunhofer-Platz 1

67663 Kaiserslautern

Deutschland

Phone +49 631 31600-0

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