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

Happy Holidays!

The sustainable use of energy was our theme for 2023. But don't worry, we're still heating our building. Our core competence »simulation« with a pinch of Artificial Intelligence provides the winter mood in the picture. Our employees put a lot of energy into numerous innovative projects in 2023. We would like to thank everyone we have worked with over the past year for the excellent collaboration and wish them every success, health and happiness in the new year! The picture shows the illuminated dome of our RODOS driving simulator in the atrium – snowed in with the help of AI.

 

AI Blog / 21.12.2023

Underrepresentation – A Challenge in Recognizing Anomalies or the Christmas Tree Case

AI systems suggest different products to us. This may be annoying, but it becomes much more important when systems are supposed to detect cases of fraud. What do anomalies have to do with Christmas tree sales? Our AI blog team reports:

 

Podcast Streuspanne / 20.12.2023

The Sleeping Beauty Paradox and Statistics

As the year draws to a close, our Streuspanne team is getting into a fairytale mood. What exactly is the sleeping beauty paradox and what is actually paradoxical about it? These and other questions are answered in the current episode with the help of statistics.

 

Press Release / 04.12.2023

Fraunhofer ITWM Conducts Study on the Costs of Pension Insurance Products

The study analyzes how high the effective costs of pension products are under realistic cost parameters. It shows that the costs resulting from the specifications of the Federal Ministry of Finance significantly exceed the realistic costs.

 

Press Release / 27.11.2023

Developing Optimal Foam Components With Simulation

The Foam Expo trade fair, which takes place in Stuttgart from December 5 to 7, promises new connections and new insights. Our researchers are taking the latter literally: the FOAM software enables insights into the microstructure of a wide variety of foams. The tool will be presented in Hall 1 at Booth 250.

 

Short News / 16.11.2023

Project »DECIDE« Wins Nationwide Competition

In the competition »Digital Places in the Land of Ideas 2023«, our project »DECIDE: Digital Consulting, Data Integration, Decision Making and Empowerment« wins in the category »Health«.

 

Press Release / 03.11.2023

The Future of High Performance Computing

From 12 to 17 November 2023 in Denver, Colorado, everything will revolve around the topics of »High Performance Computing«, »Networking«, »Storage« and »Analysis«. We will be presenting the our exascale-capable tools, the well-known parallel file system »BeeGFS«, the Fraunhofer STX processor technology and much more at booth 1563!

 

Press Release / 02.11.2023

AI Controls Plants More Efficiently

On November 7 and 8, 2023, everything in the Stuttgart trade fair halls will revolve around industrial maintenance and smart maintenance of production facilities.

The Fraunhofer ITWM will present its software solutions in the Innovation Area in Hall 2A. The focus is on the integration of Artificial Intelligence methods in Edge Gateways.

Upcoming Events

 

Lectures

Machine and Deep Learning Seminar Series

Our Machine and Deep Learning seminar series is taking a short winter break.

It will continue in the new year with new interesting topics.

 

Taipei, Taiwan / Conference / 13.01. – 19.01.2024

Quantum Information Processing 2024 (QIP 2024)

Experts from our department »Image Processing« will be attending one of the largest conferences on »Quantum Physics« and will be presenting two exciting posters on our work with a focus on »Quantum Computing«.

 

Blick über den Tellerrand / Hybrid Talk / 28.01.2024

The Birth of Engineering or the Dispute Over Mathematics as a Tool

Speaker PD Dr. phil. nat. Johannes Lenhard from the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) will give a lecture on mathematical theory and machine learning.

This lecture ist held in German.

 

San Francisco, Kalifornien, USA / Conference / 27.01. – 01.02.2024

SPIE Photonics West 2024

SPIE Photonics West is an international event centered around research on photonics technologies. Our colleague Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann, head of the department  »Material Characterization and Testing«, will present a session on »Surface Engineering and Mapping« on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

 

Workshop / 15.02.2024

MESHFREE-Workshop

The MESHFREE group at Fraunhofer ITWM organizesa Pro3 workshop on »MESHFREE Simulations in Process Engineering«. This workshop is aimed at students of process engineering and related courses of study as well as interested persons from industry who are interested in solving such problems using numerical software.

 

Kaiserslautern / Winterschool / 19.02. – 23.02.2024

QUIP Winterschool 2024

The QUIP Winter School brings together students, leading researchers and industry to discuss the latest developments, challenges and applications in the field of Quantum Machine Learning. The program includes intensive courses, lectures and workshops on the topic, with experts from our institute as speakers.

The registration deadline is 31.01.2024

 

Online / Digital Seminar / 05.03. – 07.03.2024

Introduction to MESHFREE

MESHFREE can be used to simulate a variety of situations as it efficiently adapts to moving geometry elements such as agitators of mixing devices or the movement of free surfaces. In the course we will give an overview of the tool and show how the software can best support your requirements.

 

Paris, France / Fair / 05.03. – 07.03.2024

JEC World 2024

JEC World is the global trade fair for composite materials and their applications. Our experts Dr. Joachim Jonuscheit, Dr. Matthias Kabel and Dr. Hannes Grimm-Strele from the »Materials Characterization and Testing« and »Flow and Material Simulation« departments will be at the joint Fraunhofer booth to provide information on current topics and projects.

 

Kaiserslautern, Fraunhofer ITWM / Conference / 10.3. – 12.3.2024

Call for Papers: Terahertz Young Scientists Meeting

Call for Papers until 26.01.2024!

The »Terahertz Young Scientists Meeting« is aimed at master's and doctoral students in the field of terahertz research. The aim of the conference is to promote the exchange of knowledge and experience among young scientists.

 

Kaiserslautern, Fraunhofer ITWM / Workshop / 12.03. – 13.03.2024

Workshop Terahertz Technology and Applications 2024

Terahertz technology has proven to be a valuable tool for applications in diagnostics, measurement and testing. However, the industrial use of this technology raises some difficult questions. Theworkshop promotes the exchange of knowledge and experience between science and industry

 

Kaiserslautern, Conference / 12.03. – 14.03.2024

International Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium 2024

The conference includes approx. 50 technical papers and poster presentations focusing on international trends and technological developments in the commercial vehicle industry.

 

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

Fax +49 631 31600-1099