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

 

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.

 

Podcast Streuspanne / 21.02.2024

The Two Schools of Thought in Statistics

In this episode, the Streuspanne team playfully introduces the audience to the two approaches to calculating probability. On the one hand, Jochen Fiedler slips into the role of Mr. Bayes for Bayesian statistics and on the other hand, Sascha Feth plays Mr. Frequentist, who speaks for the frequentist school of thought.

 

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.

 

Press Relese / 07.02.2024

Saving Energy With Artificial Intelligence

Our experts from three departments and divisions will be presenting their work at the leading trade fair E-world energy & water and demonstrating with innovative projects how mathematical models can contribute to the energy transition and the achievement of climate targets.

Upcoming Events

 

Hannover / Fair / 18.03. – 21.03.2024

Tire Technology Expo 2024

The Tire Technology Expo is the central European conference and trade fair for tire manufacturing technologies. Our colleagues from the team »Simulation of Tires«, will be on site. Together with the Fraunhofer IIS, they will be providing information about our research at the stand. Our expert Axel Gallrein will be part of one of the courses on March 19, 2024 and explain our product »CDTire«.

 

Magdeburg / Conference / 18.03. – 22.03.2024

GAMM Annual Meeting 2024

The Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM) is an association for the promotion of scientific work. The conference offers an ideal opportunity for international exchange for scientists. Our colleagues from the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« and the departments »Transport Processes« and »Flow and Material Simulation« will be present with several talks.

 

Blick über den Tellerrand / Hybrid Talk / 19.03.2024

»The Democracy of Bees«

Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Lengauer, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, talks about Thomas Seeley's book »Honeybee Democracy«. It is primarily about the intelligence of a bee colony.

This lecture is in German.

 

Hybrid Conference / 20.03. – 21.03.2024

AI in AEC

The conference Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AI in AEC) is part of the conference series for Artificial Intelligence in the built environment.

Anna Nowacka is on site for our department »Image Processing« and will give a lecture on »Deep Learning Based Crack Segmentation in 3D Computed Tomography Images of Concrete«.

 

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.

 

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.  

 

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

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67663 Kaiserslautern

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Phone +49 631 31600-0

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