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.

 

3G rules apply on the premises of the Fraunhofer Center! (In German 3G stands for vaccinated – tested – recovered/ geimpft – getestet – genesen) All visitors must be either fully vaccinated, recovered or tested and must also prove this at the reception. The mask requirement in our buildings remains in place.

News

 

Press Release / 27.7.2022

Minister Hands Over Funding Certificate for »MultiskalenBEV«

[only available in German]
In the project »MultiskalenBEV«, researchers are focusing on customized and intelligent solutions in the virtual product development of e-vehicles. The project is funded by the Ministry of Science and Health of Rhineland-Palatinate. Yesterday, Minister Clemens Hoch handed over the funding certificate.

 

BMBF Brochure / 26.7.2022

Battery Research Brochure

The new german brochure »Battery Research in Germany – Materials, Processes, Cell Manufacturing« from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides an overview of selected initiatives and various projects. Our expert Dr. Jochen Zausch is included with a statement on battery research and computer simulations on page eight. [only available in German]

 

Press Release / 25.7.2022

High Performance Center Achieves Top Position

For the first time, a panel of experts from Fraunhofer evaluated all 21 High Performance Centers of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

The result: The High Performance Center Simulation and Software Based Innovation in Kaiserslautern takes first place.

 

Press Release / 20.7.2022

Pandemic Prevention With Statistics Software

The pandemic confronted Germany's public health departments with major challenges. Help also came from mathematics: Together with partners, we used statistical modeling to support the health offices in the multitude of decisions that had to be made on a daily basis. Now the »EsteR« project is coming to an end and we can present some exciting results and tools – tools that will also be relevant in the future.

 

Newsletter Article / 14.7.2022

Simulator-Supported Product Development

For more than ten years, Volvo Construction Equipment has been using our interactive driving and operating simulator »RODOS« for simulator-based production development. Our experts Dr.-Ing. Michael Kleer and Dr. Sebastian Emmerich from the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Development« report in an article in the newsletter of the »Commercial Vehicle Cluster Südwest« (CVC).

 

Blog Post / 12.7.2022

What Is an Algorithm?

Driving a car with a navigation device, cooking a dish according to a recipe or even filtering the mail folder for spam mails – these are all examples of daily processes in which algorithms are used. But what actually is an algorithm? In the new blog post, we will explain the term »Algorithm« in more detail.

 

Podcast Streuspanne / 5.7.2022

Statistics Prove – Parapsychology Is (Not) Humbug

What actually makes us scientists? We mean »real sciences« and not pseudo-sciences like parapsychology, presumably our scientific methods, which also include empirical studies! Unfortunately, we pat ourselves on the back with this demarcation too early. Because especially the parapsychology manages again and again to hold significant studies under the nose of us »real scientists« – from telepathy up to smart-talking rats. [only available in German]

 

InnoVisions Article and Video / 30.6.2022

Girls'Day 2022 Recap

Unfortunately, women are still significantly underrepresented in STEM fields. As part of Girls' Day, schoolgirls gain practical experience that arouses their interest and shows them future prospects. We also took part with digital offerings, and this year more than 200 schoolgirls learned about our career paths in a playful way and in discussions with our experts – the review shows that it was a complete success.

Upcoming Events 2022

 

Congress / 31.7 – 5.8.2022

WCCM-APCOM 2022

Some of our MESHFREE Expert:ins will be offering a digital mini-symposium on »Advances and Applications of Collocation Methods: MESHFREE, IGA, Machine Learning for PDEs« at this year's Congress.

 

Sapparo, Japan, Conference / 31.07. – 05.08.2022

15. Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2022 (CLEO-PR)

CLEO-PR 2022 covers all major areas of laser and optoelectronics, imaging, sensing and optical storage, and optics-photonics design and manufacturing. Our colleague Prof. Dr. Georg von Freyman will be present with in a presentation.

Aachen, Conference / 15.08. – 19.08.2022

GAMM Annual Meeting 2022

We are present with our experts of the department »Transport Processes« at the most important event of the Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM), the annual meeting, which is visited by hundreds of scientists mainly because of its scientific program.

 

Frankfurt am Main, Fair / 22.8. – 26.8.2022

ACHEMA 2022

Manufacturers and service providers present products for the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, energy and environmental sectors. This makes the world's leading trade fair ACHEMA the most important source of impetus for the international process industry. Experts from our departments »Flow and Material Simulation« and »Transport Processes« and from the »Optimization« division will be on site to inform about our research.

 

Delft, Netherlands / Conference / 28.08. – 02.09.2022

47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves

Our colleagues will be present at the IRMMW-THz conference with various talks and poster contributions and will present state-of-the-art techniques and methods from the terahertz range.

 

Fraunhofer ITWM / 5.9. – 9.9.2022

MINT-Girls-Camp: Math-Talent-School 2022

In our Math Talent School, female students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in workshops and with individual mentoring, and to work in teams on real applied math challenges.

 

Kaiserslautern, Workshop / 8.9. – 9.9.2022

Anomaly and Change Point Detection

Our department »Financial Mathematics« organizes in cooperation with the »German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence« (DFKI) a workshop on »Anomaly and Change Point Detection«. Here you have the opportunity to present questions and first research results from the fields of anomaly and change point detection in talks or posters.

 

Kaiserslautern, Conference / 13.9.2022

7th International Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium

The 2-day conference will be held on the campus of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and will include approximately 50 technical papers and poster presentations focusing on international trends and technological developments in the commercial vehicle industry. It will be accompanied by a trade exhibition with companies and a special vehicle exhibition.

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

Fraunhofer-Platz 1

67663 Kaiserslautern

Deutschland

Phone +49 631 31600-0

Fax +49 631 31600-1099