Latest News from the Division »Analytics and Computing«

Here we report on current research topics, dates, and other news directly from the departments.

Latest News and Publications

 

Short News / 12.01.2026

More Computing Power, Less Complexity

In a presentation, our colleague Kai Plociennik explains how complex simulations can be performed faster without complicated programming. Using a multi-hierarchy offloading implementation with OpenMP, computing operations are offloaded across multiple levels of heterogeneous hardware without leaving the familiar OpenMP programming model.

 

Press Release / 17.11.2025

Cutting-Edge Technologies for High-Performance Computers and Artificial Intelligence

Parallel programming, agent-based AI, and accelerated I/O – these are the key topics that our researchers from the the division »High Performance Computing« will be presenting at Supercomputing 2025 in Atlanta, USA.

 

New Project / 02.05.2025

For the Pension Provision Debeka and Us Develop Objective Assessment Frameworks for Its Customer Service

Pension products are complex and difficult to compare. Together with Debeka, we develop scientifically sound models and evaluation frameworks that enable transparent and comprehensible presentation.

 

Interview / 29.04.2025

Power Off – And No One Knows Why?

Our expert Mathias Dalheimer explains in an interview with Deutschlandfunk Nova possible reasons why regions such as Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France were unexpectedly without electricity. He also answers the question of whether a similar outcome is possible in Germany and explains how secure our electricity grids really are. 

 

Interview / 21.03.2025

From Internship to Head of Department

From internship to doctorate to head of department – Dr Stefanie Grimm talks about her exciting career at the Fraunhofer ITWM.

She shows how diverse the career opportunities at our institute can be and emphasises the importance of flexibility, both in research and in everyday working life.

 

Presse Release / 05.02.2025

Dynamic Electricity Prices and Flexibility Marketing for Schoonschip

Since January 2025, the floating energy community Schoonschip of 30 houses has been connected to energy and flexibility markets. Our solution makes it possible to forecast consumption and generation to optimize the use of electricity.

 

News / 18.11.2024

Our Project »KIDAGO« Wins Fraunhofer Alumni Award 2024

The project »KIDAGO – Digitization of Health Data for Innovative Billing Systems« has been awarded the Fraunhofer Alumni Award »TECHNOLOGY4DEVELOPMENT«. The team, consisting of researchers from the »Image Processing« and »Financial Mathematics« departments, is being supported with a grant of 10,000 euros.

 

Current Research Topics

Our doctoral students and postdocs conduct research on current topics in »Financial Mathematics« and »Data-Science«.

Fairs and Events

 

Houston, USA / Conference / 24.02. – 26.02.2026

Energy HPC and AI Conference

The Energy HPC and AI Conference is a key meeting place for the energy industry to discuss challenges and opportunities in high-performance computing, machine learning, and data science.

Our colleagues from the High Performance Computing department will present four projects from their current research during the event.

 

Essen / Fair / 10.02.2026 – 12.02.2026

E-world Energy and Water 2026

The »E-world Energy and Water« is the leading trade fair for the European energy industry.

At our two booths, our experts will present the latest developments in Digital Twins, which enable precise analyses, prognosis, and controls. We will focus on the key topics of »energy producers and distributors« and »consumers and markets«.

 

Santiago de Compostela / Conference / 17.12. – 18.12.2025

Fujitsu International Quantum Computing Conference 2025

The IQBC brings together experts to discuss developments in quantum computing and promote synergies between HPC, AI, and other technologies. Our »High Performance Computing« division presents on the topic of fault-tolerant quantum computing.

 

Kaiserslautern / Workshop / 24.11. – 25.11.2025

Anomaly Detection Workshop

In collaboration with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), our department »Financial Mathematics« organizes a workshop on anomaly detection.

The workshop presents questions and initial research results in lectures and discusses them together.

 

Munich / Fair / 18.11. – 21.11.2025

Productronica 2025

Productronica presents the latest trends, innovative production solutions, and technological developments in the entire field of electronics manufacturing and offers a central platform for exchange, knowledge transfer, and networking. Dr. Sabine Müller from the »High Performance Computing« division is there to give a presentation on »Quantum Ecosystem Germany: A Fraunhofer ITWM Perspective on Collaboration and Innovation.«

 

St. Louis, USA / Fair / 16.11 – 21.11.2025

Supercomputing 2025

Supercomputing 2025 is an international conference focusing on high-performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis.

Our colleagues from the »High Performance Computing« department are present with various projects and topics related to »High Performance Computing« and »Quantum Computing«.

C++ User Group Kaiserslautern

Our »High Computing Performance« department initiates and organizes a user group meeting at Fraunhofer ITWM to discuss topics related to C++ programming and the associated tooling environments (e.g., compilers, build tools). In addition to presentations and open discussion rounds, workshops and tutorials are also planned. The meetings offer participants the opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge with each other. Anyone interested in the C++ programming language is invited to attend the user group meetings, whether they are students, doctoral candidates, professors, or software developers.

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Final Projects

Master’s Students

Do you have your own idea for a thesis? That is also possible with us. Submit your topic proposal in a speculative application so that we can assess whether it matches our core competencies.

PhD

We offer the opportunity to pursue a doctorate in various scientific fields of application. The specific research questions are based on our current projects and areas of focus and develop further in collaboration with you.