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

 

Book Article »Women Researchers in Focus« / 21.02.2025

A Question of Personality

Do women work differently to men and does the interaction of mixed teams have an impact on science? Dr. Isabel Michel and Dr. Jörg Kuhnert report on their day-to-day work in the book »Female Researchers in Focus«. They jointly develop the »MESHFREE« software and work with other researchers on grid-free simulation projects at the Fraunhofer ITWM.

 

News / 13.02.2025

RLP funds AI Project for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

AI offers potential for optimization in production – the KI4KMU-RLP project helps SMEs to leverage and apply this potential. Experts from Fraunhofer ITWM, Fraunhofer IESE, RPTU and DFKI are collaborating on this initiative. The Minister of Economic Affairs, presented the grant amounting to 1.5 million euros.

 

News / 13.02.2025

EURO Board of Directors Discusses »Operational Research«

The board of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) meets at our institute. Scientists exchange views on various topics in the field of Operations Research (OR). Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel, our Institute Director and President of EURO since 2022, hands over her office in rotation and becomes Vice President for one year.

 

News / 12.02.2025

Funding for AI Pilots in Rhineland-Palatinate

In order to transfer knowledge about the possible applications of artificial intelligence into practice in a targeted manner, the state is providing funding totaling 160,000 euros over the next two years. These funds will support the work of the two AI pilots in Rhineland-Palatinate: Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel and Prof. Dr. Stefan Kramer.

 

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.

 

Podcast Streuspanne / 04.02.2025

Can Statistics Be Used to Predict the Next Federal Chancellor?

In the latest episode of the »Streuspanne« podcast, we take a look at election polls and their uncertainties. On the occasion of Donald Trump's surprising re-election, we take a look at how forecasts are made, what pitfalls they have and how we can assess their quality. Elections are also coming up in Germany – can we expect a similar surprise here?

 

News / 31.01.2025

School Internship at the Fraunhofer ITWM

What can a work placement at our institute look like? Marie Krol, an 11th grade student at »Gymnasium am Rittersberg,« completes an internship in the department »Image Processing« and uses artificial intelligence to create images for the visual inspection of carrots.

 

Press Release / 28.01.2025

Ministry Funds New Quality Assurance Project

All companies want to produce as efficiently as possible, make optimum use of their machines and avoid wasting resources. In the new Re(Pro)³ project, we are researching how inline process and product monitoring can help companies achieve this. The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health is funding the project.

Upcoming Events

 

Paris, France / Conference / 17.02. – 21.02.2025

DTE and AICOMAS 2025

These joint conferences provide a platform to discuss the latest developments in the fields of Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence and computational Methods. 

Our experts from our division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« are on site to give presentations.

 

Stuttgart / Workshop / 18.02.2025

Workshop – Requirements for a DMPP for Composites

In this workshop, organized by the DigiPass project consortium and the Composites United working group »Sustainability«, requirements from industry and science for a Digital Materials and Products Passport (DMPP) for composite materials will be collected and compiled. Our expert Dr. Peter Klein is leading a workshop session.

 

Blick über den Tellerrand / Hybrid Talk / 18.02.2025

Black Holes and the Cosmic Spider Web of Galaxies

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space telescope. In her lecture, Dr. Dominika Wylezalek talks about the groundbreaking observations made by the JWST, which provide us with insights into the formation of the first galaxies and the influence of black holes on their development.

 

Dortmund / Fair / 19.02. – 20.02.2025

Maintenance 2025

Maintenance is the leading trade fair for industrial maintenance, presenting pioneering innovations and current trends. Our researchers from the »System Analysis, Prognosis and Control« and »Image Processing« departments present, among other things, the precise monitoring of torsion and speed with magnetostrictive sensors as well as the use of imaging methods to improve condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

 

Kaiserslautern / Fraunhofer ITWM / Workshop / 20.02.2025 – 21.02.2025

Practical Challenges – ToolIP Solves

The workshop on our image processing software ToolIP offers interested parties the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of typical modern image processing workflows. At the end of the course, you will have a solid knowledge of image processing and will be able to use ToolIP to develop creative solutions in industry and research.

 

Houston, Texas, USA / Conference / 25.02. – 27.02.2025

Energy High Performance Computing

At this year's Energy HPC Conference, our expert Dr. Franz-Josef Pfreundt is on site with two posters, one by Mario Fernandez on »DLseis« and one by Dr. Jens Krüger as co-author on »STX - Stencil and Tensor Accelerator«.

 

Karlsruhe / Conference / 25.02. – 26.02.2025

Quantum Computing and Applications

The »QBN WG QC and A« meeting discusses use cases and algorithms in quantum computing as well as the path to fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Our expert Dr. Pascal Halffmann, Research Coordinator »Quantum Computing« is on site and gives a presentation on the topic »QC Meets HPC: Quantum Algorithms With Application in Finance«.

 

Berlin / Conference / 26.02. – 28.02.2025

Conference on Modeling Infectious Diseases 2025

At the international conference »Modeling Network for Major Infectious Diseases« (MONID), interested parties exchange ideas on the mathematical modeling of infectious diseases. Our expert Marvin Schulte is on site with the presentation »Inferring the Effect of Self-Protective Behavior on Transmission Dynamics«.

 

Hannover / Fair / 03.03. – 05.03.2025

Tire Technology Expo

Our colleagues Alex Gallrein, Dr. Christoph Burkhart and Francesco Calabrese from the »Mathematics for Vehicle Development« division, »Tire Simulation« team, are on site. Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, they are providing information about our research in this area. Our colleague Axel Gallrein is part of the course »Tire modeling and its application in tire and vehicle development short course« as an expert.

 

Paris, France / Fair / 04.03. – 06.03.2025

JEC World 2025

The JEC World trade fair brings together companies, start-ups and experts in the field of composite materials. Participants can find out about applications in various industries and expand their networks.

Experts of the Fraunhofer ITWM will be presenting the exhibit »Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung von Verbundwerkstoffen« (Non-destructive Testing of Composite Materials) at the Fraunhofer joint booth. 

 

Kaiserslautern / Round table / 08.03.2025

International Women's Day at 42

On March 8, International Women's Day, we invite you to get to know women in research at 42! Our colleagues Johanna Heidrich and Simone Gramsch will give insights into their experiences and career paths. We will also be presenting the book »Forscherinnen im Fokus – Wir schaffen Veränderung«, which highlights the careers and pioneering research projects of female scientists in the field of artificial intelligence. 

 

Karlsruhe / Conference / 11.03. – 12.03.2025

ModVal 2025

ModVal 2025 is the 21st edition on modeling and experimental validation in the field of electrochemical energy technologies. Our colleague Jan Lammel from the »Flow and Material Simulation« department is there and presents a poster entitled »Fully Coupled Three-Dimensional Electrochemical and Thermal Simulation of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Cells«.

 

Nuremberg / Conference / 11.03. – 13.03.2025

Embedded World 2025

The conference offers an insight into the entire world of embedded systems: from components and modules to operating systems, hardware and software design, M2M communication and services. A team from the »High Performance Computing« division and RPTU presents our AI system »Neural Architecture Search for Embedded Applications (NASE)«.

 

Kaiserslautern / Conference / 22.09. – 26.09.2025

International Conference on Highly Flexible Slender Structures (HFSS)

The international conference on highly flexible, lean structures is taking place for the second time. Experts are invited to address the challenges of theoretical and numerical analysis. Deadline for the submission of abstracts: March 15, 2025. 

 

Digital Seminar / 25.03. – 27.03.2025

MESHFREE – Beginners

»MESHFREE« can be used to simulate a variety of situations as it efficiently adapts to moving geometry elements. In the training course, we provide an overview of the tool and show how the software can best support your requirements. In addition, practical examples will be presented to illustrate the versatile application possibilities and advantages.

 

Kaiserslautern / Symposium / 25.03 - 26.03.2026

International Tyre Colloquium 2026

The fifth symposium on »Tyre Models for Vehicle Dynamics Analysis« is taking place on March 25 and 26, 2026 in Kaiserslautern and invites researchers and industry representatives to present the latest scientific innovations and findings.

Deadline for the submission of abstracts: April 1, 2025.

 

Regular Seminars

Seminars of the Division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering«

In 2025, further training seminars of the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« will take place again!

We will keep you up to date here:

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

Fraunhofer-Platz 1

67663 Kaiserslautern

Deutschland

Phone +49 631 31600-0

Fax +49 631 31600-1099

 

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