Archive 2022

Photonics West is the world's largest photonics technologies event. With three conferences (BIOS, LASE, OPTO) and a wide range of topics (biomedical optics, biophotonics, industrial lasers, optoelectronics, microfabrication, MOEMS-MEMS, displays, and more), this is the best place to present, network and learn.

In 2022, the Friends of Computer Science at TU Kaiserslautern (FIT e.V.) will again organize a Computer Science Practice Day - but digitally. At this event, experts from various companies will provide information about the challenges of their work. It opens up possibilities for students to continue their studies and shows what can be done during their studies to set the course for the future. We are also represented by a team from the division »High Performance Computing« and report on the work at our institute.

The seminar KL-Regelungstechnik (Kaiserslautern – Control Theory and Control Engineering) is organized by our department System Analysis, Prognosis and Control as well as several research groups of the TU Kaiserslautern. Dr. Svyatoslav Pavlichkov (TU Kaiserslautern, Mechatronics in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering (MEC)) will speak on the topic »Stability, Decentralized Control and Decentralized Adaptive Control of Infinite Networks«.

[The event is rescheduled due to the current situation for June 21 - 23, 2022.] E-world energy & water is the industry meeting place for the European energy industry. The topics of E-world 2022 are innovative solutions for the energy supply of the future – from generation, transport and storage to trading, efficiency and green technologies. The teams from the departments »System Analysis, Prognosis and Control«, »High Performance Computing«, »Optimization« and »Financial Mathematics« will present their research in the energy industry.

This year, TU Kaiserslautern is organizing a digital event for all math-enthusiastic students to get to know the university and the study program. Our institute director, Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel, will be digitally on site and will present our work in her lecture »Energy, Health, Transport: Mathematics for a Good Future« starting at 11:05 pm. From 11:45 p.m., one of our consultants, Prof. Dr. Ralf Korn, will also contribute to the program with a lecture on the current topic »Corona rapid test positive ... and now?« will contribute to the program.

In the current vehicle engineering process for global markets, good data of the relevant environmental conditions and models for usage variability are crucial for the derivation of correct design requirements and targets. This concerns several fields in the development cycle, especially classical durability for drivetrains and the assessment of the vehicle’s energy efficiency. The software-suite VMC® provides all you need to analyse vehicle usage in different markets and regions, to plan measurement campaigns, to evaluate data and to simulate energy demands and consumption, vehicle drivetrain loads and performance based on suitable vehicle and driver models embedded in an efficient environmental model.

In the current vehicle engineering process for global markets, good data of the relevant environmental conditions and models for usage variability are crucial for the derivation of the correct design requirements and targets. This concerns several fields in the development cycle, especially the development and testing of ADAS/AD functionalities. The software-suite VMC® provides all you need to analyse vehicle usage in different markets and regions, plan measurement campaigns, evaluate data and simulate vehicle loads and performance based on suitable vehicle and driver models embedded in an efficient environmental model. In particular, this allows an highly efficient generation of realistic scenes and scenarios for the analysis and assessment of ADAS/AD systems. Moreover, with available high-resolution environmental data specifically chosen scenarios and the corresponding ADAS/AD performance can be investigated very efficiently.

Components that are exposed to mechanical loads need to be designed for real customer usage. Variability of loads and of production quality represent major challenges. Jurojin provides best availably statistical methods for durability engineers to tackle those challenges. The soft-ware provides accurate evaluations for engineers – using sophisticated statistics without requiring the user to have advanced statistics skills. At our technology day we demonstrate typical application examples and their effi cient solution in Jurojin.

[The workshop has been rescheduled for 3/24/2022]. The Predictive Analytics for Industry 4.0 group invites you to the first meetup event of the year. The topic of the online event is »Implement Predictive Maintenance Correctly: Best Practices, Tools and Practical Examples«. Dr. Benjamin Adrian, will give an insight into the different projects of Fraunhofer ITWM on predictive maintenance systems.

In the durability engineering process for global markets, good data of the relevant environmental conditions and models for usage variability are crucial for the derivation of design requirements. The software-suites VMC® and U·Sim provide all you need to analyse vehicle usage in different markets and regions, plan measurement campaigns, evaluate data and simulate vehicle loads and performance based on suitable vehicle and driver models embedded in an efficient environmental model.

The International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) provides a forum for researchers in the broad field of network optimization to present and publish their latest results and ongoing research. INOC is the conference of the European Network Optimization Group (ENOG), a working group of EURO. The conference has been held biyearly since 2003. Our institute director Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel will speak as an invited speaker on the topic of »Robust multi-objective optimization: Concepts, results and applications«.

The 15th annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference (previously the Oil and Gas High Performance Computing Conference), hosted annually at Rice University by the Ken Kennedy Institute, is the premier meeting place for the energy industry to engage in conversations about challenges and opportunities in high performance computing, computational science and engineering, machine learning, and data science. Attended by more than 500 leaders and experts from the energy industry, academia, national labs, and IT industry, this is a opportunity for key stakeholders to engage and network to help advance HPC in the energy industry. A team from our division »High Performance Computing« will be on site in Houston to give presentations.

FILTECH is one of the largest filtration exhibitions in the world. The exhibition is optimal for networking around products and services for filtration and separation. With our departments »Flow and Material Simulation«, »Transport Processes« and »Image Processing« we are present and report about our research and products on filter media and filtration.

[Due to current developments, the workshop has been postponed to 31.5 - 1.6.2022.]The workshop offers scientists and industry representatives the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience in the field of Terahertz technology. The potential of the technology for analysis, testing and measurement tasks has been impressively demonstrated for various applications in recent years. However, a number of challenges still have to be solved for use in industry.

[Due to current developments, the symposium has been rescheduled to 9/13 - 9/15/2022]. The Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium is a two-day conference taking place at the campus of the University of Kaiserslautern. The conference includes approximately 50 oral presentations and poster presentations focusing international trends and technological developments of the commercial vehicle industry. It will be accompanied by a technical exhibition and a special vehicle exhibition. We will be on site with a team from the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« and contribute to the extensive programme.

At this year's conference, many important questions about the future of business research will be answered. Our head of the Institute Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel will give an impulse on »Interdisciplinary Research Data« as an invited speaker and participate in a panel discussion on this topic.

At the symposium around the topic of electrochemical technologies, our expert of the department »Flow and Material Simulation«, Falco Schneider, will introduce our work and research in the focus of electrochemistry and batteries. He will present his poster titled »An Efficient Numerical Solver for SEI Degradation in Li-Ion Batteries« on March 15th starting at 4:30 pm.

The event is in a series with the satellite event »ÖGD meets Public Health: Challenges for the time after Corona« of the previous year. It provides a framework for exchanges between public health practitioners, academics and young professionals to consider how the funds from the »Pact for Public Health« can be put to good use, and not just for infection control. Our colleagues Phuc Truong and Dr. Stefanie Grimm from the department of »Financial Mathematics« will participate digitally with a short presentation.

With MESHFREE a variaty of situations can be simulated, since it adapts efficiently to moving geometry elements such as stirrers of mixing devices or the movement of free surfaces. In the course, we give an overview of the tool and present how the software best supports your demands.

Under the umbrella of the project Sensor Edge Cloud for federated learning (SEC-Learn), the competences of eleven Fraunhofer institutes converge to address highly relevant challenges with the goal to identify novel approaches and achieve breakthrough innovations for next-generation computing. Our division High Performance Computing will be represented by our experts Dr. Jens Krüger, Nico Weber and Dominik Loroch with presentations.

The Predictive Analytics for Industry 4.0 group invites you to the first meetup event of the year. The topic of the online event is »Implement Predictive Maintenance Correctly: Best Practices, Tools and Practical Examples«. Dr. Benjamin Adrian, will give an insight into the different projects of Fraunhofer ITWM on predictive maintenance systems.

[The event will be held in German] At the event, participants can expect a journey through time to the history of the SIAK network and the starting signal for the future of the Kaiserslautern science and innovation region. In addition, SIAK members and cooperation partners will present a diverse program with livestreams, keynotes, videos, talks, QA sessions, company presentations, behind the scenes and much more. You will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with other companies in the SIAK network. Our institute director Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel will be there digitally and will present our work in her talk »Energy, Health, Transport: Mathematics for a Good Future« starting at 1:20 pm. More information about the program will follow.

The European Microwave Week (EumW) takes place for the 24th time this year. It brings together industry and science. The EuMW provides access to the very latest products, research and initiatives in the microwave sector. It also offers attendees the opportunity to talk face-to-face with those driving the future of microwave technology. Our colleague M.Sc. Shihva Mohammadzadeh from »Materials Characterization and Testing« will give a talk in the »European Radar Conference (EuRAD)« on »Short Range Radar« with the topic »Handheld Mobile Terahertz 3D Imaging Platform with Aspherical Telecentric f-Theta Optics«. Moreover, our colleague Dr. Maris Bauer from »Materials Characterization and Testing« will give a presentation in the »European Microwave Conference (EuMC)« on »Material and On-Wafer Measurements« with the topic »Non-destructive Terahertz Testing of Mica Insulation of Power Generator Rods in FMCW Measurements with a Dielectric Waveguide Antenna«.

The European Mechanics of Materials Conferences (EMMC) are organized every two years by the European Society of Mechanics (Euromech) and are intended to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines who share a common interest in the mechanics of materials. Our colleague M.Sc. Nicola Magino from the department »Fluid and Material Simulation« will give a presentation on »Model Order Reduction for the Stiffness Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced (Composite) Components under Fatigue Loading«.

The WCX™ World Congress Experience is where the engineering community comes together to share ideas about mobility's biggest hurdles – from mass adoption of electric vehicles to development timelines for autonomous vehicles to understanding the global supply chain constraints impacting the automotive industry. Our colleagues Dr. Klaus Dreßler, Michael Speckert and Dr. Sascha Feth from the department »Mathematics for Vehicle Development« will be there with presentations.

Seit 30 Jahren fördert Rheinland-Pfalz die Forschung im Bereich der Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) und gehört damit zu den Pionieren in Deutschland. »KI made in Rheinland-Pfalz« soll zum Qualitätsmerkmal werden. Unsere Institutsleiterin Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel, KI-Lotsin des Landes, wird in einer Online-Diskussionsrunde einige Fragen beantworten und mit weiteren Gästen darüber diskutieren.

For the eighth time, PaintExpo will showcase innovations, applications, future technologies and trends covering all aspects of coating. It presents the full spectrum of international product and service offerings in the field of industrial coating technology throughout the entire value creation chain. We are on site with a booth and a team from our department »Materials Characterization and Testing«.

As a leading global trade fair, Anuga FoodTec is the most important driving force for the international food and beverage industry. We are represented in the division Digitalisation (Hall 7.1, Booth A049) with some experts from the department »Transport Processes«. We will report about our software MESHFREE, which was developed together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI. MESHFREE is an innovative software in fluid and continuum mechanics. This year the fair will take place in Cologne. But you can also enjoy the content from home and exchange ideas in the Virtual Café.

Once again this year, the annual conference with its wide-ranging and varied program offers the ideal framework for professional exchange among colleagues from different fields of activity. Look forward to interdisciplinary plenary sessions on current topics with top-class speakers and discussants from politics and business. Over three congress days, the seven specialist groups Actuarial Data Science, AFIR/ERM, ASTIN, Building Savings, Diseased, Life and Retirement will present themselves. Our colleagues Simon Schnürch and Dr. Stefan Mai from the department »Financial Mathematics« and Dr. Jens Krüger from the department »High Performance Computing« will be on site with presentations.

The Deep Learning Seminar is organized by employees from the field »Data Analysis and Machine Learning« in the department »High Performance Computing«. It is intended to give interested persons an insight into this large field of research and a deeper understanding. Everyone who wants to learn more about Deep Learning, Machine Learning or AI in general is invited. The event takes place regularly on Thursdays. This week our speaker Julia Grabinski (Fraunhofer ITWM, Division »High Performance Computing«) gives a lecture on the topic »Aliasing Coincides With Cnns Vulnerability Towards Adversarial Attacks«.