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New preprint on crack identification in membranes using spectral data

Our new preprint “Can one hear the shape of a crack in a drum? Spectral fingerprints and a data-driven perspective” by Thomas Apel, Serge Nicaise, and Philipp Zilk is now available on HAL.

New publication in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Our article “Error estimates and graded mesh refinement for isogeometric analysis in the vicinity of polar corners” has recently been published in the journal Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

New publication in Advances and Challenges in Computational Mechanics

We are happy to announce the publication of the article "Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Solving Contact Problems in Three Dimensions" in the special issue Advances and Challenges in Computational Mechanics.

Institute Christmas Party 2025

A festive evening of ice skating, conversation, and shared dinner marked a joyful end to the academic year.

Ratnadeep Pramanik organizes minisymposium at ICBT 2025

Last week, IMCS postdoctoral researcher Dr. Ratnadeep Pramanik organized the minisymposium at the International Conference on Biomedical Technology (ICBT 2025) in Hannover.

Student Internship in the Mathematical Engineering Program

High school student Maxi S. completed a two-week internship at the Universität der Bundeswehr München to learn more about the Mathematical Engineering (ME) program and studying at UniBW München.

New open-access Publication in Computational Mechanics

Our article "A Consistent Mixed-Dimensional Coupling Approach for 1D Cosserat Beams and 2D Surfaces in 3D Space" has been published in the journal Computational Mechanics.

Exploring AI at the IMCS Research Days 2025

The simulation group of IMCS gathered at the beautiful Haus der Bayerischen Landwirtschaft in Herrsching am Ammersee to discuss the benefits of AI in research.

IMCS at the Metamaterial Summer School in Nantes

From October 13 to October 18, 2025, Moritz Frey from IMCS participated in the international Summer School “Multi-Scale Approaches for Architectured and Microstructured Materials and Metamaterials” at École Centrale de Nantes in France.

Workshop on orchestrating multiphysics simulations with 4C & QUEENS

Our colleagues Dr.-Ing. Matthias Mayr and Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Brandstäter organized and delivered a workshop on the open-source software frameworks 4C Multiphysics & QUEENS.

Research Collaboration Continued: Thomas Apel Visits Mariano Mateos in Gijón

From September 22 to 26, Thomas Apel visited Mariano Mateos at the University of Oviedo in Gijón, Spain. Together with Arnd Rösch, the three continued their long-standing scientific collaboration.

IMCS at the GACM Colloquium 2025 in Braunschweig

IMCS PhD candidate Dharini Balachandran and our two external PhD candidates from DLR present their research at the GACM Colloquium 2025 in Braunschweig.

Sebastian Brandstäter and Martin Frank contribute to ICCB 2025

IMCS showcases research at the XI International Conference on Computational Bioengineering held from September 8–10 at the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy.

A Heartfelt Welcome to Benno Schönstein

The IMCS welcomes Benno Schönstein as a new member of the computer-based simulation group.

The IMCS at the 38th Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium 2025 – On Tour in Mülheim an der Ruhr

From September 15 to 17, the 38th Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium 2025 – On Tour took place in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Successful Participation at IGA2025 in Eindhoven

Our team took part in the 13th International Conference on Isogeometric Analysis (IGA2025), held from September 14–17, 2025 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Institute Trip 2025 – Nature, Team Spirit, and Sporting Challenges at Spitzingsee

This year’s institute trip took us to the picturesque Spitzingsee area, combining outdoor activities, nature, and collegial exchange.

Workshop on PDE Constrained Optimization in Essen

From July 28 to 30, 2025, the University of Duisburg-Essen hosted the PDE Constrained Optimization workshop.

IMCS participates in an Interdisciplinary Workshop on Brain Aneurysm Research

Martin Frank and Ratnadeep Pramanik contributed to the Interdisciplinary Aneurysm Science Workshop at TUM, presenting their work on mechanical modeling of contour devices.

3rd German Workshop on Next-Generation Software Development in Computational Mechanics

From July 29 to 31, the 3rd German Workshop on Next-Generation Software Development in Computational Mechanics took place at the Palotti House in Freising.

Research Exchange in the Alps: IMCS at “FE ohne Schnee” 2025

Four members of our institute took part in this year’s “FE ohne Schnee” seminar in Kleinwalsertal, with two of them presenting their latest research in a uniquely informal and scenic setting.

Math Group on Tour: Presentations in Vienna and Glasgow

With two scientific talks at international conferences, the Mathematics Group of the Institute for Mathematics and Computer-based Simulation once again demonstrated international visibility in the summer of 2025.

Sebastian Brandstäter Presents Biomechanics Research at ESB 2025

Sebastian Brandstäter presented his research on coupled electromechanical simulations of the human stomach at ESB 2025 congress that took place at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, from July 6–9, 2025.

ICCCM 2025: International top researchers on campus of UniBw M

The ICCCM 2025 conference focused on computer-aided simulation in contact mechanics. Over 100 experts from all over the world discussed the latest developments.

Exciting PhD Opportunity in Computational Science and Engineering at IMCS!

Join us! We are offering a PhD/research assistant position at our institute, fully funded at TVöD E13 (100%).

CSE Colloquium Talk by Christian Weißenfels

On June 25, 2025, the second lecture of the year took place in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium organized by Professors Apel, Brünig, Kiendl and Popp.

Sebastian Brandstäter participates at UNCECOMP 2025

IMCS researcher Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Brandstäter presented his latest research and co-organised a minisymposium at the UNCECOMP 2025 conference.

DSC Lab Computing Cluster Enhanced with GPU-Accelerated Nodes

Our cluster, operated by the Data Science & Computing Lab at IMCS, has been upgraded with four new compute nodes, each equipped with a NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU accelerator.

First in-person meeting of the joint AutoStent project between IMCS and TU Wien

Three members of our research group traveled to Vienna to meet with our collaboration partners at TU Wien for the first in-person meeting of the joint AutoStent project.

A heartfelt welcome to Regina Bühler!

IMCS welcomes Regina Bühler as a new member of the computer-based simulation work group.