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New Open-Access Publication in Acta Mechanica

We are happy to announce the publication of the article"Mixed Finite Elements for Geometrically Exact Beams Using Discontinuous Rotations and Discrete Curvature" as an open-access paper in the journal Acta Mechanica.

IMCS Presents Mathematical Engineering Degree at IdeenExpo in Hanover

The Bundeswehr University Munich is represented at IdeenExpo in Hanover from 20 to 28 June as part of the Bundeswehr stands, where it provides information on study opportunities, research, and career paths.

Presentation at the Numerical Methods in CSE Seminar in Garching

On June 18, Philipp Zilk was a guest at the Numerical Methods in CSE Oberseminar, which is held regularly at the Technical University of Munich in Garching. In his talk, Isogeometric Analysis near Polar Corners, he presented joint work with Thomas Apel.

"Tag der Bundeswehr" 2026 Featuring Two IMCS Exhibitions

The Institute of Mathematics and Computer-Based Simulation (IMCS) participated with two exhibitions at "Tag der Bundeswehr" 2026, held on site of the University of the Bundeswehr Munich.

Robust Block Preconditioning for Embedded Beam–Solid Coupling

Our newest preprint presents robust augmented Lagrangian block preconditioners for the efficient simulation of coupled solid and beam models.

Annual Summer BBQ Held in Warm and Sunny Weather

The traditional annual BBQ of IMCS and the DLR-PI brought together colleagues, families and partners for a relaxed summer evening.

The IMCS participates in the NL26 Course in Pavia

From May 18–22, 2026, IMCS doctoral candidates Simon Völkl and Benno Schönstein attended the international NL26 Course at the University of Pavia on nonlinear computational solid, structural, and fluid mechanics.

Mark Fischer joins the computer-based simulation group

With expertise in isogeometric analysis and computational solid mechanics, Mark Fischer will contribute to research on multigrid methods for semi- and block-structured meshes.

Thomas Apel participates in INAF Workshop on Numerical Methods

From 7 to 9 May 2026, the Joint 22nd Numerical Methods for Problems with Layer Phenomena / INAF Workshop took place at FernUniversität in Hagen, Campus Berlin.

Our institute contributes two talks to the CMIS 2026 in Lugano

Ivo Steinbrecher and Daniel Wolff represented the IMCS at CMIS 2026, presenting recent work in computational contact mechanics and related methods.

New Preprint on the numerical analysis for the Stokes problem

In their recent paper “Numerical analysis for the Stokes problem with non-homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition,” Thomas Apel, Katharina Lorenz, and Johannes Pfefferer study the Stokes problem with low-regularity Dirichlet boundary data in possibly non-convex domains and develop numerical methods for its solution.

New preprint on beam-to-beam coupling in geometrically exact beam theories

In their new paper “A variationally consistent beam-to-beam point coupling formulation for geometrically exact beam theories”, Ivo Steinbrecher, Nora Hagmeyer, Christoph Meier, and Alexander Popp present a formulation-independent approach for coupling beam cross-sections within the framework of geometrically exact beam theory.

New ACM TOMS publication highlights the evolution of Trilinos

A newly published paper in ACM TOMS presents a comprehensive update on Trilinos, showcasing its modern architecture and advances in performance portability.

New publication on mathematical modelling of lipolysis on lipid droplets

We are pleased to announce the publication of our article on the mathematical modeling and numerical discretization of lipolysis on lipid droplets, a life-essential metabolic process.

IMCS at the 14th congress of the German Society for Biomechanics in Hamburg

Last week, Dr. Ratnadeep Pramanik presented a finite element approach based on frictional contact for modelling the placement of braided endovascular (contour) devices at the 14th congress of the German Society for Biomechanics.

IMCS at the 96th GAMM Annual Meeting in Stuttgart

The 96th GAMM Annual Meeting took place from March 16–20, 2026, at the University of Stuttgart.

New Preprint on Dirichlet Boundary Control Problems

In their new paper “Dirichlet control problems with energy regularization governed by non-coercive elliptic equations”, Thomas Apel, Mariano Mateos, and Arnd Rösch investigate a linear–quadratic Dirichlet control problem governed by a non-coercive elliptic equation posed on possibly non-convex polygonal domains.

The newly awarded doctor Tarik Sahin wearing the doctoral hat lovingly crafted by his colleagues.

IMCS congratulates Tarik Sahin on his successful PhD completion

On February 27, 2026, our former IMCS colleague Tarik Sahin celebrated an important milestone in his academic career: by successfully defending his dissertation, he completed his doctoral studies

New publication on a method for determining unknown source locations

Our article “Sparse source identification in transient advection-diffusion problems with a primal-dual-active-point strategy” by Marco Mattuschka, Daniel Walter, Max von Danwitz and Alexander Popp has been published in the journal Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

Matthias Mayr successfully completes habilitation in computational mechanics

Dr.-Ing. Matthias Mayr has successfully completed his habilitation in the field of Computational Mechanics and is now authorized to carry the title Privatdozent (PD).

Preprint on an embedded mesh approach for contact mechanics

Our new preprint on an embedded mesh approach for isogeometric boundary layers in contact mechanics is now available on arXiv.

CSE Colloquium talk by Fadi Aldakheel

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Fadi Aldakheel gives a talk on “Physics-based machine learning for computational failure mechanics” in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium.

CSE Colloquium talk by Daniel Walter

Prof. Dr. Daniel Walter gives a talk on “Optimal sensor placement in source location tasks” in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium.

HPSF Community Summit 2026 at TU Braunschweig

As co-organizer of the first HPSF Community Summit, IMCS underlines its active role in the international high-performance software community and contributes its expertise in powerful simulation frameworks such as Trilinos to the strategic advancement of the ecosystem.

Workshop in Udine Strengthens German–Italian Collaboration

IMCS was actively represented at the 3rd German–Italian GACM–GIMC Workshop in Udine, where Alexander Popp co-organized the event and, together with Sebastian Brandstaeter, presented current research on mixed-dimensional modelling and probabilistic analyses in computational mechanics.

New preprint published on arXiv

The new preprint “Experimental and numerical study of the transient response of a cantilever beam with a piezoelectric disc sensor” by Radek Kolman, Robert Cimrman, Ladislav Musil, Moritz Frey, Jaromír Kylar, Sebastian Brandstaeter, Vojtěch Kotek, Alexander Popp, and Jan Kober is now available on arXiv.

Successful completion of Tobias Koch's doctoral thesis

Tobias Koch successfully defends his PhD thesis ‘Resilient Airport Systems: Integrating Model-Based Analysis with Simulation for Blackout and Cyber Attack Response’.

New preprint published on arXiv

Our new preprint on “Smoothed aggregation algebraic multigrid for problems with heterogeneous and anisotropic materials” has been published on arXiv.

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.