Latest News

New preprint on error estimates for IGA with polar parameterizations

In our recent preprint, we present a new approach for locally refined isogeometric analysis (IGA) on polar domains — geometries parametrized by mappings resembling polar coordinate transformations.

New preprint on data-driven surrogate modeling of rough surface contact

The new preprint presents a surrogate modeling framework for predicting the effective contact area in rough surface contact problems.

IMCS on tour at the 95th GAMM Annual Meeting in Poznań

Once again this year, IMCS took part in the traditionally annual GAMM Conference. The 95th edition of the event was held from April 7 to 11, 2025, in Poznań, the capital of the Greater Poland region.

Welcome to Our New PhD Researchers

We welcome Aswin Nath and Simon Völkl to our team, who started their PhD with us April.

Guest Lecture in Salzburg

Guest Lecture in Salzburg: Katharina Lorenz Returns to Her Alma Mater

IMCS greets a new team member

IMCS greets Ratnadeep Pramanik, who joined our team as postdoctoral researcher in February.

New preprint on the software library Trilinos

The new preprint describes the design of Trilinos, introduces its new organization in product areas, and highlights established and newly available features.

IMCS at IACM DTE & AICOMAS 2025

The IMCS participated in the 3rd IACM Digital Twins in Engineering (DTE 2025) and the 1st ECCOMAS Artificial Intelligence and Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (AICOMAS 2025) conferences. The event featured insightful talks and interdisciplinary discussions.

Bavarian Science Alliance for Peace, Conflict and Security Research

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Popp has been appointed Fellow of the newly founded Bavarian Science Alliance for Peace, Conflict and Security Research. This alliance was established in 2024 with the support of the Bavarian University Conference (Universität Bayern e.V.) to bundle excellent interdisciplinary research on peace, conflict and security in Bavaria and make it internationally visible.

CSE Colloquium Talk by Karsten Urban

On February 3, 2025, the first lecture of the new year took place in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium organized by Professors Apel, Brünig, Kiendl and Popp.

Open-Source Release of Multi-Physics Simulation Framework 4C

We are happy to announce the open-source release of 4C (“Comprehensive Computational Community Code”), a comprehensive multi-physics simulation framework designed to tackle complex problems in computational science and engineering.

New article: Protection of critical infrastructures as a corporate task

Together with colleagues from the DLR Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures, Prof. Alexander Popp has published a specialist article on the protection of critical infrastructures as a central corporate task.

A Festive Evening with Our Team and Our Colleagues from DLR

This week, our institute and our collaboration partners from DLR Institute gathered after work to enjoy the UniBw Christmas market.

Overhaul of our Research Webpage

We are delighted to share some recent updates to the research section of our institute’s website!

IMCS visit and colloquium lecture by Serge Nicaise

On December 05, 2024, Prof. Dr. Serge Nicaise gave a lecture on “A posteriori goal-oriented error estimators based on equilbrated flux and potential reconstructions” as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium. The renowned mathematician was previously a guest at our institute for a week.

IMCS Christmas party with curling event

The traditional IMCS Christmas party took place on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. This year's venue was the beautifully furnished Park-Café München with its curling rinks not far from the old botanical garden.

Research Days 2024 in Herrsching am Ammersee

On November 26 and 27, the research group "Computational Simulation," led by Prof. Popp, held its annual Research Days in Herrsching am Ammersee. This year’s theme, “Open Science,” was reflected in various lectures and workshops.

3rd place Best Paper Award at the 16th Symposium Sensor Data Fusion

The 16th Symposium Sensor Data Fusion last week brought together industry experts and scientists to explore cutting-edge techniques for transforming data streams into actionable insights.

Max Firmbach visiting Sandia National Laboratories

Our colleague Max Firmbach is currently on a research visit to Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from September to December.

Applied mathematics colloquium lecture by Tabea Tscherpel

On November 25, 2024, Prof. Dr. Tabea Tscherpel gave a lecture on “Sobolev stability of the L^2-projection” as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium.

IMCS contributes to GAMM Workshop on Numerical Analysis

The IMCS participated in the GAMM Workshop on Numerical Analysis, which was held from November 13–15 in Augsburg.

Applied Mathematics Colloquium Talk by Thomas Richter

On November 4, 2024, Mr. Thomas Richter delivered a lecture on the topic "Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Sea Ice" as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium.

CSE Colloquium Talk by Alessio Gizzi

On November 14, 2024, the fourth lecture of this year took place in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium organized by Professors Apel, Brünig, Kiendl and Popp.

Exciting PhD Opportunities in Computational Science and Engineering at IMCS!

Join us! We are offering four fully-funded PhD/research assistant positions at our institute, each funded at TVöD E13 (100%).

IMCS contributes to the 7th meeting of the PhD student network "Digital Bridge"

On October 17th and 18th 2024, the7th meeting of the PhD student network "Digital Bridge" was held on the campus of UniBw M.

New publication on isogeometric analysis of eigenvalue problems

Our new article on “Isogeometric analysis of the Laplace eigenvalue problem on circular sectors: Regularity properties and graded meshes” was recently published in the journal Computers and Mathematics with Applications.

Second German Workshop on Next-Generation Software Development in Computational Mechanics

Meeting on sustainable research software development with colleagues from all over Germany

New publication on non-coercive boundary control problems

Our new article on “Non-coercive Neumann boundary control problems” was recently published in the journal Results in Mathematics.

Professor Popp becomes Associate Editor for the journal AMSES

IMCS is proud to announce that Professor Alexander Popp has been appointed as Associate Editor for the prestigious Springer journal Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences (AMSES).

From reality to the hybrid digital twin: IMCS presents itself at the first dtec.bw Jahrestagung

On September 17th and 18th, the first dtec.bw Jahrestagung took place on the campus of the UniBw Munich, which was intended to emphasise the visibility and relevance of the 68 dtec.bw projects.