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New publication uses PINNs to create a model hierarchy with differing fidelity

Our newest collaborative article on creating “A model hierarchy for predicting the flow in stirred tanks with physics-informed neural networks” has been published in the journal Advances in Computational Science and Engineering.

IMCS says goodbye to Venant Habiyambere

At the end of this month, the IMCS is saying goodbye to its longest-serving employee Venant Habiyambere. After 35 years (!) at the UniBw, the technical employee is taking his well-deserved retirement. To mark the occasion, Venant hosted a small retirement party at the institute yesterday with home-made African specialties.

New publication on physics-informed neural networks for contact mechanics

Our new article titled "Solving forward and inverse problems of contact mechanics using physics-informed neural networks" has been published as an open access paper in Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences.

CSE Colloquium Talk by Richard Ostwald

On May 02, 2024, the third lecture of this year took place in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium organized by Professors Apel, Brünig, Kiendl and Popp.

IMCS at "FE im Schnee" 2024

The Institute for Mathematics and Computer-Aided Simulation (IMCS) once again participated in the annual conference "FE in the Snow," held in the beautiful Kleinwalsertal. The conference provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge and novel approaches in the field of the Finite Element Method and computer-aided simulation.

New preprint on non-coercive Neumann boundary control problems

A new preprint coauthored by Thomas Apel deals with the discretization of an optimal control problem for a non-coercive boundary value problem.

New preprint on block preconditioner for mixed-dimensional models

In this new preprint, we investigate a scalable physics-based block preconditioner for mixed-dimensional models in beam-solid interaction and their application in engineering.

Heidelberg Seminar on Optimal Control 2024 in Haus im Ennstal

IMCS is taking part in this year's Heidelberg Seminar on Optimal Control from 24 February to 2 March in Haus im Ennstal.

CSE Colloquium Talk by Fleurianne Bertrand

On February 29, 2024, this year's leap year day, the second lecture of this year took place in the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research colloquium organized by Professors Apel, Brünig, Kiendl and Popp.

New preprint on isogeometric analysis of eigenvalue problems

In a new preprint we investigate the solution of the Laplace eigenvalue problem on circular sectors using isogeometric analysis, focusing on the influence and numerical resolution of the characteristic corner singularity.

Bavarian Minister of Internal Affairs Joachim Herrmann informs himself about RISK.twin

Bavarian Minister of Internal Affairs Joachim Herrmann visits the UniBW and informs himself about the RISK.twin project.

New preprint on mathematical modelling of Lipolysis on Lipid Droplets

In a new preprint, which is the result of a research collaboration with the Karl-Franzens-University Graz, we investigate the mathematical modeling and numerical discretization of lipolysis in lipid droplets.

We welcome our new employee in the Computer-based Simulation group

Since February 1, 2024, Daniel Wolff has joined the Computer-based Simulation group (Prof. Popp) as a postdoc.

CSE Colloquium talk by Benjamin Marussig

On February 1, 2024, the first talk of the year in the research colloquium Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) organized by Professors Apel, Brünig, Kiendl and Popp took place.

New publication on two-way-coupled fluid/beam interaction

Our new article entitled "A fully coupled regularized mortar-type finite element approach for embedding one-dimensional fibers into three-dimensional fluid flow" has been published as an open-access paper in Wiley's International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

New publication on solving elliptic obstacle problems

The new article "On solving elliptic obstacle problems by constant abs-linearization" has been published as open-access paper in Elsevier's Results in Control and Optimization.

Research days 2023 in Herrsching am Ammersee

Last week, from December 6th to 7th, the annual research days of the "Computer-based Simulation" group led by Prof. Popp took place for the third time in Herrsching am Ammersee

The IMCS celebrates Christmas - bowling edition

The traditional IMCS Christmas party took place yesterday, Wednesday 13 December 2023. This year's venue was the Max Munich Bowling centre in Brunnthal.

Honours for IMCS Master's graduates

Last Saturday, the Master's ceremonies were held at our university to honour the recent graduates. The Civil Engineering and Mathematical Engineering degree programmes, where the IMCS plays an essential role in teaching, produced numerous highly qualified graduates this year.

Dr Max Winkler visits the IMCS

Dr Max Winkler from TU Chemnitz was a guest at the IMCS this week and gave a talk on agent-based optimal control of pedestrian dynamics for the Colloquium Applied Mathematics.

New preprint on physics-informed neural networks for contact mechanics

In this preprint, we explore the ability of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to solve forward and inverse problems of contact mechanics for small deformation elasticity.

QUEENS Workshop

A hands-on workshop successfully introduced the software framework QUEENS to the institute.

IMCS at the 5th ICBT

This week, the IMCS participated in the 5th International Conference on Biomedical Technology, which took place again in Hannover.

New publication in Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics

"Targeting a faster time-to-solution of mortar-based contact problems" has been published in Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.

IMCS at the Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium 2023 on tour

Last week, the IMCS participated in the 36th edition of the Chemnitz Finite Element Symposium, which was held this year on tour in Leibnitz, Styria.

IMCS at the GACM Colloquium 2023

The 10th GACM colloquium in Vienna gathered multiple researches to present and discuss their work in fields of digital twinning, machine learning, and model order reduction in engineering and science.

Nora Hagmeyer successfully completes doctoral examination

Yesterday, Monday, 04.09.2023, the doctoral defense of Nora Hagmeyer took place.

Institute Excursion 2023

On August 17, the annual institute excursion of IMCS led its employees to Inzell. In a relaxed atmosphere, everyone enjoyed a delightful round of soccer golf at the Soccerpark, which brought about cheerful spirits. Following this, the group had lunch at Lindlbauer-Kaiserschmarrn Café, where a hearty Kaiserschmarrn awaited the participants, providing the energy for the rest of the day.

IMCS at "FE ohne Schnee" 2023

The chair of IMCS was again invited to participate in the “FE ohne Schnee” event this year, which took place in Kleinwalsertal. Our postdoc Ivo Steinbrecher was able to present its work on mixed-dimensional modeling.

Institute barbecue 2023 - Teambuilding at the Hollerner See

The first edition of the newly introduced institute barbecue took place yesterday at the Hollerner See in the best weather and completely satisfied all the guests present.