IWR - Where Methods Meet Applications
The IWR is an interdisciplinary research center for scientific computing which builds bridges across a multitude of disciplines. The center promotes mathematical and computational methods in science, engineering and the humanities. Currently it comprises more than 50 research teams from various faculties. About 500 scientists work together in interdisciplinary cooperation projects. In addition to educating the next generation of excellent scientists, the IWR also focuses on advancing international research networks. [More...]
Events
February 10, 2021
IWR Colloquium "uBAM: Unsupervised Behavior Analysis and Magnification using Deep Learning"
Prof. Björn Ommer • Heidelberg Collaboratory for Image Processing (HCI) & IWR, Heidelberg University [More...]
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News & Announcements
February 4, 2021
Training AI Systems for Use in Dangerous Situations
Systems based on artificial intelligence must also function reliably in infrequent and dangerous situations. Researchers at Heidelberg University along with scientists from France and Japan are studying how to “train” AI systems for such circumstances. Prof. Dr Carsten Rother of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) is heading up the Heidelberg arm of the collaboration. [More...]
December 15, 2020
Reinhart-Koselleck-Project for Bernd Jähne
The project "Quantifying the Mechanisms of Gas Exchange between Ocean and Atmosphere – Bridging Laboratory and Field by Imaging Measurements" by IWR Member Prof. Bernd Jähne has been approved by the German Science Foundation (DFG) in the form of a Reinhart-Koselleck project. [More...]
December 15, 2020
In Memoriam Andro Mikelic (1956-2020)
It is with deep sadness that we learnt about the death of our friend and collaborator Professor Andro Mikelic. He was an outstanding and prolific mathematician. He was a world-renowned specialist in multiscale analysis, homogenization and porous media flow. [More...]
December 9, 2020
ERC Consolidator Grant for Frauke Gräter
Congratulations to IWR Member and HITS Group Leader Prof. Frauke Gräter and her research team on being awarded a highly endowed grant from the European Research Council (ERC). [More...]
