On May 11–12, 2026, the annual strategy workshop of the BMFTR’s „Research Campus” funding initiative took place in the MODAL rooms at FUHUB. Under the guidance of PtJ, representatives from the participating research campi engaged in in-depth discussions about the prospects for sustaining their projects. They presented their individual concepts and visions for transferring their respective flagship clusters into the national and international innovation landscape. The workshop, along with the subsequent campus tour and presentations of the six MODAL labs,...Read More
Am 23. April 2026 hieß das ZIB erneut viele neugierige Schülerinnen zum bundesweiten Girls’Day willkommen. Gemeinsam mit dem Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik der Freien Universität Berlin boten wir auch in diesem Jahr ein vielseitiges Programm mit etwa 180 Plätzen für Schülerinnen, davon rund 100 am ZIB. Am ZIB konnten die Teilnehmerinnen in acht Workshops Fragestellungen aus Mathematik und Informatik sowie aktuelle Anwendungen kennenlernen: Dem Zufall auf der Spur: Wissenschaftler*innen und die Welt der Mathematik Informatik zum Anfassen: Die Tricks hinter...Read More
Felix Prause successfully defended his PhD thesis on “Predictive Maintenance in Rolling Stock Rotation Planning” at the Institute of Mathematics at Freie Universität Berlin on February 20, 2026. Indeed, keeping trains in good technical condition is a challenging problem, and methods to improve vehicle health and/or save costs are definitely needed. The availability of sensor data makes it possible for the first time to change from preventive maintenance, which is based on the current condition, to predictive maintenance, which is...Read More
