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GSC 220:  Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences

Subject Area Mathematics
Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
Computer Science
Medicine
Physical Chemistry
Water Research
Term from 2007 to 2019
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 39072701
 
Final Report Year 2019

Final Report Abstract

Scientific Computing – the science of developing cutting edge mathematical and computational methods to solve challenging problems in application sciences – is widely regarded as a key technology of the 21st century. High expectations from modeling, simulation and optimization, the data deluge from high-resolution and high-throughput experiments, the combination of data and process-oriented modeling and emerging demands from fields beyond the natural sciences provide challenges that must be met with innovative methodological research. The Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) is tackling such research questions highly successfully as one of the central institutions of Heidelberg University. The Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences (HGS MathComp) is now an independent research institution serving as the core interdisciplinary doctoral training facility. A team of 50 research groups with 25 years of experience in structured doctoral training provided a unique starting point for a successful first and second period of funding. There is an enormous demand for young scientists who are well-trained in methods of scientific computing and its applications. The HGS MathComp meets this demand with a structured doctoral training program embedded in a highly interdisciplinary research environment that stimulates the development of new and powerful methods. The scientific curriculum is complemented by training key qualifications expected from future leaders in academia and industry. Early scientific independence and integration into the international scientific community is promoted by presentations at international conferences, research stays abroad and complemented by an international visitors and guest doctoral program embedded in a network of partner institutions. With more than 250 graduates and about 100 current excellent doctoral students HGS Math- Comp will now become a permanent institution continuously pursuing and improving its core services in cooperation with participating research institutions and departments as well as the graduate academy of the university. Encouraged by amazing successes in both funding periods the school will continue to concentrate on exploiting the university-wide potential for interdisciplinary cooperation as part of one of the bridge-building facilities in the strategy of the university. An integrated research-oriented master phase is part of the research-oriented teaching strategy of the university and the international master’s program ‘Scientific Computing’ established at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science provides a tailored preparation for interdisciplinary research. Knowledge transfer between industry and academia is ensured by the established series of modeling days and the highly successful Heidelberg Collaboratory for Image Processing. The detailed sustainability plan will ensure a long term perspective for HGS MathComp as a top-level interdisciplinary endeavor well integrated into both Heidelberg university and the international research community.

Link to the final report

https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1698966601

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