Member: Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

As one of the largest mathematical research institutes in the world, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM focuses on mathematics-induced application-oriented research and services. The classical disciplines of applied mathematics such as numerics, optimization, stochastics, statistics, as well as differential equations are cornerstones of our work. We work closely with industrial partners to solve practical problems and develop optimized solutions for partners in selected lead markets. These include plant and mechanical engineering, digital economy, energy, health, finance, mobility, and chemistry.  Consultation in R&D questions, support in the use of high-performance computer technology and provision of custom-tailored software solutions are integral building blocks of our work. The specific competencies of the Fraunhofer ITWM are:

  • Processing of data acquired from experiments and observations
  • Drafting of mathematical models
  • Implementation of mathematical problem-solving in numerical algorithms
  • Summarization of data, models and algorithms in simulation programs
  • Optimization of solutions in interaction with the simulation
  • Visualization of simulation runs in images and graphics.

Since 2019, Fraunhofer ITWM has integrated quantum computing in its portfolio of compentencies and is a member of the Fraunhofer Competence Network Quantum Computing.

Portfolio

We provide research and development via consulting, software and computation power for both large corporation and SMEs:

  • High performance computing: Scalable programming, next generation computing, and machine learning.
  • Automotive sector: Durability and load, digital twins, simulation of systems and human-machine interaction.
  • Optimization in medical therapy planning and digital health assistance, technical processes and energy supply systems, production and process planning.
  • Image processing: Industrial 2D image processing, 3D analysis of microstructures, virtual inspection planning.
  • Finance: Analysis, simulation, and optimization of pension plans, life insurances, financial risk measures, asset and portfolio management, trading on energy markets, application of anomaly and fraud detection in finance and health care.
  • Material characterization and testing: Non-destructive testing, coating thickness measurement, terahertz spectroscopy.
  • Flow and Material Simulation: Textiles, microstructure simulation and virtual material design, lightweight construction and insulating materials and electrochemistry and batteries.
  • System analysis, forecasting and control: digital twins, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and control.
  • Transportation processes: simulation of flow/continuum mechanics, spinning and nonwoven processes, energy and supply networks, and fluid dynamic shape optimization.

Specifically in the realm of quantum computing, we provide R&D, consulting, software, and hardware for:

  • Algorithms: Development of quantum machine learning methods (QML), quantum optimization algorithms, quantum simulation and quantum imaging.
  • Applications: Simulation of chemical compounds and material properties, optimization for supply chain and energy supply problems , anomaly detection in various areas, simulation and optimization in finance.
  • Imaging and Sensing: image recognition and processing, Terahertz quantum sensing.
  • Software: Software stacks and standardized functions for compiling/transpiling and scheduling gate-based quantum computers, also in hybrid classical-quantum ecosystems.
  • Hardware: Supporting the construction of a quantum computer based on Rydberg atoms.

Contact

Public contact
Research Coordinator Quantum Computing

Dr. Pascal Halffmann

Fraunhofer ITWM
Fraunhofer-Platz 1
67663 Kaiserslautern

www.itwm.fraunhofer.de

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