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Institute for Mathematics

Mathematics on the highest level in both research and teaching: This is what the excellent mathematicians from the institute of mathematics at the Free University of Berlin guarantee. Well connected internationally, nationally and regional, they act intensively and extensively on science, economics, industry, education and society.

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Institute for Computer Science

At the institute for informatics of the Free University of Berlin, both the foundations and the applications of computer science are the objects of investigation. The focus on research are the smart handling of big amounts of data, the security of systems of information, and the implementation of efficient discrete algorithms. In teaching, we also intend to sharpen the view on the effects of informatics on society.

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Institute for Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics combines as an interdisciplinary branch of science the topics biology on one hand and Computer Science and mathematics on the other hand. The Free University of Berlin and the Charité – Medical University of Berlin offer along with further partners two courses, which can be completed as a bachelor or a master.

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Selected Maths Projects

Math+

MATH+, the Berlin Mathematics Research Center, is a cross-institutional and interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence. It sets out to explore and further develop new approaches in application-oriented mathematics. Emphasis is placed on mathematical principles for using ever larger amounts of data in life and material sciences, in energy and network research, and in the humanities and social sciences.

Math+

Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems (collaborative research centre CRC 1114)

Complex processes involving cascades of scales are ubiquitous in current natural science research. Such processes feature more than two characteristic scales, their smallest and largest scales are widely separated, and much of their scale range participates in the process interactions. Also, they are often too complex for experimental studies, but with the steady increase of compute power there is hope that they can be understood through computational simulations. Such simulations remain very challenging, however, as their wide range of scales is associated with very large numbers of degrees of freedom and in many cases this will prohibit brute-force all-detail computational modeling far into the future...

CRC 1114

Einstein Visiting Fellows and Professorships

The Einstein Visiting Fellowship and Einstein Professorship aim to enhance the international profile of universities and research institutions in Berlin by involving leading scientists and scholars from abroad in long-term academic research collaborations. Our Einstein Visiting Fellows are:

Research Campus MODAL

MODAL is a cluster of Mathematical Optimization and Data Analysis Laboratories
On the campus of Freie Universität Berlin. It brings together partners from research on one hand - Freie Universität Berlin, Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin (ZIB),the Berlin Centre for computer science Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum – and economy and industry (free enterprise) on the other hand. Its fields of research and application are data driven mathematical modeling, simulation and optimization of complex processes in logistics, Clinical Research and Health Care. MODAL’s goal is also the optimization of networks like those in public transport, gas supply and medical data. Mathematics is a key factor in making these developments successful in the future. MODAL works on application-oriented, interdisciplinary and collaborative research solutions.

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DZLM – German Centre for Mathematics Teacher Education

DZLM – Deutsches Zentrum für Lehrerbildung Mathematik
Initiated in 2011, the German Centre for Mathematics Teacher Education (DZLM) is Germany’s first nationwide centre providing teacher training in mathematics. The centre was initiated and is funded by the Deutsche Telekom Foundation (www.telekom-stiftung.de).
The DZLM focuses on developing long-lasting CPD-programmes for multipliers – research-based and practically relevant. These multipliers are teachers themselves (from pre-, primary and secondary schools) who in turn offer professional development courses, advice and support to other teachers, e.g. by supervising professional learning communities. The Centre also provides professional development courses and materials that target specific types of teachers and their educators, e.g. educators who teach mathematics out-of-field, i.e. outside their speciality area, as well as pre-school teachers. All courses are continuously improved based on empirical evidence and are disseminated at a large scale...

Berlin Mathematical School (BMS)

The Berlin Mathematical School (BMS) is a joint graduate school of the mathematics departments of the three major Berlin universities, TU Berlin, FU Berlin, and HU Berlin.
BMS offers a uniform setting for graduate studies (from bachelor to PhD) in mathematics in Berlin, a coordinated, highly diverse course program in English (Phase I, from bachelor to qualifying exams in two years, German language skills are not necessary), access to all math research groups in Berlin for a PhD (Phase II), in particular to the DFG Research Training Groups and other ongoing research projects, intensive mentoring during the whole duration of studies, and support in non mathematical issues ranging from housing to visas and from child care to language courses.
BMS invites excellent mathematics students from Germany, Europe and all over the world to join BMS - and to make good use of the ample opportunities offered by the rich and diverse mathematics teaching and research environment in Berlin.

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Selected Computer Science Projects

Facets of Complexity (graduate training group)

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Research Training Group to be coordinated at Freie Universität Berlin. Technische Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin are involved as partners in the training group, which will initially be funded for four and a half years.
The topic of complexity comes in many forms in mathematics and computer science. So far the various forms have largely been researched independently of each other. In mathematics the combinatory aspect of complexity focuses on the mere number of mathematical structures. There is also descriptive complexity, based on the type of logic needed to visually represent a theorem in a clear manner. In addition, there is “classical” algorithmic complexity, which pertains to the duration and memory requirements of algorithms. The members of the Research Training Group plan to deal with the cross-connections between different approaches to gain insights that are relevant for both mathematics and theoretical computer science.
In the new Research Training Group, different perspectives or facets of complexity are to be integrated into a common education and research program. The main goal of the new group will be to train a new generation of highly qualified researchers. "We would like to offer the graduate students a broad and multi-faceted view of complexity in an exciting research environment," stressed Günter Rote, computer science professor Günter Rote of Freie Universität Berlin and spokesperson. The Research Training Group was set up to fit into an international context with regard to the expected applicants, collaborating with international research groups, visiting researchers, and courses taught in English.

Facets of Complexity

Eröffnung Einsteinzentrum Digital Future

ECDF - Einstein Center Digital Future

The Einstein Center Digital Future is an inter-university nucleus for research on the digitalization of our society. Its aim is to foster innovative, cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, and to provide outstanding training for talented young scholars. The Einstein Center Digital Future is a public-private partnership, initiating around 50 new professorships, and bringing together universities, non-university research institutes, and industrial enterprises, as well as regional and federal ministries. The scale of this alliance between public entities, sponsors and supporters is unique in Berlin’s history as a center of academic endeavor.
Areas of reaearch are e.g. smart housing, smart cities, smart mobility, digital education, bioinformatics, personalized medicine, digital diagnostics, new methods in genome data analysis and biomedical imaging as well as semantic data intelligence, identity management, the physical foundations of IT security, the Internet of Things and wearable technologies. The topics of the latest generation of water and sewage systems, digitalization and the workplace as well as multicultural aspects of digitalization also play a role.

ECDF

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Neuigkeiten

empowerHER+ Konferenz am Hasso-Plattner-Institut

28.11.2023 | Frauenbeauftragte

iur.crowd ist stolzer Gewinner des Startup Wettbewerbs beim German Legal Tech Summit 2023

iur.crowd UG, ein Startup an der Freien Universität unter Betreuung von Prof. Katinka Wolter, hat am 2. November 2023 beim GERMAN LEGAL TECH SUMMIT 2023 den ersten Platz und Preis erhalten.

27.11.2023 | Informatik

Wir trauern um Priv.-Doz. Dr. Frank H. Lutz

Wir sind bestürzt über den plötzlichen Tod des Berliner Mathematikers Dr. Frank H. Lutz am 10.11.2023. Frank war in Berlin und international sehr gut vernetzt und hatte dabei auch viele freundschaftliche und fachliche Verbindungen zur FU-Mathematik. Er wird uns sehr fehlen. Nachruf der TU Berlin: https://www.tu.berlin/math/ueber-uns/aktuelles/zum-tod-von-priv-doz-dr-frank-h-lutz Memorial eines Kollegen: https://kaguprasetya.com/2023/11/22/frank-hagen-lutz-1968-2023/

24.11.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

GirlsDay 2024: Bitte um Workshop-Angebote

24.11.2023 | Frauenbeauftragte

Dozentinnen & Doktorandinnen gesucht für informatica feminale 2024

21.11.2023 | Frauenbeauftragte

Der Dialogische Dienstag vom 21.11.2023 abgesagt

Der Termin Dialogischer Dienstag findet am 21.11.2023 ausnahmsweise nicht statt.

18.11.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

Digital Round Table Discussion: “Sexual Violence and Harassment in Higher Education Institutions”

15.11.2023 | Frauenbeauftragte

Mandoline und Mathematik

In Kooperation mit dem Landesmusikrat Berlin wurden von Prof. Lutz-Westphal Unterrichtsideen für den Mathematikunterricht zum Instrument des Jahres 2023 entwickelt.

21.10.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

29. Dialogischer Dienstag 17.10.2023

Am 17.10.2023 lädt das „Netzwerk Dialogisches Lernen“ zum 29. Dialogischen Dienstag (auf Englisch) zum Thema: Teaching students to ask their own questions and creating dialogue (best practice from Iran) Wann: 17 Oktober 2023, 17:00-18:00 Wo: Videomeeting über die Plattform Webex Wie anmelden: Für die Anmeldung schreiben Sie an brigitte.lutz-westphal@math.fu-berlin.de . Sie bekommen die Zugangsdaten dann per Mail zugeschickt. Der nächste Dialogische Dienstag findet am Dienstag, der 21.11.2023 - Nachlese zur Jahrestagung - gerade auch für die, die nicht dabei waren, statt.

16.10.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

KI liest verkohlte Papyrusrollen der Antike

Youssef Nader, Doktorand am Dahlem Center for Machine Learning and Robotics, AG Landgraf, hat bei der von der University of Kentucky ausgerufenen Vesuvius Challenge einen hervorragenden zweiten Platz belegt. Die Aufgabenstellung bestand in der Entzifferung von Texten bisher ungeöffneter altertümlicher Papyrusrollen mittels KI. Mehr Hierzu findet am 01.12, 14 Uhr, ein Vortrag im Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums statt. Weitere Informationen

16.10.2023 | Informatik

Prof. Martin Aigner (1942-2023)

13.10.2023 | Mathematik

28. Dialogischer Dienstag 19.09.2023

Am 19.09.2023 lädt das „Netzwerk Dialogisches Lernen“ zum 28. Dialogischen Dienstag zum Thema Vorgedanken zum Thema der Jahrestagung: „Qualitäten suchen“ ein. Wann: 19.09.2023 von 17:00-18:00 Uhr Wo: Videomeeting über die Plattform Webex Wie anmelden: Für die Anmeldung schreiben Sie an brigitte.lutz-westphal@math.fu-berlin.de . Sie bekommen die Zugangsdaten dann per Mail zugeschickt. Der nächste Dialogische Dienstag findet nach der Sommerpause im Juli am 17.10.2023 zum Thema Dialogic Tuesday - teaching students to ask their own questions and creating dialogue (best practice from Iran) statt. Hinweis zu den nächsten Tagungen: Jahrestagung „Lernen im Dialog XVI: Qualitäten finden – Rückmeldung geben“ an der PH Steiermark (Graz) am 17. und 18.11.2023. Jetzt noch anmelden! Es gibt noch fre ie Plätze! Weitere Informationen auf: https://www.dialogisches-lernen.org/jahrestagung/2023

17.09.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

Dialogisches Lernen beim „Forum Forschung" der DSE

Am 22.06.2023 um 14:15 Uhr trägt Prof. Lutz-Westphal beim „Forum Forschung“ der DSE zum Thema "Dialogisches Lernen (nicht nur) im Mathematikunterricht als Entwicklungs- und Forschungsfeld“ vor. Interessierte sind herzlich willkommen! Ort: Raum 001, Fabeckstraße 35 (neuer Modulbau Ewi-Psy). Abstract: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/dse/termine/Forum_Forschung_06_23_2.html

21.06.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

26. Dialogischer Dienstag 20.06.2023

Am 20.06.2023 lädt das „Netzwerk Dialogisches Lernen“ zum 26. Dialogischen Dienstag zum Thema "Onboarding von neuen Lehrpersonen" ein. Wann: 20.06.2023 von 17:00-18:00 Uhr Wo: Videomeeting über die Plattform Webex Wie anmelden: Für die Anmeldung schreiben Sie an brigitte.lutz-westphal@math.fu-berlin.de . Sie bekommen die Zugangsdaten dann per Mail zugeschickt. Der nächste Dialogische Dienstag findet nach der Sommerpause im Juli am 15.08.2023 statt. Hinweis zu den nächsten Tagungen: Jahrestagung „Lernen im Dialog XVI: Qualitäten finden – Rückmeldung geben“ an der PH Steiermark (Graz) am 17. und 18.11.2023. Die Anmeldung ist bereits möglich! Weitere Informationen auf: https://www.dialogisches-lernen.org/jahrestagung/2023

17.06.2023 | Didaktik der Mathematik

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