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IWR Colloquium

The IWR Colloquium serves as a platform for the interdisciplinary dialogue which characterizes the field of scientific computing. It is organized by Dr. Dirk Rehn, Coordinator IWR Colloquium.

Every semester, members of the IWR and its affiliated institutions as well as renowned international experts are invited to present their latest scientific results and discuss the upcoming challenges in the field of scientific computing.

We gladly invite you to join this interdisciplinary dialogue.

The IWR Colloquium takes place at the Mathematikon.

Mathematikon
Im Neuenheiner Feld 205
Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor
69210 Heidelberg

For further talks at the Mathematikon please visit the website of the Mathematical Colloquium organized by the Institute for Mathematics.

Winter Semester 2025 / 2026

Thu, 6 Nov 2025, 4:15 PM

When AI Performance Misleads: From Success in Papers to Failure in Practice

Dr. Annika Reinke • Helmholtz Imaging, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 4 Dec 2025, 4:15 PM

Embodied Intelligence for Humanoid Robots and Exoskeletons through Optimization and Learning

Prof. Katja Mombaur • Director KIT BioRobotics Lab, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 4:15 PM

Modeling the Dynamics of Forested Ecosystems Across Multiple Scales

Prof. Nikolay Strigul • Washington State University, Vancouver (CA)
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 29 Jan 2026, 4:15 PM

Navigating Chemical Space with Low-cost Electronic Structure Methods

Dr. Philipp Pracht • Junior Research Group Leader "Theoretical Analytical Chemistry Group", IWR
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Event Calendar

Summer Semester 2025

Thu, 15 May 2025, 4:15 PM

A “Super-Krylov” Approach to Diagonalization on a Quantum Computer

Prof. Kirk M. Soodhalter • The University of Dublin, Ireland • 2024 Romberg Visiting Professor
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 22 May 2025, 4:15 PM

Science, Fiction: Uncovering Research Misconduct Without Eroding Trust

Jackson Ryan • Journalist in Residence 2025 at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS)
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 12 Jun 2025, 4:15 PM

A Brief History of the Periodogram and its Application to Time Series Analysis

Prof. Suhasini Subba Rao • Texas A&M University , USA • 2025 Romberg Visiting Scholar
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 3 Jul 2025, 4:15 PM

Inference of Constitutive Relations From Data, With Application to Sea Ice Modeling

Prof. Georg Stadler • Courant Institute, New York University, USA • 2024 Romberg Visiting Scholar
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Thu, 17 Jul 2025, 4:15 PM

Multilayer Multiconfiguration Time-Dependent Hartree Theory

Prof. Haobin Wang • University of Colorado Denver, USA • 2025 Romberg Visiting Professor
Mathematikon • Lecture Hall, Ground Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg

Winter Semester 2024 / 2025

Wed, 6 Nov 2024, 4:15 PM

Generative Machine Learning for Molecular Simulations

Prof. Tristan Bereau • Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 4:15 PM

Digital Innovation at Merck – Introduction of new digital technologies in a large enterprise organization

Dr. Philipp Harbach • Global Head of Group Digital Innovation, Merck KGaA
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Wed, 15 Jan 2025, 4:15 PM

Cut Finite Element Methods

Prof. Sara Zahedi • Department of Mathematics, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Wed, 29 Jan 2025, 4:15 PM

Adjoint-based calibration of nonlinear stochastic differential equations

Prof. Stefan Volkwein • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Konstanz
Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg

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