Graduate School of Computational Engineering (Graduate School CE)

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The Graduate School Computational Engineering (GSC CE) at the Technical University of Darmstadt represents the central unit for teaching and research training of graduates in the multidisciplinary field of Computational Engineering (CE) .

history

It was founded in November 2007 by over 20 professors from various departments as part of the federal and state excellence initiative . The interdisciplinary training of doctoral students in the field of CE as an integrative scientific discipline with components from engineering , mathematics and computer science is the focus of the activities. Successful graduates can obtain the Dr. rer. nat. or Dr.-Ing. acquire. The current dean of GSC CE is Michael Schäfer.

aims

The GSC CE is intended to enable doctoral students to develop their scientific skills in a focused manner and in close cooperation in an interdisciplinary environment. By implementing a structured doctoral training are to doctoral studies be completed successfully and without delay. Through the simultaneous teaching of so-called " soft skills ", all doctoral students are to be trained to become experts in the field of CE with key competencies. A high proportion of women of at least one third should also be achieved in the technical and scientific field.

Core topics and research

The research program focuses on three topics of current research in the CE area:

  1. The "Modeling and Simulation of Coupled Multiphysics Problems" explores the complex interplay of different coupled physical phenomena. The simulation of a microchip, for example, requires the analysis of all electronic, thermal and mechanical aspects and is therefore a very complex task.
  2. “Simulation-based optimization” represents a scientific approach that can be used in researching practically all technical systems, be it to save energy in drive systems or to minimize the radiation of electrical antennas. The combination of complex simulation methods with modern optimization strategies represents the main scientific challenge.
  3. The "Modeling and simulation of hierarchical multiscale problems" deals with the coupled simulation of phenomena of completely different orders of magnitude. An example of this is the simulation of communication systems, for which various aspects have to be researched, from the physical problem of wave propagation to the chip layout and the analysis of entire networks.

The three core areas of research at the CE Graduate School are supplemented by four additional cross-sectional areas: Use of high-performance computers , validation, visualization and simulated reality, as well as software development and life cycle analysis of technical systems.

Integration into international research network

On the research side, GSC CE, in cooperation with the CE Research Center founded in 2002, connects the activities in the CE area at the Technical University of Darmstadt with one another. In addition, the graduate school maintains close ties to a number of renowned research institutes, such as the Fraunhofer Institute for Graphic Data Processing (IGD) and for Durability and System Reliability (LBF). Your application-related research is supported by several partner companies. International partner institutions of GSC CE form a worldwide network for cooperation and exchange in research and teaching.

Link with CE studies

In the area of ​​teaching, the GSC CE builds on the CE study program of the Technical University of Darmstadt, which includes the two accredited, interdisciplinary courses of study, Bachelor (BSc) and Master of Science (MSc) . The Technical University of Darmstadt relies on a strongly research-oriented orientation of the MSc program in CE. This is also reflected in the existing fast-track option, which enables MSc students admitted to GSC CE to start their doctoral thesis during their CE studies.

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