The Math behind “Social Distancing”

MATH+ Chair Martin Skutella explains the math behind “Social Distancing” (in German)

BMS Alumnus Receives Tiburtius Recognition Award

BMS alumnus Marc James Curran was recognized for his scientific achievement at the 2019 State Conference of Rectors and Presidents of Berlin Universities (Landeskonferenz der Rektoren und Präsidenten der Berliner Hochschulen). Mark was honoured with a Tiburtius recognition award for his doctoral dissertation entitled “….“. (More

New Berlin-Oxford Research Training Group on Stochastics based at BMS

The German Research Foundation DFG supports a new Research Training Group on “Stochastic Analysis in Interaction” based in Berlin and Oxford with 3.9 Mio Euro for 4.5 years. It will be part of BMS and MATH+. In April 2020, 13 PhD students will start their

Register now for the MATH Advent Calendars: Save the World with the MATH Gnomes

Those who want to combat climate change, plan environmentally friendly traffic or master artificial intelligence need mathematics. Students, teachers and anyone interested can experience this by participating in the digital Math Advent Calendars. Starting on December 1, the daily math puzzles guarantee fun at thinking,

MATH+ is looking for an HU Liaison Officer

MATH+ welcomes new BMS students

The traditional BMS Orientation for phase I and II students took place from October 07-11. BMS student representatives, lecturers and the BMS office team gave an overview of everything worth knowing about studying at the BMS. On a Campus Tour, the students got first orientation

Cantor Medal 2019 for Hélène Esnault + Von Kaven Ehrenpreis for Nicolas Perkowski

The MATH+ members Hélène Esnault and Nicolas Perkowski were honored with prestigious prizes at the annual meeting of the German Association of Mathematicians (DMV). Hélène Esnault, Professor of Arithmetic Geometry at the FU Berlin, received the Cantor Medal 2019. Nicolas Perkowski, who startes a professorship

MATH+ Mourns the Loss of Peter Deuflhard

On 22 September 2019, Professor Peter Deuflhard passed away at the age of 75. Berlin mathematics has lost a highly respected colleague and wonderful person. Born in Bavaria, Peter Deuflhard studied physics at TU München. After he received his diploma in 1968, he went to the

Prof. Robert Weismantel (ETH Zurich) new Einstein Visiting Fellow @ MATH+

Starting in January 2020, Robert Weismantel will be one of four new Einstein Visiting Fellows in Berlin. The Professor of Mathematics ETH Zürich and Director of the Institute for Operations Research will join MATH+ for three years. The focus of his research is on discrete

Michael Joswig named Max Planck Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (MiS) in Leipzig

As of December 1, 2019, Michael Joswig (TU Berlin) will join Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (MiS) in Leipzig as Max Planck Fellow. The Max Planck Fellow Programme promotes cooperation between outstanding university professors and Max Planck Society researchers. So, while staying