Mathematical models and the systematic investigation and interpretation of data play a central role in the current public discourse on the COVID-19 pandemic. Many aspects of applied mathematical research and activities of WIAS researchers are relevant for the investigation of these questions.

The open-source platform "VirtualFlow" examines billions of molecules in a very short time. The results of the research project were published in the renowned Nature journal. The researchers have now started to use this platform to search for potentially active compounds that could block the coronavirus proteins.

Scientists of the research group around Kai Nagel at TU Berlin create simulations on Berlin and reopening scenarios to generate new calculations for the possible spread of the virus. These simulations can also be used to calculate the potential success of measures such as contact restrictions or school closings.

COVID-19 caused by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2) is currently spreading across the globe. The first confirmed COVID-19 case hit Berlin on 1 March 2020 and was treated at Charité Berlin Campus Virchow. On the page linked below, ZIB scientists set out to track and monitor infections for Berlin, Germany as well as model predictions using data-based and m...

The Research Campus MODAL received the approval for its second funding period (2020-2025) on 3 April 2020. The total volume of funding will exceed 25 million EUR, of which 10 million EUR come from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). MODAL's industrial partners provide matching funds significantly exceeding the BMBF amount. The Research Campus MODAL is a platform for a public...

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