An interdisciplinary research team involving neurobiologists and mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin set out to investigate, both biologically and mathematically, the fundamental mechanisms that determine neuronal wiring. Their results have recently been published in “Science.” They showed that “neural superposition wiring” is determined through self-organization.

MATH+ is delighted to announce that Anna Maria Hartkopf has assumed her position as the new Independent Junior Research Group Leader for “Science Communication on Mathematics” at FU Berlin in March 2024. She also leads the MIP.labor, an ideas workshop for science journalism at FU Berlin, which was founded in 2020 and has been affiliated with MATH+ since March 2024.

A team of mathematicians, computer scientists, and physicists delved into the potential of quantum computers to assist machine learning problems. The team was able to achieve a quantum advantage, thanks to the central idea contributed by MATH+ member Jens Eisert, which stemmed from a MATH+ project.

Am Freitag, den 26.01.2024, fand die feierliche Preisverleihung der Mathekalender 2023 von MATH+ und Mathe in Leben in Berlin an der Freien Universität statt. Es war wieder ein großartiges Spektakel mit über 700 glücklichen Gewinner*innen, die voller Stolz ihre Preise abholten und mit uns ein Fest der Mathematik mit Musikband, Spiele-Bazar und Science Slam feierten.

Michael Joswig was honored with the MATH+ Distinguished Fellow award by the Excellence Cluster MATH+ at the end of 2023. In the interview, he discusses his journey into mathematics, the specific topics that fascinate him, and how, following a MATH+ research project, NASA even reached out and expressed interest in the results.

MATH+ is delighted to welcome Annette Werner, Professor of Mathematics at Goethe Universität Frankfurt, to join the MATH+ community as a MATH+ Distinguished Visiting Scholar hosted by Jürg Kramer at Humboldt-Universität Berlin.