Department of Mathematics - about us
As of October 1, 2022, we are part of the School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) as Department of Mathematics. We are currently moving the content to the CIT websites.
Department at a glance
News
Support for Women in Math
We want to promote female mathematicians. That is why we award the Entrepreneurial Awards as part of "Global Challenges for Women in Math Science". Apply with your project!
Lecture in the Deutsches Museum
Seeing sounds, hearing patterns. On October 5, 2022, Prof. Jürgen Richter-Gebert held a lecture in the "Science for Everyone" series of the Deutsches Museum. This is also available as a video.
Talks on the Hodge Conjecture
The "Hodge conjecture" is one of the mathematical millennium problems - and still unproven today. Jürgen Richter-Gebert and Christian Liedtke provide an insight in the series "The 7 Greatest Adventures in Mathematics".
Photos of the graduation ceremony 2022
We celebrated our successful graduates - together with their families and friends. Moreover, the best female students, best graduates, and best lecturers were honored. View the pictures of the graduation ceremony 2022!
Certificate Program Data Science starts
In 2022, the "Data Science" certificate program takes place for the first time. Here, specialists and managers bring themselves up to date with the latest scientific findings. The course is a team effort of our department.
New mathematics exhibition at the Deutsches Museum
The new Deutsches Museum has been open to visitors since July 8, 2022. It includes the newly designed mathematics exhibition, in which Professor Jürgen Richter-Gebert was involved.
Events
- 27. März 2023 15:00 – 16:00 Antonia Duex: tba
- 6. April 2023 10:00 – 11:00 Shiqing Yu (University of Washington): t.b.a.
- 10. Mai 2023 12:15 – 13:15 Gernot Müller (Universität Augsburg): t.b.a.
- 15. Mai 2023 16:30 – 17:30 David Dereudre (Universität de Lille): TBA
- 23 May 2023 13:15 – 14:00 Jakob Runge (Technische Universität Berlin): t.b.a.
- 23 May 2023 14:15 – 15:15 Andrew McCormack (Duke University): Aspects of Information Geometry and Efficiency for Kronecker Covariances
Outstanding: our award winners
Barbara Wohlmuth appointed member of Leopoldina
The Leopoldina, the National Academy of Sciences, has elected Professor Barbara Wohlmuth as a member. It is one of the highest scientific honors of a German institution. Congratulations!
ERC Advanced Grant for Fabian Theis
Professor Fabian Theis receives an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for his project "DeepCell". The goal: using machine learning to predict the effects of drugs on cells.
Hamburg Science Award for Fabian Theis
Professor Fabian Theis receives the Hamburg Science Award 2021. The Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg is honouring him as a pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biomedicine.