News & Events
TiPES: When does the climate tip?
1.5 or 2 degrees - how much global warming is too much? Clarifying this and defining tipping points is the aim of the project Tipping Points in the Earth System (TiPES). Prof. Christian Kühn is on board of the interdisciplinary research team.
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International Day
We celebrate diversity! On 5 June the International Day 2019 takes place in Garching. Our students from all over the world are involved with many colorful contributions. Join in.
iCAIR Summer Workshop
iCAIR Summer Workshop at University of Toronto: The international Centre for Asset Management, Insurance and Risk Management invites you to attend from 10 to 14 June 2019. Master's and doctoral students are welcome.
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Workshop Actuarial Mathematics
Registration deadline is 15th March! Take part in the workshop with our cooperation partner ERGO and get to know the work of actuaries.
2 PhD Positions in Statistics
2 PhD positions are available in the research group of Prof. Czado on vine copula models. Candidates with a strong interest in statistical modelling and computational statistics are welcome.
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TUM Mentoring – Join now!
During your studies, you will repeatedly have to make important career decisions and set the course for your professional development. TUM Mentoring supports you.
Colloquium for Prof. Klüppelberg
For 22 years, Claudia Klüppelberg has been a professor of mathematical statistics at the TUM - now she is retiring. As a researcher and teacher she has achieved so much.
TUMMS Mathematik-Stipendium 2019
Wir suchen junge Mathematik-Talente. Vom 12. bis 16. Juni 2019 veranstaltet die Fakultät für Mathematik das Mathe-Stipendium TUMMS. Zeigen Sie uns Ihr Potential!
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Fit for TUMorrow Day 2018 Pictures
Fair stands, workshops and interviews with well-known companies from the insurance, finance and consulting business. That is, what the Fit for TUMorrow Day on 16 November 2018 was like.
TopMath Alumni Speakers Series with Prof. Kreutz
Prof. Dr. Leonard Kreutz will give a talk on "Crystallization Results for Ionic Compounds" within the Alumni Speakers Series. Come and listen!
TopMath Talk with SamThomas
On Thursday, 29th August 2019, 4:30 PM Sam Thomas (Cambridge, UK) will give a talk on "An Application of Mixing Times to Fibreoptic Networks" in room MI 00.10.011. Everybody is welcome.
Emil Gumbel Exhibition
A mathematician in the fight against extremes, and for the Weimar Republic - an exhibition on the Munich statistician and pacifist Emil J. Gumbel opens on 26 April 2019. It's worth a visit.
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Studieninfotag 2019
Im Hörsaal Vorträgen lauschen und Forschung erleben wie ein*e Student*in: Am Studieninfotag schnuppern Schüler*innen Uni-Luft. Besucht uns am 28. März 2019!
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Headquarters for applied AI in Munich
Using data resources concretely with the help of artificial intelligence: That is the goal of the Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Unit (HAICU). Head of the research network is Prof. Fabian Theis.
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Fit for TUM
New at TUM? Questions on beginning your studies or student life? Come to "Fit for TUM", the service fair for newcomers.
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Holiday courses in winter semester
Deepening knowledge, repeating the subject matter, clarifying questions: During the semester break, we offer holiday courses. These topics are already set.
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TUM Career Service: Events
Webinars, application check, career get-togethers & more. Take advantage of the broad range of TUM for all phases of your career planning. These events are offered.
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Erasmus-Infoveranstaltung
Study in Europe with the Erasmus Program of the Department of Mathematics: Sounds good? Then come to our Erasmus information event!
Pi Day 2019
Exclusive tours, Pi cake and coffee: On Pi Day 2019, all employees of the Department of Mathematics had the opportunity to visit the mathematics exhibition ix-quadrat.
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Boltzmann Medal for Herbert Spohn
Congratulations! The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has honored Prof. Herbert Spohn as the first German scientist to receive the Boltzmann Medal. It is considered the highest award in statistical physics.
New channel chat.ma.tum.de
The new messaging service chat.ma.tum.de allows you to communicate quickly and directly with members of the Department, making collaboration easy.
Independent Studies: Vorträge
The Independent Studies form the core of the elite study program TopMath. The students present the results of their studies in a talk, which is open to a general university audience.
Christmas Lecture 2018
Everything about Process Mining. Get to know the algorithms behind the technology - on 19 December in the TUM-DI-LAB & Celonis Christmas lecture. Come and join!
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Survey on communication: the results
We wanted to know how you, as an employee, judge the internal communication at the Department and asked you about it. These are the results.
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TopMath Talk with Maximilian Fiedler
On Thursday, 23rd May 2019, 4:30 PM Maximilian Fiedler will give a talk on "Sketches and Coresets for Balanced Clustering" in room MI 00.10.011. Everybody is welcome.
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TUM Mathematics in 1st place
The Technical University of Munich achieves 1st place among German universities in the renowned QS World University Ranking 2019 by Subject. It is ranked 45th place worldwide.
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AI against errors
Using single-cell analysis, researchers study the behavior of cells. But the method is prone to errors. A deep learning algorithm can now detect these errors.
Insurance: Mathematics & Economics
The International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME) will take place in Germany for the first time in 2019. We invite all researchers and representatives from the financial industry.
Workshop Vine Copulas
Vine Copula models make it possible to analyze large amounts of data realistically. Bring yourself up to the latest state of research - in the workshop on 8 and 9 July 2019, organized by our Mathematical Statistics group.
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Digital change: new DFG commission
A team of experts has been founded by the DFG to examine the effect of digitalization on the world of science. One member of the commision is Prof. Dr. Folkmar Bornemann from the TUM Department of Mathematics.
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Be my Valentine! Say it with Mathematics
Send Valentine greetings with a customizable algebraic equation. With the widget "Suess" by Aaron Montag and IMAGINARY, you can see what (x²+((1+b)y)²+z²-1)³-x²z³-ay²z³=0 can look like.
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"I'm not gone at all"
Well deserved, but still a pity: Prof. Martin Brokate has retired. But of course not without the Department giving him a fitting send-off. Here a short review of the event and Professor Brokate's career.
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Statistical model of the Mekong water level
When the Mekong overflows its banks, millions of people are threatened by flooding. With a statistical model by Prof. Klüppelberg and a research team, the water level can be predicted.
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Prize for Dr. Gebhard Martin
Excellent work! Dr. Gebhard Martin wins the doctoral award of the Association of Friends of TUM 2018. The ceremony took place on 7th December.
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The Discrete Mathematics of Democracy
How fair are democratic elections? And what does fair mean? In his lecture on the agony with choice, Prof. Peter Gritzmann reveals how mathematics can bring more justice into democracy.
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Graduate School for Data Science
Die digitalisierte Forschung liefert riesige Datenmengen - mit großem Potenzial. Deshalb will die Munich School for Data Science jetzt Expert*innen ausbilden.
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TUM-DI-LAB Winter semester 2019: New Projects
The TUM Data Innovation Lab offers 11 interesting projects for the winter semester 2019/20. Apply until July 28th!
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Phirotopes for beginners
Chirotopes and phirotopes very well explained. Dr. med. Katharina Schaar has been awarded the KlarText Prize of the Klaus Tschira Foundation for Science Communication. It's all about friends and cappuccino.
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Siemens Mentoring Program
You would like to know about your career prospects after graduation? The Siemens-Mentoring-Program at TUM provides practical answers.
Auf Lehramt studieren?
Wollen Sie wissen, wie Sie parallel zum Mathematikstudium auch auf Lehramt studieren oder dort quer einsteigen können? Die Folien zur Infoveranstaltung am 25.07.2019 sowie die Kontaktdaten finden Sie
Proof of quantum computer advantage
Quantum computers can solve problems more efficiently than conventional computers - at least that’s the vision. Robert König and a team of researchers prove that they do indeed offer advantages.
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Graduation Ceremony Winter 2018: pictures
We celebrated our successful graduates - together with their families and friends. See the most beautiful pictures!
Prof. Caroline Lasser gives Gauß-Lecture
The German Mathematicians Association has honoured Prof. Caroline Lasser. She is invited to give the 32nd public Gauß-Lecture in Tübingen. Her theme: Molecules in motion.
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TopMath Winter Meeting 2019
Promoting scientific exchange between mathematical disciplines and getting to know each other better: this year fifteen TopMath students took part in our annual Winter Meeting.
Felix Happach wins Paper Award
"Good Clusterings Have Large Volume". With this paper Felix Happach wins the second prize in the Student Paper Prize of the INFORMS Optimization Society.
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International relations: info events
Do you want to go abroad during your studies? TUM offers you many options for this. Take advantage of our information events in the summer semester 2019.
John von Neumann Lectures
In the Summer Semester 2019, 5 renowned guests hold lectures on their research areas as part of the John von Neumann Professorship. These are the current prize winners.
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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 for 2019!
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Events for TUM newcomers
Are you a Bachelor or Master student and start your studies at the TUM? To make your start perfect, we offer some introductory events. This is offered.
PreDoc: Application deadline extended
Due to technical problems, the application period for the PreDoc scholarship is longer. Take the opportunity until 2 December!
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TopMath Alumni Speakers Series mit Dr. Martin
Dr. Martin Gebhard (Bonn), TopMath graduate of the 11th cohort, on 23rd May 2019 will give a talk on "Automorphisms of Algebraic Surfaces". Everybody is welcome.
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New PreDoc scholarships
Do you study mathematics outside the TUM, come from abroad and have an excellent degree? Apply for our PreDoc scholarship.
First place for Zi Ye
The TUM postgraduate Zi Ye has been awarded first place in the Best Paper Award of the Symposium on Geometry Processing 2018. He convinced with his paper about intrinsic and extrinsic Dirac operators for geometry processing.
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Living in Munich & surrounds
Accomodation is hard to find in Munich and surrounds. Here we give tips on where to start.
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Summer School 2019
Summer School "Multiscale Phenomena in Geometry and Dynamics" from 22 to 26 July 2019 for Master's students, PhD students and postdocs. Please apply by 24 May!
LaTeX holiday course in September
In fall, we are offering an introductory course to the LaTeX typesetting system. It will take place from 25 to 27 September. A must for mathematicians.
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Department Colloquium Summer 2019
At the Colloquium of the Department of Mathematics international researchers report on their work. The first speakers and dates for this summer semester are fixed.
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Graduation Ceremony - Winter 2018
We celebrate our successful graduates and cordially invite their families and faculty members to join us. Please register before 23 November.
iCAIR Summer Workshop
Making new contacts, exchanging ideas and gaining practical knowledge - 19 students from the TUM and three Canadian universities participated in the iCAIR Summer Workshop.
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Lectures in the Deutsches Museum
Mathematical questions for the general public. As part of TUM's 150th anniversary, four professors of our Department talk in the series 'Wissenschaft für jedermann'.
Open House Day 2018
Parabola slide, maths quiz, and an interactive look inside the world of maths for all ages! On Saturday, 13 October, the Department of Mathematics opens it's doors to offer our visitors fun and learning.
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Top Scores for the Math Department
Fantastic results for the teaching offered and for the organisation of studies - in the current CHE-Ranking, Bachelor students rated the Department of Mathematics. Good results have also been attained in the QS-Ranking.
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La La Lab - The Mathematics of Music
The newly opened exhibition in Heidelberg shows the fascinating combination of music and mathematics. The role of visualization is explained by co-curator Jürgen Richter-Gebert.
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69th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting
Once a year, young motivated people have the opportunity to meet Nobel Prize winners all over the world in Lindau. The TUM PhD student Martina Gschwendtner was there on location.
From France to China
A semester abroad in France leads Lukas Köstler to China. The math student and his team "X-force" reach the final of the Huawei Big Data Challenge 2018. The task: identify malware.
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Meet My Company: ERGO China
Register now for the presentation held by Mr. Jürgen Schmitz, Head of ERGO Insurance Business in China, and learn more about the Chinese insurance market and its specifics as well as the activities of ERGO in this market.
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Department Colloquium Winter 18/19
7 international researchers from France, Italy, Germany, Canada and the USA report on their work - at the Colloquium of the Department of Mathematics in the winter semester 2018/19.
Ergo - Machine Learning Workshop
Are you interested in machine learning and want to deepen your knowledge in that field? Would you like to learn from practical examples how to successfully use machine learning techniques in the insurance industry? Apply for the Ergo Machine Learning Workshop.
Demo Aktuelles zu Internationales
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Three TUM Professors at the ICM
From August 1 - 9, 2018 the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) meets in Rio de Janeiro. Three professors from the TUM Department of Mathematis are invited to give a talk within this meeting.
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150 years of TUM
This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Technical University of Munich. Alongside a wide variety of events for everyone, you can also experience all 14 departments of the TUM in our interactive app, providing fascinating facts and amazing simulations at the touch of a button.
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Summer Party 2018
Summer party for all students and staff of the Departments of Informatics and Mathematics. On the occasion of the TUM's 150th anniversary, we celebrate together.
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Campus Talks with Fabian Theis
The single cell analysis in 12 minutes. In the series 'Campus Talks' broadcast on the channel ARD-alpha, Professor Dr. Fabian Theis explains how algorithems and big data can help cure illness.
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Center of Excellence in Insurance
The Technical University of Munich and ERGO have founded a joint „Center of Excellence in Insurance“ within a new cooperation agreement.
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Graduation Ceremony Summer 2018
Wir feiern unsere erfolgreichen Mathematik-Absolvent*innen - gemeinsam mit ihren Familien und Fakultätsanghörigen. Sehen Sie sich die Bilder vom Sommersemester 2018 an.
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Department Colloquium Summer 2018
Fisher Information, P-NP Problem and Gradient Techniques - renowned mathematicians speak about these and other research topics at the colloquium of the Department of Mathematics in the summer of 2018.
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Department Colloquium Winter 2017/18
The (never ending?) story of Algebraic geometry - this and more research topics were presented at our colloquium by renowned mathematicians in the winter semester 2017/18.
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TopMath Summer School 2018
Sessions on proofs and exercises: TopMath Summer School takes place in September. This year topic is "Introduction to Harmonic Analysis and Applications".
TopMath-Absolventen Sommer 2019
Am Freitag, 12. Juli 2019, werden die Absolventen der Fakultät für Mathematik verabschiedet. Wir gratulieren allen TopMath-Absolventen!
TopMath Study Award 2018
We congratulate the winner of the TopMath Supervisory Award 2018, Prof. Dr. Boris Vexler!
TopMath Talk with Johannes Bäumler
On Thursday, 25th July 2019, 4:30 PM Johannes Bäumler will give a talk on "Iterated Integrals, rough paths and random walks in random environment" in room MI 00.10.011. Everybody is welcome.
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Honorary Doctorate for Herbert Spohn
Congratulations to Prof. Herbert Spohn. The Université Paris Diderot awards him an honorary doctorate - for his inspiring research.
Richard-von-Mises Prize for Christian Kühn
Prof. Christian Kühn receives the Richard-von-Mises Prize 2017 - for his scientific achievements in the field of applied mathematics. Congratulations!
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Award for Simon Plazotta
Outstanding work by Simon Plazotta: His paper "A BDF2 approach for the non-linear Fokker-Planck equation" is one of the best at the Student Paper Competition of the AIMS Conference.
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Eva Viehmann
Excellent! Prof. Eva Viehmann has received the ERC Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), for her studies on Newton strata.
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TUM-DI-LAB: new projects
The TUM Data Innovation Lab has 10 interesting projects on offer in the winter semester 2018/19. Apply by 31 July.
Speakers Series II
"The World of Games" - at ISAM Speaker Series II Board Game Designer Reiner Knizia spoke on how he turned his passion into his profession.
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Speakers Series III
Karim Morsy & Vlad Popa talk at ISAM Speakers Series III on: "Mathematics and Music - How TU Munich Students Revolutionized Music Apps".
Speakers Series IV
What have we learned from the Archimedes Palimpsest? Prof. Netz of the Stanford University answerd this question at ISAM Speaker Series.
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Stressmanagement-Workshop
Stress-free everyday life? Better balance? Tips for relief and relaxation? Then come to the workshop on 10.07!