20 years ceremony Warakaulle Giersch Gremmels

December 6, 2024

A ceremony for science and innovation

20 years of FIAS

An Institute for theoretical research: what began 20 years ago as an abstract vision has proven its worth. At the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), researchers from different disciplines work together to decipher complex systems. Funded by Goethe University as a foundation, FIAS forms a unique theoretical interface between research institutes and departments on the Riedberg campus.

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Forum Flinner Wild

November 29, 2024

Precision Medicine and AI

Insights into the Future of Tissue Diagnostics at the FIAS Forum

On the evening of November 28th, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) hosted a distinguished lecture exploring the intersection of modern pathology and artificial intelligence. Under the title "Precision Medicine and the Use of AI in Tissue Diagnostics," Prof. Dr. Wild and Dr. Flinner offered fascinating insights into the rapid developments within this ever-evolving medical field.

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Mega Chakraborty PhD
© Megha Chakraborty

November 26, 2024

Megha Chakraborty: dissertation on earthquake research

Beyond traditional seismology: deep learning to analyse earthquakes

Megha Chakraborty gained her doctorate at Goethe University on 26 November. She uses deep learning as a tool to decode seismological data. Impressive publications and the award of the title „summa cum laude“ reflect her successful research.

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Eckhard Elsen

November 1, 2024

Particle physics prize for FIAS director

Eckhard Elsen receives Panofsky Prize 2025

The Scientific Director of FIAS, Eckhard Elsen, will be awarded the W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics 2025 by the American Physical Society (APS) together with Robert Klanner. The two particle physicists are being honoured for their pioneering work on the large particle accelerator HERA (Hadron-Electron Ring Facility) at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron). Both scientists were professors at the University of Hamburg and conducted research together at DESY.

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October 29, 2024

Dark Energy inside the galaxies?

FIAS researchers enable new understanding of the forces in the universe

Dark Energy is a subset of energy that accelarates the expansion of our universe. A new research work at FIAS studies the impact of dark energy inside our galaxies. The research shows that in order to have stable galaxies the repulsion force of dark energy cannot exceed two orders of magnitde of the known value from cosmology. This study suggests that dark energy plays a role stronger than expected even in the closeby universe.

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October 23, 2024

Retreat of FIAS doctoral students

Lectures, discussions and new perspectives in Marburg

The FIAS PhD students embarked on a retreat to Marburg for four days in October. The exciting and rapidly growing field of digital twins was the focus of their trip.

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© Niklas Elmehed, Nobel Prize Outreach

October 9, 2024

Congratulations to nobel prize winners!

Award-winning research closely related to FIAS

FIAS congratulates this year's Nobel Prize winners in Physics and Chemistry, whose work is directly related to research at FIAS. The fundamental findings of John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton on artificial neural networks, together with the massive progress in computing, have laid the foundation for today's AI revolution.

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October 9, 2024

New AI model prevents damage in industrial pipes

FIAS research team achieves high accuracy in cavitation detection

Vapour bubbles are feared in industrial plants. They form in pipes when pressurised liquid begins to boil or vaporise. The bubbles that form and suddenly collapse damage pumps and equipment. A research group at FIAS is now presenting a new approach to detecting these ‘cavitations’, which could significantly improve industrial pipework management. All industries with fluid systems such as water, energy and manufacturing could benefit.

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Bernstein Conference

October 4, 2024

Successful doctoral symposium of the Bernstein Network at FIAS

Transition and change in career and research

The next generation of neuroscientists was in the focus of the Bernstein Network PhD Symposium at FIAS. On October 2/3, following the international Bernstein Conference in Frankfurt, it provided a platform for young scientists to network, exchange experiences, and to connect.

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October 1, 2024

From multiscale models to digital twins

Successful international Giersch Conference at FIAS

The ‘digital twin’, the virtual image of an object, is already being used in industry to optimise processes. Simulations for sub-processes are established in a scientific context. However, processes in the life sciences are orders of magnitude more complicated. The Giersch International Conference ‘From Multiscale Models to Digital Twins’ successfully brought together scientists from various disciplines at FIAS in September 2024 to discuss this topic.

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September 19, 2024

The Role of CERN in Science Diplomacy

FIAS Forum celebrates two anniversaries

20 years of FIAS - 70 years of CERN: a reason to celebrate and exchange ideas. The FIAS Forum hosted Charlotte Lindberg Warakaulle, the first Director of International Relations at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.

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Creativity Conference

September 16, 2024

Successful Conference: How Our Thinking Becomes Creative

Experts connect disciplines in creativity research

Creative processes and their underlying mechanisms in our nervous system were the focus of the conference "Bridging Fields in Creativity Research." The interdisciplinary meeting took place in mid-September 2024 at the historic Old Courthouse in Oppenheim. Organized by Jens-Bastian Eppler (FIAS) and Matthias Kaschube (FIAS) from the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), and Simon Rumpel from the Research Center for Translational Neurosciences (FTN) at the University Medical Center Mainz, the event brought together over 50 leading scientists from neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence to investigate the neural mechanisms behind creativity.

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August 26, 2024

Roberto Covino appointed Senior Fellow

Cutting-edge research and an innovative vision for the future

Roberto Covino has been appointed Senior Fellow at FIAS. He has been a research group leader and Fellow at FIAS since 2020.

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August 22, 2024

How our thinking gets creative

International conference combines disciplines of creativity research

Creative processes and their mechanisms in our nervous system are the focus of the conference ‘Bridging Fields in Creativity Research’. The interdisciplinary conference will take place from 11 to 13 September 2024 in the historic Old District Court in Oppenheim. The organisers from the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and the Research Centre for Translational Neuroscience (FTN) at the Mainz University Medical Centre will bring together leading scientists from various disciplines.

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August 16, 2024

Alexander von Humboldt Studytour visits FIAS

Lectures on FIAS and its research

As part of the annual summer tours, 60 scientists from all over the world listened to talks at FIAS.

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July 25, 2024

Best FIGSS Talk prizes 2024

Lectures by doctoral candidates honoured

For the second time, the Frankfurt International Graduate School for Science (FIGSS) at FIAS awarded the ‘Best FIGSS Talk’ for summer and winter semester 2023(/24). The FIGSS was founded in 2004 and brings together FIAS doctoral candidates working on a wide range of research topics from nuclear physics to mathematical biology.

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PhD Johannes Lehrbach

July 22, 2024

PhD Johannes Lehrbach

CERN cooperation

Johannes Lehrbach from Volker Lindenstruth's FIAS research group defended his PhD Thesis on July 5th, 2024. During his PhD, he was instrumental in building the computing infrastructure for the Event Processing Nodes (EPN) of the ALICE experiment at CERN.

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Teaser TdoT

July 1, 2024

20 years of FIAS: Open Day

On 6 July from 11 a.m.: hands-on experiments, short lectures, cake.

Next Saturday, FIAS will be opening its doors to the public to celebrate its 20th anniversary: Anyone who wishes to control the football with their mind in front of the television - FIAS research makes it possible! More hands-on experiments, short, easy-to-understand presentations, a children's programme as well as coffee and cake will attract visitors to the striking red building on the Riedberg with a view of the skyline.

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Armin van de Venn at conference

June 17, 2024

Avoiding infinity

Presentation by Armin van de Venn in Estonia

FIAS PhD student Armin van de Venn presented his work at the international conference "Metric-Affine Frameworks for Gravity 2024" in Estonia.

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June 11, 2024

PhD Jan Hammelmann

Fluctuations in the hadronic phase of heavy-ion collisions

Jan Hammelmann completed his doctorate in the group of FIAS Senior Fellow Hannah Elfner.

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