1. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 1 CSE09 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering Miami, Florida, March 2009 CSE/CE Programs in Germany Michael Schäfer Institute of Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering Graduate School of Computational Engineering Technische Universität Darmstadt www.fnb.tu-darmstadt.de, www.gsc.ce.tu-darmstadt.de Thanks to Oskar von Stryk

2. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 2 Introduction Beyond dispute: need for CSE/CE education! What is the “best” way?

3. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 3 CSE/CE Study Programs Possibilities:  Minor subject within an existing study program (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Mechanical/Civil/Electrical Engineering)  Postgraduate MSc program  Consecutive BSc + MSc program  PhD study program

4. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 4 CSE/CE Programs in Germany  16 Programs in CSE/CE/CMe in Germany:  Postgraduate MSc programs: U Bochum, TU Braunschweig, U Duisburg, TU München (2), U Rostock, U Stuttgart  Consecutive BSc + MSc programs: RWTH Aachen, TU Darmstadt, U Erlangen-Nürnberg, U Hannover  PhD programs: RWTH Aachen, TU Darmstadt, U Erlangen-Nürnberg, U Hannover, TU München  Further related programs: Computational Science (U Bremen), Computational Physics (e.g. U Dortmund), Computational Biology,… Programs developed mostly independently! What is similar / different?

5. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 5 More General MSc Programs TU BraunschweigTU MünchenU Rostock Computational Sciences in Engineering Computational Science and Engineering Computational Engineering Semester444 Language50% English 50% German English80% English 20% German DepartmentsMath+CS, CivE, ME, EE CS, Math, CivE, ME, EE, Phys, Chem CS+EE, Math, CS In chargeInterdept. steering committee CS+EE Student enrolledParticip. Depts.CSCS+EE

6. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 6 More General MSc Programs TU BraunschweigTU MünchenU Rostock Computational Sciences in Engineering Computational Science and Engineering Computational Engineering MathematicsIntro Num. PDEsNum. Analysis I,II Parallel Numerics Num. Math, Num. Lin Alg, Num. PDEs Computer Science Algorithms and ProgramsAlgorithms, Programming, Arch.& Networks, Visualization, Parallelization, Supercomputing SW Concepts, Data Management, Visualization (selectable), OO Programming Engineering(selectable) Fluid Mechanics Thermodyn., EM Fields, Systems Theory, … Comp. Mechanics, Comp. Fluid Dynamics, Parallel Architectures (selectable) Circuit Design, Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics, Robotics, Control TailoredIntro to Scientific ComputingScientific ComputingComputational Methods Projects, LabsSeminar, Student Research Project Seminar, Scientific Computing Lab Project Seminar Comp. Electromagn. Mandatory courses only!

7. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 7 More Specialized MSc Programs U BochumU Duisburg- Essen U StuttgartTU München Computational Engineering Computational Mechanics Computational Mechanics of Materials & Structures Computational Mechanics Semester4434 LanguageEnglish50% English 50% German English DepartmentsCivE CS, ME, CivECivE, Math, CS In chargeCivE Student enrolled CivE

8. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 8 More Specialized MSc Programs U BochumU Duisburg-EssenU StuttgartTU München Computational Engineering Computational Mechanics Computational Mechanics of Materials & Struct. Computational Mechanics MathematicsODE Numerics, FEMIntro Num. Methods, FEM Discret. Meth. and Num. Programming FEM I,II Computer Science Modern Programming Concepts in Eng. Computer Languages for Eng. Software Lab I,II, Parallel Computing EngineeringMechanics of Solids, Fluid Mechanics Tensor Calculus, Continuum Mechanics, Testing of Metallic Materials, Thermodynamics Continuum Mech. & Theory of Mat. I,II, Structures & Dyn. Systems I,II, Eng. Materials & Smart Systems I,II Continuum Mech. & Tensor Analysis, Theory of Plates, Theory of Shells, Structural Dynamics, Hydromechanics TailoredComputational Modeling of x, Object oriented Modeling of x Modeling+Simulation I,II,III; Advanced Comput. Methods Projects, LabsCase Studies in CESoft Skills I,II, Proj.Software Lab I,II

9. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 9 Consecutive BSc + MSc Programs RWTH AachenU Erlangen- Nürnberg U HannoverTU Darmstadt Computational Engineering Computer based Engineering Sciences Computational Engineering Semester7+36+46+26+4 LanguageBSc German MSc English BSc German MSc English German DepartmentsMath&CS, ME, EE, MatE CS, EECivE, ME, EE, Math Math, CS, CivE, EE, ME In chargeMECSCivECE Study Center Student enrolled MECSCivECE Study Center

10. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 10 Consecutive BSc + MSc Program at TU Darmstadt Modeling + Theory Applied Mathematics Applied Computer Science Mathematics: Mathematics for Engineers I,II,III; Elementary PDEs; Numerical Algorithms; Statistics Computer Science: Basics of Computer Science I,II,III; Basics of CAE/CAD Geometric Methods for CAE/CAD; Engineering: Technical Mechanics I,II,III; Materials Science Interdisciplinary: Intro to Scientific-Technical Programming; Project; Basics of Modeling and Simulation Applied Math Mechanics Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science BSc MSc Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Flow Combustion Computational Robotics

11. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 11 Consecutive BSc + MSc Programs  Variations in overall # of semesters: BSc 6-7, MSc 2-4  Focus on engineering side of CSE (and not on Computational (Natural) Sciences)  Similar layout in mandatory courses in BSc (more as in MSc):  Fundamentals of (Applied) Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering  Tailored courses to CE/CSE needs and characteristics  Practical course / project course & seminar  Several areas of application in 5th and 6th semester  3 programs with dedicated interdepartmental research (and study) units  All programs linked with specific PhD programs

12. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 12 PhD Programs – Graduate Schools Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences U Heidelberg Aachen Institute for Advanced Study in Computational Engineering Science RWTH Aachen Graduate School of Computational Engineering TU Darmstadt Center for Simulation Technology in Engineering International Graduate School of Science and Engineering TU München Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences U Lübeck

13. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 13 Bachelor CE CE Education at TU Darmstadt Graduate School CE Study Center CE PhD CE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th year ------------------------ 4th year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd year Master CE

14. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 14 Recruiting

15. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 15 Working Group on CSE/CE Programs  Joint appearance  Marketing CSE/CE  More visibility  Sharing best practices  Mutual recognition of courses and degrees  Academic issues  RWTH Aachen, TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, U Erlangen-Nürnberg, TU München, U Rostock, ETH Zürich www.ce.tu-darmstadt.de/study/ag

16. March 09 | TU Darmstadt | FNB | M. Schäfer | 16 Conclusions Many activities in CE/CSE education in Germany Different approaches (general, specialized, consecutive,…) Composition of courses from other programs Few new courses Room for improvement Working group Strong impact by German excellence initiative for PhD education Thanks for your attention !