Consulting

Applied Mathematics: Key Technology for Solving Complex Problems

Throughout the world, modern methods of Applied Mathematics serve as a fundamental resource and a driving force of the scientific technological progress. In particular the development of modern technologies and the optimization of industrial production processes are not conceivable any more without the application of the newest methods of Applied Mathematics.

These methods contribute to

• reducing costly and resource-intense experiments in industrial and natural scientific research
• shortening the cycles of technology and product development, thus putting products more quickly and more cheaply on the market
• improving the quality of products and, with that, their chances on the market.

Our fields of competency

WIAS is a recognized expert in the solution of complex economic, scientific and technical problems by mathematical modeling and numerical simulation. We offer consulting for single aspects or for the entire problem-solving process, from modeling through the mathematical analysis of the model to the development of software and to concrete numerical simulations. We provide scientifically funded analyses, intelligent consulting as well as workable problem solutions and help with the implementation of our solutions.

We provide expertise mainly in the following areas:

• Micro-, nano- and optoelectronics;
• Optimization and control of industrial processes;
• Flow and transport processes in porous media;
• Modern materials
• Applied mathematical finance
• Statistical data analysis
• Numerical methods of analysis and stochastics

Modeling processes from very different application areas often leads to similar mathematical structures. WIAS takes advantage of this specific strong point of Applied Mathematics as cross-sectional and structural science. Therefore, our solutions can be applied for a wide variety of other problems.

Our experience and references

For more than ten years, we have been developing state of the art solutions for challenging problems in close cooperation with our partner(s) from different application areas, e.g.:

• Alstom Power, Baden, Switzerland
• Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
• BAYER AG, Leverkusen
• Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin
• Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen
• EEG - Erdgas Erdöl GmbH, Berlin
• Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Berlin
• Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH
• Infineon Technologies AG, München
• MergeOptics GmbH, Berlin
• Motorola Advanced Interconnect Systems Laboratory, München
• Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

Our approach

For us, consulting is a process comprising four steps, namely the analysis, the solution, the implementation and the support.

Analysis is the starting point of our consulting service: we try to understand and to isolate your problem. Then the information and the qualities that are relevant for the modeling have to be defined. This is done in close cooperation with our client. It is our aim to develop suitable models for your specific problem that can be described mathematically.

Identifying a problem is not the same thing as its solution. It is only possible to take an advantage from a new method of solution if the latter is realized in practice. We help our clients find creative and workable solutions that lead to lasting improvements. Hence, we develop appropriate algorithmic solution and software concepts on the basis of structuring principles that should be as easily transferable as possible.

The implementation of our solutions in practice is an essential part of our consulting service. Here, the institute's scientists are not only experts in the mathematical subject areas, but they also have to know the technical terms used for the description of the respective application problem.

As individuel as the solutions are, as different are the changes caused by them. We give support to our clients on the entire way from the modeling through the simulation to the implementation of the developed software. Only this approach leads to a close cooperation with the user and ensures the usefulness of the results.

Contact

In case you have become interested in our consulting offer and you would like to learn more about us, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. You are welcome to contact our collaborator Dr. Köhler who is looking forward for your questions. Please call +49 30 20372 582 or send an e-mail to Torsten.Koehler@wias-berlin.de.