Mission
The project-oriented research at the Weierstrass Institute is characterized by combining the mathematical disciplines of analysis, stochastics and numerics. This combination has great potential for solving complex applied problems such as the reliable extraction of information from large datasets or the suitable consideration of uncertainties in describing processes. In this way, the institute aids in solving current societal challenges.
Research
The institute dedicates itself to fundamental mathematical research as well as the development of algorithms and scientific software. During the problem-solving process, mathematical models of physical and technological systems are designed that properly capture observed phenomena, thereby providing access to highly developed mathematical analysis. At WIAS the phases of the solving process are repeated and coordinated until an optimal solution is found.

News
MATH+ dissertation awards 2024 presented
WIAS researcher Luisa Plato awarded one of the four prizes for her dissertation on “Cross-Diffusion in Population Dynamics and Electrokinetics – Analysis and Numerics”
Events
Tuesday, 05.08.2025, 15.00 (WIAS-405-406)
Seminar Modern Methods in Applied Stochastics and Nonparametric Statistics
Prof. Dr. Y.-H. Kim, University of British Columbia, Kanada:
Approximation of higher dimensional distributions by lower dimensional structures via optimal transport

Jobs
PhD Student Position (f/m/d) (24/21)
Optimization with partial differential equations under uncertainty
Research Assistant Position (f/m/d) (25/10)
Model reduction and uncertainty quantification for biological flows
PhD Student Position (f/m/d) (25/11)
Information Flow & Emergent Behaviour in Complex Networks
IT employee (m/f/d) (25/12)
Maintenance and further development of our network infrastructure
Research Assistant P osition (f/m/d) (25/13)
Active research in numerical analysis of finite element or finite volume methods for coupled problems in one of the application areas