Situated at the intersection of the natural sciences, mathematics, and computer science, it is dedicated to the exploration of fundamental research, with its core focus being in the realm of processing, structuring, and analysis of datasets, encompassing a diverse array of research fields, from molecular biology to astrophysics.
The aim is to develop methods for probabilistic forecasts, to generate predictive probability distributions for future events and quantities.
[7] The Molecular Biomechanics group develops simulation techniques and continuum mechanics models for identifying the force-bearing structural elements in complex biological materials and for modifying them so that they have certain desired properties.
[8] The Molecular and Cellular Modeling group detects and simulates the behavior of molecules with computer-aided methods and software tools.
One of the main goals of the group is to simulate thermonuclear explosions of white dwarfs, which lead to Type Ia supernovae.
[12] The Stellar Evolution Theory group investigates the turbulent and explosive lives of massive stars.
The group focuses on low-mass main-sequence stars, subgiants, and red giants and uses a method known as asteroseismology for their research.
After almost five years of intensive research, Schloissnig and his team – together with colleagues from Dresden and Vienna – managed to decipher the genome of the Mexican salamander Axolotl and the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea.
The group developed computer-based tools and concepts for designing and screening new graphene-based materials and devices with target applications in metal-free catalysis and molecular electronics.
At HITS, among many other things, Springel refined the "Arepo" code that he had developed, thereby making it possible to simulate the diverse shapes and sizes of galaxies with supercomputers.
Springel had already been appointed Max Planck Director last year but continued to work at HITS and Heidelberg University until the end of July 2018.