Thanks to the outstanding achievements of MATH+ and its predecessor, the DFG Research Center Matheon, Berlin has established itself as a leading innovation hub for application-oriented mathematics with a focus on data-driven modeling, simulation, and optimization (MSO).

Innovative mathematical approaches and interdisciplinary research are intended to help address urgent societal challenges such as climate change, health risks, and technological transformations. These efforts benefit industry and society—such as in sustainable energy supply, personalized medicine, or the analysis of social processes—as well as mathematics itself.

Against the backdrop of global crises, MATH+ plans to expand the MSO approach beyond its previous technology-centered scope. This endeavor is based on incorporating mathematical representations of human behavior and social decision-making processes into complex models. By augmenting MSO with suitable and reliable AI-supported methods, MATH+ will deepen the understanding of how technological innovation and societal change interact.

The comprehensive research program includes the development of new theories, improved methods, and advanced algorithms, along with their efficient implementation on high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures. This will lead to significant advances in the central MATH+ application areas of mobility, health, energy, and technology by jointly addressing practice-relevant problems with partners from academia, industry, and society. To achieve this, MATH+ works closely with diverse stakeholder groups and public-private partnerships to integrate a wide range of perspectives and practical expertise.

With its agenda, MATH+ is making a decisive contribution to systematically expanding the vast potential of mathematics: uncovering the underlying structures of complex systems and enabling deeper insight, more accurate predictions, and more informed decisions.

Another essential component is research-oriented training and support within the Berlin Mathematical School (BMS), the MATH+ graduate school, which prepares talented young researchers for careers both inside and outside of academia.

Involved Institutions:

• Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS)
• Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)