About CE

What is meant by CE?

Computational Engineering is now regarded as an equal and indispensable partner, along with theory and experiment, in the advance of scientific knowledge and engineering practice. Numerical simulation enables the study of complex engineering systems and natural phenomena that would be too expensive or dangerous, or even impossible, to study by direct experimentation. Computational Engineering (CE) describes this rapidly growing multidisciplinary area with connections to engineering sciences, applied mathematics and computer science. Computational Engineering will play an important if not dominating role in the future of the scientific discovery process and engineering design. CE enables the development and operation of more complex engineering products and systems with properties such as reduced energy consumption or greater safety, requiring less time and efforts for product development. Therefore, CE develops a substantial impact on the industrial competitiveness and social development of countries, regions and cities.

Mission

The mission of the Computational Engineering initiative in research and education at the Technische Universität Darmstadt is

  • to educate a new generation of young scientists and engineers as the potential future leaders in the field of Computational Engineering,
  • to meet and master the challenges of ever higher levels of detail and complexity in upcoming and future modeling and simulation problems in the engineering sciences through strong, multi-disciplinary and cooperative research efforts,
  • to stimulate new interdepartmental research projects in Computational Engineering ranging from basic to applied research,
  • to serve the research needs of national and international companies and industries through consulting and applied research projects.

CE at TU Darmstadt

Computational Engineering is one of the research focuses in the research profile of TU Darmstadt.

At the Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt) the significance of Computational Engineering for the future of the engineering sciences was recognized at an early stage. The basis of the multi-disciplinary study programs in Computational Engineering was established in 2001 and now ranges from Bachelor and Master to PhD programs. It has been organized as a new type of interdepartmental institution, the so-called “Studienbereich”, on the same legal basis as a regular department (“Fachbereich”) with respect to study programs.

The Computational Engineering Research Center founded in 2002 concentrates TU Darmstadt's major, interdepartmental research capacities and outstanding competences in this field. The Research Center CE initiated the graduate school of computational engineering, funded by the “Exzellenzinitiative”.