HGS MathComp - Where Methods Meet Applications
The Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences (HGS MathComp) at Heidelberg University is one of the leading graduate schools in Germany focusing on the complex topic of Scientific Computing. Located in a vibrant research environment, the school offers a structured interdisciplinary education for PhD students. The program supports students in pursuing innovative PhD projects with a strong application-oriented focus, ranging from mathematics, computer science, bio/life-sciences, physics, and chemical engineering sciences to cultural heritage. A strong focus is put on the mathematical and computational foundations: the theoretical underpinnings and computational abstraction and conception.
HGS MathComp Principal Investigators are leading experts in their fields, working on projects that combine mathematical and computational methodology with topical research issues. Individual mentoring for PhD candidates and career development programs ensure that graduates are fully equipped to take up top positions in industry and academia.
17.08.2026
- 28.08.2026
Practicals & Schools
Summer School: One Health Approaches to Climate-sensitive Infectious Diseases and Nature-based Solutions
School
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands • Heidelberg, Germany
Registration: Please apply on the event website
Registration: Please apply on the event website
ECTS: 3
This summer school will bring together early-career researchers, practitioners, and students for a transformative 2-week learning experience in Rotterdam (NL) and Heidelberg (DE). The programme will offer theoretical basis and hands-on training in novel approaches to One Health data collection and analysis, including practical fieldwork and lab training, and analyses of the data through modelling workshops, as well as soft skills and a unique opportunity to network with speakers and participants.
ErasmusMC and Heidelberg University have joined forces, to bring together a unique programme that will equip participants with the practical and conceptual tools needed to understand and respond to changing risks of vector-borne diseases.
For more information, please refer to the event website.
ErasmusMC and Heidelberg University have joined forces, to bring together a unique programme that will equip participants with the practical and conceptual tools needed to understand and respond to changing risks of vector-borne diseases.
For more information, please refer to the event website.
Join us in Rotterdam and Heidelberg this summer and deepen your understanding of the One Health methods and practical tools to study and address risks of infectious diseases. In this summer school, we will focus on connections between infectious diseases, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and climate change and equip you with fieldwork, lab and modelling approaches.
Intensifying climate change and human activities to adapt to its threats, such as NbS impact ecosystems and create new socio-ecological interactions changing the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. Addressing these intertwined challenges requires researchers and practitioners work across disciplines, integrate diverse data sources, engage communities, and design novel approaches to monitoring and actions.
Intensifying climate change and human activities to adapt to its threats, such as NbS impact ecosystems and create new socio-ecological interactions changing the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. Addressing these intertwined challenges requires researchers and practitioners work across disciplines, integrate diverse data sources, engage communities, and design novel approaches to monitoring and actions.
31.08.2026
- 04.09.2026
Practicals & Schools
MAT-BIO Exchange: Summer School on Modelling Biological Processes [Warsaw]
Workshop
Speaker: Various Speakers
Location: University of Warsaw • Poland
Registration: Please register on the event website • Registration open until 8 June 2026
Organizer: 4EU+ European University Alliance
Location: University of Warsaw • Poland
Registration: Please register on the event website • Registration open until 8 June 2026
Organizer: 4EU+ European University Alliance
ECTS: 2
We invite undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students with an interest in theoretical and mathematical biology to participate in the MAT-BIO Exchange Summer School 2026, a five-day international summer school taking place from 31 August to 4 September 2026 in Warsaw.
The summer school is designed to introduce participants to the use of mathematical models in biology and to foster new collaborations among students and researchers from leading European universities. Topics will include population genetics, ecology, developmental biology, epidemiology, and mathematical models of disease treatment.
No advanced background in mathematics or biology is required. We welcome motivated students from diverse disciplines who are curious about the interface between mathematics and the life sciences.
Interactive and Collaborative Format
Participants are encouraged to bring their own biological questions and ideas, which can be explored together with lecturers and fellow students. The summer school emphasizes discussion, collaboration, and hands-on exploration of modelling approaches. Even students without prior modelling experience will have many opportunities to engage and learn.
Accommodation and travel will be funded and organized by the Summer School. Meals are included. HGS MathComp members can use their travel budget to get reimbursed for additional costs.
The summer school is designed to introduce participants to the use of mathematical models in biology and to foster new collaborations among students and researchers from leading European universities. Topics will include population genetics, ecology, developmental biology, epidemiology, and mathematical models of disease treatment.
No advanced background in mathematics or biology is required. We welcome motivated students from diverse disciplines who are curious about the interface between mathematics and the life sciences.
Interactive and Collaborative Format
Participants are encouraged to bring their own biological questions and ideas, which can be explored together with lecturers and fellow students. The summer school emphasizes discussion, collaboration, and hands-on exploration of modelling approaches. Even students without prior modelling experience will have many opportunities to engage and learn.
Accommodation and travel will be funded and organized by the Summer School. Meals are included. HGS MathComp members can use their travel budget to get reimbursed for additional costs.
08.09.2026
09:30 - 11:00
09:30 - 11:00
Theory & Methods
HGS MathComp Membership Colloquium
Colloquium
Speaker: New HGS MathComp PhD fellows
Location: Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Organizer: HGS MathComp
Location: Mathematikon • Conference Room, Room 5/104, 5th Floor • Im Neuenheimer Feld 205 • 69120 Heidelberg
Organizer: HGS MathComp
ECTS: 0
Introduction of new HGS MathComp members and their PhD projects.
09:30 Welcome from HGS MathComp
09:40 Paul Saegert (Supervisor U. Köthe)
"Foundation Models for Symbolic Regression: Amortized Inference with Prompt-Based Control and Long-Horizon Value Functions"
10:00 Janne Frenz (Supervisors V. Heuveline/A. Abdollahi/A. Mairani)
"Mathematical Modelling and Optimisation in Novel Ion Beam Therapy Treatment Approaches"
10:20 Levi Miederer (Supervisor R. Wade)
"Machine-Learning Driven Multiscale Modeling of Cytochrome P450 Function"
10:40 Darius Szablowski (Supervisor R. Wade)
"Computation of binding kinetics for molecular design"
11:00 HGS Mixer, Coffee get-together, Common Room
09:40 Paul Saegert (Supervisor U. Köthe)
"Foundation Models for Symbolic Regression: Amortized Inference with Prompt-Based Control and Long-Horizon Value Functions"
10:00 Janne Frenz (Supervisors V. Heuveline/A. Abdollahi/A. Mairani)
"Mathematical Modelling and Optimisation in Novel Ion Beam Therapy Treatment Approaches"
10:20 Levi Miederer (Supervisor R. Wade)
"Machine-Learning Driven Multiscale Modeling of Cytochrome P450 Function"
10:40 Darius Szablowski (Supervisor R. Wade)
"Computation of binding kinetics for molecular design"
11:00 HGS Mixer, Coffee get-together, Common Room