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The Institute of Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering (IIB) welcomes its new colleague Maximilian Gehring, M.Sc.. He will support the IIB in courses and research projects.

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The Institute for Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering has acquired new hardware at the semester beginning: The Husarion robot ROSbot 2.0 Pro and the AI computer with an “AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper 3970x” processor as well as a “Geforce RTX 3090” graphics card. This was done as part of the “Hochschulpakt 2020” from the state of Hesse. The equipment will be used to improve the teaching in automatisation and artificial intelligence for engineering tasks.

Reception at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden

The honor has been awarded! In the middle of the year it was already announced that the former Head of Institute, Univ.-Prof. em. Dr.-Ing., habil. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Udo F. Meißner, is to receive the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his scientific and honorary work. The award ceremony took place during the assembly of members of the Ingenieurkammer Hessen. The IIB congratulates most cordially!

The IIB looks back on a successful 32nd Forum Bauinformatik

The Institute of Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology is pleased to report a successful digital 32nd Forum Bauinformatik on September 09 and 10, 2021.

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The Institute for Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering has been further strengthened on July 1st, 2021. Marcel Heiß, M.Sc., starts his path as a research assistant for the courses and research projects at the institute.

The IIB digitally invites to the 32nd Forum Bauinformatik

The Institute for Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering of the Technical University of Darmstadt invites you to a digital conference for the 32nd Forum Bauinformatik on September 9 and 10, 2021.

The IIB participates in a digital survey of a historical basilica in the Odenwald

As part of a cooperation between the IIB, the Odenwald Learning & Research Center and WOODFILM, the Einhardsbasilika in Michelstadt was scanned using several drones and a high-precision laser scanner from the inside and outside.

Press release: Former IIB professor receives award

In a letter from the Prime Minister of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, it has been announced that the Federal President has awarded Univ.-Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Udo F. Meißner with the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Professor Meißner was a professor at the IIB from 1990 to 2005 and also Head of Institute. We congratulate cordially!

Workshop "Integral Design and Planning in Teaching" on May 19, 2021

Please refer to the German version for further information.

IIB Hackathon winter term 2021

The IIB hackathon in the winter semester 2021 ended successfully. The students had the task to extend VR worlds with simple means like sensors and Arduinos.

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Since February 01, 2021, the Institute for Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering is strengthened by Pascal Mosler, M.Sc. He will support the IIB in courses and research projects.

Safety verification through AI – research project utilizes data to optimize road infrastructure safety management

On 01 January 2021, the Institute started to work on the research project KISStra (AI-based indicator-based safety management for road infrastructure).

New hackathon during the semester break

We are again offering interested students a two-month hackathon on VR and sensor technology. Are you interested in programming or hardware? Then just get in touch with us.

Kurt-Ruths-Award 2021 for Dr.-Ing. Anna Wagner

The Kurt-Ruths-Award, which is awarded annually since 1989, recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in the fields of architecture, civil and environmental engineering as well as chemistry. It is awarded to young scientists at Technische Universität Darmstadt. The award goes back to Kurt Ruths, the long-standing spokesman for the management of the Braas Group. This year, the prize went to a former employee of the IIB.