
New SIMPLAIX PI: Jan Stühmer
Computer scientist Jan Stühmer, group leader at HITS and Junior professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has been …

Registration now open: 2nd SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”
The 2nd SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling” will take place in the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg …

New observations confirm computer models how massive stars are born as multiples
Astrophysicists have predicted the multiplicity of massive star births for a long time. But so far, there was little observational evidence …

Season’s Greetings
We have reached again the season in which many of us are getting ready to take time off and wind down. …

Felicitas Mokler to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …

Issue 4 | 2023
What makes a planet habitable? How do you keep it habitable, how do you develop life, and what strategic decisions put …

Phylogenetic trees and biodiversity research: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS
For eight years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been named one of …

Accelerating the design of therapeutics through simulations
Since October 2023, Fabian Grünewald is the second fellow of the HITS independent PostDoc Program. The program offers an opportunity for …

The foundations of the science of forecasting
HITS Scientific Director Tilmann Gneiting receives the 2024 Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling for seminal work in environmental and …

Habitable: More than just a game
What makes a planet habitable? How do you keep it habitable, how do you develop life, and what strategic decisions put …