About SCAI

The Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI excels at combining expertise in mathematical and computational methods. It focuses on developing and implementing innovative algorithms in industrial practice, delivering substantial benefits to its customers and partners. One of the institute‘s key specialties is the development of professional software.

The twelve business areas of Fraunhofer SCAI encompass the entire spectrum from research to customer-specific solutions: Biomedical Data Intelligence, Optimization, Multiphysics, Fast Solvers, High Performance Computing, Network Evaluation Technologies, Virtual Material Design, Numerical Data-Driven Prediction, Meshfree Multiscale Methods, Computational Finance, AI-driven Scientific Discovery, and Algorithms for the energy industry.

The institute works closely with the University of Bonn, in particular with the Institute for Numerical Simulation (INS), the Institute of Computer Science, the Institute for Digital Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine, and the Institute of Nutritional and Food Sciences (IEL).

Furthermore, Fraunhofer SCAI collaborates with the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it), the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, and the Hochschule Koblenz, University of Applied Sciences, RheinAhrCampus.

Fraunhofer SCAI operates a branch lab at the University of Bonn, located within the INS.

Cooperation and bundling competences are very important strategies in Fraunhofer Research and Development.

Each Fraunhofer institute belongs to one of 7 Fraunhofer groups, in which the institutes working in related subject areas are organized. Fraunhofer SCAI is a member of the Fraunhofer Information and Communication Technology Group.

The Fraunhofer Alliances facilitate customer access to the services and research results of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Common points of contact for groups of institutes active in related fields provide expert advice on complex issues and coordinate the development of appropriate solutions. Fraunhofer SCAI is an active member of three Fraunhofer Alliances:

• Fraunhofer Big Data Alliance
• Fraunhofer Cloud Computing Alliance
• Fraunhofer Alliance Simulation

Fraunhofer SCAI is part of the Fraunhofer Institute Center Schloss Birlinghoven (IZB). IZB is one of the largest research locations for mathematics and computer science in Germany. 

• Fraunhofer Institute Center Schloss Birlinghoven