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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

MODAL meets KI Park for discussing Optimization, Data, and AI Adoption. #FUBIC kipark.de. Kick-off for AI challenges at #FUBIC organized by Pia Gildein and Tim Conrad. @zuseinstitute.bsky.social

KI Park e.V. visits Research Campus MODAL.

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

ZIB team of Gioni Mexi and Coauthors wins the Land-Doig MIP Competition at #mip2026 @zuseinstitute.bsky.social @mathplusberlin.bsky.social www.zib.de/news/zib-tea...

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

12th Workshop of the “Forschungscampus” Funding Initiative at #FUHUB: Representatives of the research campi presented their visions for flagship clusters and innovation transfer – engaging discussions, MODAL lab presentations, and networking included. #BMFTR #Forschungscampus #ScienceInnovation

12th Workshop of the “Research Campus” Funding Initiative
The Research Campus Community visits FUHUB

On May 11–12, 2026, the annual strategy workshop of the BMFTR’s “Research Campus” funding initiative took place in the MODAL rooms at FUHUB. Under the guidance of PtJ, representatives from the participating research campi engaged in in-depth discussions about the prospects for sustaining their projects. They presented their individual concepts and visions for transferring their respective flagship clusters into the national and international innovation landscape.

The workshop, along with the subsequent campus tour and presentations of the six MODAL labs, offered numerous opportunities for networking, exchanging experiences, and gaining new inspiration within the research campus community. With fresh ideas and motivating perspectives, the workshop concluded as an inspiring event that actively shapes the future development of this forward-looking innovation concept.

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The #SCIP Optimization Suite 10.0.0 has been released! Many new features, including exact MILP solving. Release report: optimization-online.org/2025/11/the-... Download this new major release at www.scipopt.org #Optimization mixed integer programming #MIP mixed integer nonlinear programming #MINLP

By default, SCIP comes with a bouquet of different plugins for solving MIPs and MINLPs. SCIP is currently one of the fastest non-commercial solvers for mixed integer programming (MIP) and mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP).
If you are new to SCIP, want to dive in and don't know where to begin, then have a look at the documentation at https://www.scipopt.org

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

General assembly of Forschungscampus MODAL at #FUHUB Inspiring ideas, lively discussions, and shared visions. Thank you to all participants, both on-site and online, for your contributions and commitment! We look forward to the next steps—working together for practical research and innovation!

General assembly of Forschungscampus MODAL at FUHUB Berlin, November 2025

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Luka Stärk and Carolin Scholl win the DISPLIB 2025 Competition for real-time train dispatching! #branch-and-bound algorithm for difficult #scheduling problems. #MODAL #MobilityLab @zuseinstitute.bsky.social @mathplusberlin.bsky.social, @ Internat. Conf. Optim. & Decision Science, Milan 4 Sept 2025.

Luka Stärk and Carolin Scholl win the DISPLIB 2025 Competition for real-time train dispatching. Their custom branch-and-bound algorithm solved the difficult scheduling problems, many of them even to proven optimality. The innovative method has a parameterized complexity of O(4^k poly(n)), where k is the number of conflicts and n is the number of operations. The international competition was held in two phases, with problem instances published in October 2024 and February 2025, respectively. The winners were announced at the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science (ODS 2025), which took place from September 1 to 4 in Milan. Luka Stärk will be researching train dispatching in the MobilityLab at the MODAL research campus starting in November. The photo shows Luka Stärk receiving the award, with the chairs of the Scientific and Organizing Committees of the Competition, Giorgio Sartor and Bjørnar Luteberget, on his left and right, respectively. Congratulations to Carolin and Luka!

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

MODAL - Smart Solutions for the Digital Society - BMFTR, German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space highlights MODAL's third funding period: www.forschungscampus.bmbf.de/aktuelles/st...

Dr. Ina Czyborra, Senatorin für Wissenschaft, Gesundheit und Pflege des Landes Berlin, Prof. Dr. Günter Ziegler, Präsident der Freien Universität Berlin, Dr. Karsten Hess, Referatsleiter Universum und Materie im BMFTR, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt at the opening of MODAL's third funding period,
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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Martin Hammerschmidt, CEO @JCMwave.bsky.social, presents MODAL-#NanoLab results at the 15th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2025, Malaga, Spain, 23 July 2025. #MachineLearning #BayesianOptimization @cnoatzib.bsky.social‬, Inv Talk in Session 2A10.

Image: M.H. at META2025, Malaga,
upcoming presentation: "Physics Informed Bayesian Optimization For Efficient Solution Of Inverse Problems In Nanophotonics"
Abstract: We introduce physics-informed multi-channel Bayesian optimization for inverse design problems in nanophotonics and nanometrology. By learning vector-valued physical properties of numerically simulated systems, from which the final cost is constructed, our approach achieves faster convergence compared to other optimization methods, enhancing efficiency in solving inverse problems across engineering and physics.

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

On the occasion, Thorsten Koch crated cocktails in the colors of Forschungscampus MODAL

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Opening of MODAL / Phase3 on 16 June 2025 & Inauguration party of new #FUHUB labs and offices at #FUBIC @zuseinstitute.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @mathplusberlin.bsky.social @htwberlin.bsky.social‬

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Google DeepMind’s #AlphaEvolve recently set records on 13 notoriously difficult math problems. At MODAL we were curious: Could we tackle those with mathematical optimization instead of AI heuristics? Read the FICO blog to learn how we improved on DeepMind’s results: www.fico.com/blogs/best-g...

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

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Research Campus MODAL @fc-modal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

MODALs new industrial partner Stryker Berlin GmbH visited MODAL at ZIB together with their Freiburg colleagues from Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co KG, Patient Specific Solutions. Research in #Medicine #LifeSciences #3Dvisualizations.

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