The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Priority Programme (SPP2311) on the “Robust Coupling of Continuum-biomechanical In Silico Models to Establish Active Biological System Models for Later Use in Clinical Applications – Co-design of Modelling, Numerics and Usability”. The programme consists of 11 research projects, each of which being a collaborative effort of interdisciplinary, Germany-wide research groups from medicine, mathematics, computer science and engineering. It will also support research activities in the Stuttgart Cluster of Excellence “Data-Integrated Simulation Science (SimTech)”. The programme is coordinated by Prof. Oliver Röhrle, PhD, Principal Investigator in SimTech and Director of the Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems.
The Kick-off meeting for all participants of SPP2311 will take place on May 23-24th, 2022 in Stuttgart. The aim of this event is to get to know the respective projects and to promote mutual exchange between the project participants. The agenda further includes general organisational aspects of the programme.
The aim of the Priority Programme is to co-design robust, computational, continuum-biomechanical models by developing new methods combining research in modelling, numerics and medical applications. The focus hereby is on models of active biological systems in the human organism, to advance methods that can later be integrated within a clinical environment, and to define the interfaces between model and clinical application. A particular focus of the programme will be on coupling strategies for "active" biological systems. The definition of "active" refers to systems that experience a change of state due to physical, chemical, and/or biological phenomena or stimuli. Examples are metabolic processes, growth and remodelling, or electrical stimulation.
Further information: https://www.spp2311.uni-stuttgart.de