Project title: A dialectical framework for the automated derivation and verification of scientific evidence in modelling and simulation studies

Project leader: Dr.-Ing. Pia Wilsdorf (Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Institute for Visual and Analytic Computing)

Project proposal: DFG Individual Research Grants

Funding period: 01.06.2026 – 30.11.2026

Short description of the project: 

The aim of the project is to fundamentally rethink simulation studies and to make argumentation and dialectics an integral and explicit part of the entire research process.

Project title: An educational underdog outside the established institutions: Heinrich Schliemann and the 19th century

Project leader: Dr. Nina Kreibig (Faculty of Arts and Humanities,  Institute of German Studies)

Project proposal: DFG-Sachbeihilfe

Funding period: 01.07.2026 – 30.11.2026

Short description of the project: 

This project examines Heinrich Schliemann’s educational background, as described by Schliemann himself in his personal accounts (diaries, correspondence), and how this account must be analysed from a source-critical perspective.

Project title: Tunable-wavelength laser ionisation mass spectrometry for the chemical and structural characterisation of energy materials

Project leader: Dr. Christopher Paul Rüger (aculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,  Institute of Chemistry)

Project proposal: DFG Individual Research Grants

Funding period: 01.05.2026 – 31.12.2026

Short description of the project: 

The project involves the development of wavelength-resolved laser ionisation at atmospheric pressure as a new mass spectrometric analytical method for characterising complex aromatic mixtures.

Project title: NavUS-3D: An Anatomy-Informed Navigation and Guidance System for 3D Abdominal Ultrasound in Autonomous Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures

Project leader: Dr. Daniel Wulff (Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Institute for Visual and Analytic Computing)

Project proposal: DFG Individual Research Grants 

Funding period: 01.12.2025 – 30.04.2026

Short description of the project:

The aim of the project is to develop a generalised framework for the analysis of 3D ultrasound image data and navigation within the abdomen. It makes novel contributions in three areas: feature-based image analysis, graph-based structure classification and context-aware navigation.

Project title: Genomics of invasive widow spiders

Project leader: Dr. Vladislav Ivanov (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences)

Project proposal: DFG Individual Research Grant

Funding period: 01.1.2026 – 30.04.2026

Short description of the project:

The project will investigate the genomic architecture of invasive widow spiders, with a focus on the Australian redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti). The results are intended to facilitate targeted sampling in Australia and other countries, and the high-quality chromosome-genome sequence will support the objectives of the DFG project on the comparative genomics of four widow spider species.

Project title: Gender differences in cerebrovascular function during exercise

Project leader: Dr. Timo Klein (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Sports Science)

Project proposal: DFG-Sachbeihilfe 

Funding period: 01.12.2025 – 30.04.2026

Short description of the project:

The aim is to investigate how MCAv differs between younger and older men and women during maximum exertion whilst cycling and rowing. In addition, the study will analyse, amongst other things, the influence of oestrogen and different menstrual cycle patterns on cerebral blood flow regulation in premenopausal women.
 

Project title: MRV2PINN – Magnetic Resonance Velocimetry and Physics-Informed Neural Networks for complex, turbulent flows

Project leader: Dr.-Ing. Kristine John (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technologies, )

Project proposal: DFG Individual Research Grant or DFG Emmy Noether Programme 

Funding period: 11.01.2026 – 31.12.2026

Short description of the project:

The aim of the proposed project is to improve the accuracy of predictions of flow behaviour in highly turbulent, industrial applications using DL methods. To this end, extensive experimental data will be collected using magnetic resonance velocimetry (MRV).

Project title: The Transnational Origins of German Democracy

Project leader: Dr. Elias Buchetmann (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of History)

Project proposal: ERC Starting Grant

Funding period: 01.10.2026 – 30.09.20267

Short description of the project:

This project examines the emergence of modern democracy during the Age of Revolutions (c. 1770–1830). It focuses on investigating the interplay between democratic, republican and feminist movements.