EU-funded projects at TU Darmstadt

Outstanding EU-funded projects are essential building blocks of TU Darmstadt's research profile. A large number of grants from the European Research Council (ERC) underline the scientific excellence and innovative power of our scientists and their projects. TU Darmstadt also coordinates a number of EU-funded collaborative projects and is active in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, which support the international and intersectoral mobility of researchers.

ERC Grants at TU Darmstadt

Acronym Title Principal Investigator
HYROPE Hydrogen under pressure
Call 2023
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dreizler
Reactive Flows and Diagnostics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Acronym Title Principal Investigator
InterText Modeling Text as a Living Object in Cross-Document Context
Call 2021
Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych
Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab
Department of Computer Science
HYDRANOS Hardware-assisted Adaptive Cross-Layer Security for Computing Systems
Call 2021
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi
System Security Lab
Department of Computer Science
EUSTRONG Exploring the Universe through Strong Interactions
Call 2020
Prof. Ph.D. Achim Schwenk
Institute for nuclear physics
Department of Physics
BARB Biomedical Applications of Radioactive ion Beams
Call 2019
Prof. Ph.D. Marco Durante
Solid-State Physics
Department of Physics
Host Institution: GSI
KILONOVA Probing r-process nucleosynthesis through its electromagnetic signatures
Call 2019
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo
Nuclear Physics
Department of Physics
Host Institution: GSI
cool innov Turning the concept of magnetocaloric cooling on its head
Call 2016
Prof. Dr. Oliver Gutfleisch
Functional Materials
Department of Material and Earth Science
GLOBAL-HOT A Global History of Technology, 1850-2000
Call 2016
Prof. Dr. Mikael Hård
History
Department of History and Social Science
noMAGIC Noninvasive Manipulation of Gating in Ion Channels
Call 2015
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Thiel (Partner)
Plant Membrane Biophysics
Department of Biology
PACE Programming Abstractions for Applications in Cloud Environments
Call 2012
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mira Mezini
Software Technology Group & Reactive Programming
Department of Computer Science
ROSE Visual Learning and Inference in Joint Scene Models
Call 2008
Prof. Dr. Alex Gershman
Communication Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Acronym Title Principal Investigator
PRIVTOOLS Tools for Protecting Data and Function Privacy
Call 2023
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schneider
Cryptography and Privacy Engineering
Department of Computer Science
PROMISE Portal Range Monitoring in Mixed Ion Beam Surgery
Call 2023
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Graeff
Radiotherapy Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Host Institution: GSI
scAInce Urban scAInce: why and how cities transform through artificial intelligence and their associated technologies
Call 2022
Prof. Eva Kaßens-Noor, Ph.D.
Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
ELECTRON Enabling spatially-resolved mapping of electric activity in operational devices at atomic-resolution
Call 2022
Prof. Dr. Leopoldo Molina-Luna
Advanced Electron Microscopy
Department of Material and Earth Science
SEGMENT 3D scene understanding in two glances
Call 2022
Prof. Dr. Thomas Wallis
Perception
Department of Human Sciences
CRYPTOLAYER Cryptography for Second Layer Blockchain Protocols
Call 2021
Prof. Sebastian Faust, Ph.D.
Applied Cryptography
Department of Computer Science
ACTOR Towards a computational account of natural sequential behavior
Call 2021
Prof. Constantin A. Rothkopf, Ph.D.
Psychology of Information Processing
Department of Human Sciences
RedLang Modular representation theory of reductive algebraic groups and local Geometric Langlands duality
Call 2020
Prof. Dr. Timo Richarz (Partner)
Algebra
Department of Mathematics
RED Robust, Explainable Deep Networks in Computer Vision
Call 2019
Prof. Stefan Roth, Ph.D.
Visual Inference
Department of Computer Science
ENGAGES Next generation algorithms for grabbing and exploiting symmetry
Call 2018
Prof. Dr. Pascal Schweitzer
Didactics
Department of Mathematics
MICROCRYO Microsystems for Cryomicroscopy
Call 2017
Prof. Dr. Thomas Burg
Integrated Micro-Nano-Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
CONSYN Contextualizing biomolecular circuit models for synthetic biology
Call 2017
Prof. Dr. Heinz Koeppl
Bioinspired Communication Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
FRAGMENT FRontiers in dust minerAloGical coMposition and its Effects upoN climaTe
Call 2017
Prof Dr. Konrad Kandler (Partner)
Applied Earth Science
Department of Material and Earth Science
PUMA antiProton Unstable Matter Annihilation
Call 2016
Prof. Dr. Alexandre Obertelli
Nuclear Physics
Department of Physics
IL-E-CAT Enhancing electrocatalysis in low temperature fuel cells by ionic liquid modification
Call 2015
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bastian Etzold
Department of Chemistry
LiveSoft Lightweight Verification of Software
Call 2013
Prof. Dr. Patrick Eugster
(Partner since October 2017)
Distributed Systems Programming
Department of Computer Science
Akronym Titel Principal Investigator
MECERDIS Mechanics-tailored Functional Ceramics via Dislocations
Call 2022
Dr.-Ing. Xufei Fang
Nonmetallic-Inorganic Materials
Department of Materials- and Geosciences
ScReeningData Scalable Learning for Reproducibility in High-Dimensional Biomedical Signal Processing: A Robust Data Science Framework
Call 2021
Dr.-Ing. Michael Muma
Signal Processing Group at the Institute of Telecommunications
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
MotLang Motives and the Langlands program
Call 2021
Prof. Dr. Timo Richarz
Algebra Group
Department of Mathematics
DaVinci-Switches Designing Allosteric Protein Switches by In Vivo Directed Evolution and Computational Inference
Call 2021
Prof. Dr. Dominik Niopek
Biology of eukaryotic gene and genome regulation
Department of Biology
PSOTI Privacy-preserving Services On The Internet
Call 2019
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Schneider
Cryptography and Privacy Engineering
Department of Computer Science
3D-FNP Writing

Unprecedented spatial control of porosity and functionalilty in nanoporous membranes through 3D printing and microscopy for polymer writing
Call 2018
Prof. Dr. Annette Andrieu-Brunsen
Smart Hybrid Membranes
Department of Chemistry
FOXON Functionality of Oxide based devices under Electric-field: Towards Atomic-resolution Operando Nanoscopy
Call 2018
Prof. Dr. Leopoldo Molina-Luna
Advanced Electron Microscopy
Department of Material and Earth Science
ImageToSim Multiscale Imaging-through-analysis Methods for Autonomous Patient-specific Simulation Workflows
Call 2017
Prof. Dr. Dominik Schillinger
Numerical Mechanics
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pho-T-Lyze Photonic Terahertz Signal Analyzers
Call 2016
Prof. Dr. Sascha Preu
Terahertz system Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
EUROPIUM The origin of heavy elements: a nuclear physics and astrophysics challenge
Call 2015
Prof. Dr. Almudena Arcones
Nuclear Physics
Department of Physics
SKILLS4ROBOTS Policy Learning of Motor Skills for Humanoid Robots
Call 2014
Prof. Dr. Jan Peters
Intelligent Autonomous Systems
Department of Computer Science
VISLIM Visual Learning and Inference in Joint Scene Models
Call 2012
Prof. Stefan Roth
Visual Inference
Department of Computer Science
STRONGINT The strong interaction at neutron-rich extremes
Call 2012
Prof. Dr. Achim Schwenk
Nuclear Physics
Department of Physics
RDC@catalysis Structure and dynamics of catalytically active species from Residual Dipolar Couplings
Call 2010
Prof. Dr. Christina Thiele
Organical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Acronym Title Principal Investigator
PhoVeNA Photonic Vector Network Analyzers
Call 2023
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sascha Preu
Terahertz Devices and Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
PLATE Biophysical Genetic Design Automation Technology
Call 2022
Prof. Dr. techn. Heinz Koeppl
Bioinspired Communication Systems
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering
PhoSTer THz Photonic Spectrum Analyzer for the Terahertz Spectral Domain
Call 2022
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sascha Preu
Terahertz Devices and Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Assembly Skills Acquiring assembly skills by robot learning
Call 2020
Prof. Dr. Jan Peters
Intelligent Autonomous Systems
Department of Computer Science
LONGSENSE A novel biosensor for IncRNA
Call 2020
Prof. Dr. techn. Heinz Koeppl
Bioinspired Communication Systems
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering
STARE

Machine learning based Software Toolkit for Automated identification in atomic-REsolution operando nanoscopy
Call 2020
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Leopold Molina-Luna
Advanced Electron Microscopy
Department of Material and Earth Science
REScala A Programming Platform for Reactive Data-intensive Applications
Call 2019
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mira Mezini
Software Technology Group & Reactive Programming
Department of Computer Science

Grants of the European Innovation Council (EIC)

Acronym Title Principal Investigator
VRP Visual Robot Programming Prof. Jan Peters, Ph.D.
Intelligent Autonomous Systems
Department of Computer Science
Acronym Title Principal Investigator
CoCoMag
(Coordination)
Multi-property Compositionally Complex Magnets for Advanced Energy Applications
01.06.2023 – 31.05.2026
Prof. Dr. Oliver Gutfleisch
Functional Materials
Department of Materials Science
VanillaFlow Artificial Intelligence Guided Development of Vanillin-based Flow Batteries
01.09.2023 – 31.08.2026
Prof. Dr. Markus Biesalski
Macromolecular and Paper Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Coordinated EU projects

Acronym Title Koordinator
trainLSE
(MSCA – COFUND)
trainLSE: Interdisciplinary and intersectoral doctoral training programme at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Life Science Engineering
01.04.2024 – 31.03.2029
Prof. Dr. Heinz Koeppl
Graduate School Life Science Engineering
CoCoMag
(EIC Pathfinder)
Multi-property Compositionally Complex Magnets for Advanced Energy Applications
01.06.2023 – 31.05.2026
Prof. Dr. Oliver Gutfleisch
Functional Materials
Department of Materials Science
BEST
(MSCA – SE)
Bio-based Energy-efficient materials and Structures for Tomorrow
01.03.2023 – 27.02.2027
Prof. Dr. Eddie Koenders
Institute of Construction and Building Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
MetRaZymes
(MSCA – DN)
Metal-containing Radical Enzymes
01.10.2022 – 30.09.2026
Prof. Dr. Nico Bruns
Sustainable Functional Polymers
Department of Chemistry
SYNSENSO
(MSCA – DN)
Cell-free synthetic biology for combinatorial biosensor design
01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026
Prof. Dr. Heinz Koeppl
Self-Organizing Systems Lab
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
REBECCA
(RFCS)
Retrofitting Existing Fluidized Bed Power Plants for Waste-Derived Fuels and CO2 Capture
01.07.2021 – 31.12.2024
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Epple
Energy Systems and Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
CC-Top
(MSCA – ITN)
C-C Bond Formation Using Top Performing Enzymes
01.03.2021 – 28.02.2025
Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Fessner
Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
nanoPaInt
(MSCA – ITN)
Dynamics of dense nanosuspensions: a pathway to novel functional materials
01.01.2021 – 31.12.2024
Apl. Prof. Dr. Tatiana Gambaryan-Roisman
Institute for Technical Thermodynamics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
SIMBA Sodium-Ion and sodium Metal BAtteries for efficientand sustainable next-generation energy storage
01.01.2021 – 30.06.2024
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ralf Riedel
Dispersive Solids
Department of Material and Earth Science
NRG-STORAGE Integrated porous cementitious Nanocomposites in non-Residential building envelopes for Green active/passive energy STORAGE
01.04.2020 – 31.03.2024
Prof. Dr. Eddie Koenders
Construction and Building Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Science
Acronym Title Coordinator
MARSoluT
(MSCA – ITN)
Managed Aquifer Recharge Solutions Training Network
01.03.2019 – 28.02.2023
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schüth
Applied Earth Science
Department of Material and Earth Science
CLARA Chemical Looping gAsification foR sustainAble production of biofuels
01.11.2018 – 31.10.2022
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Epple
Energy Systems and Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
LIG2LIQ
(RFCS)
Cost Effective Conversion of Lignite and Waste to Liquid Fuels
01.08.2018 – 31.01.2022
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Epple
Energy Systems and Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
HICONO
(ITN)
High-Intensity Coherent Nonlinear Optics
01.10.2015 – 30.09.2019
Prof. Dr. Thomas Halfmann
Nonlinear Optics
Department of Physics
CARBAZYMES Sustainable industrial processes based on a C-C bond-forming enzyme platform
01.04.2015 – 31.03.2019
Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Fessner
Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
CoWet
(ITN)
Complex wetting phenomena
01.01.2014 – 31.12.2017
Apl. Prof. Dr. Tatiana Gambaryan-Roisman
Smart Interfaces
Department of Mechanical Engineering
SCARLET Scale-up of Calcium Carbonate Looping Technology for Efficient CO2 Capture from Power and Industrial Plants
01.04.2014 – 31.03.2017
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Epple
Energy Systems and Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
CoPoCo Optimizing power density of aircraft inverter by optimized topology and PWM-pattern
01.10.2014 – 30.11.2016
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerd Griepentrog
Inverter Technology and Drive Control
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
NEWSMILE Near-Wall Simulations and Measurements in Lean-Burn Engines 01.10.2014 – 31.03.2016 Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Dreizler
Reactive Flows and Diagnostics
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Acronym Title Principal Investigator
HORIZON EUROPE Doctoral Networks (DN)
Unite.Energy Unite! Doctoral Network in Energy Storage
01.01.2024 – 31.12.2027
Prof. Dr. Jan-Philipp Hofmann
Surfice Science Laboratory
Department of Materials Science
6thSense Joint Communication and Sensing in 6G Networks
01.02.2024 – 31.01.2028
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hollick
Secure Mobile Networking
Department of Computer Science
SYNSENSO
(Koordination)
Cell-free synthetic biology for combinatorial biosensor design
01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026
Prof. Dr. Heinz Koeppl
Self-Organizing Systems Lab
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
MetRaZymes
(Coordination)
Metal-containing Radical Enzymes
01.10.2022 – 30.09.2026
Prof. Dr. Nico Bruns
Sustainable Functional Polymers
Department of Chemistry
TRACES TRAining the next generation of iCE researcherS
01.12.2022 – 30.11.2026
Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hussong
Institute for Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
HORIZON EUROPE Postdoctoral Fellowship (PF)
CS-MIMOAR-EC Cognitive Sparse MIMO Automotive Radar with Embedded Communications: Enabling Safer Driving inGreener Environment
01.01.2024 – 31.12.2025
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Abdelhak M. Zoubir
Fellow: Dr. Xiangrong Wang
Signal Processing
Department Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
HORIZON EUROPE Staff Exchange (SE)
BEST
(Coordination)
Bio-based Energy-efficient materials and Structures for Tomorrow
01.03.2023 – 27.02.2027
Prof. Dr. Eddie Koenders
Institute of Construction and Building Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
HORIZON EUROPE COFUND
trainLSE
(Coordination)
trainLSE: Interdisciplinary and intersectoral doctoral training programme at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Life Science Engineering
01.04.2024 – 31.03.2029
Prof. Dr. Heinz Koeppl
Graduate School Life Science Engineering
European Training Network (ETN) / Horizon 2020
CC-TOP
(Coordination)
C-C Bond Formation Using Top Performing Enzymes
01.03.2021 – 28.02.2025
Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Fessner
Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
SUBLime Sustainable Building Lime Applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches
01.02.2021 – 31.01.2025
Prof. Dr. Eddie Koenders
Institute of Construction and Building Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
nanoPaInt
(Coordination)
Dynamics of dense nanosuspensions: a pathway to novel functional materials
01.01.2021 – 31.12.2024
Apl. Prof. Dr. Tatiana Gambaryan-Roisman
Institute for Technical Thermodynamics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
SURFICE Smart surface design for efficient ice protection and control
01.01.2021 – 231.12.2024
Apl. Prof. Dr. Ilia Roisman
Institute for Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Department of mechanical Engineering
STIMULUS Stimuli Responsive Materials for the Rapid Detection and Treatment of Healthcare Associated Infections
01.10.2020 – 30.09.2024
Prof. Dr. Annette Andrieu-Brunsen
Smart Hybdrid Membranes
Department of Chemistry
NETLAS NExt generation of Tuneable LASers for optical coherence tomography
01.02.2020 – 30.11.2024
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kusserow / Prof. Dr. Sascha Preu
Photonics and Optical Communication
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
European Industrial Doctorates (EID) / Horizon 2020
LIVE-I Lightening and Innovating transmission for improving Vehicle: Environmental Impacts
01.03.2020 – 29.02.2024
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Rinderknecht
Mechatronic Systems
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) / Horizon 2020
MAIA
Models and Methods for an active ageing workforce: an international academy
01.01.2020 – 31.10.2025
Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock
Production and Supply Chain Management
Department of Law and Economics
Acronym Title Principal Investigator
European Training Network (ETN) / Horizon 2020
Magicbullet Reloaded Small-Molecule Drug Conjugates for Targeted Delivery in Tumor Therapy
01.11.2019 – 31.10.2023
Prof. Dr. Harald Kolmar
Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry
MINTS Millimeter-wave Networking and Sensing for Beyond 5G
01.11.2019 – 31.10.2023
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Hollick
Secure Mobile Networking
Department of Computer Science
MARSoluT
(Coordination)
Managed Aquifer Recharge Solutions Training Network
01.03.2019 – 28.02.2023
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schüth
Applied Earth Science
Department of Material and Earth Science
LIMQUET Light-Matter Interfaces for Quantum Enhanced Technology
01.01.2018 – 31.12.2021
Prof. Dr. Thomas Halfmann
Nonlinear Optics
Department of Physics
CELTA Convergence of Electronics and Photonics Technologies for Enabling Terahertz Applications
01.03.2016 – 28.02.2020
Prof. Dr. Sascha Preu, Prof. Thomas Kusserow, Prof. Rolf Jakoby
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
HICONO
(Coordination)
High-Intensity Coherent Nonlinear Optics
01.10.2015 – 30.09.2019
Prof. Dr. Thomas Halfmann
Nonlinear Optics
Department of Physics
MetaRNA RNA-based technologies for single-cell metabolite analysis
01.01.2015 – 30.06.2019
Prof. Dr. Beatrix Süß
Synthetic Genetic Circuits
Department of Biology
MICACT MICroACTuators
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2018
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut F. Schlaak
Microtechnology and Electromechanical Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
NeCs
European Training Network for Cyber-security
01.09.2015 – 31.08.2019
Prof. Neeraj Suri
Dependable Systems and Software
Department of Computer Science
European Joint Doctorate (EJD) / Horizon 2020
CLEAN-Gas Combustion for Low Emission Applications of Natural Gas
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2018
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Amsini Sadiki
Energy and Power Plant Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
EJD-FunMat European Joint Doctorate in Functional Materials Research
01.06.2015 – 31.05.2019
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Jaegermann
Surface Science
Department of Material and Earth Science
Individual Fellowship (IF) / Horizon 2020
0E-BUILDINGS Open Access Platform for Zero-Energy Buildings
01.09.2021 – 31.08.2023
Prof. Dr. Eddie Koenders
Fellow: Facundo Bre
Institute of Construction and Building Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PolyMAE Polymeric Membranes for Artificial Endosymbionts
04.05.2021 – 03.05.2023
Prof. Dr. Nico Bruns
Fellow: Andrea Belluati, Ph.D.
Macromolecular Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
scNet Enhancing gene network inference from single-cell transcriptomics data through biophysical constraints
01.04.2021 – 31.03.2022
Prof. Dr. techn. Heinz Koeppl
Fellow: Sofia Startceva
Bioinspired Communication Systems
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering
StratifiedGRANULAR Modelling of rheologically stratified granular flows by a multi-layer depth-averaged approach
01.10.2019 – 30.09.2021
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yongqi Wang
Fellow: Dr. Luca Sarno
Fluid Dynamics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
ACTUS ACcelerating Transition in Peri-Urban areaS in East Africa
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2018
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Monstadt
Fellow: Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste
Spatial and Infrastructure Planning
Department of Architecture
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) / Horizon 2020
SUPERCONCRETE Sustainability-driven international/intersectoral Partnership for Education and Research on modelling next generation Concrete
01.07.2015 – 30.06.2019
Prof. Dr.ir. Eddie Koenders
Construction and Building Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Science
INAPEM
International Network on Advanced high energy Permanent Magnets
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2018
Prof. Dr. Oliver Gutfleisch
Functional Materials
Department of Material and Earth Science