In the current Horizon Europe framework program (2021 - 2027), more than 134 projects with funding of more than 84 million euros have already been acquired. Many innovations from these projects have since found their way into industrial applications. The European Commission has therefore recognized the University of Stuttgart as a "Key Innovator" for its contribution to innovative developments.
Current ERC-Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) funds groundbreaking, visionary research and is oriented toward top-flight researchers at various career stages. Success in ERC grants has come to be recognized as a hallmark of international competitiveness for European universities. The ERC contains the following funding schemes: ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant, ERC Advanced Grant, ERC Synergy Grant and ERC Proof of Concept.
EU projects with consortium leadership from the University of Stuttgart
EU collaborative projects leverage the expertise of diverse European and non-European research and industrial partners, receiving significant funding from the European Union, totaling millions of euros annually. The following projects are coordinated at the University of Stuttgart:
Coordination
Dr. Bastian Koller (HLRS)
Program:
DIGITAL, Horizon Europe
Duration:
April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028
Coordination:
Dr. Marwan Abou Ahmed (IFSW)
Program:
Horizon Europe
Duration:
January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029
EXCELLERAT P2 maintains the productive collaboration among Europe's foremost HPC centers, application specialists, and supporting partners, with HLRS also spearheading the coordination of the second project phase. The Center of Excellence is responsible for scaling important codes for engineering applications to larger computer architectures. EXCELLERAT also supports technology transfer so that these codes can be adopted by industry. EXCELLERAT P2 focuses its development on six selected application cases that cover the entire spectrum of HPC usage profiles.
Coordination:
High-Performing Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)
Program:
Horizon Europe
Duration:
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026
This project investigates a novel building system for universally applicable, lightweight point-supported timber flat slabs for multi-storey buildings. The project aims to build the foundational computational design-, engineering-, and fabrication methods for transferring cutting edge research from an academic context to broad application within the AEC industry. Funded by the European Innovation Council, the project aims to advance the system concept from Technology Readiness Level 1 (TRL 1) to TRL 4. At the end of the project, the participants aim to spin-off and offer a breakthrough sustainable building technology to the international market.
Coordination:
Hans Jakob Wagner, Institute for Computational Design and Construction
Program:
Horizon Europe
Duration:
October 1st, 2024 to September 30th, 2027
FFplus is a European initiative highlighting and promoting the adoption of High-Performance Computing (HPC) by SMEs and start-ups across Europe. The scope of the targeted actions includes both the solution of business challenges through computational methods on HPC systems and the use of supercomputing resources for the development of (generative) Artificial Intelligence (AI) software solutions and services. The computational methods encompass a large range of possibilities: modelling and simulation, data analytics, machine learning, and AI – all options empowering SMEs through enhanced innovation and competitiveness. The strategic objective of using supercomputers for generative AI is to facilitate and strengthen the technological development of European SMEs in that important area.
Coordination:
HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
Program:
DIGITAL
Duration:
May 1st 2024 to April 30th, 2028
Coordination:
Nils Opgenorth, M.Sc., Institute for Computational Design and Construction
Program:
Horizon Europe
Duration:
November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2029
Coordination:
Dr.-Ing. Samuel Leder, Institute for Computational Design and Construction
Program:
Horizon Europe
Duration:
November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2029
Coordination:
Institute for Energy Process Engineering and Dynamics in Energy Systems
Program:
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)
Duration:
October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2029
Coordination:
Institute of Structural Design
Program:
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)
Duration:
October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2030
Coordination:
HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
Program:
Digital Europe
Duration:
April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029
Coordination:
HLRS High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
Program:
DIGITAL Europe
Duration:
April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029
Coordination:
Institute of Structural Design
Program:
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)
Duration:
October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029
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