The DLR Institute for Software Technology supports and enables cutting-edge research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) through highly advanced software solutions. In addition to its own fundamental research, the institute offers its expertise as a partner for projects in all areas of DLR: aerospace, transportation, energy, traffic, and security. At its core, the institute focuses on developing accessible open-source software and provides a wide range of training and consulting programs within the Helmholtz Association.

The current main research areas are:

• Software development for distributed and intelligent systems
• Artificial Intelligence
• Software for embedded systems
• Visualization
• High-Performance Computing
• Quantum Computing
• Security

Working at the DLR-Institute for Software Technology (image film in German)

High-Performance Computing Dr. Achim Basermann Numerical simulation has become extremely important in science since it ideally supports classical approaches like theoretical considerations and experimental measurements. For this reason, simulations are largely used in the DLR to better understand complex phenomena. Read more

Intelligent and Distributed Systems Andreas Schreiber The Intelligent and Distributed Systems department works on software engineering, develops challenging software solutions, and does research in scientific projects in the fields of software technology and data science. Read more

Software for Space Systems and Interactive Visualization Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Gerndt Advanced virtual product development for e.g. space systems requires software-based tools to support the development process, interactive visualization methods for a reliable prototype and simulation analysis, and techniques for the design of robust on-board software. This department investigates and develops appropriate approaches by means of software engineering techniques. Read more

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