Vincent Heuveline: When Humans and Machines Make Music Together
Today, artificial intelligence can compose melodies, imitate voices, and even create entire songs. But is that really creativity? In the talk …
Now on YouTube: AI as a Tool in Protein Design
Proteins are the molecular building blocks of life — they enable chemical reactions, facilitate communication between cells and transport substances throughout the …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2027
Call for 2027: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 October 2026
Issue 2 | 2026
Tilmann Gneiting, head of the Computational Statistics group at HITS, has been awarded the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture by the …
HITS Open House 2026
Climate, Molecules, Galaxies: One Institute. Many Dimensions. Every two years, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) at Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35 in Heidelberg …
The molecular research “booster” evolves: SIMPLAIX collaboration starts the next phase
Computer simulations and Artificial Intelligence are the main pillars of the “SIMPLAIX” collaboration, initiated by the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (…
Tilmann Gneiting: 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture
HITS Group Leader Tilmann Gneiting to receive the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and deliver the Wald Lectures at the IMS Annual Meeting …
Registration now open: 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”
The 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling” will take place in the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg …
Habilitation for HITSter Fabian Schneider
Dr. Fabian Schneider successfully completed the habilitation process at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. Fabian Schneider has …
Issue 1 | 2026
With the start of the new Clusters of Excellence – DYNAVERSE and SynthImmune – HITS is participating in two major projects in astronomy …