HITS - Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies

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The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies was founded in 2010 by the physicist and SAP co-founder Klaus Tschira (1940-2015) and the Klaus Tschira Foundation as a private, non-profit research institution.

HITS conducts basic research in the natural sciences, mathematics and computer science. The main areas of research include complex simulations on various scales, data science and analysis as well as the development of computer-aided tools for research. The fields of application range from molecular biology to astrophysics.

A key feature of the institute is its interdisciplinarity, which is implemented in numerous cross-group and cross-disciplinary projects. The basic funding for HITS is provided by the Klaus Tschira Foundation.