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These are the Advanced Courses for the winter semester 2026-27.
(We are still updating some information on this page, so please refer to it again before making a final decision about which courses to take.)
1. Geometry and topology
Title: Geometric Analysis and Differential Geometry
Lecturer: Mäder-Baumdicker, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: TUE 12-14, A6/SR 009 Seminar room (Arnimallee 6)
Title: Simplicial sets and categories
Lecturer: Reich, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 14-16, A7/SR 140 Seminar Room (Back Building) (Arnimallee 7)
Title: Random matrix theory
Lecturer: Borot, HU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, HU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 9-11, Room 1.114 and TUE 9-11, Room 2.006. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus - Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD 25)
Tutorial: MON 11-13, Room 1.114. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus - Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD 25)
This course also fits in Area 3
Title: Seiberg-Witten Theory
Lecturer: Mohnke, HU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, HU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: THU 11-13, Room 2.006. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD25)
Tutorial: THU 13-15, Room 2.006. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD25)
Title: Mathematical Physics III
Lecturer: Suris, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 10-12, Room MA 143 and TUE 12-14, Room MA 645. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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2. Algebraic geometry and number theory
Title: Semilineare Algebra über p-adischen Zahlkörpern
Lecturer: Große-Klönne, HU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, HU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 15-17, Room 1.114. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus - Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD 25)
Title: Group actions, representations and geometric invariant theory II
Lecturer: Bürgisser, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: THU 12-14, Room MA 376. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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Title: Special topics in commutative algebra - Fortgeschrittene Themen der Algebra
Lecturer: Bürgisser, TU
Location: Electrical Engineering, New Building (E-N) and Annex Building (EB). TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12, Room E-N 181, Einsteinufer 17. and THU 10-12, Room EB 113C, Straße des 17. Juni 145
3. Stochastics and mathematical finance
Title: Mathematics for Machine Learning and Markov Decision Processes
Lecturer: Becherer, HU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, HU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11, Room 1.013. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD25)
Tutorial: TUE 13-15, Room 3.008 (every two weeks)
Title: Advanced probabilistic methods related to reinforcement learning
Lecturer: Iyer, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: TUE 16-18, Room MA 644. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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Title: Finanzmathematik II
Lecturer: Bank, TU
Location: Fraunhoferstrasse (FH). TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON, 10-12 and TUE, 10-12, Room FH 312. Fraunhoferstraße 33-36
Title: Mathematics of Machine Learning
Lecturer: Gess, TU
Location: Interdisciplinary Center for Modeling and Simulation (IMOS). TU Berlin
Type: Block Seminar
Seminar: 28-30 September, 9-18 Uhr. Room 0005. Fasanenstraße 89
Title: Statistical mechanics of interacting particle systems
Lecturer: Magnanini, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: THU 10-12, Room MA 550. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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Title: Stochastic Models in Population Genetics
Lecturer: Zass, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12, Room MA 648. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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4. Discrete mathematics and optimization
Title: Discrete Mathematics I
Lecturer: Szabó, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: TUE 8-10, A3/019 Seminar room (Arnimallee 3-5)
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Title: Scientifc Computing - Wissenschaftliches Rechnen
Lecturer: Koch, TU
Location: High-Frequency Engineering (HFT). TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: THU 10-14, Room HFT-TA 101. Einsteinufer 25
Tutorial: TUE 16-18, Room HFT-TA 131. Einsteinufer 25
See also here
This course also fits Areas 6 and 8
5. Discrete geometry
Title: Differential Geometry III
Lecturer: Polthier and Kleiner, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 12-14, A6/SR 032 Seminar room (Arnimallee 6)
Tutorial: WED 8-10, A6/SR 009 Seminar room (Arnimallee 6)
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Title: Applied Geometry and Computer Graphics
Lecturer: Techter, TU
Location: Marchstrasse (MAR). TU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: MON 12-14, Room MAR 4.062. Marchstraße 23
Title: Geometry III
Lecturer: Springborn, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin.
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: WED 10-12, Room MA 850 and FRI 12-14, Room MA 142. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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Title: Konvexgeometrie - Convex Bodies and Geometric Inequalities
Lecturer: Henk, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12, Room MA 545 and THU 10-12, Room MA 649. Straße des 17. Juni 136
Tutorial: WED 12-14, Room MA 649
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6. Numerical mathematics
Title: Foundations of Molecular Simulation
Lecturers: Höfling, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 12-14, A6/SR 007/008 Seminar room (Arnimallee 6)
Tutorial: WED 8-10, A6/SR 025/026 Seminar room (Arnimallee 6)
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Title: Numerik IV - Mathematics of Interacting Agent Systems
Lecturers: Conrad, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: THU 10-12, A3/SR 024 Seminar room (Arnimallee 3)
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Title: Model Reduction
Lecturers: Breiten, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: TUE, 12-14, Room MA 376 and WED, 10-12, Room MA 376. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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Title: Numerical Linear Algebra
Lecturers: Zur, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE, 12-14, Room MA 043 and WED, 14-16, Room MA 041. Straße des 17. Juni 136
Tutorial: FRI, 12-14, Room MA 043. Straße des 17. Juni 136
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7. Applied analysis
Title: Function and distribution spaces
Lecturer: van Zuijlen, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 14-16, A6/SR 025/026 Seminar room (Arnimallee 6)
Tutorial: TUE 16-18, A6/SR 025/026 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Title: Multiscale Methods in Molecular Simulations
Lecturer: Delle Site, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 10-12, A3/SR 115 (Arnimallee 3-5)
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Title: Soft Matter: Mathematical Aspects, Physical Modeling and Computer Simulation
Lecturer: Delle Site, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 10-12 and TUE 10-12, A6/SR 009 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Tutorial: THU 12-14, A3/019 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 3-5)
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Title: Nonlinear partial differential equations
Lecturer: Carstensen, HU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, HU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 13-15 Room 1.114 and WED 9-11 Room 2.006, Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD25)
Tutorial: TUE 15-17, Room 1.011. Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 (RUD25)
8. Mathematics for AI
Title: AI and Computational Methods for Math
Lecturer: Loho and Krivokuća, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: TUE 16-17:30, A3/SR Seminar room 120 (Arnimallee 3-5)
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Title: AI-methods and Dynamical Systems in Mathematics, Planning and Sustainability - Towards Critical Mathematical Economics
Lecturer: Buchner, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 14-16, A7/SR 140 Seminarraum (Back building) (Arnimallee 7)
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Title: Geometric Deep Learning
Lecturer: von Tycowicz, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 12-14, A3/SR Seminar room 115 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Title: Machine learning from the function-space perspective
Lecturer: Lambley, FU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 12-14, A3/SR 119 Seminar room (Arnimallee 3-5) (start: 14 October 2026)
Title: Harmonic Analysis
Lecturer: Steidl, TU
Location: Electric Machine and High Voltage Engineering (EMH) and Heating and Ventilation (HL). TU Berlin
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 12-14, Room EMH 225, Einsteinufer 11. and THU 14-16, Room HL 001, Marchstraße 4
Tutorial: MON 8-10, Room MA 376. Straße des 17. Juni 136 (Institute of Mathematics)
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Title: Modern Topics in Machine Learning and Optimization
Lecturer: Halbey, TU
Location: Institute of Mathematics, TU Berlin
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: tba
Title: Scientific Machine Learning with Tensor and Neural Networks
Lecturer: Eigel, TU
Location: tba
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: WED 12-14
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The BMS Basic Courses take place at all three universities which do their best to coordinate the schedules according to the scheme
below.
