Alexander Popp

Full Professor of Computer-Based Simulation at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences) and Founding Director of the Institute for Mathematics and Computer-Based Simulation (IMCS). Vice Director and Head of the Department „Simulation Methods for Digital Twins“ at the Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). My research covers a broad range of topics in computational mechanics with a focus on nonlinear finite element formulations for solid and contact mechanics, as well as coupled interface and multiphysics problems. Cornerstone for many of my research activities are domain decomposition and non-conforming discretization techniques (especially mortar methods) as well as parallel software development and high-performance computing. Current applications and projects with both academic and industrial partners include fretting wear in aircraft engines, new technologies for composite manufacturing and biomedical mechanical devices. In recent years, digital twin technology, physics-informed scientific machine learning and data-driven modeling and simulation have emerged as a second field of activity. My research helps in reaching maturity of these concepts, primarily for the protection of critical infrastructure (civil and military).