Simulation & Optimization
Carry out experiments in the simulator, rather than in reality!
Why we simulate
Markets, company structures and processes are not only complex, but are also changing ever more rapidly. Shorter cycles require rapid redesign and adjustment of internal and external structures and dependencies.
Our applied research transfers the newest methods from theory to practice. This enables us to develop individual and innovative solutions with our partners.
We enable you to recognize potential for rationalization and quantify it more effectively. We also help you achieve better understanding and control of dynamic and complex processes. Your planning quality improves significantly as we support you in asking the correct questions.
Thanks to user-friendly simulation tools, you can easily change your system parameters whenever necessary. In this way you adopt the best possible solution to your problem efficiently and without risk.
Our Team
Lukas Hollenstein Head of Center for Simulation & Optimization
Understanding and simulating processes and creating benefits
Motivation
We all want to
- use resources efficiently
- avoid risks
- disentangle processes
- understand dependencies
- work out quantified (and qualified) bases for decisions
«We achieve your goals innovatively and sustainably at the interface of research and practice.»
Procedure
We support you by
- analyzing your complex processes and systems
- reducing intricate relationships to the essentials
- developing dynamic models
- visualizing processes
- using optimization methods
«We solve complex problems through simulation and optimization.»
Benefits
Your benefits from our projects:
- analysis of your current situation and recommendations for action
- simulation models to quantitatively support your decisions
- visualizations for a better understanding of processes
- tools to support strategic and operational planning and innovative solutions
«We experiment with you in the simulator to find a predictable and economically viable reality.»
Projects
Since 1991, the research group has implemented more than 300 projects in the fields of plant and mechanical engineering, the food and chemical industries, hospital logistics and medical technology, road and air traffic, people flow, services and the military. We are proud to present some of our reference projects.
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Designing Business Models for the IoT
This project aims at developing a business model simulation software for evaluating IoT business models. The holistic approach leverages advanced simulation methods and will create new revenue opportunities for Swiss manufacturing companies.
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A top-down indicator of lean-green alignment in small and medium-sized enterprises
To address the challenge from global warming, the UNFCCC has given rise to several initiatives to channel financial capital into decarbonization efforts. Among investors, demand increasing for investment vehicles that offer both environmental sustainability as well as economic performance benefits. We aim to design ...
Current publications
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Frick, Thomas; Glüge, Stefan; Rahimi, Abbas; Benini, Luca; Brunschwiler, Thomas,
2021.
Explainable deep learning for medical time series data [paper].
In:
Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare.
International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (MobiHealth), Online, 18 December 2020.
Cham:
Springer.
pp.244-256.
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering ; 362.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70569-5_15
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Maloca, Peter M.; Müller, Philipp L.; Lee, Aaron Y.; Tufail, Adnan; Balaskas, Konstantinos; Niklaus, Stephanie; Kaiser, Pascal; Suter, Susanne; Zarranz-Ventura, Javier; Egan, Catherine; Scholl, Hendrik P. N.; Schnitzer, Tobias K.; Singer, Thomas; Hasler, Pascal W.; Denk, Nora,
2021.
Communications Biology.
4(1),
pp.170.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01697-y
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Eibl, Dieter; Sievers, Martin; Eibl, Regine; Bachmann, Martin; Walton, Senta; Keel, Nik; Richner, Gilles; Stübinger, Stefan; Hirsch, Sven; Yeretzian, Chahan; Opitz, Sebastian E.W.; Heldal, Trond; Adlhart, Christian,
2021.
Keeping SARS-CoV-2 out : vaccines, filters, and self-disinfecting textiles.
Chimia.
75(3),
pp.215-218.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2021.215
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Uwate, Yoko; Nishio, Yoshifumi; Ott, Thomas,
2021.
Synchronization of chaotic circuits with stochastically-coupled network topology.
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos.
31(01),
pp.2150015.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218127421500152
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Hollenstein, Lukas; Busin, Adrian; Derman, Melih,
2020.
Simulation & optimization needs high performance.
Transfer.
2020(2),
pp.5.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21455