Benjamin Uekermann
Junior Professor at SimTech - Cluster of Excellence | University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolBenjamin Uekermann is a Junior Professor at the University of Stuttgart and a driving force behind sustainable scientific software, serving as technical lead and one of the main developers of the open-source coupling library preCICE since 2012. With 13 years of experience in multi-physics simulation, fluid-structure interaction, high-performance computing, and uncertainty quantification, he has grown preCICE from a two-person project into a community used by dozens of research groups and industry partners. His background blends deep academic research (Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science) with hands-on leadership of large collaborative programs such as Germany’s SPPEXA for exascale computing. Benjamin’s work spans creating usable algorithms, parallel coupling strategies, and securing funding for sustained development, and he has collaborated internationally at labs like Lawrence Livermore and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. Less obvious: he pairs rigorous math training with active software stewardship, turning research code into a resilient, community-driven engineering tool.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science, Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science at Technical University MunichProgramme d'Echange, Mathematics and Computer Science, Programme d'Echange, Mathematics and Computer Science at École Polytechnique
English, German, French, Spanish
Github Skills (101)
fenics10
computational-physics10
high-energy-physics10
heat10
co-simulation10
cpp10
simulations10
fluid10
physics10
adapter10
research-and-development10
coupling10
multiphysics10
simulation10
openfoam10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
uekerman/Coupled-Brittle-Fracture
Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:25 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
Simulation-Software-Engineering/testing-boost-exercise
Feb 2023 - Feb 2026
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 1 push in 3 years
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