The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is a joint Polish-German research center established in 2019 in Görlitz, Germany. At CASUS, we believe that future research is interdisciplinary and data-driven. We are open to researchers from all over the world and position ourselves as a strong partner in the field of data-intensive systems science.

We study various complex systems at CASUS, from the atomic to the ecosystem level. We seek to understand the underlying patterns of complex physical, biological, chemical and earth science systems. Our unique proposition lies in the development of new data-driven and computational methods of artificial intelligence that are applied across the entire spectrum of systems science.

In addition to a better understanding of complex systems, a further key topic is the design of sustainable complex systems (Sustainable Systems Science). Here, the transfer of newly gained insights shall prove successful and systems predicted by digital tools are to be realized experimentally by partners of CASUS. By this knowledge-based redesign of materials or processes, we want to contribute to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Understanding complex, cross-linked systems will make a decisive contribution to solving the challenges of the future. An unprecedented amount of high-quality research data as well as novel digital technologies such as machine learning and highly parallel simulations make it possible to understand this complexity better than ever before. With its research in the field of data-intensive systems science, the Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is establishing itself as a knowledgeable, creative and reliable partner in the international research system. On the one hand, CASUS drives forward data-intensive systems science through targeted methodological developments and, on the other, it provides targeted support for economy and society to move towards genuine sustainability.