Teaching

We are actively teaching at RWTH Aachen University as well as at the University of Cologne. We provide the following courses (the arrows indicate a recommended order):

Two side-by-side diagrams comparing course offerings in two different semesters for two institutions, with categories listed under headings for each season. (Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411, 2026-05-13)

At RWTH Aachen university

The following professors from IAS-6 are involved in the teaching program at RWTH Aachen:

Prof. Dr. Markus Diesmann
Computational Neuroscience, Faculty 10, Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Disorders, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen & Co-opted Professor, Faculty 1, Department of Physics, RWTH Aachen

Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (WS)
Theoretical neurophysics - Fluctuations and correlations in neuronal networks (SS)
Cortical Structure and Function (SS)

Prof. Dr. Sonja Grün
Theoretical Systems Neurobiology, Faculty 1, Department of Biology, RWTH Aachen

Data analysis with Python (SS)
Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (WS)
Cortical Structure and Function (SS)

Prof. Dr. Moritz Helias
Theory of Neuronal Networks, Faculty 1, Department of Physics, RWTH Aachen

Theoretische Physik II: Elektrodynamik (WS)
Statistical Physics (SS)
Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (Bachelor, upcoming WS)

Prof. Dr. Abigail Morrison
Neural Computation, Faculty 1, Department of Computer Science 3, RWTH Aachen

Neuroinspired Computing (SS/WS)
Research Software Engineering for the Natural Sciences (SS)

If you want to attend our courses, you can find more information at RWTH Online.

At University of Cologne

Sacha van Albada is teaching at the Department of Biology at the University of Cologne.

Prof. Dr. Sacha van Albada
Professor in Computational Neuroanatomy

Computational Neuroscience (SS)
Neuroscience (WS)
Ringvorlesung 'Die Welt im Computer' (WS)
Simulation and Modeling I (WS)
Organismic Physiology (WS)

New Masters at RWTH in planning

  • Computational Life Science
  • Neuroscience

Last Modified: 22.06.2026