Faculties of engineering are involved in the following DFG Collaborative Research Centres:

 „Highly Adaptive Energy-Efficient Computing“ (SFB 912)
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr.-Eng. Gerhard Fettweis
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing

Basics of comprehensible software systems (SFB/Transregio 248)
Locations: Saarbrücken, Dresden
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr.-Eng. Holger Hermanns, University of Saarland
Spokesperson for Dresden: Prof. Dr.‐Eng. Raimund Dachselt, Faculty of Computer Science

Thermo-Energetic Design of Machine Tools - A Systemic Solution to the Conflict of Objectives of Energy Consumption, Accuracy and Productivity Using the Example of Machining Production (SFB/Transregio 96)
Locations: Dresden, Aachen, Chemnitz
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr.-Eng. Christian Brecher (RWTH Aachen), Host university - TU Dresden

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PT-PIESA - Large-Series Production Technologies for Light Metal and Fibre Composite Based Components with Integrated Piezo Sensors and Actuators (SFB/Transregio 39)
Locations: Chemnitz, Dresden, Erlangen
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr.-Eng. Welf-Guntram Drossel, Chemnitz University of Technology;
Spokesperson for Dresden: Prof. Dr.-Eng. Niels Modler, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Textile-reinforced composite components for function-integrating mixed construction methods in complex lightweight construction applications (SFB 639) Spokesperson: Prof. Dr.- Eng. habil. Werner Hufenbach, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Integrated Research Training Group of the SFB 639
Spokesperson: Prof. Volker Ulbricht, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Electromagnetic flow control in metallurgy, crystal growth and electrochemistry (SFB 609)
Spokesperson: Prof. DSc habil. Stefan Odenbach, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering