Group Leader of
"Computational Methods in Systems and Control Theory"
Main focus
- Numerical linear algebra
- Model reduction and system approximation
- Parallel algorithms and mathematical software
- Nonlinear equations, in particular algebraic Riccati equations
- Linear-quadratic optimization
- Robust stabilization of linear and nonlinear systems
- Control of instationary PDEs
Vita
| 01/2013 - 12/2014 |
Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg |
| since 01/2011 |
Honorarprofessor for Mathematics, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg |
| 2010 |
Guest Professorship Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Calais (France) |
| since 04/2010 |
Scientific Member and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg |
| 10/2003 - 08/2010 |
Full Professor for Mathematics in Industry and Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology |
| 10/2001 - 03/2002 |
Visiting Associate Professor, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg |
| 09/2001 - 09/2003 |
Oberassistent (lecturer) at the Institute for Mathematics, Technische Universität Berlin (on leave 10/2001 - 03/2002) |
| 09/1997 - 09/2001 |
Wissenschaftlicher Assistent (assistant professor) at the Zentrum für Technomathematik of the University of Bremen |
| 05/2001 |
Habilitation colloquium, University of Bremen |
| 02/1997 |
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Technical University of Chemnitz-Zwickau |
| 12/1994 - 12/1996 |
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (research assistant) at the Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Chemnitz-Zwickau |
| 10/1987 - 03/1993 |
Student of Mathematics (major) and economics (minor) at RWTH Aachen. 05/1990: Vordiplom, 03/1993: Diplom |
A full CV can be found here.