hungarian research directory Hungarian Ph.D. Schools, Research Institutes and Groups in the 6th Framework Programme Editor: Anita Forgács Design and printing preparation: DTP-Mûhely grafikai stúdió Illustration made by: Judit Gossler Published by: Tempus Public Foundation Responsible for publication: Gabriella Kemény director This publication is funded by the Hungarian Ministry of Education. Tempus Public Foundation H-1082 Budapest, Üllôi út 82. H-1438 Budapest 70., POB. 508., Hungary Phone: (+36 1) 210-9700 Fax: (+36 1 ) 210-9701 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.tpf.iif.hu preface About this book This publication is a compilation of partner- searching possibilities for research institutes and individual researchers that are looking for partner institutions in Hungary. Its primary intention is to provide information on Hungarian state-funded research institutes and Ph.D. Schools who are ready and willing to cooperate with other such institutions throughout Europe – mainly in the European Union’s 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. Its secondary – but also important – objective is to let European and other research institutes to know about the main research themes undertaken and to raise awareness of a progressive and valuable scientific sector that exists in Hungary. This book gathers research institutes and groups of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Ph.D. Schools under seven sections: Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Hungary joined the 5th Framework Programme to play an active role in European research activities. Since 1998, the recognition of the programme has grown gradually, several scientists from all parts of Europe have had the opportunity to take part: visit other research institutes, exchange views at conferences with experts from other countries, welcome foreign researchers in their own institute for various periods of time or take part in R&D projects and networks. Now, at the launching of the 6th Framework Programme, mobility of researchers to and from Hungary is expected to accelerate and scientific co-operations to be more numerous. This publication will hopefully give impetus to this process and consequently lead to Hungary’s full presence and participation in the European Research Area. contents 1. Sciences 6 2. Engineering 31 3. Medicine 41 4. Agicultural sciences 51 5. Social sciences 57 6. Humanities 65 7. Arts 71 Sciences 1.1 Mathematics and Computer Science 1.2 Physics 1.3 Chemical Sciences 1.4 Earth Sciences 1.5 Biology 1.6 Environmental Sciences 1.1 Ph.D. School for Mathematics and lied Mathematics for stays of 6 months and less or 1 Computing, Budapest University year and more. Knowledge of English is necessary. of Technology and Economics (Matematika- és Számítástudományi Doktori The Ph.D. School would also like to take part in inter- Iskola, Budapesti Mûszaki és Gazdaságtudományi national Research and Development Projects. Egyetem) 1.1 Ph.D. School for Mathematics and Contact: Computer Sciences, University of Debrecen Mr. József FRITZ (Matematika- és Számítástudományi Doktori Iskola, Head of Ph. D. School Debreceni Egyetem) Ph.D. School for Mathematics and Computing Institute of Mathematics Contact: Budapest University of Technology and Economics Ms. Magda VÁRTERÉSZ Egry József utca 1., H-1111 Budapest, HUNGARY Assistant Professor, Secretary of Ph.D. School +36 1 463 2140 Ph.D. School for Mathematics and Computer [email protected] Sciences Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Research, a Short Introduction: University of Debrecen Algebra and Computer Sciences, Discrete Mathema- P. O. Box 12., H-4010 Debrecen, HUNGARY tics and Computer Sciences, Dynamical Systems and +36 52 416 857 Differential Equations, Algebraic Geometry, Opera- [email protected] tion Research, Information Theory, Probability and Stochastic Processes, Computer Assisted Geometry, Research, a Short Introduction: Mathematical Statistical Physics, Applications in Director: Prof. Dr. Zoltán DARÓCZY Chemical Engineering. Description of programs Diophantine and Constructive Number Theory Leading scientists (with a DSc degree from the Hun- Research topics garian Academy of Sciences): Finiteness theorems for Diophantine equations. Appli- Imre CSISZÁR, Miklós FARKAS, József FRITZ, cations of the Thue-Siegel-Schmidt method to Dio- Barna GARAY, Antal JÁRAI, Viktor KERTÉSZ, phantine equations, including decomposable form equa- András KROÓ, Béla NAGY, Dénes PETZ, András tions, unit equations. Quantitative results, bounds for RECSKI, Lajos RÓNYAI, Tamás SCHMIDT, András the number of solutions. Effective finiteness theorems SIMONOVITS, Domokos SZÁSZ, Bálint TÓTH. for Diophantine equations. Extensions and improve- ments of some known effective results, combining Ba- The Institute welcomes Ph.D. students and young ker’s method with some other techniques. Constructive post-doctoral or senior researchers in the research algebraic number theory. Development, analysis and fields of Algebra, Analysis, Geometry, Differential implementation of algorithms for determining arith- Equations, Stochastic, Discrete Mathematics for less metic invariants of algebraic number fields and ellip- than 6 months, 6 months, 1 year and more. Know- tic curves. Numerical resolution of Diophantine equa- ledge of English is preferred, but French, German tions. Development, analysis and implementation of and Russian are acceptable. algorithms for numerical resolution of equations. Re- currence sequences. Investigation of Diophantine and The Ph.D. School would also like to participate in in- arithmetical properties of linear recurrence sequences. ternational Research and Development Projects. Group Algebra and its Applications Research topics The group-theoretical properties of the group of units 1.1 Ph.D. School for Mathematics and its unitary subgroups in group ring and in cros- and Computer Science, sed algebra. Description of involutions in group rings Eötvös Lóránd University and the study of corresponding unitary subgroups of (Matematika- és Számítástudományi Doktori Iskola, the group of units. Determination of the generating sys- Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem) tem of the group of units and its unitary subgroups. Computation of the nilpotency class and the exponent Contact: of the group of units and its unitary subgroups in mo- Mr. Béla VÍZVÁRI dular algebra. The Lie properties of the group algebra Secretary of Ph.D. School and crossed products. Application of Lie properties for Ph.D. School for Mathematics and Computer Science studying the group of units in group algebra. Determi- Eötvös Loránd University nation of formal languages and codes possessing spe- P. O. Box 120, H-1518 Budapest, Hungary cial algebraic, combinatorial and algorithmic proper- +36 1 209 0555 ext. 8575 ties. Description of composition of automata and sequ- ential machines by means of group algebraic methods. Research, a Short Introduction: Mathematical Analysis, Functional Equations Most topics in Pure and Applied Mathematics. and Inequalities Research topics The Institute welcomes young and senior pre- or post Classes of interval filling sequences, possibilities of ge- doctoral researchers in most topics in Pure and App- neralisations and open problems. Algorithms, func- 8 sciences tions additive with respect to an algorithm. Functio- using mathematical logic. System control theory. Cont- nal equations and functional inequalities. Problems rol of dynamic and stochastic systems. Performance connected with classical functional equations. Equa- evaluation of computer systems. Patter recognition. De- tions of Abel type and of sum form, the corresponding cision-theoretic and syntactic approach, statistical and inequalities. Generalisations of mean values. Regula- structural methods in image analysis. Problems of rity properties of solutions of functional equations. computer graphics. Construction, visibility and visua- Boundness, integrability and continuity of measurable lisation algorithms of 3D objects in computer graphics. solutions. Lipschitz property, differentiability and Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics analicity of solutions. Functional equations in proba- Research topics bility theory. Characterisations of probability distri- Stochastic differential equations. Solution of statisti- butions by help of functional equations. Functional cal problems in connection with stochastic differential equations in the spectral theory of probability fields. equation. Determination of Radon-Nykodim derivates Functional equations of sum form and their applica- of statistics concerning parameter estimation. Appli- tions. Methods of solution for equations of sum form. cations of stochastic models. Control of stochastic sys- Structure theorems for functional equations of sum tems and optimisation problems in real computer sys- form of (2,2) type. Applications in the theory of infor- tems. Mathematical models for economic processes. mation. Mean values, inequalities. Inequalities for de- Banach space valued random variables. Sequences of viation means. Inequalities for the powers of linear random variables with multidimensional indices, operators, connection with differential inequalities. laws of large numbers, martingales and their genera- Special solutions of functional equations. Nonnegative lisations, statistical distances. Mixtures of probability solutions. Special additive functions and derivations. measures. Linear approximation in convex metric spa- Convex quadratic functions. Extremism problems.