JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ANNUAL REPORT 2006 AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Annual Report 2006 Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics PERIOD: 1.1.2006- 31.12.2006 DIRECTOR: Prof. Heinz W. Engl ADDRESS: Altenbergerstr. 69 A-4040 Linz 1/152 JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ANNUAL REPORT 2006 Content 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE IN GENERAL.............................................................. 4 Personnel....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Office Space................................................................................................................................................... 6 IT Infrastructure 2006 ................................................................................................................................... 7 2. THE SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND PLANS OF THE INSTITUTE..................................... 10 2.1. GROUP “COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR DIRECT FIELD PROBLEMS”............................................... 10 Introduction by Group Leader Prof. Ulrich Langer.................................................................................... 10 Almedin Becirovic advised by Prof. Joachim Schöberl............................................................................... 12 Dr. Gergana Bencheva................................................................................................................................ 14 Dr. Dylan Copeland .................................................................................................................................... 15 Dr. Marco Discacciati................................................................................................................................. 17 Martin Huber advised by Prof. Joachim Schöberl ...................................................................................... 18 Dr. Johannes Kraus..................................................................................................................................... 19 David Pusch advised by Prof. Ulrich Langer.............................................................................................. 21 Prof. Joachim Schöberl ............................................................................................................................... 23 Astrid Sinwel advised by Prof. Joachim Schöberl ....................................................................................... 24 Dr. Satyendra Tomar................................................................................................................................... 26 Sabine Zaglmayr advised by Prof. Joachim Schöberl ................................................................................. 28 2.2. GROUP “INVERSE PROBLEMS” ............................................................................................................ 30 Introduction by Group Leader Prof. Heinz W. Engl.................................................................................... 30 Prof. Dr. Sergei Pereverzyev....................................................................................................................... 31 Shuai Lu advised by Prof. Sergei Pereverzyev ............................................................................................ 33 Cao Hui advised by Prof. Sergei Pereverzyev............................................................................................. 34 Dr. Ronny Ramlau....................................................................................................................................... 36 Dr. Esther Klann advised by Dr. Ronny Ramlau......................................................................................... 38 Dr. Arnd Rösch............................................................................................................................................ 40 Klaus Krumbiegel advised by Dr. Arnd Rösch............................................................................................ 42 Svetlana Cherednichenko advised by Dr. Arnd Rösch ................................................................................ 43 Nataliya Metla advised by Dr. Arnd Rösch and Dr. Roland Griesse .......................................................... 44 Dr. Elena Resmerita .................................................................................................................................... 45 Dr. Herbert Egger ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Dr. Benjamin Hackl..................................................................................................................................... 48 Dr. Andreas Hofinger.................................................................................................................................. 50 Dr. Hanna Katriina Pikkarainen................................................................................................................. 51 Dr. Mourad Sini........................................................................................................................................... 52 Dr. Lin He.................................................................................................................................................... 54 Marie-Therese Wolfram advised by Prof. Martin Burger ........................................................................... 58 Kattrin Arning advised by Prof. Heinz W. Engl .......................................................................................... 59 Dr. James Lu ............................................................................................................................................... 60 Dr. Stefan Müller......................................................................................................................................... 61 Dr. Stefan Kindermann................................................................................................................................ 63 Prof. Vincenzo Capasso, Milano (Long-term visitor).................................................................................. 65 GROUP “SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION”................................................................................................................. 67 Introduction by Group Leader Prof. Josef Schicho..................................................................................... 67 Alexander Zapletal advised by Prof. Bruno Buchberger............................................................................. 68 Michael Barton advised by Prof. Josef Schicho .......................................................................................... 68 Brian Moore advised by Prof. Josef Schicho............................................................................................... 69 Dr. Florina Piroi ......................................................................................................................................... 70 Dr. Georg Regensburger ............................................................................................................................. 71 Dr. Martin Giese ......................................................................................................................................... 72 Dr. Janka Pilnikova..................................................................................................................................... 73 José Manuel García Vallinas advised by Prof. Josef Schicho..................................................................... 75 Prof. Josef Schicho ...................................................................................................................................... 75 2/152 JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ANNUAL REPORT 2006 Dr. Oliver Labs............................................................................................................................................ 78 Mario Kapl advised by Prof. Josef Schicho................................................................................................. 79 Dr. Markus Rosenkranz............................................................................................................................... 79 Niels Lubbes advised by Prof. Josef Schicho............................................................................................... 81 Dr. Pavel Chalmoviansky............................................................................................................................ 81 Dr. Tobias Beck........................................................................................................................................... 82 2.3. GROUP “FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS” ................................................................................................. 84 Introduction by Group Leader Prof. Hansjörg Albrecher........................................................................... 84 Prof. Hansjörg Albrecher............................................................................................................................ 85 Dominik Kortschak advised by Prof. Hansjörg Albrecher .........................................................................