JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ANNUAL REPORT 2007 Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Annual Report 2007 PERIOD: 1.1.2007- 31.12.2007 DIRECTOR: Prof. Heinz W. Engl ADDRESS: Altenbergerstr. 69 A-4040 Linz 1/193 JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ANNUAL REPORT 2007 C o n t e n t 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE IN GENERAL.............................................................. 4 2.1 THE MISSION ................................................................................................................................................ 4 2.2 THE RESEARCH GROUPS: DEVELOPMENT, PLANS......................................................................................... 5 2.3 SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL................................................................................................................................ 7 2.4 THE ADVISORY BOARDS............................................................................................................................. 10 2.5 AWARDS, PUBLICITY .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.6 RICAM AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES IN LINZ...................................................................................... 12 2.7 THE FUTURE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE OF THE INSTITUTE.......................................................................... 13 2.8 THE EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTE.......................................................................................................... 14 2.9 IT-INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................. 15 3. SPECIAL SEMESTERS, CONFERENCES, COLLOQUIA ................................................................ 17 3.1 SPECIAL SEMESTERS, GENERAL INFORMATION AND PREVIOUS EVENTS..................................................... 17 3.2 SPECIAL SEMESTER ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY ANALYZED BY MATHEMATICAL METHODS, OCTOBER 1, 2007 – JANUARY 27, 2008.......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 SPECIAL SEMESTER ON STOCHASTICS WITH EMPHASIS ON FINANCE .......................................................... 27 3.4 SPECIAL SEMESTERS – PUBLICATIONS AND OUTCOME ............................................................................... 29 3.5 SEMINARS, COLLOQUIA, VISITORS ............................................................................................................. 29 Radon Colloquia.......................................................................................................................................... 30 Radon Seminars........................................................................................................................................... 32 Group Seminars........................................................................................................................................... 33 3.6 CONFERENCES CO-ORGANIZED BY RICAM IN 2007 ................................................................................... 44 3.7 RADON ICIAM GRANTS ............................................................................................................................. 45 4. THE SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND PLANS OF THE INSTITUTE..................................... 47 4.1 GROUP “COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR DIRECT FIELD PROBLEMS”....................................................... 47 Introduction by Group Leader Prof. Ulrich Langer.................................................................................... 47 Dr. Chorki Chniti......................................................................................................................................... 50 Dr. Dylan Copeland .................................................................................................................................... 51 Dr. Marco Discacciati................................................................................................................................. 52 Erwin Karer advised by Dr. Johannes Kraus.............................................................................................. 54 Dr. Johannes Kraus..................................................................................................................................... 54 David Pusch advised by Prof. Ulrich Langer.............................................................................................. 56 Dr. Satyendra Tomar................................................................................................................................... 57 4.2 FWF START PROJECT Y192 “HIGH ORDER FINITE ELEMENTS : FAST SOLVERS AND ADAPTIVITY” LED BY PROF. JOACHIM SCHÖBERL......................................................................................................................... 60 Introduction by the START-Project Leader Prof. Joachim Schöberl .......................................................... 60 Martin Huber advised by Prof. Joachim Schöberl ...................................................................................... 62 Astrid Sinwel advised by Prof. Joachim Schöberl ....................................................................................... 63 Dr. Sabine Zaglmayr ................................................................................................................................... 65 4.3 GROUP “INVERSE PROBLEMS” .................................................................................................................... 68 Introduction by Group Leader Prof. Heinz W. Engl.................................................................................... 68 Dr. Jenny Niebsch ....................................................................................................................................... 70 Prof. Dr. Sergei Pereverzyev....................................................................................................................... 71 Dr. Hui Cao................................................................................................................................................. 73 Dr. Shuai Lu ................................................................................................................................................ 74 Dr. Sergiy Pereverzyev jun.......................................................................................................................... 75 Dr. Ronny Ramlau....................................................................................................................................... 76 Stephan Anzengruber advised by Dr. Ronny Ramlau.................................................................................. 79 Dr. Esther Klann ......................................................................................................................................... 80 Dr. Elena Resmerita .................................................................................................................................... 82 Prof. Arnd Rösch ......................................................................................................................................... 83 Svetlana Cherednichenko advised by Prof. Arnd Rösch............................................................................. 86 Klaus Krumbiegel advised by Prof. Arnd Rösch ......................................................................................... 87 Nataliya Metla advised by Prof. Arnd Rösch and Dr. Roland Griesse........................................................ 89 Kattrin Arning advised by Prof. Heinz W. Engl .......................................................................................... 90 Dr. Lin He.................................................................................................................................................... 91 2/193 JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS ANNUAL REPORT 2007 Dr. Marcin Janicki ...................................................................................................................................... 94 Dr. James Lu ............................................................................................................................................... 95 Dr. Stefan Mueller....................................................................................................................................... 97 Dr. Hanna Katriina Pikkarainen ................................................................................................................. 98 Dr. Eva Sincich.......................................................................................................................................... 101 Dr. Mourad Sini......................................................................................................................................... 103 Marie-Therese Wolfram advised by Prof. Heinz W. Engl.......................................................................... 105 Clemens A. Zarzer advised by Prof. Dr. Heinz W. Engl...........................................................................