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I am a mathematician with a Dr. rer. nat. (German “PhD”) in numerical analysis. I am a member of the Simulation and Optimization group at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) of the University of Heidelberg.

In my work I develop and apply simulation and optimization methods to problems from biology, chemical industry, and materials science. This involves the study and development of the relevant mathematical tools, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers in the natural and applied sciences in industry and academia.

Research interests

• Optimization under uncertainties / robust optimization
• Uncertainty quantification
• Parameter estimation and nonlinear experimental design (for ODEs, PDEs, and SODEs)
• Computational modeling of numerical methods (think lambda calculi)
• Automatic differentiation
• Modeling and simulation of transport through disordered media
• Development of mathematical (analytical and numerical) tools for modeling in biology (mostly transport and polymerization)
• Numerical optimization algorithms
• Numerical methods for the solution of ODEs and PDEs
• Numerical methods for fractional differential equations