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Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans Georg Bock


Address: Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR),
Heidelberg University,
INF 368,
69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Georg Bock
Phone:
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0049 6221 54 8237
0049 6221 54 5444
email: SciCom@IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De

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Curriculum Vitae

2007-present Director of the ''Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences''
2005-present Managing Director of the IWR
2002-present CDC-EMS ''Committee for Developing Countries'' of the European Mathematical Society (member responsible for Asia)
2001-present Chairman, International PhD Research Training Program ''Complex Processes: Modeling, Simulation and Optimization'', Heidelberg-Warsaw
1999-present Head, Technology Transfer Center ''Simulation and Optimization'', Heidelberg
1995-present Co-Chairman, ''Association for Mathematics in Industry and Research''
1994-present The Rector's Representative for Computer Science Affairs, Chairman of the Senate's Committee for the Development of Computer Science and Computational Sciences
1993-2001 Chairman, PhD Research Training Program ''Modeling and Scientific Computing in Mathematics and the Sciences'', Heidelberg
1993-2004 Vice Managing Director of the IWR
1991-present Professor (C4) at the IWR, University of Heidelberg
1988-1991 Professor (C3) of Applied Mathematics, University of Augsburg
1987-1988 Visiting Professor of Numerical Mathematics, University of Heidelberg
1986 PhD in Applied Mathematics, University of Bonn
1985-1987 Senior Researcher, Collaborative Research Center ''Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations'' (SFB 256), University of Bonn
1982-1985 Mathematical Consultant for Industry Companies and Research Institutions
1981-1982 Researcher, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen
1976-1981 Research Assistant, Collaborative Research Center ''Applied Optimization and Approximation'' (SFB 72), University of Bonn

Research interests

  • Adaptive Discretization and Approximate Newton Type Methods for Large-Scale Optimization
  • Simultaneous or One-Shot Methods for DAE and PDE Constrained Nonlinear Optimization and Optimal Control Problems
  • Real-Time Computation of Constrained Closed-Loop Control Problems Subject to DAE and PDE
  • Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
  • Numerical Methods for State and Parameter Estimation, and Optimum Experimental Design for DAE and PDE
  • Numerical Methods for DAE
  • Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
  • Optimization under Uncertainty
  • Non-Standard Optimization and Optimal Control Problems such as Stability Optimization of Gait Patterns
  • Applications in Aerospace, Mechanical and Biomechanical Engineering, Chemical and Process Engineering, Systems Biology and Biomedical Applications
  • Computational Methods for the Cultural Heritage

Supervising

  • 72 completed diploma theses
  • 33 completed PhD dissertations
  • 13 of the former PhD students or postdocs are now university professors in Germany or abroad

Offers, Honors and Awards

  • Medal of Honor, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation (2008)
  • Microsoft Research Award (2004)
  • Medal of Merit, Ministry for Education and Training, Vietnam (2003)
  • Honorary Doctorate of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (2000)
  • Offer for chair at the University of Cologne (1998), not realized
  • Offer for chair at the University of Stuttgart (1995), not realized
  • GEFFRUB Award (1986)
  • Heinrich Hörlein Memorial Award (1986)
  • Felix Hausdorff Memorial Award (1984)

Publications

A list of publications can be found on the publication page of the Simulation and Optimization workgroup.


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