Research Foci
R1) Multirate and multiscale methods
- Avanced Simulation of an Adaptive Lower Limb Prosthesis, Dr.-Ing. Nasim Alnu'man
- Systematic data extraction in HF electromagnetic fields, Dr.-Ing. Todorka Banova
- Development of boundary conforming and adaptive high order schemes for beam dynamics simulations, Dr.-Ing. Jian Cui
- Robust reduced order models and direct network couplings, Dr.-Ing. Martin Eller
- Quality Assessment for Large-Eddy-Simulations, Dr. rer. nat. Matthias Frankenbach
- Coupled fluid dynamic and electromagnetic simulations using a boundary conforming Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) approximation, Dr.-Ing. Annette Fröhlcke
- Extended transmission line modeling of electrical machines, Dr.-Ing. Hai Van Jorks
- Space-time Discretization for Maxwell's Equations in Geometric Algebra Setting, Dr.-Ing. Mariusz Klimek
- Finite Element Methods in Electromagnetics, Dr.-Ing. Fritz Kretzschmar
- Development of a Femtosecond Bunch Arrival Time Monitor System, Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kuhl
- Higher-Order Multirate Methods for Transient Multi-Physics Problems, Dr. rer. nat. Karen Kuhn
- hp-Adaptive Finite Element Methods for the Time Dependent Maxwell Equations, Dr.-Ing. Martin Lilienthal
- Coupled Magnetic and Thermal Simulation of superconducting magnets, Dr.-Ing. Anna Mierau
- Flow over superhydrophobic surfaces under the influence of electric fields, Dr.-Ing. Clarissa Schönecker
- Generation of compact models for power electronics devices, Dr.-Ing. Felix Traub
- Simulation and adjoint-based optimization of water supply networks, Dr. rer. nat. Lisa Wagner
- Modeling of Thin Sheets and Surface Impedance Boundary Conditions, Dr.-Ing. Irene Woyna
R2) Optimal control
- FSI-based optimization of profiled structures, Dr.-Ing. Nima Aghajari
- Adaptive Multilevel Optimization Methods based on adaptive FE- and reduced Order Approximations, Dr. rer. nat. Stefanie Bott
- Multidimensional Optimization Algorithm for the Control of Combustion Engines, Dr. rer. nat. Timo Burggraf
- Adaptive Multilevel SQP-Methods for PDAE-Constrained Optimal Control Problems, Dr. rer. nat. Debora Clever
- Optimal flow control based on reduced models, Dr. rer. nat. Jane Ghiglieri
- Modelling and tailoring of damping in self-excited mechanical systems, Dr.-Ing. Dominik Jekel.
- Identification and optimization of flow and transport phenomena, Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Seitz
- Model order reduction for parameterized dynamical systems obtained with the finite integration technique, Dr.-Ing. Kynthia Stavrakakis
- Numerical Simulation of Aerodynamic Plasma Actuator Effects, Dr.-Ing. Debora Gleice Vieira
- Wave Propagation in Liquid Crystal, Dr.-Ing. Xiao Wang
- Adaptive Multilevel SQP-Methods for PDE-constrained Optimization, Dr. Jan Carsten Ziems
R3) Discrete-continuous and global optimization
- A continuous reformulation of cardinality constrained optimization problems, Dr. rer. nat. Max Bucher
- Optimization with Bilinear and Complementarity Constraints, Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Fischer
- Derivative Free Surrogate Optimization for Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Black Box Problems in Engineering, Dr.-Ing. Thomas Hemker
- Optimal Operation of Water Supply Networks by Mixes Integer Nonlinear Programming and Algebraic Methods, Dr. Wei Huang
- Trajectory and Task Planning for Cooperating Vehicles: Discrete-Continuous Modeling and Optimization, Dr.-Ing. Christian Reinl
R4) Uncertainty quantification
- Methods from statistical signal processing for application in accelerator technology, Dr.-Ing. Mouhammad Alhumaidi
- Modelling and Quantification of Uncertainties in electro-mechanical Energytransducers, Dr.-Ing. Zeger Bontinck
- Simulation of Coupled Problems and Uncertainty Quantification in Nanoelectronics, Dr.-Ing. Thorben Casper
- Numerical Methods for Estimation and Reduction of the Impact of Geometrical Uncertainties on the Performance of Electromagnetic Devices, Dr.-Ing. Jacopo Corno
- Advanced Robust Bootstramp Techniques for Signal Processing, Dr.-Ing. Lala Khadidja Hamaidi
- Stochastic Modelling of Materials in Accelerator Magnets, Dr.-Ing. Radoslav Jankoski
- Entwicklung numerischer Verfahren zur Unsicherheits-Quantifizierung in elektromagnetischen Feldmodellen mit einer vergleichsweise großen Anzahl unsicherer Parameter, Dr.-Ing. Dimitrios Loukrezis
- Stochastic Galerkin methods for incompressible flows, Dr. rer. nat. Christopher Müller
- Development of a numerical method for preliminary design of components to ensure operational stability under stochastic multiaxial vibrational load, Dr.-Ing. Ngoc Bao Nguyen
- Unsteady adaptive stochastic collocation methods in Uncertainty Quantification, Dr. rer. nat. Bettina Schieche
- Reduced basis methods for PDE problems with random data, Dr. rer. nat. Christopher Spannring
- Robust Classification and Clustering for Distributed Sensor Networks, Dr.-Ing. Freweyni Kidane Teklehaymanot
- Flow Optimization under Uncertainty, Dr.-Ing. Christoph Thiem
R5) Combustion
- Numerical Investigations of Altitude Relight Phenomena, Dr.-Ing. Kai Aschmoneit
- Advanced Modelling of flame-wall interaction and heat transfer in Combustion Systems, Dr.-Ing. Amer Avdic
- Simulation of Turbulent Combustion Processes in GDI-engines using LES, Dr.-Ing. Matteo Ghelfi
- Analyse und Bewertung der Einflüsse von Biokraftstoffen auf die Verbrennung im Motor, Dr.-Ing. Chao He
- Development of numerical models for the simulation of compressible combustion, Dr.-Ing. David Jesch
- Compressible combustion and combustion instabilities, Dr.-Ing. Jean Kadavelil
- Prediction of minor species in combustion systems, Dr.-Ing. Anja Ketelheun
- Development of numerical methods for the simulation of turbulent premixed combustion, Dr.-Ing. Guido Künne
- Modeling and unsteady simulation of turbulent multiphase flow including fuel injection in IC-engine, Dr.-Ing. Kaushal Nishad
- Numerical Study of Stratification on novel Homogeneous-Charge Compression-Ignition (HCCI) Engines for Higher Load Extension, Dr.-Ing. Esra Yildar
R6) Multiphase flows
- Free Surface Fluid Flow Controlled by Surface and Electro-Magnetic Forces, Dr.-Ing. Nehzat Emamy
- Direct Numerical Simulations and Computational analysis of binary droplet collisions for complex fluids, Dr.-Ing. Christian Focke
- Multi-Phase Flow Simulation with an Eulerian approach and the Direct Quadrature Method of Moments (DQMOM), Dr.-Ing. Werner Gumprich
- Aerodynamic Sound Production in Shear Flows, Dr.-Ing. Jan-Niklas Hau
- Discontinuous Galerkin Simulation of Multiphase Flows with Interfacial Equations, Dr.-Ing. Christina Kallendorf
- Simulation of incompressible flows using the discontinuous Galerkin method, Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Klein
- A Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) Multi-Phase Solver for Compressible Fluids, Dr.-Ing. Stephan Krämer-Eis
- Direct numerical simulation of particle laden flows using extended Discontinuous Galerkin methods, Dr.-Ing. Dennis Krause
- Development of Discontinuous Galerkin Methods and Software for Multiphase Problems, Dr.-Ing. Florian Kummer
- Droplet Impact on Porous Media, Dr.-Ing. Nicklas Linder
- Numerical and analytical investigation of themocapillary motions and their impact on flow stability, Dr.-Ing. Anja Lippert
- Enhanced compact heat exchangers, Dr.-Ing. Felix Loosmann
- Modeling and DNS of disperse Fluids, Dr.-Ing. Laura Lukassen
- Mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of surface-tension-driven multi-phase flows without and with evaporation, Dr. rer. nat. Chen Ma
- A two-phase Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) computational framework using unstructured Finite Volume Method, Dr.-Ing. Tomislay Maric
- Simulation of compressible multiphase flow phenomena using the Discontinuous Galerkin method, Dr.-Ing. Björn Müller
- Numerical Simulation of Shear Induced Wetting and Dewetting, Dr.-Ing. Daniel Rettenmaier
- Extended Discontinuous Galerkin (XDG) Simulation of Multiphase Flows, Dr.-Ing. Thomas Utz
- Modeling and numerical simulation of multicomponent twophase fluids with ionic species, Dr.-Ing. Paul Weber
R7) Multiphysics applications
- Investigation of the effect of surface roughness on the dynamic properties of fluid dynamic bearings, Dr.-Ing. Taner Baytekin
- Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) in Labyrinth seals of Jet Engines, Dr.-Ing. Yu Du
- Numerical Modeling of Complex Fluid-Structure Interaction, Dr.-Ing. Xingyuan Chen
- Dynamics of paper machinery, Dr.-Ing. Manuel Eckstein
- Acoustics of Fluid-Structure Interaction, Dr.-Ing. Frank Flitz
- Vibration-based Energy Harvesting, Dr.-Ing. Eduard Heffel
- Vibration-based Nonlinear Broadband Energy Harvesting, Dr.-Ing. Matthias Heymanns
- Numerical Simulation and Optimization of the generation of noise of the aircraft engines, Dr.-Ing. Xin Huang
- Flow and Combustion in modern gas turbine combustion chambers, Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kneißl
- Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows in Context of Fluid-Structure Interaction, Dr.-Ing. Anastasia Kondratyuk
- Simulation and Optimization of Thermal Fluid-Structure Interaction in Blade-Disc Configurations of Aircraft Engines, Dr.-Ing. Hannes Lück
- Multigrid Methods applied to Fluid-Structure Interaction, Dr. rer. nat. Stephen Sachs
- High-performance computing techniques for simulating multi-physical systems, Dr.-Ing. Andreas Schmitt
- Numerical methods for a parabolic-elliptic interface problem, Dr. rer. nat. Robert Schorr
- Load alleviation in wind turbines using self adaptive airfoils, Dr.-Ing. Henning Spiegelberg
- Fluid-Structure-Interaction in context of turbulent flows, Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Türk
- Avoidance of brake squeal by passive measures, Structural optimization of brake discs, Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wagner
R8) Material modeling
- Electric Field and Mechanical Stress in Ferroelectric Microstructures, Dr.-Ing. Daniel Franzbach
- Phase Transformations in Perovskite Single Crystals, Dr.-Ing. Shuai Wang
- Numerical simulation on the chemically induced mechanical stresses, Dr.-Ing. Ying Zhao
R9) Communication systems
- Multi-Antenna Multicasting and User Scheduling in Multi-User Networks, Dr.-Ing. Ahmed Abdelkader
- Multi-antenna multi-group multi-way relaying, Dr.-Ing. Aditya Amah
- Multi-user networks with outdated channel state information, Dr.-Ing. Alexey Buzuverov
- Multi-User Multi-Antenna Two-Way Relaying, Dr.-Ing. Holger Degenhardt
- Source Enumeration for Practical Multi-Sensor System, Dr.-Ing. Zhihua Lu
- Knowledge based Target Detection for Through the wall imaging, Dr.-Ing. Ahmed A. Mostafa
- Mathematical analysis of models from communications engineering, Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Schwinn
- Array Processing for non-stationary signals, Dr.-Ing. Waqas Sharif
- Adaptive Feedback Cancellation in Hearing Aids, Dr.-Ing. Falco Strasser
- Signal Processing in Cognitive Radio, Dr.-Ing. Fiky Suratman
- Multiple-antenna two-hop relaying for bi-directional transmission in wireless communication systems, Dr.-Ing. Timo Unger
- Electrical Post-Processing Techniques for Compensation of Impairments in Optical Transmission Systems, Dr.-Ing. Christian Weiß
Cross-sectional Areas
C1) Visualization and simulated reality
- Simulation of Autonomous Robot Teams with Adaptable Levels of Abstraction, Dr.-Ing. Martin Friedmann
- Generation of Postured Voxel-based Human Models Used for Electromagnetic Applications, Dr.-Ing. Jing Gao
- Electromagnetic simulations of the human body, Dr.-Ing. Marija Nikolovski
- High Performance Computing on GPU Cluster, Dr.-Ing. Sven Widmer
- Methods for Realtime Simulation of Global Illumination on a Heterogeneous GPU-Cluster, Dr.-Ing. Dominik Wodniok
C2) High-performance computing techniques
- Automated Parallel Code Generation for Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes, Dr. rer. nat. Michael Burger
- Maintaining Long-Term Efficiency and Scalability in HPC Applications – A Methodic Approach, Dr. rer. nat. Christian Iwainsky
- Automatic Code and Performance Optimization for Massively Parallel Processors, Dr.-Ing. Nicolas Weber
C3) Verification and validation
- Advanced Modeling and Signal Processing for the Characterization of Complex Particles with the Time-Shift Technique, Dr.-Ing. Simon Rosenkranz
- Shear driven drop and rivulent motion on a rigid substrate, Dr.-Ing. Patrick Seiler
- Light-Scattering by Ice Crystals, Dr.-Ing. Patrick Stegmann
- Fast stretching of Liquid bridges of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids, Dr.-Ing. Christina Weickgenannt
- Laser beam interaction with droplets: computation and measurement, Dr.-Ing. Haitao Yu
C4) Software engineering concepts
- Bidirectional Model-to-Text Transformations, Dr.-Ing. Anthony Anjorin
- Incremental Model Synchronization with Precedence-Driven Triple Graph Grammars, Dr.-Ing. Marius Lauder
- Model based Software Development and Model Transformation, Dr.-Ing. Erhan Leblebici
- Concurrent Model Driven Automation Engineering – A Meta-Tool Environment for Triple Graph Grammars (TGG), Dr.-Ing. Michael Schlereth
- Decision-Presentation in virtual Product Development, Dr.-Ing. Frank Schönberg
Demonstrative Applications
D1) Cyber-physical systems
Coordinators: von Stryk
- Inverse problems in monitoring of atmospheric dispersion processes, Dr.-Ing. Tobias Ritter