Research

Current Projects

Research Training Group DFG-GRK 2583

• Funded by German Research Foundation (DFG)
• Funding Period: April 2020–September 2024
• Spokesperson
• Link to Project Website

Learning-based Data Analysis – Statistics, Optimization, Dynamics and Approximation (LD-SODA)

• Funded by “Landesforschungsförderung (LFF) Hamburg”
• Funding Period: 2020–2023
• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

Data Science in Hamburg Helmholtz Graduate School for the Structure of Matter (DASHH)

• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

Artificial Intelligence - Innovation for Earth System Analytics and Modelling

• Funded as “Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Unit (HAICU)”
• Spokesperson at UHH
• Link to Project Website

DFG-TRR 181 “Energy Transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean”

• Funded by German Research Foundation (DFG)
• Funding Period: 2016–2020
• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

Data Science in Hamburg Helmholtz Graduate School for the Structure of Matter (DASHH)

• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

DFG-TRR 181 “Energy Transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean”

• Funded by German Research Foundation (DFG)
• Funding Period: 2016–2020
• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

BMBF-Project “Effiziente Analyse hochdimensionaler Ultraschalldaten in der zerstörungsfreien Materialprüfung” (ZeMat)

• Funded by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), “Förderprogramm Mathematik für Innovationen in Industrie und Dienstleistungen”
• Funding Period: 2013–2016
• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

DFG-SPP 1324: “Adaptive Approximation Algorithms for Sparse Data Representation”

• Funded by German Research Foundation (DFG)
• Funding Period: 2008–2014
• Principal Investigator
• Link to Project Website

Lothar Collatz Graduate School for Computing in Science

• Funded by “Forschungs- und Wissenschaftsstiftung Hamburg”
• Funding Period: 2012–2014
• Principal Investigator
• Link to Lothar Collatz Graduate School for Computing in Science Website

IP 2011/2012/2013: MathMods “Intensive Programme on Mathematical Models in Seismology”

• PhD Programme Coordination
• University of L’Aquila, Italy
• Project periods:
  • July 2011
  • August/September 2012
  • July 2013

Fast Model Utilisation and Screening (FAMOUS)

• Programme “Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD)”
• Project period: January 2003–January 2006

Multiresolution in Geometric Modelling (MINGLE)

• Programme “Human Potential - Research Training Networks”
• Project period: January 2000–January 2004

Network for Automated Geometry Extraction from Seismic (NetAGES)

• Programme “IST – Research Training Networks”
• Project period: November 2000–April 2004

European Summer School on Principles of Multiresolution in Geometric Modelling

• held at Munich University of Technology
• 22–30 August 2001