Numerical Simulations in Technical Sciences

Mathematical modelling and efficient numerical simulation of physical and technical phenomena in the engineering sciences belong to the most challenging tasks in applied mathematics and in scientific computing. The interaction between applied and numerical analysis, scientific computing and applications in technical sciences is essential for the development of new algorithms and their mathematical analysis as well as for the transfer of the developed algorithms to solve complex real life problems efficiently. The proposed research program joins eleven projects which are strongly related to each other. Unifying links are the mathematical modelling in the technical sciences, the handling of coupled structures and the use of domain decomposition methods, and the need to develop appropriate preconditioned (parallel) iterative solution methods. The aim of the proposed interdisciplinary Doctoral Program is to join the existing strengths in both fields at Graz University of Technology (TUG) and at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz (KFU) to establish a doctoral education of students with an excellent knowledge of applied mathematics, scientific computing, and technical applications.