MARS

Models, Algorithms, Computers and Systems

Abstract

Modern high tech research in science and technology requires to a great extent an interdisciplinary approach. This applies particularly to wide areas of the methodological sciences mathematics and informatics, where generally one or more aspects of a chain of consecutive closely interlocked fields of research are considered. These start with a mathematical model, continue with algorithmic problems and finally cover aspects of the implementation on computers or high performance computing environments and therefore also issues on the efficiency of computer systems.The objective of MARS is to educate doctoral students in the research fields models, algorithms, computers and systems and also to achieve new insights and research findings especially with regard to the inter-dependency of these fields of research. The focus will be on important topics relevant for the Salzburg research site. MARS fields of research (see below) form particularly from a methodological point a cohesive and closely linked line of research and cover a wide spectrum of scientific interests. The members of the support team from the departments of mathematics and computer science are without exception methodical and due to their fundamental formal science approach are able to work closely together on the research proposal of the doctoral program.Joint activities constitute the structured doctoral program in MARS. These include seminars with external guest speakers, one day workshops with external guests and multi day retreats away from the university, as well as summer schools on the topics of MARS.

  • MARS Models. The focus is on two model classes: analytical models, which are described by partial differential equations and the problems of variational calculus or its discretization in terms of the numerical solution process, and discrete models, which are presented in form of graphs, algebraic structures or difference equations.
  • MARS Algorithms. The investigation of numerical algorithms for the solution of discretization of partial differential equations, and algorithms for the solution of discrete and integer problems, in particular algorithms for large parallel and distributed dynamic systems.
  • MARS Computers. The main focus is on strategies for the parallel implementation of algorithms on modern computers or high performance computing environments, in particular on the systems set up for the Salzburg University computing environment Hochleistungsrechnen PLUS.
  • MARS Systems. The aim in the MARS systems field of research is to implement scalability regarding typical MARS specific applications from MARS models, MARS computers and MARS algorithms for increasingly powerful hardware.
  • Fellows

    Anna Bolotina
    Topic: Abstract Symbolic Execution (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Christoph Kirsch

    Tobias Hilgart
    Topic: Effektive Methoden zur Lösung von exponentiell para-metrisierten Diophantischen Gleichungen (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Volker Ziegler

    Bianca Löhnert
    Topic: (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Nikolaus Augsten

    Carina Premstaller
    Topic: (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Volker Ziegler

    Miriam Schönauer
    Topic: Error control in finite element methods for variational inequalities (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Andreas Schröder

    Jonas Sieberer
    Topic: Optimisation of the parallel finite volume method for use in the CFD simulation software OpenFAOM (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Robert Elsässer

    Daniel Schmitt
    Topic: (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Nikolaus Augsten

    Antonis Skarlatos
    Topic: Dynamic Algorithms for Graph-Theoretical Problems (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Sebastian Forster

    Calvin Stanko
    Topic: (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Verena Bögelein

    Michael Strunk
    Topic: Doubly nonlinear and widely degenerate partial differential equations (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Verena Vögelein

    Manuel Widmoser
    Topic: Scaling Similarity Queries to Massive Datasets (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Nicolas Augsten

    Former Fellows:

    Sebastian Arming
    Topic: Parametric Markov Models
    Supervisor: Ana Sokolova

    Patrick Bammer
    Topic: Error Estimates for hp-FEM in Elastoplasticity (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Andreas Schröder
    Doctoral Defense: 19.02.2024

    Fabian Bäuerlein
    Topic: Regularity for (strongly) singular or degenerate parabolic systems (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Verena Bögelein
    Doctoral Defense: 19.12.2024

    Tijn de Vos
    Topic: Algorithmic Graph Theory in Distributed Models (Computer Science)
    Supervisor: Sebastian Forster
    Doctoral Defense: 25.11.2024

    Ingrid Vukusic
    Topic: Application of effective and ineffective methods to Dio-phantine equations involving linear recurrence sequences (Mathematics)
    Supervisor: Volker Ziegler
    Doctoral viva: 23.03.2023
  • Faculty

    Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Schröder (DSP Coordinator)
    Dept. Mathematics

    Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Augsten (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Computer Science

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simon Blatt  (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Mathematics

    Univ.-Prof. Dr. Verena Bögelein (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Mathematics

    Univ.-Prof. Dr. Robert Elsässer  (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Computer Science

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Forster (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Computer Science

    Univ.-Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuchs (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Mathematics

    Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christoph Kirsch (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Computer Science

    Dr. Daniel Krenn (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Mathematics

    Ass. Prof. Dr. Ana Sokolova (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Computer Science

    Ass. Prof. Dr. Volker Ziegler (Faculty Member)
    Dept. Mathematics

  • DSP Board of Experts

      Prof. Dr. Andre Brinkmann Johannes Guttenberg University (JGU) Mainz  / Data Center

      Prof. Dr. Frank Duzaar Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

      Prof. Dr. Alfons Kemper Technical University of Munich (TUM)

      Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Langer Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU)

      Univ.-Prof. Dr. Robert Tichy Graz University of Technology (TU)

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