Professorship Applied Mathematics (Approximation Theory)
Projects

Projects

Research Projects with external Funding

  • Numerical splitting methods for nonsmooth convex optimization problems (06/2017 - 07/2017, InProTUC - Project)

  • Employing recent outcomes in proximal theory outside the comfort zone (10/2016 - 09/2019, D-A-CH - Förderung, together with Assoc. Prof. Dr. R.I. Boţ (University of Vienna))

  • Convex Analysis and Monotone Operators: Forward and Backward (05/2016-10/2018, DFG - Project (own position), Project - Label: GR3367/4-1)

  • New theoretical and algorithmical challenges in vector optimization, (04/2014 - 06/2016, DFG - Project, Label: WA 922/8-1, together with Assoc. Prof. Dr. R.I. Boţ (University of Vienna))

  • Numerical methods for approximating the zeros of operators and for solving variational inequalities with applications (10/2012-03/2013, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/107/1.5/S/76841, together with Prof. G. Kassay (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca))

  • Extensions and applications of optimization algorithms for solving nonsmooth convexe optimization problems (04/2012 - 03/2015, Graduate Fellowship of the Free State Saxony)

  • Characterizations of the solutions of optimization problems (04/2012-09/2012, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/88/1.5/S/60185, together with Prof. D. Duca (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca))

  • Extending convex optimization specific techniques for classical application fields and beyond (03/2012 - 02/2015, DFG - Project, Label: BO 2516/4-1)

  • Logistikoptimierung in der Düsenfertigung mittels Optimierung der Maschinenbelegung (11/2011 - 02/2012, Continental AG)

  • Solutions in vector optimization (10/2011-03/2012, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/88/1.5/S/60185, together with Prof. D. Duca (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)

  • Approximations of optimization problems (04/2011-11/2011, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/6/1.5/S3/2008, together with Prof. D. Duca (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)

  • Theory of monotone operators (10/2010-05/2011, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/6/1.5/S3/2008, together with Prof. G. Kassay (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)

  • Mathematical Data Mining Techniques in Reinforcement Learning and Its Applications to Online Reference Algorithms (10/2009 - 09/2012, European Socialfond (ESF) & prudsys, co-financed Industrial PhD)

  • D.C. programming (10/2009-06/2010, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/6/1.5/S3/2008, together with Prof. D. Duca (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)

  • Duality in optimization (10/2009-06/2010, European Social Fund in Romania (ESF Romania), Label: POSDRU/6/1.5/S3/2008, together with Prof. D. Duca (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)

  • Duality in set-valued vector optimization and applications (10/2009 - 01/2010, DFG - Project, Label: WA 922/6-1)

  • Regularity conditions for convex optimization problems in infinite dimensional spaces (10/2008-06/2012, DFG - Project, Label: WA 922/1-3)

  • Entwicklung von Methoden zur Dimensionsreduktion von Bilddateien, Auswahl und Tests von Kernfunktionen für die SVM-Klassifizierung (04/2008 - 07/2008, Continental AG)

  • Ansätze und Präprozessing zur Klassifizierung von Bilddateien der Qualitätskontrolle mittels Methoden des maschinellen Lernen (Support Vector Technik) (01/2008 - 03/2008, Siemens VDO Automotive AG)

  • Conjugate duality for nonconvex optimization problems (04/2007 - 03/2008, Karl- und Ruth-Mayer-Stiftung)

  • Theory of duality and its applications via image space analysis (09/2006-11/2006, Program: "Bilateral Projects and Project Preparation", DFG- CNR-Project)

  • Conjugate duality for non - convex optimization problems (08/2006 - 12/2006, Saxon State Ministry of Science and Fine Arts - Georgius-Agricola-Fellowship)

  • Duality in set-valued optimization (05/2006 - 08/2006, TU Chemnitz, Study and research assistantship - grant)

  • Duality for convex composed optimization problems: applications and generalizations (04/2006 - 03/2009, Graduate Fellowship of the Free State Saxony)

  • Conjugate duality for convex and non - convex optimization problems (08/2005 - 07/2008, DFG - Project, Label: WA 922/1-2)

  • Duality and optimality in maximum entropy optimization (01/2004 - 06/2004, TU Chemnitz, Study and research assistantship - grant)

  • Computer-aided semantic analysis, classification and clustering of patent documents - methods of mathematical optimization, statistics and supervised machine learning (11/2002 - 06/2004, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology / AIF ) (ProInno)

  • Entropy optimization with applications to the classification of texts (10/2002 - 09/2003, Karl- und Ruth-Mayer-Stiftung)

  • Mathematical modelling , analysis and optimization of information retrieval and classification systems for patent investigation (10/2001 - 09/2002, IPCentury AG)

  • Duality and optimality in multicriterial optimization (03/2000 - 08/2002, Daimler-Benz-Stiftung)