Hans Georg Bock

Hans Georg Bock ( born May 9, 1948 in Bottrop ) is a German professor of mathematics and computer science. Since 2005 he is Managing Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of the Ruprecht -Karls- University of Heidelberg, where he was deputy director from 1993 to 2004. Bock is a member of the committee for developing countries of the European Mathematical Society ( EMS - CDC ) and is there a responsible member for the Asia region.

Life

Bock studied mathematics with minors in physics and biology at the University of Cologne. He graduated in 1975 with the thesis " Numerical optimization of parameter-dependent state- limited processes with linearly occurring control using the multiple shooting method " under the supervision of Professor Roland Bulirsch from.

From 1976 to 1981 he was a research associate at the University of Bonn and worked until 1982 at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen thereafter.

After several years working as a mathematical consultant in industry and research, he returned from 1985 to 1987 as a researcher at the University of Bonn back. With the work " boundary value problem methods for parameter identification in systems of nonlinear differential equations ," which he produced with Jens Frehse and Roland Bulirsch, 1986 he received a doctorate of mathematics and science faculty.

This was followed from 1987 to 1988 Visiting Professor of Numerical Mathematics at the Ruprecht -Karls- University of Heidelberg before Bock took a call on a C3 professorship at the University of Augsburg in 1988. Since 1991 he is the owner of the C4 - chair of computer science and optimization software at the University of Heidelberg.

Since 2005 he is Managing Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of the Ruprecht -Karls- University of Heidelberg, where he was deputy director from 1993 to 2004.

Research

Bock is the author or coauthor of more than 180 scientific papers. These include, in particular progress in the areas

  • Adaptive discretization and Newton Similar methods for the optimization of large systems,
  • Simultaneous Methods for Nonlinear Optimization and Optimal control of processes, which are described by DAE and PDE models,
  • Limited solution of nonlinear DAE and PDE control problems with feedback in real time,
  • Numerical methods for state and parameter estimation,
  • Numerical methods for differential-algebraic equations ( DAE),
  • Model-based nonlinear optimal experimental design,
  • Nonlinear mixed-integer dynamic optimization,
  • Optimization under uncertainty, robust optimization,
  • Stability optimization of running movements,
  • Computer assisted methods for securing and developing cultural heritage,
  • Applications in aerospace, mechanics and biomechanics, chemistry, chemical engineering, systems biology and biomedicine.

Teaching

Under the supervision of Hans Georg Bock, more than 70 theses and 30 PhD theses have been completed so far. 13 of his students have been accepted professorships at German and foreign universities.

Bock has since 1992, as Speaker of various graduate colleges of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and since November 2007 as Director of the set up in the framework of the Excellence Initiative Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences (HGS MathComp ) by numerous innovations, such as the mentoring system to a structured internationally networked, interdisciplinary doctoral training earned done.

Prizes and awards

For his contributions to the Vietnamese-German relations and the establishment of scientific high-performance computing in Vietnam it was in 2000 an honorary doctorate from the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, in 2003, the Medal of Merit of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and training, and in 2012 the awarded an honorary doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

  • In honor of the 60th birthday of Hans Georg Bock and Rolf Rannacher the conference MOSOCOP08 in Heidelberg took place until July 25, 2008 by the 21st.
  • Medal of Honor, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation ( 2008)
  • Microsoft Research Award ( 2004)
  • GEFFRUB Award ( 1996)
  • Heinrich Hörlein Memorial Award (1986 )
  • Felix Hausdorff Memorial Award (1984 )
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