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Academic Curriculum Vitae
- 04/2020 - 03/2022: Interim Professor (W2) for Numerical Analysis at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
- 01/2020: Positive (intermediate) evaluation of the junior professorship
- Since 03/2017: Assistant Professor (“Juniorprofessor”) for Numerics at RUB,
Faculty of Mathematics - 10/2016 - 02/2017: Senior Lecturer (“Akademischer Oberrat auf Zeit”) at University of Siegen,
Department of Mathematics, Applied Analysis and Numerics Section - 04/2015 - 09/2016: Interim Professor (“Lehrstuhlvertretung”, W3) for Numerics at University of Siegen,
Department of Mathematics, Workgroup Numerics - 05/2013 - 09/2016: Postdoctoral Researcher (“Wiss. Mitarbeiter”) at Philipps-University Marburg,
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Workgroup Numerics and Optimization (Prof. Dr. Stephan Dahlke)
D-A-CH project Adaptive Wavelet and Frame Techniques for Acoustic BEM - 04/2010 - 04/2013: Research Associate (“Wiss. Mitarbeiter”, 50%) at Friedrich-Schiller-University (FSU) Jena,
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematical Institute,
Chair for Theoretical Numerical Analysis (Prof. Dr. Erich Novak) - 12/2009 - 05/2013: Ph.D. Student (Dr. rer. nat.) at FSU Jena
Focus on Information-Based Complexity and Theoretical Numerical Analysis
Thesis: Several Approaches to Break the Curse of Dimensionality (final grade: summa cum laude)
supervised by Prof. Dr. Erich Novak - WS 2009/'10: Graduate Teaching Assistant at FSU Jena,
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematical Institute - WS 2004/'05 - SS 2009: Study of Mathematics (Dipl.-Math.) at FSU Jena
Focus on Analysis and Applied Computer Sciences
Thesis: Das Haar'sche System in Funktionenräumen vom Typ Asp,q(IR) (final grade: 1.1)
supervised by Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schmeißer
Partially supported by German National Academic Foundation (“Studienstiftung”) - 03/2005 - 09/2005: Alternative Civilian Service (“Zivildienst”) at LebenshilfewerkWeimar/Apolda e.V.
- 07/2004 - 09/2004: Basic Military Service (“Grundwehrdienst”) in Hammelburg
- 05/2004: Abitur at Staatl. Gymnasium 'Bergschule' Apolda (final grade: 1.5)
- Born on 28/02/1986 in Weimar
Research stays
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
Invited by: Prof. Dr. Dirk Nuyens, Numerical Integration, Nonlinear Equations & Software (NINES) group
Period: two weeks during May 2013 - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
Invited by: Prof. Dr. Ronald Cools, Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics Section
Period: four weeks in October 2012 - University of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia)
Invited by: Prof. Frances Kuo, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Period: two weeks in February 2012
Talks (Selection)
- Regularity of solutions to p-Laplace equations in Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, February 2022
- Rate-optimal sparse approximation of compact break-of-scale embeddings, Bestwig, February 2022
- Adaptive BEM and Besov-type spaces based on wavelet expansions, Reggio Calabria (Italy), November 2021
- Higher order regularity shifts for the p-Poisson problem in Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces, Železná Ruda (Czech Republic), September 2021
- Efficient numerical integration of permutation-invariant functions, Padova (Italy), September 2021
- Adaptive Wavelet Boundary Elements on Computer-aided Geometric Designs (application presentation), Fulda University of Applied Sciences, June 2021
- The universal approximation theorem (application presentation), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, April 2021
- Approximation und Regularität von Operatorgleichungen, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, November 2020
- Approximation und Regularität von Operatorgleichungen (application presentation), RUB, November 2020
- New local higher order regularity shifts for the p-Poisson problem, Erlangen-Nürnberg, March 2020
- Higher order regularity shifts for the p-Poisson problem, Egmond aan Zee (Netherlands), September/October 2019
- Optimal recovery using wavelet trees, Cambridge (UK), February 2019
- Approximation und Regularität von Operatorgleichungen, Chemnitz, November 2018
- On the regularity of solutions to quasi-linear PDEs, Hasenwinkel, September 2018
- On the regularity of solutions to quasi-linear PDEs, Prague (Czech Republic), July 2018
- Explicit regularity estimates for solutions to quasi-linear PDEs, Voss (Norway), September 2017
- Explicit regularity estimates for solutions to quasi-linear PDEs, Bedlewo (Poland), September 2017
- Improved regularity estimates for solutions to the p-Poisson equation, Barcelona (Spain), July 2017
- Bounds on optimal regularity indices, Marburg, November 2016
- Improved regularity estimates for solutions to quasi-linear operator equations on Lipschitz domains, Bedlewo (Poland), August/September 2016
- Approximation properties of wavelet trees, Basel (Switzerland), March 2016
- Adaptive algorithms - theory and practice, Banff (Canada), September/October 2015
- (s,t)-weak tractability, Dagstuhl, September 2015
- Approximation of embeddings between spaces of Besov type (semi-plenary), Siegmundsburg, July 2015
- (s,t)-weak tractability, Bedlewo (Poland), April/May 2015
- On optimal wavelet approximations in spaces of Besov type, Hasenwinkel, March 2015
- On optimal wavelet approximations in spaces of Besov type (semi-plenary), Kaiserslautern, February 2015
- Regularity of boundary integral equations in Besov-type spaces based on wavelet expansions, Montevideo (Uruguay), December 2014
- A refined classification of problems with (sub)exponential information complexity, Montevideo (Uruguay), December 2014
- Besov-type function spaces on patchwise smooth manifolds and regularity analysis of operator equations in these scales (semi-plenary), Traunkirchen (Austria), August 2014
- Integration of permutation-invariant functions, Leuven (Belgium), April 2014
- Besov regularity for operator equations on patchwise smooth manifolds, Hasenwinkel, March 2014
- Besov regularity for operator equations on patchwise smooth manifolds, Bestwig, January/February 2014
- On lower bounds for integration of multivariate permutation-invariant functions, Oberwolfach, October 2013
- Integration of permutation-invariant functions, Annecy (France), July 2013
- Several Approaches to Break the Curse of Dimensionality (thesis defense), Jena, 13/05/2013
- Probabilistic star discrepancy bounds for double infinite random matrices, Dagstuhl, September 2012
- Probabilistic star discrepancy bounds for double infinite random matrices, Smolenice (Slovakia), June 2012
- Linear tensor product problems in (anti-) symmetric Hilbert spaces, Sydney (Australia), February 2012
- Tractability of L∞-approximation on weighted Banach spaces of smooth functions, Bonn, June 2011
- Remarks on Lp-approximation of infinitely differentiable multivariate functions, Jena, December 2010
- On error bounds for L∞-approximation of smooth functions, Oppurg, October 2010
- Komplexität hochdimensionaler Probleme - Eine Einführung, Siegmundsburg, July 2010
- Upper error bounds for L∞-approximation by means of embeddings, Jena, May 2010
- Haar bases in function spaces from the type Asp,q(IR), Jena, December 2009
Scholarships, Grants, Awards
- Grant: Ruhr University Bochum, additional graduate teaching assistant to support digital lectures, 2020
- Travel grant: Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (UK) for attending the workshop on Challenges in optimal recovery and hyperbolic cross approximation, 2019
- Scholarship / Travel grant: Global Young Faculty membership, Stiftung Mercator, 2017-2019
- Travel grant: Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (Austria) for attending the program on Tractability of High Dimensional Problems and Discrepancy – not used due to schedule conflicts, 2017
- Travel grant: Research Group of Computational Mathematics, University of Basel, for attending the workshop on Boundary Elements and Adaptivity, 2016
- Travel grant: Ruhr University Bochum, 2015
- Travel grant: Banff International Research Station, Canada, 2015
- Travel grant: Polish Academy of Sciences for attending the Information-based Complexity conference, 2015
- Travel grant: Research Group of Computational Mathematics, University of Basel, 2015
- Travel grant: Adolf Haeuser Stiftung for attending the Foundations of Computational Mathematics (FoCM) Conference, 2014
- Short-term scholarship: ICERM Semester Program on High-dimensional Approximation, 2014
- Travel grant/Award: Oberwolfach Leibniz Graduate Student, 2013
- Short-term scholarship: Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven, 2013
- Travel grant: Philipps-University Marburg, 2013
- Short-term scholarship: Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven, 2012
- Scholarship: German National Academic Foundation ('Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes'), 2007-2009
Further Professional Activities
- Organizer of
- annual Rhein-Ruhr-Workshops über Angewandte Mathematik, Approximationstheorie und Numerische Mathematik in Bestwig, together with G. Plonka-Hoch, T. Sauer, and M. Skrzipek (starting 2023)
- Minisymposium on Adaptivity, Regularity, and Fast Approximation at EnuMath 2019 in Egmond aan Zee (Netherlands), together with L. Diening and Ch. Kreuzer
- Minisymposium on Recent Advances in A Posteriori Error Estimation and Adaptive Methods at ICIAM2019 in Valencia (Spain), together with F. Bertrand
- Special Session High dimensional numerical integration at MCQMC 2016 in Stanford (USA)
- Referee for
- Advances in Operator Theory,
- Acta Mathematica Scientia,
- Complex Variables and Elliptic Equations,
- ENUMATH 2019 Proceedings,
- Journal of Approximation Theory,
- Journal of Complexity,
- Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications,
- Journal of Geometric Analysis,
- Mathematische Nachrichten,
- Nonlinear Analysis,
- Results in Mathematics,
- Statistical Papers, and
- SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification
- Member of
- GAMM Junior Research Group at RUB (senior membership, since 2021)
- Early Career Researchers (ECR) Board, RUB (since 2021)
- Hiring Committee “W1ttW2 Computational Plasma Physics”, RUB (2019)
- Dr. Hans Riegel-Fachpreis Selection Board (since 2018)
- Freshmen Mentoring Programme, RUB (since WS 2017/2018)
- Global Young Faculty V (interdisciplinary network funded by Stiftung Mercator, 10/2017-03/2019)
- LabExchange selection board (Research abroad grant programme for graduate students by inSTUDIESplus@RUB, since 06/2017)
- Hiring Committee “W1 Stochastik”, RUB (2017)
- ruhr.paD-network (“UA Ruhr Zentrum für partielle Differentialgleichungen”, since 03/2017)
- “Departmentrat Mathematik”, University of Siegen (04/2015-02/2017)
- Ph.D. Examining Board (transcript writer), Philipps-University Marburg (2016)
- Hiring Committee “W2 Optimierung”, Philipps-University Marburg (2015)
- German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV, since 2016)
- Authorized Examiner for Landesprüfungsamt für Lehrämter an Schulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (“Staatsexamensprüfer”, 04/2015-02/2017)