Head of Group
Prof. Dr. rer.nat. habil. Sebastian Sager

Prof. Dr. rer.nat. habil. Sebastian Sager
Building 02, Room 224
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Optimal Control
- Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
- Simultaneous Methods for Constrained Nonlinear Optimal Control Problems
- Numerical Methods for Optimum Experimental Design
- Machine Learning and Optimization
- Optimization under Uncertainty
- Applications in Mobility, Energy, Clinical Decision Support
Secretary
Susanne Heß

Susanne Heß
Building 2, Room 205
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
Senior Staff
Dr. Hu Mirko

Dr. Hu Mirko
- Graph Theory
- Population Dynamics
- Optimal Control
PhD Students
Sarah Feldmann

Sarah Feldmann
Building 2, Room 207B
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Combinatorial Optimization
- Inverse simulation and source detection in graphs
- Applications in Medicine
Anna Gebhard

Anna Gebhard
Building 2, Room 204
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Receding Horizon Optimal Control
- Real-Time Optimization
- Modeling and Parameter Estimation
- Applications in Medicine
Mirko Hahn

Mirko Hahn
Building 02, Room 204
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Mixed-integer Nonlinear Optimization
- Optimization with PDE Constraints
- Optimization with Set-Valued Variables
- Application Gas and Power Networks
Veronica Haritonova

Veronica Haritonova
Building 2, Room 222
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Inverse Optimization
- Optimal Control
- Modeling and Parameter Estimation
- Applications in Medicine
Timon Klein

Timon Klein
Building 2, Room 204
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Machine Learning (Transformer)
- Applications in Medicine
Robert Lampel

Robert Lampel
Building 2, Room 223
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Lifting
- Optimization
Do Duc Le

Do Duc Le
Building 2, Room 223
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Mathematical Optimization in Traffic
- Mixed-Integer Optimal Control
Carl Julius Martensen

Carl Julius Martensen
Building 2, Room 205
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Data-Driven System Estimation
Christoph Plate

Christoph Plate
Building 02, Room 207a
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Optimization Methods for Machine Learning
- Optimal Control
- Applications in Chemical Engineering
Adrian Reimann

Adrian Reimann
Building 2, Room 207a
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Optimization Methods for Machine Learning
- Modeling and Parameter Estimation
- Applications in Medicine
Daria Shaydurova

Daria Shaydurova
Building 02, Room 222
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg, Germany
- Advanced Topics in Monomial Patterns for Polynomial Optimization
Manuel Tetschke

Manuel Tetschke
Building 2, Room 221a
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg, Germany
Germany
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
- Nonlinear Model-Predictive Control
- Real-Time Online Optimization
- Applications in Automotive Engineering Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
Reinhold Wittmann

Reinhold Wittmann
Building 2, Room 223
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Optimal control of P2chem/P2X processes
- Structure exploiting direct optimal control
Associated PhD Students (second supervisor)
Shaimaa Monem

Shaimaa Monem
Former Members
Felix Bernhardt

Felix Bernhardt
Dr. Anamaria Bodea

Dr. Anamaria Bodea
Dr. Alexander Buchner

Dr. Alexander Buchner
Hendrik Burgdörfer

Hendrik Burgdörfer
Dr. Holger Diedam

Dr. Holger Diedam
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
- Nonlinear Model-Predictive Control
- Real-Time Online Optimization
- Automated Modelling
- Applications in Economics
- Applications in Psychology
- Applications in Robotics
Dr. Michael Engelhart

Dr. Michael Engelhart
Room 407
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
- Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
- Applications in Cancer Chemotherapy
- Applications in Psychology
Dr. Janick Frasch

Felix Gnettner

Felix Gnettner
Dr. Kathrin Hatz

Dr. Kathrin Hatz
Dr. Andreas Himmel

Dr. Andreas Himmel
Building Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik komplexer technischer Systeme, Room S 3.15
Sandtorstraße 1
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Parameter estimation
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
- Optimization under Uncertainty
- Applications in Chemical Engineering
Dr. Tony Huschto

Dr. Dennis Janka

Dr. Dennis Janka
Room 402
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
- Numerical Methods for Optimum Experimental Design
- Numerical Methods for Optimal Control Problems
- Applications in Chemical Engineering
Dr. Felix Jost

Dr. Felix Jost
- Modelling of hematopoietic processes
- Parameter estimation
- Optimum experimental design
- Dual control
- Applications in robotics and medicine
Dr. Michael Jung

Dr. Michael Jung
Dr. Florian Kehrle

Dr. Florian Kehrle
- Mathematical Optimization in Medicine
- Electrocardiac signals and Tachycardia
- Mixed Reality in Medical Training and Education
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
Dr. Sabrina Kellner

Dr. Sabrina Kellner
Dr. Christian Kirches

Dr. Lilian Kramer

Dr. Lilian Kramer
Jeanny Langer

Jeanny Langer
Christian Laus

Christian Laus
Patrick Lilienthal

Patrick Lilienthal
Building 2, Room 223
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Mathematical modeling with applications in medicine
- Focus on hematopoiesis
- Parameter estimation
- Optimum experimental design
Sarah Lorenz

Sarah Lorenz
Dr. Stephan Ludwig

Dr. Stephan Ludwig
Carsten Matke

Carsten Matke
Building EWE-Forschungszentrum für Energietechnologie e.V.
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 15
D-26129 Oldenburg
Germany
- Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
- Optimization under Uncertainty
- Application to Electricity Transmission Grid
Dr. Maximilian Merkert

Dr. Maximilian Merkert
- Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming
- Network Optimization & Applications
- Polyhedral Combinatorics
- Graph Theory
- Game Theory
Dr. Jeremi Mizerski

Dr. Jeremi Mizerski
Building 2, Room 212
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Cardiology
- Mathematical Modeling
- Medical Applications
Mark Mueller

Mark Mueller
Dr. Kai-Friederike Oelbermann

Dr. Kai-Friederike Oelbermann
Dr. Benjamin Peters

Dr. Benjamin Peters
Building 2, Room 212
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- SDPs
- Polynomial optimization
Dr. Jonas Rauch

Dr. Jonas Rauch
Room 404
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
- Optimal Control Policies in Airline Revenue Management
- Airline Demand ForecastingNonlinear Mixed-Integer Dynamic Optimization
Kristine Rinke

Kristine Rinke
Building 2, Room 223
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Mathematical models in biology/ecology and medicine
- Physiologically structured models
- Parameter estimation
- Optimal control of clinically relevant cancer chemotherapy schedules and optimal combination of different cancer therapies
Anja Schäfer

Anja Schäfer
Paul Scharnhorst

Paul Scharnhorst
Susanne Scholl

Susanne Scholl
Jonas Schulze

Jonas Schulze
Dr. Stephan Sorgatz

Dr. Stephan Sorgatz
Building 2, Room 223
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Optimization of Vehicular Traffic at Traffic Light Intersections
- Implementation of an Acceleration Controller using Model Predictive Control
Prof. Dr. Emily Speakman

Prof. Dr. Emily Speakman
Building 02, Room 222
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Research Project: Research Overview
Dr. Anna Thünen

Dr. Anna Thünen
Dr. Le Thi Thien Thuy

Dr. Le Thi Thien Thuy
Building 02, Room 222
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Control theory
- Numerical optimal control
- Set-valued numerics
Dr. Jennifer Uebbing

Dr. Jennifer Uebbing
Building Max-Plank Institut für Dynamik komplexer technischer Systeme, Room N 3.15
Sandtorstraße 1
39106 Magdeburg, Germany
Germany
- Parameter estimation
- Optimal control
- Finite element method
Tobias Weber

Tobias Weber
- Nonlinear Model-Predictive Control
- Electrocardiac signals and Tachycardia
- Source detection in graphs
Sören Weniger

Sören Weniger
Building 02, Room 205
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
Dr. Leonard Wirsching

Dr. Leonard Wirsching
Room 411
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
- Nonlinear optimization
- SQP methods
- Numerics of optimal control and parameter estimation
- Model predictive control
- Moving horizon estimation
- ODE modelling and simulation
- Sensitivity generation
Dr. Clemens Zeile

Dr. Clemens Zeile
Building 2, Room 221a
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
- Mathematical Optimization in Medicine