Current Faculty of ETH and the University of Zurich participating in the PhD Program in Computational Science Zurich

Abgrall, Rémi

Mathematics - UZH

Multicomponent and multifluid compressible flows, Multiphase problems, Phase transition, Non conservative hyperbolic problems, Hamilton Jacobi equations, Unstructured meshes.

Bernstein, Abraham

Dynamic and Distributed Information Systems - UZH

Human interaction, Triple/Graph stores, Services, Non-standard reasoning, Large graph data sets, matchmaking, Machine Learning, Data Mining.

Bolcskei, Helmut

Communication Theory - ETHZ

Wireless communication networks, Shannon theory, Super-resolution , Clustering and classification, Deep machine learning, High-dimensional statistics.

Bonhoeffer, Sebastian

Integrative Biology (ETHZ)

Population biological models for understanding fundamental biological processes, Mathematical modeling of population dynamics of virus infections within infected individuals.

Buhlmann, Peter

Seminar for Statistics - ETHZ

Statistics, Machine Learning, Computational Biology (ranging from methodology and mathematical theory to interdisciplinary research in biology and bio-medicine).

Caflisch, Amedeo

Computational Structural Biology - UZH

Virtual screening, DOCK, Molecular docking , Molecular dynamics, Drug design, Protein folding, Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, Free energy, Computational chemistry.

Carmeliet, Jan

Department of Architecture - ETHZ and EMPA

Building and urban energy systems, Urban microclimate and vegetation, Fluids and porous materials, Granular physics.

Chatzi, Eleni

Structural Mechanics (ETHZ)

Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Dynamics, Random Vibrations, System Identification, Nonlinear Dynamics, Damage Detection, Smart Sensor Technology, Smart Materials and Structures

Feldmann, Robert

Astrophysics - UZH

Computational astrophysics, formation and evolution of galaxies, physics of the interstellar medium

Fuernstahl, Philipp

Research in Orthopedic Computer Science - Balgrist

Orthopedic Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Augmented Reality, Computer-Based Planning and Execution of Orthopedic Surgery

Furrer, Reinhard

Institute for Mathematics - UZH

Spatio-temporal geostatistics, State-space models, Nonstationarity, Large datasets, (ensemble) Kalman filter, Multivariate and robust statistics.

Haller, George

Nonlinear Dynamics - ETHZ

Nonliear dynamical systems theory, coherent structures, transport and mixing in fluids, nonlinear oscillations in mechanics

Helbing, Dirk

Computational Social Science - ETHZ

Bringing modeling and computer simulation of social processes and phenomena together with related empirical, experimental, and data-driven work.

Hiptmair, Ralf

Seminar of Applied Mathematics - ETHZ

Numerical treatment of partial differential equations with focus on computational electromagnetism: Aspects of modelling, Discretization, Adaptivity, Treatment of singular geometries.

Hoefler, Torsten

Scalable Parallel Computing Lab - ETHZ

High performance computing, remote direct memory access programming, message passing interface, distributed memory computations, data analytics system, input/output complexity

Hunenberger, Philippe

Computer Simulations of Molecular Systems - ETHZ

Computer simulation of (bio-)molecular systems.

Hutter, Juerg

Chemistry - UZH

Electronic Structure Theory, Density Functional Theory, Materials, Sparse Matrix. Multiplication, Linear Scaling Alogorithms, Parallel Computing, High Performance Computing GPU Programming

Indiveri, Giacomo

Neuroinformatics - UZH

Behavior and cognition, Computation in Neural Circuits, Neurotechnologies.

Jackson, Andrew

Earth and Planetary Magnetism - ETHZ

Rapidly-rotating flluid dynamics and magnetic field generation in electrically conducting media

Jenny, Patrick

Fluid Dynamics - ETHZ

Turbulence and turbulent combustion, Flow in porous media, Rarefied gas kinetics, Bio fluid dynamics and biomedical optics, Morphing wing aerodynamics.

Kammer, David

Computational Mechanics for Building Materials - ETHZ

Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Continuum Modeling, Fracture modeling, Mechanics of Materials

Kübler, Felix

Financial Economics

Computational Economics The use of projection methods for solving heterogeneous agents macro models. Sparse grids

Lygeros, John

Automatic Control - ETHZ

Embedded and stochastic optimization, Multi-parametric toolbox, Building control, Airborne wind energy, Electrical power grid control, Demand response methods.

Maathuis, Marloes

Seminar for Statistics - ETHZ

Causal inference, Graphical models, High-dimensional statistics, Survival analysis, Nonstandard asymptotics, Applications of statistics.

Mayer, Lucio

Astrophysics - UZH

Cosmic structure formation and evolution, at both large and small scales: Formation and evolution of galaxies.

Mishra, Siddharta

Seminar for Applied Mathematics - ETHZ

Numerical analysis, Scientic computing, Applied partial differential equations, Computational fluid dynamics, Computational astrophysics, Modeling and simulation of biological systems.

Moore, Ben

Astrophysics - UZH

Cosmology; dark matter; the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars and planets; complex systems; non-linear dynamics; computational astrophysics;

Pajarola, Renato

Visualization and Multimedia - UZH

Point Based Graphics, Polygonal Modeling, Remote Visualization and Streaming 3D Graphics, Scalable Rendering and High-Performance Visualization.

Puzrin, Alexander

Geotechnical Engineering - ETHZ

Constitutive modeling of geomaterials, progressive and catastrophic failure in soils, terrestrial and submarine landslides, novel sensor technologies in geotechnics

Reiher, Markus

Theoretical Chemistry - ETHZ

Relativistic quantum chemistry and atomic physics, Electron-electron interaction, Theoretical bio-inorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry.

Riniker, Sereina

Computational Chemistry - ETHZ

Computer Simulations of Biomolecules, Molecular dynamics, Cheminformatics, QM/MM

Rosenthal, Joachim

Applied Mathematics - UZH

Coding theory, Cryptography, Applicable algebra and algebraic geometry, Mathematical systems and control theory.

Saha, Prasenjit

Physics - UZH

Gravitational dynamics, incl. orbital dynamics both classical and relativistic, gravitational lenses and gravitational waves

Sauter, Stefan

Institute for Mathematics - UZH

Numerical Analysis

Schulthess, Thomas

Theoretical Physics - ETHZ

Computational material science, Numerical analysis, Mathematics, Parallel computing, Computational physics, Scientific computing, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Mathematical modeling, Materials science.

Schwab, Christoph

Seminar for Applied Mathematics - ETHZ

Numerical Analysis for Uncertainty Quantification. Parametric operator equations on High Dimensional State- and Parameter Spaces.

Stocker, Roman

Stocker Lab

We specialize in the use of microfluidics to carefully mimic and flexibly manipulate a microbe's environment

Sudret, Bruno

Risk, Safety and Uncertainty Quantification - ETHZ

Polynomial chaos expansions, Stochastic inverse problems, Uncertainty Quantification, Adaptive designs for dosimetry, Metamodelling crash tests, Sensitivity in Hydrogeology.

Szulagyi, Judit

Computational Astrophysics - ETHZ

Computational Astrophysics, formation of planets and moons. Disks of planets, stars and black holes. Hydrodynamical Simulations/Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Tackley, Paul

Geophysics - ETHZ

Thermo-chemical structure, dynamics and evolution of the interiors of solid planets and moons, Convection in solid mantle.

von Mering, Christian

Bioinformatics - UZH

Bioinformatics / Systems Biology: genomes of entire microbial communities, based on the new and exciting metagenomics approach, protein-protein interactions.

von Mering, Christian

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