Current Faculty of ETH and the University of Zurich participating in the PhD Program in Computational Science Zurich
Abgrall, Rémi
Abgrall, Rémi
Mathematics - UZH
Multicomponent and multifluid compressible flows, Multiphase problems, Phase transition, Non conservative hyperbolic problems, Hamilton Jacobi equations, Unstructured meshes.
Bernstein, Abraham
Bolcskei, Helmut
Bolcskei, Helmut
Communication Theory - ETHZ
Wireless communication networks, Shannon theory, Super-resolution , Clustering and classification, Deep machine learning, High-dimensional statistics.
Bonhoeffer, Sebastian
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
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
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
Chatzi, Eleni
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
Feldmann, Robert
Astrophysics - UZH
Computational astrophysics, formation and evolution of galaxies, physics of the interstellar medium
Fuernstahl, Philipp
Furrer, Reinhard
Furrer, Reinhard
Institute for Mathematics - UZH
Spatio-temporal geostatistics, State-space models, Nonstationarity, Large datasets, (ensemble) Kalman filter, Multivariate and robust statistics.
Haller, George
Haller, George
Nonlinear Dynamics - ETHZ
Nonliear dynamical systems theory, coherent structures, transport and mixing in fluids, nonlinear oscillations in mechanics
Helbing, Dirk
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
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
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
Hutter, Juerg
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
Indiveri, Giacomo
Neuroinformatics - UZH
Behavior and cognition, Computation in Neural Circuits, Neurotechnologies.
Jackson, Andrew
Jenny, Patrick
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
Kübler, Felix
Kübler, Felix
Financial Economics
Computational Economics
The use of projection methods for solving heterogeneous agents macro models. Sparse grids
Lygeros, John
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
Maathuis, Marloes
Seminar for Statistics - ETHZ
Causal inference, Graphical models, High-dimensional statistics, Survival analysis, Nonstandard asymptotics,
Applications of statistics.
Mayer, Lucio
Mayer, Lucio
Astrophysics - UZH
Cosmic structure formation and evolution, at both large and small scales: Formation and evolution of galaxies.
Mishra, Siddharta
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
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
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
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
Reiher, Markus
Theoretical Chemistry - ETHZ
Relativistic quantum chemistry and atomic physics, Electron-electron interaction, Theoretical bio-inorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry.
Riniker, Sereina
Rosenthal, Joachim
Rosenthal, Joachim
Applied Mathematics - UZH
Coding theory, Cryptography, Applicable algebra and algebraic geometry, Mathematical systems and control theory.
Saha, Prasenjit
Saha, Prasenjit
Physics - UZH
Gravitational dynamics, incl. orbital dynamics both classical and relativistic, gravitational lenses and gravitational waves
Sauter, Stefan
Schulthess, Thomas
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
Stocker, Roman
Stocker, Roman
Stocker Lab
We specialize in the use of microfluidics to carefully mimic and flexibly manipulate a microbe's environment
Sudret, Bruno
Szulagyi, Judit
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
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
von Mering, Christian
Bioinformatics - UZH
Bioinformatics / Systems Biology: genomes of entire microbial communities, based on the new and exciting metagenomics approach, protein-protein interactions.