ANCHP (Prof. Daniel Kressner)
The ANCHP group is concerned with the development, analysis and implementation of numerical algorithms for solving large-scale problems, with a particular focus on linear and multilinear algebra. Topics of current interest include linear and nonlinear eigenvalue problems, low-rank matrix and tensor techniques, numerical optimization, massively parallel algorithms, control problems, as well as data analysis. The algorithms and software produced by ANCHP have been incorporated into a number of widely used software packages, such as Matlab, LAPACK, ScaLAPACK and SLEPc.
CSQI (Prof. Fabio Nobile)
The CSQI chair deals with the development of reliable numerical simulations of complex models appearing in physics, engineering and life science applications, such as fluid-structure interaction problems, heart electromechanics, flows in porous media, etc. In particular, the research is oriented toward the development of advanced techniques for the treatment and quantification of uncertainties which unavoidably affect many of the parameters of a mathematical model, and consequently the quantification of the reliability of numerical simulations outcomes.
DOLA (Prof. Lénaïc Chizat)
At DOLA, our goal is to understand the mechanisms behind the key algorithms used in machine learning and signal processing. What do they learn? How do they learn and how fast? When do they fail or succeed? How to improve them? To fulfill this objective, we study the optimization, statistical and functional approximation aspects — and their interplay — often in certain asymptotic regimes that facilitate mathematical analysis.
GR-PI (Prof. Marco Picasso)
The Group Picasso (GR-PI) is specialized in numerical analysis and scientific computing. Our goals are to work in collaboration with various engineering laboratories and industry in order to improve existing algorithms, to create and analyze, from the mathematical point of view, new numerical schemes in order to solve practical problems.
MATMAT (Prof. Michael Herbst)
In the Mathematics for materials modelling (MATMAT) group our research revolves around developing and understanding first-principle materials simulations, which are nowadays run in the thousands to discover novel materials computationally. Our work takes an interdisciplinary viewpoint on this subject tackling both the mathematical as well as the physical challenges: How can we employ mathematical analysis to increase the robustness and efficiency of algorithms? How can we quantify errors in the chosen physical model and the numerical scheme? How can we exploit error control techniques to improve physical models and increase throughput in materials discovery workflows? Our research results have been integrated into open-source software (e.g. DFTK, AiiDA) in a way they are accessible to both the mathematical and materials modelling community.
MCSS (Prof. Jan Hesthaven)
The scientific focus of the MCSS chair is the development, analysis, and application of reliable and high-order accurate computational methods for solving time-dependent partial differential equations with a particular emphasis on wave problems and conservation laws. Closely related activities include reduced models, uncertainty quantification, efficient solvers, and multi-scale problems with a focus on techniques suitable for high-performance computing on modern computing platforms, including software development. Applications are drawn from a wide spectrum across the applied sciences and engineering, including electromagnetics, plasma physics, geoscience and general relativity.
MNS (Prof. Annalisa Buffa)
The focus of the MNS chair is the design and analysis of numerical algorithms for partial differential equations. We are mostly interested in differential problems enjoying mathematical structures that need to be preserved at discrete level in order to achieve accuracy and stability of the numerical schemes. In particular, the research is oriented towards the development of novel and innovative numerical techniques aiming at improving the integration between numerical simulations and geometric modelling and processing. The targeted applications span from elasticity to electromagnetic problems.
OPTIM (Prof. Nicolas Boumal)
The Chair of Continuous Optimization (OPTIM) studies the theory and applications of optimization in continuous variables, with a focus on geometry and non-convexity. Applications of interest connect with computational sciences, machine learning, statistics and robotics.
SCI-SB-SD (Prof. Simone Deparis)
The research of the Group Deparis (SCI-SB-SD) deals with the analysis, development, and application of mathematical models for the integration of complex systems. The main ingredients are numerical approximation of partial differential equations, performance computing, and reduced order modeling. The group is in particular specialised in applications to the modeling and approximation of the cardio-vascular system.