Prof. Antti Hannukainen, Aalto University
Tuesday, November 05, 2024, 16:00
- 17:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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In this talk, I consider solving parametric generalized eigenvalue problem using model order reduction techniques.
Clarissa Astuto, Junior Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computational Science, University of Catania, Italy
Monday, November 04, 2024, 14:00
- 15:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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In this talk we propose and validate a multiscale model for a Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) system, focusing on the correlated motion of positive and negative ions under the influence of a (potentially vibrating) trap.
Prof. Lucia Gastaldi, Università degli Studi di Brescia
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 16:00
- 17:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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This talk is devoted to the finite element approximation of boundary value problems with interfaces. We shall consider a simple second order elliptic equation with discontinuous coefficients and present the most common approaches for its finite element discretization.
Thursday, May 02, 2024, 14:00
- 15:00
Building 1, Level 2, Room 2202
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Numerical approximation of partial differential equations involves parameter dependencies from problem formulation and numerical methods. We focus on two areas: least-squares finite element method with linear elasticity, studying its dependence on the Lamé parameter, and the Virtual Element Method, known for handling complex geometries where the stabilization parameter is analyzed.
Prof. Francesca Gardini, Università di Pavia
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 16:00
- 17:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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We will discuss the solution of eigenvalue problems associated with partial differential equations (PDE)s that can be written in the generalised form Ax = λMx, where the matrices A and/or M may depend on a scalar parameter. Parameter dependent matrices occur frequently when stabilised formulations are used for the numerical approximation of PDEs. With the help of classical numerical examples we will show that the presence of one (or both) parameters can produce unexpected results.
Fabio Credali, Postdoc at IMATI, Pavia
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 14:30
- 15:30
B1, L4, seaside, R4214
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In 2019, diabetes caused 1.5 million global deaths, with 48% occurring before age 70. While Type 1 diabetes strongly depends on genetic components and is usually diagnosed in childhood, Type 2 diabetes is primarily caused by long term consumption of high calories foods. Lifestyle choices significantly influence the risk of Type 2 diabetes and obesity, including energy intake, diet composition, physical activity, and smoking.
Prof. Silvia Bertoluzza
Tuesday, March 05, 2024, 16:00
- 17:00
Building 2, Level 5, Room 5209
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We present a theoretical analysis of the Weak Adversarial Networks (WAN) method, recently proposed in [1, 2], as a method for approximating the solution of partial differential equations in high dimensions and tested in the framework of inverse problems. In a very general abstract framework.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 16:30
- 18:30
KAUST
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The studies in numerical approximation of partial differential equations are characterized by the necessity of managing complex geometries and their discretization. We focus our attention on two different fields where complex geometries are very common: the mathematical modeling of fluid-structure interaction problems and the family of virtual element methods.
Gianmarco Manzini
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 15:30
- 17:00
Building 9, Level 4, Room 4225
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Tensor network techniques are known for their ability to approximate low-rank structures and beat the curse of dimensionality. They are also increasingly acknowledged as fundamental mathematical tools for efficiently solving high-dimensional Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). In this talk, we present a novel method that incorporates the Tensor Train (TT) and Quantized Tensor Train (QTT) formats for the computational resolution of time-independent Boltzmann Neutron Transport equations (BNTEs) in Cartesian coordinates.
Francesca Gardini, Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pavia, Italy
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 14:30
- 15:30
Building 9, Level 4, Room 4225
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A Schrödinger equation for the system’s wavefunctions in a parallelepiped unit cell subject to Bloch-periodic boundary conditions must be solved repeatedly in quantum mechanical computations to derive the materials’ properties.
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 12:00
- 13:00
Building 9, Level 2, Room 2325
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In this talk we propose and validate a Space Multiscale model for the description of particle diffusion in the presence of trapping boundaries. We start from a drift diffusion equation in which the drift term describes the effect of bubble traps, and it is simulated by the Lennard–Jones potential.
Prof. Giovanni Russo, Full Professor of Numerical Analysis Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 14:30
- 15:30
Building 1, level 4, Room 4102 ( the aquarium -seaside)

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Multifluid has attracted a lot of attention in recent years.

Luca F. Pavarino, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Pavia
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 16:00
- 17:00
Building 2, Level 5, Room 5220
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After a brief introduction to the field of Computational Cardiology and cardiac reentry, we introduce and study some scalable domain decomposition preconditioners for cardiac reaction-diffusion models, discretized with splitting semi-implicit techniques in time and isoparametric finite elements in space.
Prof. Simone Scacchi, Associate Professor of Numerical Analysis at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Milan
Tuesday, November 08, 2022, 15:30
- 17:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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In this seminar, we will present our work on Virtual Element Method (VEM) approximations. The Virtual Element Method is a recent numerical technique for solving partial differential equations on computational grids constituted by polygonal or polyhedral elements of very general shape. This work aims to develop effective linear solvers for general order VEM approximations of three-dimensional scalar elliptic equations in mixed form and Stokes equations. To this end, we consider block algebraic multigrid preconditioners and balancing domain decomposition by constraints (BDDC) preconditioners. The latter allows us to use conjugate gradient iterations, albeit the algebraic linear systems arising from the discretization of the differential problems are indefinite, ill-conditioned, and of saddle point nature.
Arbaz Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 11:00
- 12:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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This talk discusses the non-conforming approximation of Biot's consolidation model. In the first part of the talk, we discuss posteriori error estimators for locking-free mixed finite element approximation of Biot’s consolidation model. In the second part of the talk, we discuss a novel locking-free stochastic Galerkin mixed finite element method for the Biot consolidation model with uncertain Young’s modulus and hydraulic conductivity field.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 12:00
- 13:00
Building 9, Level 2, Room 2322
Eigenvalue problems arising from partial differential equations are used to model several applications in science and engineering, ranging from vibrations of structures, industrial microwaves, photonic crystals, and waveguides, to particle accelerators.
Giovanni Russo, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 15:30
- 17:00
Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119
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An efficient method is proposed for the numerical solution of the Stokes equations in a domain with a moving bubble and two techniques for the treatment of the boundary conditions are adopted and then compared. The treatment of diffusion of surfactants (anions and cations) in presence of an oscillating bubble is an interesting interdisciplinary problem, with applications to chemistry and biology.
Prof. Luca Heltai, Applied Mathematics, International School for Advanced Studies
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 15:00
- 16:00
Building 1, Level 4, Room 4102
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Real life multi-phase and multi-physics problems coupled across different scales present outstanding challenges, whose practical resolution often require unconventional numerical methods.
Michał Wichrowski, IWR, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
Monday, March 28, 2022, 16:00
- 17:00
Building 1, Level 4, Room 4214
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Monolithic matrix-free solver for fluid-structure interaction problems.
Thursday, November 11, 2021, 12:00
- 13:00
KAUST
In the classical theory of the finite element approximation of elliptic partial differential equations, based on standard Galerkin schemes, the energy norm of the error decays with the same rate of convergence as the best finite element approximation, without any additional requirements on the involved spaces.
Giovanni Russo, Full Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy
Monday, November 01, 2021, 09:00
- 10:00
Building 1, Level 4, Room 4102
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Semi-implicit schemes for evolutionary partial differential equations. Topic 3 - construction of more general schemes for evolutionary partial differential equations, in which the stiffness may be of a different type than the one previously considered. Several examples will be given illustrating the general procedure.
Giovanni Russo,Full Professor,Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy
Thursday, October 28, 2021, 09:00
- 10:00
Building 1, Level 4, Room 4102
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Implicit-Explicit schemes for hyperbolic systems with stiff relaxation. Topic 2 - hyperbolic relaxation models and to the methods for their numerical solution. After introduction of hyperbolic-hyperbolic and hyperbolic-parabolic type relaxation problem, conservative finite difference space discretization will be introduced.
Giovanni Russo, Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 09:00
- 10:00
Building 1, Level 4, Room 4102
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Construction of high order finite volume and finite difference shock-capturing schemes for conservation laws. Topic 1 - illustrating how to construct shock capturing schemes for conservation laws. We focus on semi-discrete schemes based on the method of lines.