Andreas Weber (mathematician)

Andreas Weber (2016).

Andreas Günter Weber (born July 17, 1964 in Pforzheim ; † March 15, 2020 in Remagen ) was a German computer scientist and mathematician , most recently a professor at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn .

Life

Weber studied mathematics and computer science at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and the University of Colorado Boulder . In 1990 he completed his studies at the University of Tübingen and received his doctorate there in 1993 on type systems for computer algebra . From 1995 to 1997 he did research as a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University on a grant from the German Research Foundation . From 1997 he was first in the research group on symbolic information processing at the Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut and then in the research group on real-time solutions for simulation and visual analytics at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics . Weber received his habilitation in 2000 on computer algebraic components in problem-solving environments at the University of Tübingen and in 2001 was appointed to a professorship at the University of Bonn. He worked there until his death.

research

Weber dealt with computer algebra and symbolic methods for the analysis of bifurcations and singularities of algebraic systems of ordinary differential equations and the global question of the existence of oscillations in these systems. He also did research on modeling the dynamics and interaction of complex networks , including a. with applications in systems biology and medicine. In this context, problems of network analysis were addressed, such as the determination of parameter regions for the existence and stability of attractors , model reduction and hybrid network modeling. In addition, Weber researched mathematical modeling and simulation of complex physically-based systems, for example in combination with data-driven approaches to anticipation and analysis of whole-body movements in robotics . He also pursued the physics-based analysis and synthesis of movements for use in graphic animation and in sports science .

Others

Weber was awarded the teaching award of the University of Bonn in 2013. Together with Wolfgang Küchlin he wrote the textbook Introduction to Computer Science with a special focus on the concept of object orientation, which was published in several editions by Springer Verlag. Weber was a member of the Association for Computing Machinery , the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and was involved in the Gesellschaft für Informatik .

Private

Weber was married and the father of two daughters. He last lived in Remagen and died unexpectedly at the age of 55.

Web links

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber | University of Bonn
• Working group Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mathematics Genealogy Project: Andreas Günter Weber . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
2. ↑ Introduction to Computer Science: About the Author . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
3. ↑ Publications by Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
4. ↑ Institute for Computer Science II: Professor Dr. Andreas Weber . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
5. ^ Institute for Computer Science at the University of Bonn . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
6. ↑ ^{a b} We mourn Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
7. ^ Bifurcations and Singularities of Algebraic Differential Equations . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
8. ↑ symbiont Project: Symbolic Methods for Biological Networks . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
9. ↑ DFG research group 2535: Anticipating Human Behavior . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
10. ↑ Physically based analysis and synthesis of movements . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
11. ^ Teaching award from the University of Bonn . Retrieved April 5, 2020.
12. ↑ Introduction to Computer Science, Springer . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
13. ↑ Section Graphic Simulation and Animation . Retrieved March 18, 2020.