Peter Zinterhof

Peter Zinterhof (born April 23, 1944 in Vienna ) is an Austrian computer pioneer . He earned services in the history of computer science and its development in Austria.

Life

From 1962 Peter Zinterhof studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna with Edmund Hlawka , Walter Thirring , Leopold Butterer and Berta Karlik . At the same time he was a working student at IBM Austria and later in the Verbund group .

In the academic year 1965/1966 he got a scholarship at the Steklow Institute for Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. In 1966 he studied mathematics with Korobow, Michail Michailowitsch Postnikow , Pawel Sergejewitsch Alexandrow and Andrei Nikolajewitsch Kolmogorow . There he wrote his dissertation in Russian on number theoretic methods in high-dimensional numerics, which then led to his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1968. Despite the prerequisites, he renounced a doctorate “ sub auspiciis Praesidentis ” and immediately after completing his doctorate took up an assistant position at the Institute for Mathematics II at the Technical University of Vienna with Hans Hornich . At Hornich he dealt with complex analysis (function theory) and completed his habilitation at the end of 1971.

At the beginning of 1972 he took over the professorship in Mathematics III at the University of Salzburg . From 1979 to 1983 Zinterhof was dean of the natural science faculty at the University of Salzburg. He was a senator at the University of Salzburg for three senate terms. He was a member of commissions at the University of Salzburg and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Since 1972 he has been a member of the IIASA commission of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He was also a member of the jury for the Christian Doppler Prize .

In 1972 Peter Zinterhof founded the "Interfaculty Institute Computer Center" at the University of Salzburg. In 1975, in compliance with the law, it was transferred to the IT center of the University of Salzburg, which he was in charge of until 1990.

In 1989 he founded the research institute for software technology at the University of Salzburg. This research institute worked on the basis of industrial partnerships, for example with Siemens , Digital Equipment , EMCO and others. The research institute was the nucleus for computer science in Salzburg. From here the Institute for Computer Science and Systems Analysis was founded in 1989 and the study of computer science was introduced in Salzburg. The basic scientific concept for the large Techno-Z in Salzburg was also developed at the research institute. Due to the legal changes, the Institute for Computer Science was transferred to a Department for Computer Science and a Department for Scientific Computing, with Zinterhof being the head of the Department for Scientific Computing. The two departments were later merged again into one department of computer science.

Peter Zinterhof founded the “Austrian Center for Parallel Computation” (ACPC) together with Bruno Buchberger . He contributed to the design of the computer science and computer science curricula, from bachelor to doctorate. He also took part in the Austrian project A-GRID, which has an impact on GRID computing and high-performance computing in Austria. He also made advanced steps for mathematics in Salzburg and is currently the longest-serving mathematics professor and computer science professor in Salzburg.

Publications (selection)

• Parallel Numerics "ParNum'02", Theory and Applications Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop Parallel Numerics "ParNum'02", Bled, Slovenia, Oct. 2002
• Numerical Integration and Hilbert-Schmidt-NormsTrobec, P. Zinterhof, M. Vajtersic, A. Uhl, editors: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop Parallel Numerics "ParNum'02", Theory and Applications, Bled, Slovenia, Oct. 2002
• M. Revers, P. Zinterhof: Application of number theoretic methods to the numerics of computerized tomography. In: ÖCG series of publications. Vol. 64, Oldenbourg / Vienna, Munich 1992.
• Mathematical systems theory. In: E. Roth, K. Heidenreich (Ed.): Social science methods - teaching and manual for research and practice. 2nd Edition. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich / Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-486-20277-4 .
• Analytical Markov renewal models on the problem of pollutant release. In: Operations Research Proceedings. Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 1983.
• About the calculation of the distribution of the dwell times with alternating renewal processes. In: Technical Report. 4, Nuclear Research Center-Karlsruhe 1982.
• E. Hlawka, F. Firneis, P. Zinterhof: Number theoretical methods in numerical mathematics. R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Vienna / Munich 1981.
• W. Koenne, P. Zinterhof: Reliability- theoretical analysis of electricity supply systems. In: Series of publications by the Vienna University of Technology. Springer Verlag, 1978.

Editorships (selection)

• P. Zinterhof (Ed.): Electronic Modeling. Vol. 22, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Russian Academy of Sciences, Kiev 2000.
• P. Zinterhof (Ed.): Monte Carlo and Quasi Monte-Carlo Methods. Springer Lecture Notes on Statistics. vol. 127, 1997.
• P. Zinterhof (Ed.): Proceedings of the International Workshop Parallel Numerics. Smolenice, Slovakia, 1994.
• P. Zinterhof (Ed.): Dictionary of Computer Graphics and Imaga Analysis. Chervona Kalyna, Lviv 1998. (English-Russian-Ukrainian)

Web links

• Literature by and about Peter Zinterhof in the catalog of the German National Library
• O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Zinterhof, Professor Emeritus. In: University of Salzburg. (English).