Prof. Dr. Peter Arbenz [retired] Computer Science Department  Parallel and High Performance Computing ETH Zürich Universitätstrasse 6 CH-8092 Zürich Switzerland Mobile: +41-78 408 9228 Email: arbenz at inf.ethz.ch

Research Interests

• Numerical Linear Algebra
• High Performance Computing
• Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Computational Science & Engineering

Books

Peter Arbenz and Wesley Petersen Introduction to Parallel Computing - A practical guide with examples in C February 2004 Oxford University Press Series: Oxford Texts in Applied and Engineering Mathematics No. 9 ISBN: 0-19-851576-6 (hardback), 0-19-851577-4 (paperback)

Selected Papers and Reports

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Lectures / Courses

• Numerical Methods for Solving Large Scale Eigenvalue Problems (251-0504-00G) 3G (4 ETCS credit points) [Spring semester 2018] This is the last time I teach this course.
• Seminar in Computational Science (252-5251-00S) 2S (2 ETCS credit points) [Spring semester 2018] with Dr. Panagiotis Hadjidoukas


• Introduction to Finite Elements and Sparse Linear System Solving (263-5001) 2V1U (4 ETCS credit points) [Fall semester 2017]
• MATLAB - Einführungskurs (als pdf-file)

Topics for master / bachelor theses and term projects

Projects

• Shape optimization and uncertainty quantification in radio frequency structures combined with beam dynamic simulations (2015-2019)
• A parallel space-time solver for the Navier-Stokes equations with periodic forcing (2013-2017)
• Efficient and precise simulation of particle accelerators using adaptive meshes (2013-2015)
• Resonant Lossy Electromagnetic Structures (2008-2012)
• Micro Finite Element Analysis of Human Bone Structures (2006-2012)
• A Self Consistent Particle-in-Cell Finite Element Time Domain Solver for Large Accelerator Structures (2007-2011)
• SNF SCOPES project: Establishing CS&E in Bulgaria and Macedonia (2002-2004)
• The Remote Computation System (1995-1996)

Conferences

• SIAM Conference on Computational Science & Engineering (SIAM CSE17). Atlanta, USA, February 27-March 3, 2017.
• International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS) 2017. Zurich, Switzerland, June 12-14, 2017.
• Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference (PASC 2017). Lugano, Switzerland, June 26-28, 2017.
• International Conference on Preconditioning Techniques for Scientific and Industrial Applications (Preconditioning 2017). Vancouver, Canada, July 31-August 2, 2017.
• SPEEDUP Workshop on High-Performance Computing. Bern, Switzerland, August 31 - September 1, 2017.
• 12th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics (PPAM 2017). Lublin, Poland, September 10-13, 2017.
• International Conference on Parallel Computing (ParCo2017). Bologna, IT, September 12-15, 2017.


• SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing and Scientific Computing (SIAM PP18). Tokyo, Japan, March 7-10, 2018.
• SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (SIAM ALA 2018). Hong Kong, China, May 4-8, 2018.
• International Conference on Numerical Methods for Scientific Computations and Advanced Applications (NMSCAA'18). Hissarya, Bulgaria, May 28-31, 2018.
• 10th International Workshop on Parallel Matrix Algorithms and Applications (PMAA'18). Zurich, Switzerland, June 27-29, 2018.
• Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference (PASC 2018). Basel, Switzerland, July 2-4, 2018.


• High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering (HPCSE 2019) Beskydy Mountains, Czech Republic, May 20-23, 2019.
• Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference (PASC 2019). Zurich, Switzerland, June 12-14, 2019.
• 13th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics (PPAM 2019). Bialystok, Poland, September 8-11, 2019.
• Modelling 2019. Olomouc, Czech Republic, September 16-20, 2019.


• Emerging Trends in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 2020 (ETAMM 2020) . Ostrava, Czech Republic, June 15-19, 2020. (Cancelled due to CoViD19)


• Seminar on Numerical Analysis (SNA'21). Ostrava, Czech Republic, January 25-29, 2021.
• Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference (PASC 2021). Geneva, Switzerland, July 5-July 7, 2021.

Journals

• SIAM Journals Online
• Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications
• Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Parallel Computing
• Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience (SCPE)

Other interesting sites

• Netlib repository of mathematical software, papers, and databases.
• NA-Digest
• The Trilinos Project home page
• TOP500 Supercomputer Sites
• Science & Engineering Journal Abbreviations
• Eric Weisstein's World of Science
• Wikipedia, die freie Enzyklopädie

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Last update: Jan 11, 2021