Dr. Andrii Mironchenko comes from the University of Klagenfurt and will take up his Heisenberg position at the Chair of Applied Mathematics under the direction of Prof. Dr. Lars Grüne on 1 December. There he will be working on so-called infinite-dimensional systems: These are mathematical models that can, for example, form the basis of optimized, self-adapting and controlling traffic control systems or intelligent power grids. They are a sub-area of mathematical systems theory, which develops the foundations for controlling and stabilizing dynamic systems.
“Dr. Mironchenko is one of the world's leading experts in the theory of networked infinite-dimensional systems and I am delighted that he has chosen the University of Bayreuth as the location for his Heisenberg position. He ideally complements the existing expertise of the Chair of Applied Mathematics in the fields of optimal control, optimization in function spaces and machine learning. The collaboration with Dr. Mironchenko will open up new areas of research, for example in the field of simultaneously robust and optimal control of large networked power generation systems,” says Grüne.
The Heisenberg Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) is open to scientists who already meet the requirements to be appointed to a permanent professorship. It enables researchers to continue their own high-caliber projects at a location of their choice and further enhance their scientific reputation, thus preparing them for a scientific leadership position within up to five years.
“I am looking forward to the great opportunities for cooperation with the members of the Chair of Applied Mathematics, who have in-depth expertise with mathematical applications in systems and control theory in research and teaching. The University of Bayreuth thus offers me an ideal environment to advance my own research, strengthen my academic reputation and develop professionally,” says Mironchenko.
His research focuses on the investigation of control mechanisms in technical systems. They are designed on the basis of mathematical models that are never exact and are subject to hidden dynamics, imprecise or unknown parameters and external disturbances. Such disturbances can drastically reduce the performance of the system or even destabilize the control system. In the first part of his Heisenberg research project, Mironchenko therefore wants to develop methods that help to guarantee the robustness of various control mechanisms in infinite-dimensional systems. In the second part of the project, a general paradigm for modeling such robust systems will be developed. Completely new classes of systems will be modeled, which will make it possible to pose new control problems that are beyond the reach of current systems theory.
