Seminar on Optimization and Control in Physiological Systems (in Englisch, für Naturwissenschaftler und Mediziner)

Summer Semester 2006 - Course Number 621.150
Seminar on Optimization and Control in Physiological Systems

(for Mathematicians and Life Scientists)

(2 hours of course credit)

F. Kappel¹, T. Kenner², D. Schneditz², J. Batzel¹, M. Bachar¹,

1Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, Karl-Franzens University ²Institute of Systems Physiology, Medical University of Graz

Purpose

In this seminar we will examine mathematical techniques needed for modeling physiological systems as well as some important concepts and systems in human physiology. These issues will be considered both from the perspective of the physiologist and the mathematician. As an end result of this seminar it is hoped that both the physiologist's and the mathematician's perspective will complement each other and advance joint knowledge.

This seminar is a joint effort of researchers in the Physiology Institute at Med-Uni Graz and the Mathematical and Physiological Group of the Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, Karl-Franzens University.

The web page for the Mathematical and Physiological Group can be found at:

http://www.uni-graz.at/biomath/

Organization

We will generally meet on Tuesdays from 16.00 to 17:30 in the Seminarraum 11.34 of the Department of Mathematics, Heinrichstrasse 36, third floor.

Ten lectures will be given by invited mathematicians, medical clinicians, and life scientists.

Students attending this seminar can receive 2 hourse credit upon completion of a report on a reasearch paper related to the topics of the seminar

Topics, Times & Lecturers

Jerry Batzel: Planning meeting and Introduction to Modeling March 7, 2006

Lectures

General Lectures on course days: Jerry Batzel and Mostafa Bachar SS, 2006
TITLE: Cardiovascular and Respiratory System modeling

Special lecture: Prof. Aichinger March 15, 2006
TITLE: 3D reconstruction of blood vessels based on MRI

Special lecture: Dr. Martin Fink March 30, 2006
TITLE: Investigating heart function at different physiological levels

Special lecture: Stefan Fuertinger, Daniela Pak, Doris Serschen April 13, 2006
TITLE: Modeling hemorrhage resultinging in heart function impairment and transfusion regimen design.

Special lecture: Prof. Georg Propst May 9 2006
TITLE: Periodically excited pumps.

Special lecture: Prof. Wolfgang Desch May 16, 2006
TITLE: More on Kalman Filters.

Jerry Batzel May 23, 2006
TITLE: Discussion of Project.