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

Winter Semester 2007-2008 - Course Number 621.804
Seminar on Optimization and Control in Physiological Systems

(for Mathematicians and Life Scientists)

(2 hours of course credit)

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

1Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, Karl-Franzens University ²Institute of 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 16.30 to 18:00 in the Seminarraum 11.34 of the Institute of Mathematics, Heinrichstrasse 36, third floor.

Lectures will include course material and talks given by invited mathematicians, medical clinicians, and life scientists.

Students attending this seminar can receive 2 hourse credit upon completion of course work which may be a report on a reasearch paper related to the topics of the seminar, a project or test.

The wInter semester focuses more on mathematical issues while the summer semester focuses on modeling applications although both semesters mix these topics and include guest lecturers. Each semester has a different course number. Hence students can get credit for both semesters. Topics, Times & Lecturers

Jerry Batzel, Planning meeting and Modeling Issues I October 9, 2007
Lectures

Jerry Batzel, October 16,2007
TITLE: Modeling Issues I

Mostafa Bachar October 23, 2007
TITLE: Modeling Issues II

Daniel Schneditz October 30, 2007
TITLE: Some new observations with data from the glucose tolerance test

Mostafa Bachar November 6, 2007
TITLE: Ordinary Differential Equations II

Mostafa Bachar November 13, 2007
TITLE: Ordinary Differential Equations III

Mostafa Bachar November 20, 2007
TITLE: Delay Differential Equations I

Mostafa Bachar November 27, 2007
TITLE: Delay Differential Equations II

Mostafa Bachar December 4, 2007
TITLE: Probability and Statistics I

Mostafa Bachar December 11, 2007
TITLE: Probability and Statistics II

Jerry Batzel January 4, 2008
TITLE: Control Theory I

Jerry Batzel January 11, 2008
TITLE: Control Theory II

Jerry Batzel January 17, 2008
TITLE: Control Theory III