Winter Semester 2010 - Course Number 621.603

Seminar on Optimization and Control in Physiological Systems

(for Mathematicians and Life Scientists)

(2 hours of course credit)

F. Kappel¹, N. Goswami², J. Batzel¹

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 16.00 to 17:30 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 Oct. 5, 2010

Lectures

Jerry Batzel Oct. 12,2010
TITLE: Discussion of Modeling issues and sensitvity analysis I

Franz Kappel Oct. 19, 2010
TITLE: sensitivty analysis II

Franz Kappel Nov. 9, 2010
TITLE: Sensitivity analysis III

Franz Kappel Nov. 16, 2010
TITLE: Sensitivity analysis IV

Franz Kappel Nov. 23, 2010
TITLE: Subset selection

Nandu Goswami Nov. 30, 2010
TITLE: Physiology of cardiovascular system

Nandu Goswami Dec. 7, 2010
TITLE: Physiology of cardiovascular system control and experimental design I

Nandu Goswami Dec. 14, 2010
TITLE: Experimental design II

Franz Kappel Jan. 11, 2011
TITLE: Summary of sensitivity analysis

Jerry Batzel Jan. 18, 2011
TITLE: Programming generalized sensitivity equations II

Jerry Batzel Jan. 25, 2011
TITLE: Project on programming general sensitivity equations

Jerry Batzel Feb. 1 2011
TITLE: Make up class