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Routing in Optical Transport Networks

Processing connection requests in a given all-optical network dynamically works as follows. Upon release of a customer call, it must be decided immediately and...

Routing in Optical Transport Networks
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Virtual NeuroLab

This is a joint project with the department of Numerical Analysis and Modelling. The goal of this joint research project is to gain insight into functional and anatomical...

Virtual NeuroLab
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Optimization of optical networks

Optical technology dominates more and more the core of modern telecommunication networks, providing the most potential to deal with the ever-increasing bandwidth demands...

Optimization of optical networks
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Stochastic Process Control

Industrial production processes are often operated such that energy consumption or operation costs are minimized. Typically this means full exploitation of the technical...

Stochastic Process Control
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Triangulated Manifolds

In the early days of topology, manifolds were often studied via triangulations. The combinatorial structure makes the computation of various invariants possible, and...

Triangulated Manifolds
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Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning

The planning of complex surgical procedures necessitates highly reliable computerized models of the human anatomy. The ultimate goal is to accurately simulate surgical...

Computer-assisted and Model-guided Facial Surgery Planning
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Optimization of the German Research Network G-WiN

The DFN-Verein operates the German Research Network, which connects universities and research institutes from all over Germany and serves as a platform to develop and...

Optimization of the German Research Network G-WiN
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Duty Scheduling in Public Transit

Duty scheduling is the assignment of tasks of work to staff by means of a schedule. Problems typically involve complicated rules for the legality and the costs of duties...

Duty Scheduling in Public Transit
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Dynamic Portfolio Optimization

Insurance companies and other institutional investors maintain portfolios with very large capital volumes. The security of investments is preeminent, but on the other...

Dynamic Portfolio Optimization
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Dynamic Portfolio Optimization

Insurance companies and other institutional investors maintain portfolios with very large capital volumes. The security of investments is preeminent, but on the other...

Dynamic Portfolio Optimization
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Peakedness of Overflow and Freed Carried Streams for a Single Link

Mean and variance of a call arrival process with exponentially distributed holding times are defined by the mean and variance, respectively, of the number of occupied...

Peakedness of Overflow and Freed Carried Streams for a Single Link
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Molecular Visualization

The understanding of biochemical processes requires the study of structure and dynamics of biomolecules of varying size. In these investigations vast amounts of data are...

Molecular Visualization
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Performance Analysis of Round-Robin Schedulers

In telecommunication systems microprocessors have to handle the signalization process in ISDN networks and the data packets in GPRS mobile networks. In case of GPRS...

Performance Analysis of Round-Robin Schedulers
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Frequency Assignment in Point-to-Multipoint Radio Access Systems

The purpose of a point-to-multipoint radio access system (PMP-system) is to supply wireless access to voice/data communication networks. Base stations form the access...

Frequency Assignment in Point-to-Multipoint Radio Access Systems
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Design of Survivable IP-Over-ATM Networks

The aim of this project is the development of mathematical tools and software for the design of broadband virtual private networks. Currently, most of the internet...

Design of Survivable IP-Over-ATM Networks
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Minimization of Setup-Times for Printing Machines

For printing machines setup times account for a significant portion of the overall production time. They depend heavily on the sequence of jobs. In cooperation with...

Minimization of Setup-Times for Printing Machines
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Polyhedral Subdivisions

Subdivisions of combinatorial objects arise in various contexts, part of which are investigated in the following project: Polyhedral subdivisions of point configurations...

Polyhedral Subdivisions
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Load Balancing in Signaling Transfer Points

Signaling is crucial to the operation of modern telecommunication networks. A breakdown in the signaling infrastructure typically causes customer service failures, incurs...

Load Balancing in Signaling Transfer Points
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Optimization of Automated Shelf Systems

In order to efficiently use an automated shelf system the stacker cranes must perform all storage and retrieval operations ``as good as possible''. possible objectives...

Optimization of Automated Shelf Systems
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Models and Competitive Analysis of Transportation Problems

Transportation systems (e.g. automated shelf systems, automated guided vehicles) are targeted to accomplish their tasks as efficiently as possible. However, many aspects...

Models and Competitive Analysis of Transportation Problems