Dr. Anne Wald

Research fellow

Universität des Saarlandes
Fachrichtung Mathematik
Campus, Geb. E1.1, Raum 4.16
D-66123 Saarbrücken

Tel.:  +49 (0)681 302 57432
FAX:   +49 (0)681 302 4435
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Consultation hours: Wednesday 09:30 - 10:30

Research topics

• Nonlinear and time-dependent inverse problems:
  • Parameter identification for partial differential equations
  • Modelling, model reduction and inexact forward operators
• Regularization methods:
  • Sequential subspace optimization
• Applications:
  • Terahertz tomography
  • Magnetic particle imaging (BMBF project MPI²)
  • Dynamic computerized tomography

Lectures

• Winter semester 2017/18 - Parameter identification for PDEs
• Summer semester 2018 - Programmierung für Mathematiker
• Winter semester 2018/19 - Tensor product approximation and inverse problems
• Summer semester 2019 - Numerical Internship in Computerized Tomography

Teaching assistance

• Summer semester 2014 - Praktische Mathematik
• Winter semester 2014/15 - Höhere Mathematik für Ingenieure 1
• Summer semester 2016 - Lineare und nichtlineare Optimierung
• Winter semester 2016/17 - Seminar "Modellierung und inverse Probleme in der Systembiologie"
• Summer semester 2017 - Programmierung für Mathematiker

Publications

• A. Wald and T. Schuster, Sequential subspace optimization for nonlinear inverse problems, Journal of Inverse and Ill-posed Problems, 2016
• V. Wollrab, R. Thiagarajan, A. Wald, K. Kruse, D. Riveline, Still and rotating myosin clusters determine cytokinetic ring constriction, Nature communications, 2016
• A. Wald and T. Schuster, Tomographic terahertz imaging using sequential subspace optimization, In New Trends in Parameter Identification for Mathematical Models, B. Hofmann, A. Leitao, J. Zubelli (Eds.), Birkhäuser / Springer, 2018
• A. Wald, A fast subspace optimization method for nonlinear inverse problems in Banach spaces with an application in parameter identification, Inverse Problems 34 (2018) 085008

Talks

• Solving nonlinear inverse problems by sequential subspace optimization with an application to THz tomography, Chemnitz Symposium on Inverse Problems, Chemnitz, 2016
• Sequential subspace optimization for nonlinear inverse problems with an application in terahertz tomography, Workshop Geomathematics Meets Medical Imaging, Speyer, 2017
• Sequential subspace optimization for nonlinear inverse problems with an application in terahertz tomography, Inverse Days 2017, Oulu, Finland
• Sequential subspace optimization for nonlinear inverse problems with applications in parameter identification, Inverse Problems: Modelling and Simulation, Malta, 2018
• Modeling the system function in magnetic particle imaging, SIAM conference on Imaging Sciences 2018, Bologna, Italy
• Modeling the system function in magnetic particle imaging, IFIP TC7 conference 2018, Essen
• Parameter identification in terahertz tomography and magnetic particle imaging, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2018
• Effiziente Berechnung der Systemfunktion unter Berücksichtigung von Relaxationseffekten, Aschaffenburg, 2018
• Parameter identification in terahertz tomography and magnetic particle imaging, University of Vienna, Austria, 2018
• Inverse problems in magnetic particle imaging, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria, 2018
• Inverse problems in magnetic particle imaging, Inverse Days 2018, Helsinki, Finland
• A fast subspace optimization technique for nonlinear inverse problems and applications, University of Würzburg, 2019
• Terahertz tomography as a parameter identification problem, Workshop on tomographic inverse problems, Oberwolfach 2019

 Organization of minisymposia

• SIAM conference on Imaging Sciences 2018, Bologna: Time-dependent problems in imaging together with Thomas Schuster
• IFIP TC7 conference 2018, Essen: Time-dependent inverse problems together with Barbara Kaltenbacher
• ICIAM 2019, Valencia: Parameter identification problems in magnetic particle imaging together with Tobias Kluth