Professur für Afrikanische Sprachen und Literaturen an der Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät
Curriculum Vitae:
1980-1985 B.A. (Hons) in Linguistics, French and Swahili, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
1987-1988 M.A. in Linguistics University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
1988-1991 Courses in Norwegian Language and Culture, Examen Philosophicum, Introductory Courses in Information Technology
1991-1993 M.Phil. in Linguistics/African Studies, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
1994-1995 Lecturer, Stanford University, USA
1994-1997 Ph.D in Linguistics/African Studies, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
1997 Part-time Lecturer, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1997-98 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Hong Kong
1998-2002 Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong
since 2001 Founding Editor "Journal of Dagaare Studies"
2002-2013 Associate Professor of Linguistics and African Studies, School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong
2006-2007 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, USA
2006-2008 Honorary Professor, Guangxi University for Nationalities, China
2011 International Scholar, Centre for the Humanities, Stanford University
2012 Guest Professor, African Studies Center, Bayreuth University
since 2012 Editorial Board Member "Journal of African American Studies" and "Studies in African Linguistics"
since May 2013 Chief Editor, African Language Grammars and Dictionaries (ALGaD) Series, Language Science Press, Berlin
since August 2013 Professor of African Languages and Literatures, Department of African Studies, University of Vienna
Research Areas:
* African Linguistics (African language structures and situations)
* African Diasporas/Africa-China Relations/Global African Studies
* Documentation and revitalization of African languages and literatures
* Digital Humanities (languages, literacies, and literatures in the age of IT)
Professur für Finanzwirtschaft und Mathematik (WWTF-Stiftungsprofessur) an der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Lebenslauf:
geboren 1972 in Singen am Hohentwiel, Deutschland
1992-1998 Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre (Dipl.), Universität Konstanz
1998-2003 Promotion in Ökonometrie, Universität Konstanz
2003 Forschungsaufenthalte an der University of Technology Sydney und der Université Catholique de Louvain
2004-2005 Assistenzprofessur, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
2005-2007 Assoziierte Professur, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
2007-2013 Professur für Ökonometrie (W3), Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2007-2011 Affiliiertes Mitglied "Quantitative Products Laboratory" (QPL), Berlin
seit 2007 Research Fellow, Center for Financial Studies (CFS), Frankfurt
2007-2013 Teilprojektleiter Sonderforschungsbereich 649 "Ökonomisches Risiko", Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2010 Forschungsaufenthalte an der University of Technology Sydney und der University of Melbourne
2012 Lehrpreis der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2010-2013 Vizedirektor des Center of Applied Statistics and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2010-2013 Direktor des "Berlin Doctoral Program in Economics and Management Science"
seit August 2013 Professur für Finanzwirtschaft und Mathematik (WWTF-Stiftungsprofessur) am Institut für Statistik und Operations Research der Universität Wien
Forschungsschwerpunkte:
* Finanzökonometrie
* Statistische Modellierung hochfrequenter Finanzmarktdaten
* Marktmikrostrukturanalyse und Liquidität
* Modellierung und Prognose von Volatilitäten und Korrelationen auf Finanzmärkten
* Extremrisiken und systemische Risiken auf Finanzmärkten
Professur für Numerik partieller Differentialgleichungen an der Fakultät für Mathematik
Curriculum Vitae:
born 1969 in Milano, Italy
1993 Laurea in Mathematics, Università di Pavia, Advisors: G.A. Pozzi and F. Brezzi, Thesis: "Finite element methods for the Stokes problem"; Berzolari Prize (best Laurea thesis at the Università di Pavia; given every three years)
1995-2001 Researcher of Numerical Analysis, Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali, Università di Pavia, Italy
1998 Ph.D in Computational Mathematics and Operations Research, Università di Milano, Advisor: F. Brezzi, Thesis: "Discretization of linearly constrained problems and applications in scientific computing"
1999-2000 CNR Postdoctoral Fellowship, spent at the University of Minnesota, USA
1999-2001 Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
2000-2001 Supercomputing Institute for Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
since 2001 Associate Research Fellow at the IMATI-CNR, Pavia
2001-2011 Associate Professor of Numerical Analysis, Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali, Università di Pavia
2006-2007 Visiting Professor, Seminar für Angewandte Mathematik, ETH Zürich
2011-2013 Full Professor of Numerical Analysis, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pavia
since August 2013 Professor of Numerics of Partial Differential Equations, Department of Mathematics, University of Vienna
Research Areas:
* Numerical Analysis
* Numerical Approximation of Partial Differential Equations
* Finite Element Methods
* Applications in Engineering and Physics
Professur für Applied Mathematics and Modeling an der Fakultät für Mathematik
Curriculum Vitae:
born 1975 in Italy
1998 Laurea in Mathematics, Università di Pavia, Italy
1998 Cinquini prize (best diploma thesis in Mathematics in Pavia)
1999, 2000 and 2001 SAFI - IUSS prizes
2001-2002 Researcher (permanent), Istituto di Analisi Numerica – CNR
2002 SAFI Advanced School, Institute for Advanced Study - IUSS, Pavia
2002-2010 Senior Researcher, IMATI - CNR
2003 Ph.D. in Mathematics and Scientific Computing (advisor P. Colli), Università di Pavia
2003-2013 Professor (temporary), Università di Pavia
2004 SIMAI prize (best PhD thesis in Applied Math in Italy)
2005 CNR prize, awarded 2009
2008 ERC Starting Grant
2009 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2010 Richard von Mises Prize, GAMM
since 2010 Researcher Director, IMATI – CNR
2011-2012 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research awardee (research fellow), WIAS Berlin, Germany
2013-2016 Secretary of the International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics
since August 2013 Professor of Applied Mathematics and Modeling, Department of Mathematics, University of Vienna
Research Areas:
* Partial Differential Equations
* Calculus of Variations
* Continuum Thermomechanics
