CURRICULUM VITAE
Marino ZENNARO
Full Professor of
Numerical Analysis
Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze
Università di Trieste
I-34100
- Born
in
- Married,
two sons
Education
Degree in Mathematics,
Positions held
1983-1987: Researcher in Numerical
Analysis, Faculty of Sciences,
1987-1990: Associate Professor of
“Approximation Methods”, Faculty of Sciences,
1987-1990: Temporary Professor of “Logic of
Digital Computers and Programming Theory”, Faculty of Sciences,
1990-1993: Full Professor of “Numerical
Calculus”, Faculty of Sciences,
1993-: Full Professor of “Numerical
Analysis”, Faculty of Sciences,
1999-: Member of the Committee of “
Teaching experience
- Undergraduate:
Numerical Analysis, Computer Science
- PhD:
Numerical Analysis
Research topics
- Use of
the gaussian collocation method in the numerical
solution of boundary value problems for differential equations with functional
arguments.
- Integral
representation of
inverse difference differential operators in periodic function
spaces.
- Statement
of some maximum principles that allow one to apply monotone iterative
techniques to the search for periodic solutions of nonlinear ordinary and delay
differential equations.
- Use of
the one-step gaussian collocation method in the
numerical solution of initial value problems for ordinary and delay
differential equations, with particular reference to the study of stability.
- Definition
and study of continuous extensions of Runge-Kutta
methods with application to delay differential equations and stability analysis
of the resulting methods.
- Design
of algorithms for the employment of parallel computers to the numerical
solution of initial value problems for ordinary and delay differential
equations.
- Stability
analysis of the interpolants of Runge-Kutta
methods.
- Study
of Runge-Kutta methods for the numerical solution of Volterra integral equations of the second kind and of their
stability properties.
- Study
of the class of explicit continuous Runge-Kutta
methods with particular emphasis on the problem of the minimum number of
stages.
- Study
of a particular class of two-step Runge-Kutta methods
with particular emphasis on the order conditions and on the local error
estimate.
- Study
and development of “waveform
relaxation” techniques for the numerical solution of large systems of ordinary
differential equations in parallel computing environments.
- Definition
and study of some contractivity properties of Runge-Kutta methods and their interpolants
with respect to test equations with forcing terms. Applications
to delay differential equations and to “waveform relaxation” techniques.
- Study
of a particular class of General Linear Methods with particular emphasis on the
order conditions and on the regularity properties.
- Study
of the regularity properties of Runge-Kutta methods
for the numerical solution of ordinary and delay differential equations.
- Study
of the error growth functions of the Runge-Kutta
methods with applications to the asymptotic stability analysis.
- Development
of methods for the computation of the “joint spectral radius” of matrix
families with applications to the stability analysis of linear discrete dynamical systems.
- Stability
analysis of exponential Runge-Kutta methods.
- Stability
analysis of Runge-Kutta methods for stiff functional
differential equations.
- Definition
and study of “balanced complex polytopes” and related vector and matrix norms with development of
constructive algorithms and applications to the computation of the “joint spectral radius”.
Invited presentations
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- Grado (
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- Grado (
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- Dobbiaco (
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- Cetraro (
- Vancouver (Canada), 18-22/7/2011:
ICIAM 2011
- Valladolid
(Spain), 16-20/9/2013: SciCADE13
Presentations in person
- Oberwolfach (
- Wurzburg (West Germany), 23-28/8/1982:
Equadiff 82
- Bologna (Italy),
28-30/3/1983: Convegno di Analisi Numerica
- Perugia (Italy),
2-7/9/1983: XII Congresso U.M.I.
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- Sorrento (Italy),
30/9-2/10/1985: Convegno di Analisi Numerica
- Albuquerque
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- Roma (Italy),
26-28/9/1988: Convegno Nazionale di Analisi Numerica
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- Palo Alto (California - U.S.A.), 28/3-1/4/1995: SciCADE95
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Geneve (
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Montecatini (Italy), 9-11/2/2004:
Convegno GNCS 2004
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Trieste
(Italy), 11/10/2005: NADay2005
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Capitolo (
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Capitolo (
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- Pamplona
(Spain), 16-19/4/2013: SDIDE2013
Colloquium talks
- Norwegian
Institute of Technology,
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- O.N.E.R.A.,
Chatillon - Paris (
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- Seminario Matematico e Fisico di
Milano, Milano (Italy), 31/5/1993
- The
Norwegian Institute of Technology,
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- Université
de Genève, Genève (Swisse), 28/9/1995
- Istituto per le Applicazioni della
Matematica del C.N.R., Napoli (Italy), 25/2/1997
- Université de Rennes,
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Visiting activity
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- The
Norwegian Institute of Technology,
- Queen's
University,
- I.R.I.S.A.,
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Professional and organizational services
- Referee
of many international journals, among which:
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of the “International Conference on
Parallel Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations: the State of the Art”, Grado
(
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “SciCADE97”, Grado (
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “Summer School on Numerical Treatment of
Dynamical Systems”, Dobbiaco (
- Organizer of the workshop “Problematiche di interfacciamento tra metodologie numeriche per ODE e PDE”, Trieste (Italy) 18-19/12/2003
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “Summer School on Mathematical Models in Life
Science: Theory and Simulation”, Dobbiaco (
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “NADay2005”,
- Organizer
of the minisymposium “Delay differential equations”
within “SciCADE07”, St. Malo (
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “Summer School on Molecular Dynamics and Time
Integration of PDEs”, Dobbiaco (
- Organizer
of the minisymposium “Delay differential equations”
within “SciCADE09”,
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “Summer School on ODEs with Discontinuous
Right-Hand Side: Theory and Applications”, Dobbiaco
(BZ), 22-26/6/2009
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “Summer School on Discontinuous Galerkin
Methods: Theory and Applications”, Dobbiaco (BZ),
21-25/6/2010
- Member of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of “Summer School on Approximation Theory, Spectral Methods and Chebfun”, Dobbiaco (BZ),
12-17/6/2011
1/11/2008-31/12/2011: Vice-director of
Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica,
- Member
of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of
“Summer School
on Exponential Integrators and Numerical Methods for Multiscale
PDEs”, Dobbiaco (BZ), 24-29/6/2012
8/11/2011-19/12/2012: President of
the Course of Studies in Mathematics of the Univeristy
of
- Member
of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of
“Summer School
on Geometric Integration of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations”, Dobbiaco (BZ), 16-21/6/2013
- Member
of the Organizing-Scientific Committee of
“Summer School on Matrix Theory and
Computation with Applications to Network Analysis, Quantum Chemistry and
Dynamical Systems”, Dobbiaco (BZ), 15-20/6/2014
Coordination of research grants
- National and local Coordinator of the Project “Problematiche di interfacciamento tra metodologie numeriche per equazioni differenziali ordinarie e alle derivate parziali” of INdAM (Gruppo Nazionale per il Calcolo Scientifico) in the year 2003.
- National and local Coordinator of the Project “Metodi numerici e software matematico per problemi di evoluzione” of INdAM (Gruppo Nazionale per il Calcolo Scientifico) in the year 2004.
- National and local Coordinator of the Project “Metodi numerici per equazioni differenziali funzionali” of MIUR (PRIN–COFIN 2004) in the years 2005-2006.
- Coordinator of the Project “Metodi numerici e stabilità di equazioni differenziali funzionali” of INdAM (Gruppo Nazionale per il Calcolo Scientifico) in the year 2010.
Last
update: September 10, 2014