Activities

Membership in Editorial Boards

• SIAM Journal on Optimization (2006-2020 and 2023-)

• Mathematical Programming (Ser. A) (2016-2018)
  
• Set-Valued and Variational Analysis (2009- )
• Journal of Nonsmooth Analysis and Optimization (2019- )
• Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (2011-)
• Optimization (2013-)
  
• Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications (2010-2012)

• International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management (2006- )

• Stochastic Programming E-Print Series (SPEPS) (1999-2018)

• Journal of Chemometrics (1994-2005)

Other Memberships

• Member of the Community on Stochastic Programming (COSP) (2007-2010)
  
• Associated member of the Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg) Analysis, Numerics and Optimization of Multiphase Problems  (2004-2009)
  
• Member of the GAMM Fachausschuss Angewandte Stochastik und Optimierung (-2010)

Research Projects

• Nonlinear Probabilistic Constraints in Problems of Gas Transport
  
• SFB/Transregio 154 Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Gas Networks
  
• Topology Optimization of Wind Turbines under Uncertainties
• Einstein Center for Mathematics Berlin
  
• joint project with Dr. M. Eigel (Weierstrass Institute Berlin), Prof. Hömberg (Weierstrass Institute Berlin)and Prof. R. Schneider (Technical University Berlin)
  

• Mean-risk optimization of electricity production in liberalized markets
• DFG Research Center "Mathematics for Key Technologies" (2002-2014)
• joint project with Prof. W. Römisch (Humboldt University Berlin)

• Automatic reconfiguration of robotic welding cells
• DFG Research Center "Mathematics for Key Technologies" (2010-2014)
• joint project with Prof. D. Hömberg (Weierstrass Institute Berlin) and Prof. M. Skutella (Technical University Berlin)
  

• Optimization of Gas Transport
• DFG Research Center "Mathematics for Key Technologies" (2009-2014)
• joint project with Prof. M. Grötschel (Zuse Institute Berlin), Dr. T. Koch (Zuse Institute Berlin) and Prof. W. Römisch (Humboldt University Berlin)

• Optimization of Gas Transportation Networks, Part of joint research project with Open Grid Europe (2009-2013)
• Chance constrained programming applied to electrical portfolio management, research project with Electricité de France (2008-2009)

• Real-Time Optimization of Distillation Columns under Probabilistic Constraints 
• German Research Foundation (HE 2452/3-1 and 3-2, 1997-2001)
• joint project with Prof. G. Wozny (Technical University Berlin) and Prof. W. Römisch (Humboldt University Berlin)

Research Seminar

• (jointly with Prof. W. Römisch) Numerics of Stochastic models , Humboldt University Berlin

Organization of Conferences and Meetings

• 17th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Economy and Industry 2012 (MMEI XVII), Berlin, Joint Czech-German-Slovak Conference, Organizer
  
• Conference on Optimization & Practices in Industry 2008 (COPI08), Clamart (France), Member of Program Committee
  
• 15th International Conference Mathematical Methods in Economics and Industry 2007, Herlany (Slovakia) Member of International Program Committee
  
• First International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management 2007, Chengdu (China) Member of International Program Committee
  
• Mini-Workshop on Stochastic Optimization, Humboldt University Berlin, 01/14/2007
  
• Mini-Workshop on Risk Measures and their Applications, Humboldt University Berlin, 12/01/2003
• DECHEMA training course Optimization of Engineering Processes for chemical engineers, Technical University Berlin, 09/03-06/2000, 09/24-26/2001, 09/23-25,2002.
• 9th International Conference on Stochastic Programming 2001, Berlin (Germany) (member of the local organization committee)
• DFG-workshop on Optimization problems under uncertain data, Berlin, Weierstrass Institute, 01/28/2000

Guest Professorships

• Convex Analysis and Optimization, Martin-Luther-University Halle, Institute of Optimization and Stochastics, April-July 2001
  

• Convex Analysis and Optimization, Martin-Luther-University Halle, Institute of Optimization and Stochastics, October 2001-February 2002
• Stochastics, Martin-Luther-University Halle, Institute of Optimization and Stochastics, October 2003-February 2004

Cooperations

• with W. Römisch (Humboldt University Berlin) in the field of stochastic optimization

  with J. Outrata (UTIA Prague) and A. Jourani (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon) in the field of nonsmooth optimization

  with A. Seeger (Université d'Avignon) in the field of controllability under convex processes

  with D. Dentcheva (Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey) and A. Ruszczynski (Rutgers University, New Jersey) in the field of Stochastic Dominance Constraints

  with C. Strugarek (Electricité de France, Paris) in the field of structural analysis of probabilistic constraints

  with L. Andrieu, R. Zorgati and W.v. Acckooij (Electricité de France, Paris) in the field of applications of probabilistic constraints to power generation.