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Welcome

I am currently a lecturer at the department of mathematics, Makerere University, Uganda and formely a research scientist at the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM) , which is part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. My research concerns a very rich and interesting topic in mathematics, the optimizationof shapes. Shape optimization lies in the field of optimal control of systems governedby partial differential equations. Here, we look for the best shape (or at least a betterone) for some given criterion J. It requires competencies in geometry, partial differentialequations, calculus of variations, mechanics, scientific computing, and optimization. Due to exponential increase for more mathematical and numerical modelization in industrial applications, interest for shape optimization has, in particular, increased tremendously over the last couple of  years.

Events

Recent activity

  • 26th IFIP TC7 Conference 2013 on System Modelling and Optimization, 8-13, Sep. 2013, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria

  • Conference on domain decomposition methods for optimization with PDE constraints Sep.1-6, 2013, Monte Verita, Ascona, Switzerland

  • International colloquium in Trends in optimization and optimal control.
    Graz- Austria, Sept. 2012.

  • Workshop on Numerical Methods for Optimal Control and Inverse Problems, March 12-14, 2012. Technische Universität München, Faculty ofMathematics Garching by Munich-Germany

  • International Workshop on Control and Optimization of PDEs, 10-14October 2011. Mariatrost - Graz, Austria

  • 15th Austrian-French-German Conference on Optimization,19-23September 2011. 1, place Emile Blouin - Toulouse, France

  • 15th International Conference on Methods and Models in Automationand Robotics 23-26 August 2010. Amber Baltic Hotel, Miedzyzdroje,Poland

  • Workshop on first tutorial on freefem++ Pde solver. Institut HenriPoincarè (IHP) Paris-France. September 14-15, 2009

  • Workshop on Nonlinear PDE and Free Boundary Problems. MathematicsInstitute, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. June15-19, 2009

  • International Workshop on Advances in Shape and Topology Optimization,University of Graz, Austria, September 25-27, 2008

  • 20th ECMI modeling week, Technical University of DenmarkLyngby Denmark. August 13th - 24th 2006

  • 2nd course on basic discrete combinatorial mathematics30th May -10th June 2005. Nairobi Kenya

  • The third Eastern Africa workshop on algebra, geometryand combinatorics, 19th- 30th, Jan, 2005, Kampala, Uganda

 

 

 

Recent publications

 

Shape control of free boundary problem

Using the shape of the inner boundary as the control, we aim at reaching a specific shape for the free boundary.

Contact

Henry Kasumba (PhD)

Department of Mathematics

Makerere University

Phone: +256-414-540692

Email: kasumba@cns.mak.ac.ug

Dr. Henry Kasumba

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