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Biocomputing Group

My research is driven by the desire to better understand the dynamics of complex systems.

My research area is "Numerical Mathematics / Scientific Computing" with a strong focus on application problems from the life sciences and in cooperation with partners from the respective application fields and/or economy. For information on the present focus of my research activities and present and past projects please visit the webpages of my research group,
the BioComputing Group (click here).

I am full professor of mathematics at the Freie Universität Berlin, member of the executive board and co-chair of the DFG Research Center MATHEON, and member of the executive board of the Berlin Mathematical School in the framework of the German excellence initiative.

Curriculum vitae

Prof. Dr. Christof Schütte

 

Date and place of birth: April 10, 1966 in Warburg, Germany

 

Education:

 

1972-1976                        Elementary school, Warburg

 

1976-1985                        Classical secondary school, Warburg

 

1985-1991                        Studies in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science,

                                          University of Paderborn

 

1991                                  Diploma in Physics, University of Paderborn

 

1994                                  PhD in Mathematics, Freie Universität Berlin

 

1999                                  Habilitation in Mathematics, Freie Universität Berlin



Scientific Curriculum:

1992-1994                        Research Scientist at Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)

 

1994-1998                        Research Assistant at Freie Universität Berlin

 

1998-1999                        Head of the Department „Numerical Analysis and Modelling“ at

                                          Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)

 

since 2000                        Full Professor at Freie Universität Berlin,

                                          chair „Numerical Mathematics/Scientific Computing“

 

since 2013                        Vice-President of Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)

 

Selected Awards, Honors and Scientific Activities:

 

1986-1991                        Scholarship ''Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes''

 

1991-1992                        PhD Scholarship  ''Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes''



1999                                  Offer Full Professor ”Scientific Computing” at Heinrich-Heine-University,

                                          Düsseldorf, Germany, not realized

 

1999                                  Offer Full Professor “Numerical Mathematics/Scientific Computing“ at

                                          Freie Universität Berlin, realized

 

2000-2009                         Dean of Bioinformatics at Freie Universität Berlin

 

since 2002                         Member of the executive board of the DFG Research Center MATHEON

                                          „Mathematics for Key Technologies“

 

since 2005                         Deputy chairman of the supervisory board of company INBION

 

2006                                   Offer Full Professor “Applied Mathematics”, University of Warwick, UK,

                                           not realized

 

2006                                   Offer Full Professor “Complex Systems”, University of Paderborn,

                                           not realized

 

since 2006                          Member of the executive board of the Graduate School

                                           “Berlin Mathematical School” (BMS)

 

2006-2010                          Co-Chair of the BMS

 

since 2007                          Member of the Excellence Council of Freie Universität Berlin

 

2007                                    Invited plenary talk at ICIAM 2007, Zurich

 

since 2008                          Co-Chair of the the DFG Research Center MATHEON

 

2008                                    IBM international shared university grant

 

since 2009                          Coordinator of Initial Training Network “Nanopoly”

 

2010                                    Invited sectorial talk at ICM 2010, Hyderabad, India

 

since 2010                          Head of Innovation Lab "Math for Diagnostics"

 

2012                                    Offer Full Professor at FU Berlin, succession of Peter Deuflhard,

                                            realized

 

since 2012                          Member of Executive Board of Einstein Center ECMATH

 

2013                                    Gold Medal of TU Berlin

Publications

List of Scientific Publications of
Christof Schütte as of July, 2011

Recently submitted

1. Menz, S. and Latorre, J.C. and Schütte, Ch. and Huisinga, W. (2011) Hybrid Stochastic–Deterministic Solution of the Chemical Master Equation. SIAM Interdisciplinary Journal Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (MMS). (Submitted)

2. Sarich, M. and Schütte, Ch. (2011) Approximating Selected Non-dominant Timescales by Markov State Models. CMS (just accepted on Oct 26, 2011)

3. Djurdjevac, N. and Sarich, M. and Schütte, Ch. (2011) Estimating the Eigenvalue Error of Markov State Models. Multiscale Modeling & Simulation (MMS) (Accepted)

4. von Kleist, M. and Metzner, P. and Marquit, R. and Schütte, Ch. (2011) Polymerase inhibition by nucleoside analogs: Cellularand kinetic parameters of efficacy, susceptibility and resistance selection. Plos Comp Biol. (Accepted on Dec 5. 2011)

5. Latorre, J.C, Meerbach, E. and Schütte, Ch. (2011) Sequential Change Point Detection in Molecular Dynamics Trajectories. Multiscale Modeling & Simulation (Submitted).

 

6. Schuette, Ch and Winkelmann, St. and Hartmann, C. (2011) Optimal Control of Molecular Dynamics using Markov State Models. Mathematical Programming, Series B (In Press)

 

7. M. Sarich, M., Djurdjevac, N., Bruckner, Sh., Conrad, T., Schuette, Ch. (2012) Use multilevel random walks to find modules and hubs in complex networks. Submitted to Journal of Computational Dynamics

 

8. Senne, M., Schuette, Ch., Noé, F. (2012) EMMA - A software package for Markov model building and analysis, Submitted to Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

9. Wang, H., Schuette, Ch.; Zhang, P. (2012) The Error Estimate of Force Calculation in the Inhomogeneous Molecular Systems, Submitted to Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

10. Weiss, M., Paulus, F., Steinhilber, D., Nikitin, A., Haag, R., Schuette, C. (2012) Estimating Kinetic Parameters for the Spontaneous Polymerization of Glycidol at High Temperatures. Submitted to MACROMOLECULAR THEORY and SIMULATIONS


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