Research:
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New Methods for Quadrature
This is a Swiss National Science founded Scopes Joint Research
Project (2006-2009).
The project partners are
Switzerland: ETH Zurich:
Francois Cellier, Walter Gander, Pedro Gonnet,
Jörg Waldvogel
Serbia: University of Nis:
Gradimir V. Milovanovic
Bulgaria: University of Sofia:
Borislav Bojanov and Geno Nikolov
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MUSE: Measurement Uncertainty - Simulation and Evaluation
We develop a simulation system (MUSE) for the calculation of measurement
uncertainty in metrology.
The
Measurement Uncertainty Research Group
consists of Prof. Walter Gander, ETH, Dr. Matthias Roesslein, EMPA,
and the graduate students: Martin E. Müller and Marco Stefan Wolf.
This is a continuation of the
MUSAC project of Erwin Achermann.
Education:
- Introduction to Computational Science Fall semester 2007
- The course web page is
here.
- Linear Algebra Fall semester 2007. I lecture this course
together with Martin Gutknecht.
- The course web page is
here.
I am interested in CSE education. I was a member of the SIAM Working Group on
Computational Science and Engineering Education and helped to define the
curriculum for that field. I am also one of the fathers of the curriculum for CSE at ETH.
Books:
Recent Publications:
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Walter Gander:
Zeros of Determinants of $\lambda$-Matrices,
(2007).
Abstract
, Paper (pdf)
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Walter Gander and Pedro Gonnet:
Polynomial Recurrence, Newton Correction and Continued Fractions,
(2007).
Abstract
, Paper (pdf)
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Walter Gander: Algorithms for the QR-Decomposition.
This is an old unpublished SAM-report (1980) which has been retyped in LaTeX
and augmented by an appendix containing all the algorithms as MATLAB functions.
Abstract, Paper
(pdf)
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Walter Gander: Generating Numerical Algorithms with Computer Algebra,
BIT Numerical Mathematics (2006) 46: 491-504
(Special edition dedicated to Germund Dahlquist).
Abstract
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Walter Gander: Heisenberg Effects in Computer-Arithmetic.
This
research focus article on the Department web-page describes problems with
modern processors using 80-bit registers (2005).
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Walter Gander: Change of basis in polynomial interpolation,
Numer. Linear Algebra Appl. 2005; 12; 769--778.
Abstract
Report
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W. Gander and W. Gautschi: Adaptive Quadrature - Revisited,
BIT
Vol. 40, No. 1, March 2000, pp. 84--101.
CS technical report: Report (gzipped, 82K).
Programs: adaptsim.m, adaptlob.m
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W. Gander and D. Sourlier, Best-Fit of Sculptured Surfaces,
1998,
(Also in: G. J. Olling, B. K. Choi and R. B. Jerard, Machining
Impossible Shapes, IFIP TC5 WG5.3 International Conference on
Sculptured Surface Machining (SSM98), Conference Proceedings, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, 1999).
Report
(gzipped, 298K)
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W. Gander and D. Gruntz, Derivation of Numerical Methods using
Computer Algebra, 1998, (Also in SIAM Review Vol 41, Number 3, Sept. 1999). Report (gzipped, 65K)
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P. Arbenz, W. Gander and M. Oettli, The Remote Computation
System, Parallel Computing, Vol. 23, 1997, pp. 1421-1428.
- W. Gander and G.H. Golub, Cyclic Reduction - History and Applications,
Proceedings of the Workshop on Scientific Computing : 10-12 March,
1997, Hong Kong, editor-in-chief, Gene Howard Golub ; managing
editor, Shiu Hong Liu ; editors, Franklin T. Luk, Robert James
Plemmons. Springer Verlag, New York, 1997.
Also : TR SC-CM 97-02, Stanford University, 1997.
Abstract,
Report
- R. Strebel, D. Sourlier, W. Gander, A Comparison of Orthogonal Least
Squares Fitting in Coordinate Metrology, In: Recent Avances in Total
Least Squares Techniques and Errors-In-Variables Modelling. S. Van Huffel
(Ed.), SIAM Proceedings series, 1997, pp.~249-258.
- P. Arbenz and W. Gander, Direct Parallel Algorithms for Banded Linear
Systems, special volume on ``Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing,
Computer Science'' of Zeitschrift fuer Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
(ZAMM) Akademie Verlag, Berlin, Proceedings ICIAM 95, 1996.
- W. Gander, G. H. Golub, R. Strebel, Fitting of Circles and Ellipses,
BIT 34 (1994), pp. 558-578.
Report: [plain,
or gnu-compressed
Postscript]
Matlab
files
- P. Arbenz, W. Gander: A Survey of Direct Parallel Algorithms for
Banded Linear Systems, Technical Report 221, Institute of Scientific
Computing, ETH Zürich, 1994.
Report: [plain,
or gnu-compressed
Postscript]
Curriculum Vitae:
Walter Gander, born May 24, 1944, from Saanen (BE). Education: Diploma
in mathematics ETH Zürich
1968. Then assistant of H. Rutishauser in his new institute of computer
science. Ph.D. in mathematics 1973, supervisor P. Henrici. From 1973
to 1987:
Professor for numerical analysis and computer science at the engineering
college
Neu-Technikum
Buchs.
1977/78 Visiting Scientist at
Stanford University.
1979 Habilitation and Privatdozent for numerical analysis at ETHZ. 1984,
1993 and 2006 sabbatical leaves again at Stanford University. From 1987 to 1991
associate, since 1991 full professor for computer science at ETH Zürich.
From 1989 to 1997 head of the Institute
of Scientific Computing. 1990 - 1992: chairmen of the faculty of computer
science. 1989 -1991 head of the Swiss Supercomputer Initiative for acquiring
the national
supercomputer in Manno.
From Fall 1997 to Fall 2001 chairman of the
department
and director of
education
of computer science.
A complete CV with list of publications is available
here (pdf)
Research interests: Scientific computing, i.e. studying the solution
of problems with the use of mathematics and computation. Numerical Linear
Algebra and Parallel Computing.
Last update: Nov 22, 2008