About Me

Mathematics, computer science, and medicine — these became the three great pillars of my scientific life. At first there was only mathematics. Then computer graphics entered the scene, opening an entirely new visual world. In the last twenty years of my career, medicine emerged as a third pillar, transforming equations and algorithms into tools that could help patients. I never abandoned one field for another; instead, each new domain was added to the others and gradually woven into a single fabric.

To live the kind of scientific life that unfolded for me, a very special place was required. I found it at the University of Bremen, with its unique entrepreneurial spirit and openness to experiment. Here I always had the intellectual freedom and breathing space I needed for my scientific adventures.

Today, I am deeply grateful that I can give something back to this extraordinary university: Karin and Heinz-Otto Peitgen Stiftung.

The theme of this photo by Gayla Chandler visualizes some of my interests during the

period 1985-2015: fractals in mathematics and in nature.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mathematics: Algebraic Topology; Nonlinear Functional Analysis; Numerical Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; Functional Differential Equations; Automatic Sequences; Dynamical Systems; Chaos Theory; Mathematics of Finance;

Fractal Geometry;

EDUCATION & POSITIONS

1965 - 1973, University of Bonn

Studies in Mathematics, Physics and Economy

Degrees:

1971 Diplom Mathematik, University of Bonn

1973 Dr. rer. nat., University of Bonn

1976 Habilitation in Mathematics, University of Bonn

2015 Dr.-Ing.h.c., Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Computer Science: Computer Graphics; Scientific Visualization

Medical Image Computing: Breast Care Innovation; Cardio-Vascular Solutions;

Individualized Oncology; Lung Care Solutions;

Liver Diagnosis and Therapy; Minimally-Invasive Interventions; Applicable Image Analysis Solutions; Image Registration; Biophysical Modeling and Simulation; Software Technologies;

Mathematics Education: Integration of Computers into the Math Classroom; Learning by Discovery