Advanced Courses

Sofía from Colombia

Sofia Garzon, BMS Phase II Student, MSc Freie Universität Berlin, BSc Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá

Martha from Uganda

Martha Nansubuga, BMS Phase II Student, MSc Humboldt University of Berlin, MSc University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Under...

Sophia from the US

Sophia Elia, BMS Phase II Student, BMS Qualifying Exam, Msc FU Berlin, BA UC Berkeley, California

Li Li from China

Li Li, BMS Phase II Student, BMS Qualifying Exam, Msc HU Berlin, BSc Tsinghua University

Ángel from Spain

Ángel Crespo Blanco, BMS Phase I Student, BSc University of Oviedo

Yoanna from Bulgaria

Yoanna Kirilova, BMS Phase I Student, BA Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Abhinav from India

Abhinav Jha, BMS Phase II Student, MSc IIT Roorkee, BSc University of Delhi

Dragana from Serbia

Dragana Radojičić, BMS Alumna, MSc TU Berlin, Qualifying Exam BMS, BSc University of Belgrade

Lena from Germany

Lena Walter, Phase II student, MSc Goethe Universität, Frankfurt

Alexander from the United Kingdom

Alexander Fairley, BMS Phase II student,Qualifying Exam BMS, BSc University of Glasgow

Simona from Bulgaria

Simona Boyadzhiyska, BMS Phase I Student, BA Wellesley College

Efstathia from Greece

Efstathia Katsigianni, BMS Phase II Student, MSc HU Berlin, Qualifying Exam BMS, BSc University of Patras

Evgenia from Russia

Evgenia Youett, BMS Phase II Student, MSc Saint Petersburg State University

Christoph from Germany

Christoph Gorgulla, BMS Alumnus, PhD completed in May 2018, MSc Freie Universität Berlin, BSc Freie Universität Berlin

Ignacio from Chile

Ignacio Barros, BMS Alumnus, PhD completed in June 2018, Qualifying Exam BMS, MSc Freie Universität Berlin, BSc Pontific...

Todor from Bulgaria

Todor Bilarev, BMS Phase II Student, Qualifying Exam BMS, MSc Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, BSc Jacobs University Brem...

Giulia from Italy and the USA

Giulia Codenotti, BMS Phase II, MSc University of Pisa

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These are the Advanced Courses for the summer semester 2024.
(We are still updating some information on this page, so please refer to it again before making a final decision about which courses to take.)

1. Differential geometry, global analysis, and mathematical physics

Title: Mathematical Physics II
Lecturer: Suris, TU
Location: MA 751
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 12-14 and THU 14-15:30
Tutorial: MON 14-16 at MA 651

Title: Catastrophe Theory
Lecturer: Wendl, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.008
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: FRI 9-11
See also here.

Title: Geometric Group Theory
Lecturer: Farkas, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, WED at room 3.011 and THU at room 3.007
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 9-11 and THU 13-15
Tutorial: WED 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.011

Title: Topics in Topology
Lecturer: Wendl, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, MON at room 1.013 and THU at room 3.008
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 11-13 and THU 11-13
Tutorial: THU 15-17 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.007
See also here.

Title: Seminar in Symplectic Geometry
Lecturer: Wendl, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.023
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: MON 13-15

Title: Differential Geometry III
Lecturer: Sullivan, TU
Location: MON at MA 750 and TUE at MA 549
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 12-14 and TUE 8-10

Title: Lorentzian Geometry and Mathematical Relativity Theory
Lecturer: Müller, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, WED at room 1.114 and THU at room 4.007
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 9-11 and THU 11-13
Tutorial: THU 13-15 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 4.007

Title: Seminar on Lorentzian Geometry and Mathematical Relativity Theory
Lecturer: Müller, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.012
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: TUE 15-17

2. Algebraic and arithmetic geometry, number theory

Title: Advanced Topics in Algebra
Lecturer: Bürgisser, TU
Location: MA 376
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: FRI 10-12
See also here.

Title: Geometric Group Theory
Lecturer: Farkas, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, WED at room 3.011 and THU at room 3.007
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 9-11 and THU 13-15
Tutorial: WED 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.011

Title: Masterseminar Arithmetic Combinatorics
Lecturer: Szabo, FU
Location: A3/SR 120 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 10-12

Title: Seminar on Riemann surfaces
Lecturer: Ortega, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 2.006
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: MON 11-13

Title: Reading Seminar in Number Theory
Lecturer: Große-Klönne, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 2.006
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 11-13
See also here.

3. Stochastics and mathematical finance

Title: Probability Theory III
Lecturer: Friz, TU
Location: MON at MA 746 and WED at MA 650
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 12-14 and WED 10-12

Title: Multilevel Methods
Lecturer: Nabben, TU
Location: MA 241Sch
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: MON 14-16

Title: Gibbs Measures in Statistical Mechanics
Lecturer: Zass, TU
Location: MAR 4.064
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 14-16
See also here.

Title: Mathematical Statistics
Lecturer: Wang, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.115
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 11-13 and THU 11-13
Tutorial: MON 15-17 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.007

Title: Mathematics for Reinforcement Learning and Mean Field Games
Lecturer: Becherer, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 2.006
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11 and FRI 9-11
Tutorial: FRI 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.008
See also here.

Title: Markov Processes
Lecturer: Wilke Berenguer, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.011
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11
Tutorial: TUE 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.011

Title: Introduction to Mathematical Finance
Lecturer: Bank, TU
Location: BH-N 243
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 10-12 and TUE 16-18
See also here.

Title: Stochastic Processes and Reaction Rate Theory
Lecturer: Weber, Donati, FU
Location: A6/SR 025/026 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: THU 10-12
See also here.

Title: Markov chains and Markov models
Lecturer: Nüske, FU
Location: A3/SR 119 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 10-12
Tutorial: WED 14-16 at A3/ 024 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 3-5)

Title: Stochastics in action
Lecturer: Djurdjevac, FU
Location: T9/055 Seminarraum (Takustr. 9)
Type: Seminar (4h)
Seminar: TUE 14-18

4. Discrete mathematics and optimization

Title: Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Zhang, TU
Location: MAR 0.002
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 10-11:30 and WED 10-12
See also here.

Title: Discrete Geometry III - Tropical Geometry
Lecturer: Joswig, TU
Location: TUE at MA 549 and THU at MA 650
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12 and THU 10-12
See also here.

Title: Discrete Optimization
Lecturer: Spiegel, TU
Location: MON at MA 004 and THU at MA 005
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 14-16 and THU 8-10
Tutorial: FRI 8-10 at MA 042

Title: Graphs, Order and Geometry (Discrete Structures III)
Lecturer: Felsner, TU
Location: MA 544
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12 and THU 10-12
See also here.

Title: Algorithmic Game Theory
Lecturer: Klimm, TU
Location: MA 751
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 12-14

Title: Discrete and Convex Geometry
Lecturer: Henk, TU
Location: MA 649
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 12-14
See also here.

Title: Online Algorithms
Lecturer: Eberle, TU
Location: n.n.
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 12-14

Title: Derivative Free Optimization
Lecturer: Kannan, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11
Tutorial: TUE 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
See also here.

Title: Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Walter, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 13-15
Tutorial: THU 9-11 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 2.006

Title: Masterseminar Arithmetic Combinatorics
Lecturer: Szabo, FU
Location: A3/SR 120 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 10-12

5. Geometry, topology, and visualization

Title: Discrete and Convex Geometry
Lecturer: Henk, TU
Location: MA 649
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 12-14
See also here.

Title: Catastrophe Theory
Lecturer: Wendl, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.008
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: FRI 9-11
See also here.

Title: Geometric Group Theory
Lecturer: Farkas, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, WED at room 3.011 and THU at room 3.007
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 9-11 and THU 13-15
Tutorial: WED 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.011

Title: Topics in Topology
Lecturer: Wendl, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, MON at room 1.013 and THU at room 3.008
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 11-13 and THU 11-13
Tutorial: THU 15-17 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.007
See also here.

Title: Topology III
Lecturer: Blagojevic, FU
Location: A3/SR 119 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 8-10
Tutorial: FRI 8-10 at A3/ 024 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 3-5)

Title: Applied Homotopy Theory
Lecturer: Blagojevic, FU
Location: n.n.
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: n.n.

Title: Discrete Geometry II
Lecturer: Codenotti, FU
Location: A3/ 024 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 10-12 and WED 10-12
Tutorial: MON 16-18 at A3/ 024 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 3-5)

Title: Research Module: Discrete Geometry
Lecturer: Codenotti, FU
Location: A6/SR 009 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 10-12
See also here.

Title: Research Seminar Polytopes and Algebraic Geometry
Lecturer: Haase, FU
Location: A3/019 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: FRI 10-12

6. Numerical analysis and scientific computing

Title: Matrix Theory
Lecturer: Liesen, TU
Location: MA 041
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: WED 16-17:30 and THU 14-15:30

Title: Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Zhang, TU
Location: MAR 0.002
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 10-11:30 and WED 10-12
See also here.

Title: Derivative Free Optimization
Lecturer: Kannan, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11
Tutorial: TUE 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
See also here.

Title: Numerics IV: Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization
Lecturer: Schütte, FU
Location: n.n.
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12
Tutorial: FRI 12-14 at A7/SR 031 (Arnimallee 7)

Title: Uncertainty Quantification and Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Schillings, FU
Location: A3/SR 115 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 10-12
Tutorial: MON 12-14 at A3/SR 115 (Arnimallee 3-5)

Title: Seminar Uncertainty Quantification and Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Schillings, FU
Location: 1.1.26 Seminarraum E1 (Arnimallee 14)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: FRI 10-12

Title: Stochastic Processes and Reaction Rate Theory
Lecturer: Weber, Donati, FU
Location: A6/SR 025/026 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: THU 10-12
See also here.

7. Applied analysis and differential equations

Title: Control Theory
Lecturer: Breiten, TU
Location: MA 376
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: TUE 10-12 and WED 12-14

Title: Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Zhang, TU
Location: MAR 0.002
Type: Lecture (4h)
Lecture: MON 10-11:30 and WED 10-12
See also here.

Title: Statistics
Lecturer: Deuschel, TU
Location: TUE at MA 750 and THU at MA 549
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 12-14 and THU 10-12
Tutorial: THU 8-10 at MA 004

Title: Applications of Convex Integration in PDE
Lecturer: Ginster, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.012
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11
Tutorial: TUE 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.012

Title: Mathematical modeling of Hysteresis effects
Lecturer: Olaf Klein, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.006
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: THU 13-15
Tutorial: THU 15-17 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.006
See also here.

Title: Seminar on applied analysis
Lecturer: Zwicknagl, Kmit, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: MON 15-17

Title: Nonlinear functional analysis and weak convergence
Lecturer: Zwicknagl, HU
Location: MON at Erwin-Schrödinger Zentrum / Modul 1 - 0311, Rudower Chaussee 26 and WED at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.013
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 9-11 and WED 9-11
Tutorial: WED 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.115

Title: Partial Differential Equations III
Lecturer: Lasarzik, FU
Location: A6/SR 025/026 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Type: Lecture (2h)
Lecture: MON 10-12

Title: Nonlinear Evolution Equations
Lecturer: Lasarzik, FU
Location: T9/055 Seminarraum (Takustr. 9)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 10-12

Title: Introduction to nonlinear dynamics
Lecturer: Kmit, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.011
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: WED 15-17
See also here.

Title: Beyond Fick's Law: Pressure-Driven Phenomena in Multi-Species Diffusion
Lecturer: Hopf, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 2.006
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 13-15

Title: Lorentzian Geometry and Mathematical Relativity Theory
Lecturer: Müller, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, WED at room 1.114 and THU at room 4.007
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: WED 9-11 and THU 11-13
Tutorial: THU 13-15 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 4.007

Title: Seminar on Lorentzian Geometry and Mathematical Relativity Theory
Lecturer: Müller, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.012
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: TUE 15-17

8. Mathematics of data science

Title: Quantum Computing and Tensor Methods
Lecturer: Fackeldey, TU
Location: MA 648
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: FRI 8-10

Title: Discrete Optimization and Machine Learning
Lecturer: Pokutta, TU
Location: MAR 0.008
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: THU 14-16
See also here.

Title: Derivative Free Optimization
Lecturer: Kannan, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11
Tutorial: TUE 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.114
See also here.

Title: Mathematical Statistics
Lecturer: Wang, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 1.115
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 11-13 and THU 11-13
Tutorial: MON 15-17 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.007

Title: Mathematics for Reinforcement Learning and Mean Field Games
Lecturer: Becherer, HU
Location: Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 2.006
Type: Lecture (4h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: TUE 9-11 and FRI 9-11
Tutorial: FRI 11-13 at Johann von Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.008
See also here.

Title: Uncertainty Quantification and Inverse Problems
Lecturer: Schillings, FU
Location: A3/SR 115 (Arnimallee 3-5)
Type: Lecture (2h) + Tutorial (2h)
Lecture: MON 10-12
Tutorial: MON 12-14 at A3/SR 115 (Arnimallee 3-5)

Title: Multiscale Methods in Molecular Simulations
Lecturer: Delle Site, FU
Location: A6/SR 009 Seminarraum (Arnimallee 6)
Type: Seminar (2h)
Seminar: FRI 12-14

The BMS Basic Courses take place at all three universities which do their best to coordinate the schedules according to the scheme
below.