PERSONAL DATA
Born in Rimini on 10/8/1966, resident in Ferrara; married with two daughters; Italian citizen.
E-mail:lorenzo.pareschi@unife.it,
Web site: http:\www.lorenzopareschi.it
CURRENT POSITION
Full Professor SSD MAT/08, Numerical Analysis, Department of Mathematics, University of Ferrara.
STUDIES
- 1/1/1992-31/12/1995 PhD in Mathematics, University of Bologna.
- 12/12/1990 Laurea in Mathematics (B.S.), University of Ferrara.
ACADEMIC CAREER
- 1/11/2007-present Full Professor SSD MAT/08, Numerical Analysis, University of Ferrara.
- 1/11/2022-present Coordinator PhD in Mathematics, Università di Ferrara, Modena-Reggio Emilia e Parma.
- 1/11/2016-31/10/2021 Director of Indam Research Unit, University of Ferrara.
- 1/11/2012-2018 Director of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ferrara.
- 14/11/2011-2018 Director of the Center for Modeling, Computation and Simulation of the University of Ferrara.
- 1/11/2009-31/10/2012 Director of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Ferrara
- 1/9/2002-31/10/2007 Associate Professor SSD MAT/08, Numerical Analysis, University of Ferrara.
- 1/7/1995-31/8/2002 Researcher of Numerical Analysis, Faculty of Science, University of Ferrara
VISITOR AND RESEARCH POSITIONS
- June-July 2019 Visiting Scholar, Courant Institute of Mathematics, New Yor, USA
- October-December 2010 Visiting Researcher CNRS, Orléans, France
- June 2008 Professeur Invité, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- September 2005-March 2007 Research Associate, Le Studium, Université d'Orléans, Orleans, France
- March 2004 Professeur Invité, Université d'Orléans, Orléans, France
- January-April 2001 Van Vleck Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
- August 1999 Visiting researcher, Department of Mathematics, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Goeteborg, Sweden.
- September-December 1998 Visiting Assistant Professor School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
- January 1998, August 1998, July 1999, March 2001, June 2004, July 2005, August 2007, March 2009 Visting researcher, Department of Mathematics, University of California and Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA.
- October-December 1994 and July-August 1995 Doctoral Period Abroad at the University of Paris VI and the Instituté National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Rocquencourt, Paris, France.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
- 2019 John Von Neumann Professor, TUM Münich, Germany.
- 2015 Nelder fellow, Imperial College, London, UK.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
- Numerical methods for kinetic equations. Gas and plasma physics; fast spectral methods; Monte Carlo methods for direct simulation; hybrid methods; asymptotic-preserving (AP) schemes; structure-preserving methods.
- Implicit-explicit methods (IMEX) for PDEs. Hyperbolic systems with source terms; multiscale PDEs; low Mach number limit; fluid dynamic limit; diffusion limit.
- Numerical methods for conservation laws and fluid dynamics. Compressible and incompressible flows; relaxation schemes; central schemes; semi-lagrangian methods; particle methods; flows on networks.
- Multi-agent and kinetic models in the social sciences. Collective behavior; Opinion formation; Learning processes; Wealth distributions; Behavioral finance; Epidemiology.
- Uncertainty quantification for kinetic and hyperbolic equations. Multifidelity methods; Stochastic Galerkin methods; Multilevel Monte Carlo methods; Robust control...
- Stochastic particle optimization and learning. Optimization by particle swarm (PSO); consensus-based optimization; machine learning; physics-informed neural networks (PINN).
MEMBER EDITORIAL BOARDS
I have served as a reviewer for several journals in numerical analysis, scientific computing and modeling, and I am a member of the editorial board of the following journals
- Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics
- Entropy - Statistical Physics Section
- SMAI - Journal of Computational Mathematics
- SEMA SIMAI Springer Series.
- Communications in Mathematical Sciences
- Annals of Mathematics University of Ferrara
- SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (until 2013)
- SIAM Journal on Multiscale Modelling and Simulations
- International Journal of Computing Science and Mathematics
- Journal of Hyperbolic Differential Equations (until 2010)
- Kinetic and Related Models
RESEARCH PROJECTS COORDINATION
- Coordinator University of Ferrara, EU Doctoral Network Data-driven simulation, uncertainty quantification and optimization for hyperbolic and kinetic models (DATAHYKing), HORIZON-MSCA-DN-2021.
- Local coordinator of the project Research Promotion Found (FIR): No hesitation. For effective communication of Covid-19 vaccination (2022), jointly with Dept. of Humanities and Dept. of Engineering, University of Ferrara.
- Funding Regione Emilia Romagna - Bando Alte Competenze - Phdon scholarship Mathematical and statistical methods for machine learning in biomedical and social sciences (2019-2022).
- Coordinator research unit MIUR-PRIN 2017 project Innovative numericalmethods for evolutionary partial differential equations and applications, jointwith Catania, Rome, CNR, Verona and Trento.
- Responsible for research projects FAR research funds University of Ferrara in the years 2006-2022.
- Responsible bilateral project MIUR-DAAD (2016-2018): Mean field games for socio economic problems, with M. Herty, Aachen.
- Head of Italy-Germany Vigoni bilateral project (2010-2012): Adjoint implicit-explicit methods for the numerical solution to optimization problems, with M. Herty, Aachen.
- PRIN 2011-2013 Unit Leader: Advanced numerical methods for kinetic equations and balance laws with source terms.
- Responsible bilateral project Italy-Sudfarica (2007-2010): Modeling and simulation of particulate matter in the atmosphere with M.K.Banda, Johannesburgh.
- Responsible bilateral project Vigoni Italy-Germany (2006-2007): Optimization and simulation of road traffic flows on networks, German responsible M.Herty, Kaiserslautern.
- Responsible for internationalization project University of Ferrara, Mathematical modeling for collective phenomena in socio-economic and life sciences.
- Responsible for local second level funds research project (awarded to the best 10 selected local University projects), Committee of Supporters of the University of Ferrara (2005): Numerical and statistical methods for applications: analysis and development of mathematical models, numerical algorithms and simulations with applications to industry, environment and territory (NUMSTAT).
- Scientific coordinator of the project Servizi per la Promozione dell'INNovazione E della Ricerca (Spinner) Emilia-Romagna (2005-2006): PHOENIX Air Plasma Turbine modeling and simulation.
- Responsible bilateral project Galileo Italy-France (2004-2005): Kinetic models and numerical simulation of complex phenomena in the atmosphere, French responsible L.Boudin, Paris VI.
- Consultant Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Project A uniform hybrid Monte Carlo method for simulation of rarefied material dynamics, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), USA (2004-2005) (http://www.darpa.mil)
- Coordinator Ferrara, Milano, Trieste, Bologna, Udine, Pisa, European project (2002-2005) NTR (Network for Training of Researchers) : Hyperbolic and kinetic equations with applications (HYKE), (http://www.hyke.org).
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
- 2022-2026 Member of the Committee for Applications and Interdisciplinary Relations (CAIR) of the European Mathematical Society (EMS)
- 2021-2024 Elected member of the Steering Committee of the Italian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIMAI), and SIMAI representative to the ICIAM Council
- 2018-Present Local Coordinator of the PhD program in Mathematics, University of Ferrara, joint with the University of Modena-Reggio and the University of Parma.
- 2018-Present Advisor of the University Institute of Advanced Studies (IUSS - Ferrara1391), University of Ferrara
- 2010-2016 Delegate of the Rector to the Didactics of the University of Ferrara.
- 2004-2009 Vice-Director of the Department of Mathematics, University of Ferrara.
- Director of the Center for Modeling, Computation and Statistics of the University of Ferrara (2004-2010) (http://www.cmcs.unife.it)
- 2006-2010 Member of the faculty of the PhD program in Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Ferrara.
- 2003-2006 Member of the Teaching Board and Coordinator of the Mathematics Curriculum in the PhD Program in Engineering Sciences of the University of Ferrara.
- 1999-2000 and 2003-2004 Member of the committee for the assignment of FAR local research funds of the University of Ferrara.
- 2001-2003 Member of the board of teachers of the PhD in Mathematics of the University of Ferrara.
- Representative of the researchers of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ferrara for the three-year period 1995-1998.
PHD STUDENTS
- Stefano Trazzi, PhD in Engineering, Mathematics curriculum, 2004-2006.
- Elisa Ferrari, PhD in Engineering, curriculum Mathematics, University of Ferrara, 2004-2006.
- Giacomo Dimarco, PhD in Engineering, Mathematics, University of Ferrara, 2006-2008.
- Piero Foscari, PhD in Engineering, Mathematics curriculum, University of Ferrara, 2006-2009.
- Dario Maldarella, PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ferrara, 2010-2012.
- Giacomo Albi, PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ferrara, 2011-2013.
- Mattia Zanella, PhD in Mathematics, University of Ferrara, Modena-Reggio and Parma, 2014-2016.
- Ivan Ghirotto - PhD in Mathematics, University of Ferrara, Modena-Reggio and Parma and PhD in Computer Science Eindhoven University of Technology, 2017-2020
- Sara Grassi - PhD in Mathematics, University of Ferrara, Modena-Reggio and Parma, 2019-ongoing
- Giacomo Borghi - PhD in Mathematics, University of Ferrara, Modena-Reggio and Parma and PhD in Mathematics, University of Aachen, 2020-in progress
- Jonathan Franceschi - PhD in Computational Mathematics and Decision Sciences, University of Pavia, 2021-ongoing
- Abu Safyan Ali – PhD in Mathematics, University of Ferrara, Modena-Reggio and Parma, 2022-ongoing
POSTDOC SUPERVISOR
- Francis Filbet, Research on Spectral methods for kinetic equations, EU Post-doc 1/9-30/9/2003 and 1/4-30/4/2004 and 1/6-30/6/2005.
- Mohammed Seaid, Research on Monte Carlo methods for multiscale hyperbolic equa- tions, EU Post-doc 1/5-31/5/2004.
- Giacomo Dimarco, Research on Hybrid numerical methods for multiscale kinetic equations, Post-doc research grant year 2009.
- Sonja Steffensen, Research on Runge-Kutta methods for optimal control, Vigoni post doc,1/4-30/4/2011 and 1/11-31/11/2011.
- Qin Li, Research on Exponential methods for stiff kinetic equations, 27/5-29/7/2012.
- Vittorio Rispoli, Research on High order numerical methods for semiconductor kinetic equations, Post-doc research grants years 2012 and 2013.
- Jinyeong Park - Research on numerical methods for the kinetic Kuramoto model with inertia. Now assistant professor at Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1/3/2016-30/4/2016
-Giulia Bertaglia - Research on Numerical methods for hyperbolic models of blood flows and kinetic models in epidemiology, Post-doc research grant (Research fellowship 2019-2022).
INVITED SPEAKER AT CONFERENCES AND SUMMER SCHOOL
(last 5 years)
**2022**
- BIRS-CMO Workshop on Kinetic Equations: Recent Developments and Novel Applications, Casa Matemática Oaxaca (CMO), Mexico, October 30-November 4, 2022
- Workshop "Round meanfield: crowd-opinion-cells", CNR Rome, Sept. 26-29, 2022
- Workshop on Contemporary trends in kinetic theory and nonlinear PDEs, University of Pavia, July 11-12, 2022
- Thematic Programme on “Computational Uncertainty Quantification: Mathematical Foundations, Methodology & Data”. Workshop on UQ in kinetic and transport equations and in high-frequency wave propagation, June 13-17, 2022, Erwin Schroedinger Institute, Vienna
- Thematic Programme on "Frontiers in kinetic theory: connecting microscopic to macroscopic scales". Workshop on Frontiers in numerical analysis of kinetic equations, May 23-27, 2022, Newton Institute, Cambdridge UK
- 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Mathematics and Statistics (AMS 2022), May 20-22, Seoul, South Korea
- Conference The Boltzmann equation: In the trail of Torsten Carleman, Institut Mittag-Leffler, Djursholm, Sweden, May 16-20, 2022.
**2021**
- The 4th International Conference on Frontiers in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (FIAM-2021), Department of Mathematics, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Punjab, India, December 21-22, virtual conference
- Conference on Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Problems: NumHyp2021, University of Trento, July 26-30.
- Workshop and Summer School on Kinetic Theory and Related Applications, Beijing Computational Science Research Center (BCSRC), China, July 6-11.
- Workshop on Numerical Methods for Kinetic Equations: NumKin21, CIRM Marseille, France, June 14-18.
- International Summer School On Modeling Nature, BIOMAT 2021: Mathematical Modeling, Mechanics and Biology, telematic seminar, Granada, Spain February-May.
- Research school: Scaling Limits from Microscopic to Macroscopic Physics, CIRM Marseille, January 18-22 (telematic series of lectures)
**2020**
Workshop telematico su Modellistica e Covid-19, Universit di Trento e l’Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, June 22.
- Telematic Workshop on Collective models, control and uncertainty quantification for infectious diseases and related problems: April 4, Università di Verona,Ferrara e Pavia.
- Telematic Workshop on International Workshop on Interacting Particle Systems: March 29, Institute of Natural Science Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
- Workshop on Numerical approximation of hyperbolic problems and applications, INdAM-GNCS 2019 project, Rome, February 6-7
**2019**
- Workshop on Emergent Phenomena – from Kinetic Models to Social Hydrodynamics: 16 - 20 December, NSU Singapore.
- Summer School "Trails in kinetic theory: foundational aspects and numerical
methods", HIM Bonn, 20-24/5, Germany.
- XVIII Italian Meeting on Hyperbolic Equations - IperPA2019, Palermo, Italy.
- Workshop on Numerical methods for multiscale control problems and applications,
INDAM-GNCS 2018 project, 7-8/2, Verona.
**2018**
- Ki-Net Conference on Multiscale Computations for Kinetic and Related Problems, 7-10/11, Department of Mathematics, NCSU, USA.
- Workshop "Numerical Methods for Multiscale PDEs", IESC in Cargese, 2-7/9, Corsica, France.
- 7th Workshop Theory and Numerics of kinetic equations, Saarland University, 28-30/5, Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Workshop on Kinetic Theory for Control, Games and Uncertainty, University of Aachen, 14-15/5, Germany.
- Workshop on Numerical methods for hyperbolic and kinetic equations and applications, INdAM-GNCS 2017 project, University of Catania, 20/1, Italy.
ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
(last 5 years)
- Focused Research Group on Novel perspectives in kinetic equations for emerging phenomena, BIRS, Banff, Canada, July 17-24, 2022
- Workshop Efficient high-order time discretization methods for PDEs, Second Edition, May 11-13, 2022, Villa Orlandi – Capri, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy.
- ICMSAO22: Ninth International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Marrakech Morocco, March 23-26, 2022 (International Advisory Board).
- School on Kinetic and Mean Field Problems: Theory, Numerics And Applications, Università di Ferrara, October 25-28, 2021
- Numerical aspects of hyperbolic balance laws and related problems: young researchers edition, Università di Verona, December 15-17, 2021
- SIMAI 2020+2021: Congress of the Italian Society of Applied and Industrial Mathematics, Università di Parma, 30 August - 3 September, 2021
- Telematic Workshop on Collective models, control and uncertainty quantification for infectious diseases and related problems: April 4, 2020, Università di Verona, Ferrara e Pavia.
- Workshop on Kinetic Traffic Models and Numerical Methods, Rome, February 5. 2020
- Semester on Quantum and Kinetic Problems: Modeling, Analysis, Numerics and Applications, National University of Singapore (30 Sep 2019 - 31 Mar 2020).
- Efficient high-order time discretization methods for PDEs, 15-17/5 2019, Villa Orlandi, Anacapri, Italy.
- INdAM day on Recent advances in multiscale modeling and numerics for hyperbolic and kinetic equations, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ferrara, April 18, 2018
- Numerical aspects of hyperbolic balance laws and related problems, University of Ferrara, April 16-20, 2018
- School on Uncertainty Quantification for Hyperbolic Equations and Related Topics, GSSI, L'Aquila, April 24-28, 2017, Italy.
BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS
Scopus: Documents: 146, Citations: 4060, h-index: 36.
Web of Science: Documents: 143, Citations: 3701, h-index: 34.
Google Scholar: Documents: 227, Citations: 8201, h-index: 47.
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