I joined Heidelberg University in April 2021 and established the group Scientific Computing and Optimization (SCOOP) at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR).
You can find my CV here.
Research interests
My research interests include
- optimal control of partial differential equations
- large-scale optimization and its applications
- numerical linear algebra
- optimal experimental design
- optimization on manifolds
- numerical methods for partial differential equations
Recent teaching
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2024 WSGrundlagen der Optimierung (Lecture)
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2024 WSInfinite-Dimensional Optimization (Lecture)
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2024 WSMathematical Machine Learning (Seminar)
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2024 SSLineare Algebra II (Lecture)
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2024 SSMathematical Machine Learning (Seminar)
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2024 SSSelected Topics in Optimization (Seminar)
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2023 WSLineare Algebra I (Lecture)
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2023 WSMathematical Machine Learning (Seminar)
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2023 SSAusgewählte Kapitel der Optimierung (Seminar)
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2023 SSDiscrete Differential Geometry (Seminar)
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2023 SSMathematical Machine Learning (Seminar)
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2023 SSNonlinear Optimization (Lecture)
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2023 SSSoftware Praktikum (Software practical)
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2022 WSGrundlagen der Optimierung (Lecture)
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2022 WSIntroduction to Optimization (Short course)
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2022 WSMathematical Machine Learning (Seminar)
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2022 WSWeiterführende Themen der Numerik (Seminar)
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2022 SSAusgewählte Kapitel der Optimierung (Seminar)
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2022 SSEinführung in die Numerik (Lecture)
Recent events organized
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2025-09-01 -- 2025-09-05 European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications (ENUMATH)
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2025-02-22 -- 2025-03-01 Heidelberg Seminar on Optimal Control
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2024-02-24 -- 2024-03-02 Heidelberg Seminar on Optimal Control
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2023-09-25 -- 2023-09-27 European Conference on Computational Optimization (EUCCO)
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2023-02-25 -- 2023-03-04 Heidelberg Seminar on Optimal Control
Currently supervising
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M.Sc. Thesis of
Optimization Methods using Operator Learning and Applications in Optimal ControlM.Sc. Scientific Computing, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Evelyn Herberg and Roland Herzog
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M.Sc. Thesis of
Inverse Reinforcement LearningM.Sc. Scientific Computing, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog, Georgia Koppe and Viktor Martinek
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M.Sc. Thesis of
The Simplex Method on ManifoldsM.Sc. Mathematik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog, Peter Albers and Georg Müller
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M.Sc. Thesis of
Generative Models for Probability Density Estimation with Applications in Bayesian InferenceM.Sc. Mathematik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Evelyn Herberg
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M.Sc. Thesis of
Preconditioned Solution in Nonlocal Optimal ControlM.Sc. Scientific Computing, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
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B.Sc. Thesis of
Sorting by Linear ProgrammingB.Sc. Mathematik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
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B.Sc. Thesis of
Invex Optimization ProblemsB.Sc. MathematikSupervision: Roland Herzog and Evelyn Herberg
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B.Sc. Thesis of
Parsen von Abhängigkeiten und Referenzbeziehungen in verteilten LaTeX-Dokumenten50% B.Sc. Informatik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
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B.Sc. Thesis of
The Courant-Fisher Theorem from an Optimization PerspectiveB.Sc. Mathematik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
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B.Sc. Thesis of
Multimodel Linear Least-Squares FittingB.Sc. Mathematik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
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B.Sc. Thesis of
A Regularized Newton MethodB.Sc. Informatik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
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B.Sc. Thesis of
Structural Optimization using Linear Programming50% B.Sc. Mathematik, Heidelberg UniversitySupervision: Roland Herzog and Georg Müller
Latest publications
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Tractable optimal experimental design using transport mapsInverse Problems, 2024
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@ARTICLE{KovalHerzogScheichl:2024:2, AUTHOR = {Koval, Karina and Herzog, Roland and Scheichl, Robert}, PUBLISHER = {IOP Publishing}, DATE = {2024-10}, DOI = {10.1088/1361-6420/ad8260}, EPRINT = {2401.07971}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, JOURNALTITLE = {Inverse Problems}, TITLE = {Tractable optimal experimental design using transport maps}, }
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Nonlinear Fenchel conjugates,
2024
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@ONLINE{SchielaHerzogBergmann:2024:1, AUTHOR = {Schiela, Anton and Herzog, Roland and Bergmann, Ronny}, DATE = {2024-09}, EPRINT = {2409.04492}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, TITLE = {Nonlinear Fenchel conjugates}, }
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Shape constraints in symbolic regression using penalized least squares,
2024
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@ONLINE{MartinekReuterFrotscherMostaghimRichterHerzog:2024:1, AUTHOR = {Martinek, Viktor and Reuter, Julia and Frotscher, Ophelia and Mostaghim, Sanaz and Richter, Markus and Herzog, Roland}, DATE = {2024-05}, EPRINT = {2405.20800}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, TITLE = {Shape constraints in symbolic regression using penalized least squares}, }
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Unit-aware genetic programming for the development of empirical equations,
2024
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@ONLINE{ReuterMartinekHerzogMostaghim:2024:1, AUTHOR = {Reuter, Julia and Martinek, Viktor and Herzog, Roland and Mostaghim, Sanaz}, DATE = {2024-05}, EPRINT = {2405.18896}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, NOTE = {accepted at the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN) 2024}, TITLE = {Unit-aware genetic programming for the development of empirical equations}, }
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The Riemannian convex bundle method,
2024
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@ONLINE{BergmannHerzogJasa:2024:1, AUTHOR = {Bergmann, Ronny and Herzog, Roland and Jasa, Hajg}, DATE = {2024-02}, EPRINT = {2402.13670}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, TITLE = {The Riemannian convex bundle method}, }
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Simulationsbasierte Optimierung der zeitabhängigen Pulsleistung beim Laserstrahlschweißen von Aluminiumlegierungen zum Vermeiden von HeißrissenSchweißen und Schneiden 68(4), p.38-45, 2024
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@ARTICLE{SeiboldHildebrandStrelnikovBergmannSchrickerHerzog:2024:1, AUTHOR = {Seibold, Marc and Hildebrand, Jörg and Strelnikov, Dmytro and Bergmann, Jean Pierre and Schricker, Klaus and Herzog, Roland}, URL = {10.53192/SUS20240438}, DATE = {2024}, JOURNALTITLE = {Schweißen und Schneiden}, NUMBER = {4}, PAGES = {38--45}, TITLE = {Simulationsbasierte Optimierung der zeitabhängigen Pulsleistung beim Laserstrahlschweißen von Aluminiumlegierungen zum Vermeiden von Heißrissen}, VOLUME = {68}, }
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Sensitivity-based layer insertion for residual and feedforward neural networks,
2023
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@ONLINE{HerbergHerzogKoehneKreisSchiela:2023:1, AUTHOR = {Herberg, Evelyn and Herzog, Roland and Köhne, Frederik and Kreis, Leonie and Schiela, Anton}, DATE = {2023-11}, EPRINT = {2311.15995}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, TITLE = {Sensitivity-based layer insertion for residual and feedforward neural networks}, }
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Frobenius-type norms and inner products of matrices and linear maps with applications to neural network training,
2023
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@ONLINE{HerzogKoehneKreisSchiela:2023:1, AUTHOR = {Herzog, Roland and Köhne, Frederik and Kreis, Leonie and Schiela, Anton}, DATE = {2023-11}, EPRINT = {2311.15419}, EPRINTTYPE = {arXiv}, TITLE = {Frobenius-type norms and inner products of matrices and linear maps with applications to neural network training}, }