2015 CHALLENGE WORKSHOP
Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for Energy
The 7th Challenge Workshop focused on Energy conservation where the goal was to identify new relevant MSO methods in this respect. It took place at the Heidelberg Academy of Sicence and Humanities on October 8-9, 2015.
Challenges
Several challenges must be addressed to fully leverage energy-saving opportunities across different sectors. Existing MSO methods often struggle with managing the complexity, uncertainty, and scalability of energy systems, which limits their practical application. Securing long-term funding for foundational research also remains difficult, especially for high-impact topics where results may take time to materialize. Project structures can be fragmented, slowing coordination and progress. Collaboration between universities, research institutions, industry, and SMEs is often hindered by limited incentives and a lack of recognition for contributors beyond financial compensation, making sustained teamwork harder to achieve. These obstacles must be overcome to drive meaningful progress in energy conservation.
Input Speaker
- Hans Georg Bock (IWR/ Heidelberg University)
- Ekaterina A. Kostina (IWR/ Heidelberg)
- Reinhard Bauer (ABB AG)
- Veit Hagenmeyer (KIT)
- Manuel Gräber (TLK-Thermo GmbH Braunschweig)
- Volker Schulz (Tier University)
- Hanno Gottschalk (University of Wuppertal)
- Kai Sundmacher (Max Planck Institute)
- Jürgen Fuhrmann (Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Berlin)
- Hanno Schüllendorf (DB Mobility Logistics AG)
- Swen Schlobach (Lufthansa Systems GmbH&Co.KG)
- Liana Amays Moreno (Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg)
- Ottomar Gehring (Daimler AG)
- Christan Kirches (Heidelberg University)
- Angie Burtchen (Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg)
- Sven Moosberger (EQUA Solutions AG)
- Philipp Gerstner (University Heidelberg)
- Sebastian Lohnhoff (OFFIS)
- Thomas Ketelaer (Jülich Research Center)
- Markus Geveler (TU Dortmund)
