Scientific Computing

Scientific Computing:

The research in the Scientific Computing department focuses on numerical methods and software for solving partial differential equations. Our aim is to develop efficient, reliable, and maintainable software addressing mathematical models based on partial differential equations.

The group is a part of the Department of Scientific Computing at Simula Research Laboratory (Terminalbygget, Fornebu). Our official Web pages with information about people and projects are on the Simula site.

The group has four professors with permanent positions at the Department of Informatics: Xing Cai, Morten Dæhlen, Hans Petter Langtangen, and Aslak Tveito. These are currently on 80% leave from the University to be researchers at Simula. In their remaining 20% positions at the Department of Informatics they maintain their ordinary teaching and supervision. Many of the group's employees at Simula have part-time (20%) positions for teaching and supervision at the Department of Informatics: Are Magnus Bruaset, Øyvind Hjelle, Knut-Andreas Lie, Glenn Terje Lines, Kent-Andre Mardal, Bjørn Fredrik Nielsen, Trygve K. Nilssen, Ola Skavhaug, and Joakim Sundnes.

We teach

• INF2320 Scientific computing (Teknisk programvare)
• INF2340 Simulation and visualization (Simulering og visualisering)
• INF3330/4330 Problem solving with high-level languages (Problemløsning med høynivå-språk)
• INF-MAT5370 Trianguleringer og anvendelser
• INF5600 Iterative methods and multigrid (Iterative metoder og multigrid)
• INF5610 Mathematical models in medicine (Matematiske modeller i medisin)
• INF5620 Numerical methods for partial differential equations (Numeriske metoder for partielle differensiallikninger)
• INF5630 Numerical methods for partial differential equations; project (Numeriske metoder for partielle differensiallikninger; prosjekt)
• INF5640 Advanced numerical methods for partial differential equations (Videregående numeriske metoder for partielle differensiallikninger)
• INF5660 Advanced problem solving with high-level languages (Avansert problemløsning med høynivåspråk)
• INF5670 Numerical methods for the Navier-Stokes equations (Numeriske metoder for Navier-Stokes likninger)
• MEK-INF3210/4210 Mathematical modelling of flow, heat transfer, and deformation methods for the Navier-Stokes equations (Matematisk modellering av strømning, varmetransport og deformasjon)
• We are also involved in the INF-VERK 3xxx/4xxx courses with intensive teaching of useful tools like Maple, Matlab, visualization, C++, Fortran 95, parallel computing (MPI), scripting (Python), high-performance computing (code optimization)