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Curriculum Vitae

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Name: Ostermann
First name: Alexander
Dates of birth: August 7, 1960 in Innsbruck (Austria)
Citizenship: Austrian
Civil status: married with Barbara Zirnitzer
Position: Professor

Web of Science ResearcherID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/D-1697-2015
Open Researcher and Contributor ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0194-2481

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Professional Experience

since 2002 Full Professor, Universität Innsbruck
2000-2002 Associate Professor, Universität Innsbruck
1999-2000 Professor, Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève (Switzerland)
1992-1999 Associate Professor, Universität Innsbruck
1991 Habilitation, Universität Innsbruck
1990-1991 Assistant, Universität Innsbruck
1988-1990 Assistant docteur, Université de Genève (Switzerland)
1988 Dr. rer. nat., Universität Innsbruck
1982-1988 Assistant, Universität Innsbruck

Administrative and Management Experience

since 2023 Board member of High Performance Computing Austria
since 2022 Study officer for the extension programme Scientific Computing
since 2022 Advisory board member, International Journal of Computer Mathematics
2021-2024 Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics (MIP)
2020-2022 Board member of EuroCC Austria
since 2019 Editorial board member, GAMM Mitteilungen
since 2019 Deputy coordinator of the doctoral programme Dynamics of Complex Continua
2019-2022 Deputy member of the academic senate
2018-2023 Adviser of the PRACE Council (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe)
since 2018 Deputy speaker of the doctoral school Computational Interdisciplinary Modelling
2017-2018 Mentor in the university's mentoring program for female scientists
2017-2021 Head of Department of Mathematics
2016-2024 Member of the Qualification Advisory Board (QV-Beirat) MIP
2016-2019 Editorial board member, Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis
2016-2018 Speaker of the doctoral school Computational Interdisciplinary Modelling
2015-2020 Editorial board member, Geometric Flows (De Gruyter Open Access)
2014-2016 Head of Faculty Council MIP
since 2014 Steering committee member of the Vienna Scientific Cluster
since 2013 Head of the Research Area Scientific Computing
2012-2013 Head of the Research Platform Scientific Computing
2012 Acting Head of Department of Mathematics
since 2011 Board member of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM)
2010-2017 Board member of the Austrian Mathematical Society
2008-2013 Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
2005-2008 Head of Faculty Council MIP
2005-2012 Head of Curriculum Committee MIP
2005-2008 Head of Department of Mathematics

Education

1988 Dr. rer. nat. (Universität Innsbruck)
1984 Mag. rer. nat. (Universität Innsbruck)
1978-1979 military service, LWSR 82, Rainerkaserne Glasenbach
1978 general qualification for university entrance
1970-1978 grammar school (Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck)
1966-1970 primary school

Visiting Positions

1997 Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève (Switzerland)
1995 King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok (Thailand)
1994 Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève (Switzerland)