Ralf Hiptmair
Professor at ETH Zurich
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolRalf Hiptmair is a professor of applied mathematics at ETH Zurich with a deep research portfolio spanning finite element and boundary element methods, computational electromagnetics, multigrid solvers, discrete differential forms, and computational nano-optics. He brings decades of academic leadership from roles at the University of Bonn and as head of a junior research group in Tuebingen, combining foundational theory with practical numerical algorithms. His work is notable for bridging abstract differential-form theory with high-performance solvers used in electromagnetic modeling and nano-optics simulations. Based in Zurich, he has cultivated interdisciplinary collaborations that translate mathematical insights into scalable computational tools. Colleagues value his ability to connect rigorous analysis with efficient implementation strategies that advance both theory and applications.
8 years of coding experience
Diplom, Mathematics, Diplom, Mathematics at Technical University Munich
English, German
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
hiptmair/STV-VIE
Feb 2024 - Feb 2024
Single-Trace Volume Integral Equations for Helmholtz scattering,
Contributions:2 releases, 2 tags in 1 day
hiptmair/ScatteringQuasiResonances
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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