Institute of Stochastics
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Research interests
- Stochastic geometry
- Random point processes and random mosaics
- Germ-grain models
- Statistical analysis of (binary) image data
- Monte-Carlo simulation
- Spatial statistics, Geostatistics
- Detection of geometrical features in 2D and 3D images
- Correlation of the nano structure and the macroscopical attributes of materials (virtual material design)
- Application of statistical analysis of (micro- and macroscopic) image data, quantitative characterisation of their morphological structure
- Computer based statistics
- Stochastic image analysis and image processing
- Fractal geometry
- Insurance mathematics and risk theory
- Stochastic networks
Current Projects
3D analysis, modeling and simulation of microstructur in fiber based porous materials , aided of the 
BMBF- 3D Modeling the photoactive layer in polymer solar cells, embedded in the priority programme 'Elementary Processes of Organic Photovoltaics' (
SPP1355) by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - New dialectometry using methods of stochastic image analysis - In cooperation with the Chair for German Philology, University of Augsburg
- GeoStoch project for spatial statistics
- Research Training Group 1100 "Modeling, analysis and simulation in Economathematics" of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) at Ulm University
- Statistical space-time analysis of tropical cyclone track data with special regard to climatological cycles and trends in the western North Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean - In cooperation with Munich Re
- Stochastic modeling and analysis of telecommunication networks - In cooperation with France Telecom
- Stereology for fibrous random media via numerical inversion of spherical Radon transforms (DFG) (Contact: Prof. Spodarev)
- Limit theorems for spatial stochastic models - Cooperation with Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia (DAAD) (Contact: Prof. Spodarev)
Concluded Projects
- Geometry and asymptotics of random structures (DFG-RFBR) - Cooperation with the St. Petersburg Branch of Steklov Mathematical Institute (POMI) and St. Petersburg State University
Classification of grayscale images using methods from stochastic geometry and spatial statistics. A project within the assistant professor program of the State of Baden-Württemberg- Collaborative Research Centre 518 "Inflammation, regeneration and transformation in the pancreas" of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
Modeling of the gas diffusion layer in fuel cells- Prediction of traffic states - In cooperation with
German Aerospace Center, Institute of Transport Research in Berlin - Spatial risk analysis and risk modeling in property insurance - In cooperation with Generali Versicherung Wien
- Statistical analysis of spatial point patterns - applications to economical, biomedical and ecological data (DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 1100)
Statistical consulting
The institute of Stochastics offers statistical consulting to institutes at Ulm University as well as to companies.
If you are interested please contact Prof. Spodarev or Prof. Schmidt.