M.Sc. Maria Vittoria Barbarossa
Technische Universität MünchenZentrum Mathematik - M6
Boltzmannstraße 3
85747 Garching Room: 03.04.033
Phone: +49-89-289-16843
eMail: barbarossa
ma.tum.deResearch Interests
- Mathematical modeling of biological phenomena
- Delay equations and their applications to biology and medicine
- State-dependent delay equations in population dynamics
Publications
- M. V. Barbarossa, C. Kuttler, J. Zinsl, Delay equations modeling the effects of phase-specific drugs and immunotherapy on proliferating tumor cells
,Mathematical Bioscience and Engineering, 9(2), p.241-257 (2012)
- M. V. Barbarossa, C. Kuttler, A. Fekete, M. Rothballer, Delay models for Quorum sensing of Pseudomonas putida , Biosystems Elsevier, 102, p.148-156 (2010)
Teaching
Summer Term 2012
- Lecture: Delay Equations with Applications with Prof. Dr. Christina Kuttler
- Exercises to Mathematical Models in Biology 2 by Prof. Dr. Johannes Müller
Past terms
- Proseminar: Biomathematik with Prof. Dr. Christina Kuttler
- Exercises to Mathematical Models in Biology 1 by Prof. Dr. Johannes Müller
- Exercises to Advanced Mathematical Biology (Mathematical Models in Biology 2) (Prof. R. Lasser) SS 2011
- Hauptseminar: Delay Equations in Biology, with Prof. Dr. Christina Kuttler and Dr.Christian Pötzsche SS 2011
- Exercises to Mathematical Models in Biology 1 (Prof. R. Lasser) WS 2010/2011
- Hauptseminar: Mathematische Modellierung bakterieller Kommunikation with Prof. Dr. Christina Kuttler WS 2010/2011
- A lecture about Delay models for tumor growth (Slides) WS 2010/2011
- Exercises to Mathematical Ecology (Prof. C. Kuttler), SS 2010
- Exercises to Mathematical Models in Biology 1 (Prof. J. Müller), WS 2009/2010
- Hauptseminar on "Mathematical modeling of cancer and tumor growth" (Prof. C. Kuttler), WS 2009/2010
- Hauptseminar: Computational Modelling of Biological Systems, Prof. Dr. C. Kuttler, Prof. Dr. J. Müller SS 2009
- Exercises to Mathematical Models in Biology 2 (Prof. C. Kuttler), SS 2009
Conferences and Workshops
- July 2012, Krakow 6th European Congress of Mathematics
- In September/October 2011 I was visiting the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM) in Bilbao
- July 2011, Vancouver ICIAM Satellite Meeting
- July 2011, Krakow ECMTB 2011
- August 2010, Dundee Summer School: Mathematical Modelling of cancer and tumor growth
- June 2010, Palo Alto (CA) AIM Workshop: Low dimensional structures in dynamical systems with variable time lags
- May 2010, Dresden AIMS: 8th AIMS conference
- February 2010, Perugia Workshop for students "Dopo la laurea..scelgo il Phd!" (in Italian)
- October 2009, Dresden State-Dependent Delay Equations, International Workshop
- June 2009, Heidelberg Summer School: Mathematical Modelling in Cell Biology
Students
| Student | Title | Examiner |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Mohr | Master Thesis: Predator-Prey Models with delay (in progress) | C. Kuttler |
| Jonathan Zinsl | Master Thesis: Mathematische Modellierung von Pseudomonas putida im Chemostat | C. Kuttler |
| Sonja Grill | Bachelor Thesis: Quorum sensing of P.putida in a chemostat | C. Kuttler |
| Barbara Peutel | Bachelor Thesis: HIV models with delays | C. Kuttler |
| Martin Messner | Master Thesis: Mathematical models for Pseudomonas putida in a chemostat(2011) | C. Kuttler |
| Alexandra Iovkova | Diploma Thesis: Investigation of Tumor-Immune system interplay with delay differential equations(2011) | C. Kuttler |
| Sebastian Schmelcher | Bachelor Thesis: Mathematical models for population dynamics: Numerics of (state-dependent) delay equations (2010) | C. Kuttler |
| Andreas Strobl | Bachelor Thesis: Parameterschätzung mittels Gradientenverfahren für Populationsmodelle in der Biologie (2010) | C. Kuttler |
| Jonathan Zinsl | Bachelor Thesis: Mathematische Modellierung von Tumorwachstum mit retardierten Differentialgleichungen (2010) | C. Kuttler |
| Christiana Sehr | Bachelor Thesis: Quorum sensing bei Hefezellen (2009) | C. Kuttler |
Curriculum Vitae
- Since April 2009: PhD Student and Research assistant, Technische Universität München
- 2006 - 2008: Master of Science in Mathematics (Biology minor), Technische Universität München
- 2003 - 2006: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Universita' degli studi di Perugia (Italy)
Others
- since December 2011 organising montly meetings for PostGraduates (together with Yuen Au Yeung )
- 2011: "Women for Math Science" Preis der Technische Universität München
- 2010: "Women for Math Science" Preis der Technische Universität München
- 2009: "Women for Math Science" Preis der Technische Universität München
- 2008: DAAD-Preis 2008 der Technische Universität München
