Systems Design

At the Chair of Systems Design (in German: Systemgestaltung, abbreviation: _SG_), we aim at the scientific description, modeling and computer simulation of "systems" from a theoretical perspective. This includes conceptual issues of systems thinking and systems engineering, formalization of systems dynamics, as well as quantitative approaches for nonlinear dynamical systems. In particular, we apply various methods to investigate complex systems from different fields such as statistical physics, evolutionary biology, micro economics, computational sciences. With respect to applications, our focus is primarily on socio-economic systems, such as business companies or social organizations. We are interested in a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of organizations.

The following three courses feature different aspects of the dynamics and the complexity of systems comprised of a large number of interacting entities. We provide methods for formal analysis as well as for computer simulations of those systems, and demonstrate their applicability in a number of examples, ranging from physical and biological to social and economic systems.

Autumn Semester

Spring Semester

Contact

D-MATH
Robert Weismantel
D-MTEC
Frank Schweitzer