Prof. em. Walter Gander

Prof. em.  Walter Gander

Prof. em. Walter Gander

Professor Emeritus at the Department of Computer Science

ETH Zürich

Dep. Informatik

CAB F 12.1

Universitätstrasse 6

8092 Zürich

Switzerland

Additional information

Walter Gander, born May 24, 1944, from Saanen (BE). Education: Diploma in mathematics ETH Zurich 1968. Then assistant of H. Rutishauser in his new institute of computer science. Ph.D. in mathematics 1973, supervisor P. Henrici. From 1973 to 1987: Professor for numerical analysis and computer science at the engineering college Neu-Technikum Buchs. 1977/78 Visiting Scientist at Stanford University. 1979 Habilitation and Privatdozent for numerical analysis at ETH Zurich. 1984 and 1993 sabbatical leave again at Stanford University. From 1987 to 1991 associate, since 1991 full professor for computer science at ETH Zurich. From 1989 to 1997 head of the Institute of Scientific Computing. 1990 - 1992: chairmen of the faculty of computer science. 1989 -1991 head of the Swiss Supercomputer Initiative for acquiring the national supercomputer in Manno. From Fall 1997 to Fall 2001 chairman of the department and director of studies of computer science.



Research interests: Scientific computing, i.e. studying the solution of problems with the use of mathematics and computation. Numerical Linear Algebra and Parallel Computing.