About KCSE

The KTH center KCSE was established to realize the vision of

KTH as a leading university in Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)

The remarkable evolution of large scale computations has in recent years created a new and revolutionary way of performing research. Simulations have, together with theoretical analysis and traditional experimental research, become an independent and extremely useful tool to gain new knowledge. This new multi-disciplinary field is often called Computational Science and Engineering or CSE. Recently, CSE has been established as a discipline in its own right with research centers, departments and education programs around the world.

Activities

To promote effcient CSE activities at KTH and to realize the KCSE vision, the collaboration between different disciplines and departments is encouraged and improved in the following manner.

• Graduate School in CSE. The graduate program aims to educate students to obtain dual expertise in scientific computing and applications. The graduate program contains common graduate courses within the different disciplines as well as seminar series with both invited speakers and presentations by the PhD students. 

There are also a number of undergraduate courses as well as Master's programs in the area of CSE given at the departments comprising KCSE. The coordination and renewal of these courses is an essential part of the KCSE activities.

• Multidisciplinary research. KCSE aims to stimulate cooperative reserach projects between the various member departments at KTH.

• High performace computing. KCSE aims to strengthen the computational infrastructure in collaboration with PDC.

• Workshops and seminars. KCSE aims to widen and strenghen the network of computational scientists and engineers at KTH.

• International collaboration. KCSE collaborates with Peking University and Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in a Joint Center for Computational Science and Engineering.

Organization

KCSE is constituted among a number of departments at KTH, today of the departments of Mechanics, Numerical Analysis, Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Theoretical Chemistry, Nuclear Power Safety, Electromagnetic Engineering and Theoretical Physics.

Board

Dan Henningson, Mechanics, Chairman
Börje Johansson, Materials Science and Engineering, Vice Chairman
Johan Hoffman, Numerical Analysis
Hans Ågren, Theoretical Chemistry
Mats Wallin, Theoretical Physics
Erwin Laure, PDC
Gustav Amberg, School of Engineering Sciences

Executive committee

Olof Runborg, Numerical Analysis, Director
Anna Delin, Materials Science and Engineering, Deputy Director
Philipp Schlatter, Mechanics, Director of Studies
Zilvinas Rinkevicius, Theoretical Chemistry
Olle Edholm, Theoretical Physics
Erwin Laure, PDC