Short CV
- 2023– now Post-Doc @ University Of Vienna
- 2021–2023 Post-Doc @ Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 2017–2021 PhD @ University Of Vienna
- 2016–2018 Mathematics and Models @ riskine GmbH
- 2014–2017 MSc Applied Mathematics @ University Of Vienna
- 2011–2014 BSc Mathematics @ University Of Vienna
Advanced applications & analysis of Trefftz methods
The goal of this project is to turn Trefftz methods into a versatile and widely usable tool in numerical simulation.
Project details
| 🎓 Funding program | ESPRIT |
| ⏳ Status | ongoing |
| 🚀 Start | July 1, 2024 |
| 🏁 End | June 30, 2027 |
| 💶 Funding amount | 340819 € |
| 🏢 Host institution | University of Vienna |
| 👤 Principal Investigator | Paul Stocker |
| 🌐 Grant website | fwf.ac.at |
| 🔗 Grant DOI | 10.55776/ESP4389824 |
Publications
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Embedded Trefftz DG method for the Helmholtz equation
PS, Igor Voulis
@article{SV_ARXIV_2026, title = {Embedded {T}refftz {DG} method for the {H}elmholtz equation}, journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.13034}, year = {2026}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2603.13034}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13034}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.13034.pdf}, journalabbr= {arXiv:2603.13034}, sort_year = {2026}, esprit = {1}, } -
Embedded Trefftz DG framework for the analysis of discretizations with local-global decompositions
Philip L. Lederer, Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS, Igor Voulis
@article{LLSV_ARXIV_2024, title = {Embedded {T}refftz {DG} framework for the analysis of discretizations with local-global decompositions}, journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.00806}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2412.00806}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.00806}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.00806.pdf}, journalabbr= {arXiv:2412.00806}, sort_year = {2024}, esprit = {1}, } -
Inf-sup stable space-time local discontinuous Galerkin method for the heat equation
Sergio Gómez, Chiara Perinati, PS
@article{GPS_JSC_2025, title = {Inf-sup stable space-time local discontinuous {G}alerkin method for the heat equation}, journal = {Journal of Scientific Computing}, year = {2025}, volume = {106}, number = {1}, pages = {22}, doi = {10.1007/s10915-025-03121-7}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10915-025-03121-7}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.14819.pdf}, journalabbr= {J. Sci. Comput.}, sort_year = {2024}, esprit = {1}, } -
Polynomial quasi-Trefftz DG for PDEs with smooth coefficients: elliptic problems
Lise-Marie Imbert-Gérard, Andrea Moiola, Chiara Perinati, PS
@article{IMPS_IMAJNA_2025, title = {Polynomial quasi-{T}refftz {DG} for {PDE}s with smooth coefficients: elliptic problems}, journal = {IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis}, year = {2025}, pages = {drae094}, doi = {10.1093/imanum/drae094}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/imanum/drae094}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.00392.pdf}, journalabbr= {IMA J. Numer. Anal.}, sort_year = {2024}, esprit = {1}, } -
Sparsity comparison of polytopal finite element methods
Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS, Maximilian Zienecker
@article{LSZ_PAMM_2024, title = {Sparsity comparison of polytopal finite element methods}, journal = {PAMM}, year = {2024}, volume = {24}, number = {3}, pages = {e202400150}, doi = {10.1002/pamm.202400150}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202400150}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.16864.pdf}, journalabbr= {Proc. Appl. Math. Mech.}, sort_year = {2024}, } -
Trefftz discontinuous Galerkin discretization for the Stokes problem
Philip L. Lederer, Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS
@article{LLS_NM_2024, title = {Trefftz discontinuous {G}alerkin discretization for the {S}tokes problem}, journal = {Numerische Mathematik}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1007/s00211-024-01404-z}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00211-024-01404-z}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.14600.pdf}, journalabbr= {Numer. Math.}, sort_year = {2023}, } -
On polynomial Trefftz spaces for the linear time-dependent Schrödinger equation
Sergio Gómez, Andrea Moiola, Ilaria Perugia, PS
@article{GMPS_AML_2023, title = {On polynomial {T}refftz spaces for the linear time-dependent {S}chrödinger equation}, journal = {Applied Mathematics Letters}, year = {2023}, volume = {146}, pages = {108824}, doi = {10.1016/j.aml.2023.108824}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aml.2023.108824}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.09571.pdf}, journalabbr= {Appl. Math. Lett.}, sort_year = {2023}, } -
Unfitted Trefftz discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic boundary value problems
Fabian Heimann, Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS, Henry Wahl
@article{HLSW_M2AN_2022, title = {Unfitted {T}refftz discontinuous {G}alerkin methods for elliptic boundary value problems}, journal = {ESAIM: M2AN}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.1051/m2an/2023064}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2023064}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.12236.pdf}, journalabbr= {ESAIM: M2AN}, sort_year = {2022}, } -
A new T-compatibility condition and its application to the discretization of the damped time-harmonic Galbrun's equation
Martin Halla, Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS
@article{HLS_IMAJNA_2025, title = {A new {T}-compatibility condition and its application to the discretization of the damped time-harmonic {G}albrun's equation}, journal = {IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis}, year = {2025}, pages = {draf071}, doi = {10.1093/imanum/draf071}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/imanum/draf071}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2209.01878.pdf}, slides = {/images/slides/galbrun.pdf}, journalabbr= {IMA J. Numer. Anal.}, sort_year = {2022}, } -
Robust finite element discretizations for a simplified Galbrun's equation
Tilman Alemán, Martin Halla, Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS
@inproceedings{AHLS_ECCOMAS_2022, title = {Robust finite element discretizations for a simplified {G}albrun's equation}, booktitle = {ECCOMAS 2022}, year = {2022}, doi = {10.23967/eccomas.2022.206}, url = {https://www.scipedia.com/public/Aleman_et_al_2022a}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.15650.pdf}, journalabbr= {ECCOMAS 2022}, sort_year = {2022}, } -
NGSTrefftz: add-on to NGSolve for Trefftz methods
PS
@article{S_JOSS_2022, title = {{NGSTrefftz}: add-on to {NGSolve} for {T}refftz methods}, journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}, year = {2022}, volume = {7}, number = {71}, pages = {4135}, doi = {10.21105/joss.04135}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.04135}, slides = {/images/slides/ngstrefftz.pdf}, journalabbr= {J. Open Source Softw.}, sort_year = {2022}, } -
Embedded Trefftz discontinuous Galerkin methods
Christoph Lehrenfeld, PS
@article{LS_IJMNE_2023, title = {Embedded {T}refftz discontinuous {G}alerkin methods}, journal = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering}, year = {2023}, volume = {124}, number = {17}, pages = {3637--3661}, doi = {10.1002/nme.7258}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.7258}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.07041.pdf}, journalabbr= {Int. J. Numer. Methods Eng.}, sort_year = {2022}, } -
A space-time quasi-Trefftz DG method for the wave equation with piecewise-smooth coefficients
Lise-Marie Imbert-Gérard, Andrea Moiola, PS
@article{IGMS_MC_2021, title = {A space-time quasi-{T}refftz {DG} method for the wave equation with piecewise-smooth coefficients}, journal = {Mathematics of Computation}, year = {2022}, doi = {10.1090/mcom/3786}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1090/mcom/3786}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.04617.pdf}, journalabbr= {Math. Comp.}, sort_year = {2020}, } -
An entropy structure preserving space-time formulation for cross-diffusion systems: analysis and Galerkin discretization
Marcel Braukhoff, Ilaria Perugia, PS
@article{BPS_SINUM_2022, title = {An entropy structure preserving space-time formulation for cross-diffusion systems: analysis and {G}alerkin discretization}, journal = {SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis}, year = {2022}, volume = {60}, number = {1}, pages = {364--395}, doi = {10.1137/20M1360086}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1137/20M1360086}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.13069.pdf}, slides = {/images/slides/crossdiff.pdf}, journalabbr= {SIAM J. Numer. Anal.}, sort_year = {2020}, } -
Tent pitching and Trefftz-DG method for the acoustic wave equation
Ilaria Perugia, Joachim Schöberl, PS, Christoph Wintersteiger
@article{PSSW_CMA_2020, title = {Tent pitching and {T}refftz-{DG} method for the acoustic wave equation}, journal = {Computers \& Mathematics with Applications}, year = {2020}, volume = {79}, number = {10}, pages = {2987--3000}, doi = {10.1016/j.camwa.2020.01.006}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2020.01.006}, preprint = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/1907.02367.pdf}, journalabbr= {Comput. Math. Appl.}, sort_year = {2020}, }
Teaching
- 2024WS PS Numerical Mathematics
- 2022WS VO Partielle Differentialgleichungen
- 2022SS Mathematisch orientiertes Programmieren
- 2021WS Einführung in Python und Computeralgebra
- 2019SS UE Analysis for Physicists II
- 2018WS UE Problem session to Linear Algebra for Physicists
Co-Supervised Master's theses
Research visits
- University of Göttingen, Germany, 31/03/25 → 04/04/25,
working with C. Lehrenfeld and I. Voulis - University of Arizona, USA, 24/02/25 → 28/02/25,
working with L.-M. Imbert-Gérard - University of Göttingen, Germany, 18/08/24 → 24/08/24,
working with C. Lehrenfeld and I. Voulis - University of Pavia, Italy, 18/03/24 → 22/03/24,
working with A. Moiola, S. Gómez, and C. Perinati - Research in Pairs, Trento, Italy 25/06/23 → 01/07/23,
working with A. Moiola and L.-M. Imbert-Gérard - Kyoto University, Japan, 08/03/20 → 12/04/20,
working with K. Svadlenka and G. Favre - University of Pavia, Italy, 01/10/19 → 29/02/20,
working with A. Moiola
Conferences and Workshops
2026
- GAMM 96th Annual Meeting
16/03 → 20/03, Stuttgart, DE - NGSolve User Meeting
29/06 → 01/07, Winterthur, CH - CMAM
20/07 → 24/07, Vienna, AT - Trefftz Workshop
07/09 → 09/09, Vienna, AT
Posts
- Dec 10, 2025 – How to create this website (again)
- Oct 16, 2023 – git dark magic
- Oct 11, 2022 – Some debugging notes
- Sep 13, 2022 – Softwave docu using Sphinx
- Jan 21, 2022 – Pypi - creating a python package
- Nov 01, 2021 – NGSTrefftz on the cluster in Göttingen
- Sep 07, 2021 – Quasi-Trefftz DG for the wave equation
- Jun 08, 2021 – Boulderproblem
- Oct 10, 2020 – Space-time Maxwell-Stefan equation
- Jan 23, 2020 – How to create this website
- Oct 11, 2019 – Space-time Trefftz-DG on tent pitched meshes