Personal
Data
Name: Valeria Ruggiero
Citizenship:
Italian
Birth: San Donato Val di Comino (FR), May 30,
1956
Address: University of Ferrara, Department of
Mathematics,
second site,
Scientific/Technological Campus, Building B via Saragat 1,
44121 Ferrara, Italy
Phone: +39 0532 974783
E-mail: mailto:rgv@unife.it
Academic
Career
·
1978 Laurea
in Mathematics (cum laude) at the
University of Ferara,
Italy
·
1979-1981 Fellowship of the National Research
Council (C.N.R.) - Department of Mathematics, University of
Ferrara
·
1981-1992 Researcher
in Numerical Analysis -Department of Mathematics, University of
Ferrara
·
1992-1995 Associate Professor of Numerical Analysis - Department of
Mathematics, Engineering Faculty, University
of Modena
·
1995-2000 Associate Professor of Numerical Analysis - Department of
Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences Faculty, University of
Ferrara
·
2000-present Full
Professor of Numerical Analysis - Department of
Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences Faculty, University of
Ferrara
·
2002-2008 President of the Degree Committee of the
Bachelor and of the Master of Science in Computer Science, University of
Ferrara
·
2004-2010 Vice Chancellor of University of Ferrara; from May
2910-September 2010, temporary Chancellor of University of Ferrara (institutional articles)
·
2004-present Member
of the Board of the PH. D. program in Mathematics and Computer Science; since january 2012, Chair of the Board
Other
Activities and Services
·
Reviewer for
Mathematical Reviews; referee for several scientific journals (Applied Mathematics
and Computation, Journal of Numerical Analysis, Industrial and Applied
Mathematics, Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications, Annals of Operations
Research, Rendiconti di
Roma, Inverse Problems)
·
Individual member
of UMI (Unione Matematica Italiana) and National Group of Scientific Computing (GNCS)
·
2001-2004 Member of the Scientific Board of
National Group of Scientific Computing (GNCS)
·
2000-present Member of the Editorial Board of the Annali dell'Universit\`a di Ferrara, Sezione VII, Scienze Matematiche
·
2004-present Member of Accademia delle Scienze di Ferrara
·
2009-present Member of the Board of Governors of
Consortium GARR for Fondazione CRUI
·
2010-present Member of Scientific Advisory Board of CINECA
for Supercomputing Resource Allocation
Scientific
Activity
Most of the
research activity concerns the development and the analysis of numerical
methods for large scale systems, parallel computing, nonlinear optimization and
related applications. More recent research interests are in optimization
techniques for inverse problems. The results of this activity are described in
about 50 publications in national and international
scientific journals, proceedings and books, in several software packages and in a number of communications to conferences.
Research Projects
1991
C.N.R. finalized project Sistemi informatici e calcolo parallelo; subproject
1 (see Moltedo, Salvetti, Laforenza: Calcolo Parallelo: Metodi, Simulazioni
Numeriche, Elaborazione di Immagini)
1997
C.N.R. project Metodi di
decomposizione per calcolatori paralleli, coordinator
1996
MURST project (PRIN) Analisi
Numerica e Matematica Computazionale, local coordinator
1997-2000
MURST project (PRIN) Numerical Analysis:
Methods and Mathematical Software, national coordinator (http://www.unife.it/AnNum97/)
1998-1999 C.N.R. project Sistemi di grandi dimensioni e calcolo
parallelo, coordinator
1999-2000
MURST project (PRIN) Numerical methods
for evolutionary problems, local coordinator
2000 G.N.I.M.
project Metodi iterativi per sistemi di
equazioni non lineari e problemi di ottimizzazione di dimensione finita, coordinator
2001 G.N.C.S.
project Metodi iterativi per sistemi di
equazioni non lineari e problemi di ottimizzazione di dimensione finita, coordinator
2000 Agency 2000
project Griglie Computazionali e
Applicazioni}; coordinator of
the subproject Metodi
di calcolo parallelo per il calcolo scientifico di grandi dimensioni
2002 FIRB
project Parallel Algorithms and Numerical
Nonlinear Optimization, national coordinator (http://dm.unife.it/pn2o).
2004-2005
MIUR project (PRIN) Numerical Methods and
Mathematical Software for Applications (http://www.math.unifi.it/~brugnano/Cofin2004)
2006-2007
MIUR project (PRIN) Numerical optimization methods for inverse problems
2008-present
MIUR project (PRIN) Optimization methods
and software for inverse problems, national coordinator (http://www.unife.it/prisma).
2011-present
Regional project SPINNER 2013: High-complexity
inverse problems in biomedical applications and social systems, local
coordinator, (http://www.ipbioss.unimore.it/site/home.html)
Organization
of workshops
·
XIX
Congresso dell'UMI,
Bologna, September, 12-17, 2011, Chairman of the section Numerical Algebra and
Optimization
·
Member
of the Scientific Committee of the workshop Infinite
and Infinitesimal in Mathematics, Computing and Natural Sciences, Cetraro, May, 17-21, 2010
·
Member
of the Organizing Committee Optimization Techniques for Inverse
Problems, International Workshop, Modena (Italy), April 28-29, 2008
·
Chair
of the Organizing Committee of the workshop Opt2003, Numerical
Methods for Local and Global Optimization: Sequential and Parallel Algorithms, INdAM
International Workshop, Cortona (Italy), July 14-20,
2003.
·
GNCS2002, INdAM Scientific
Computing National Group Annual Conference 2002, Ferrara (Italy), February 12-13, 2002
·
Chair
of the Organizing Committee of the workshop Numerical
Analysis: Methods and Mathematical Software, Ferrara, January, 19-21, 2000
Teaching
Activity
·
From 1979-80 to
1991-92: exercises and practice for “Calcoli Numerici e Grafici” (full degree
in Mathematics, Science Faculty of the University of Ferrara)
·
From 1980-81 to
1984-85, ‘’Algorithms and Data Structure’’
at the post-graduate course in Teoria e Applicazione delle Macchine Calcolatrici (TAMC) of the University of Bologna (Faculty of
Science).
·
In 1990, lectures
on "Parallel Methods of Linear Algebra" at the PH. D. program of
Computational Mathematics of the University of Padova.
·
Lectures at School
on Algorithms in Parallel Computing, sponsored by SASIAM,
Bari, 1987.
·
From 1993 to 2003
she contributed to the Summer School on Parallel and Vector Computing at CINECA
to Summer School on Parallel and Vector Computing at CINECA
·
Since 1991, she
held courses on Numerical Analysis, Parallel Computing, Computer Science at the
Universities of Bologna, Modena and Ferrara, in Degree and Master degree
programs of Engineering, Economics and Science Faculties.
List of courses
University of Bologna (site of
Cesena)
1991-92: Numerical Analysis,
full degree in Computer Science,
University of Modena
1992-93 – 1995-96: Numerical Computation, full degree in Materials
Engineering and Computer Engineering
1994/95 Numerical Computation, Scuola a fini speciali di Informatica, Science Faculty
University
of Ferrara
1995/96
- 1999/2000:
‘’Laboratorio di Programmazione e Calcolo’’, full degree in Chemistry, Science Faculty
1996/97-
1997/98: Programming languages, Computer Science diploma, Science Faculty
1996/97
- 1997/98:
Probability theory,
‘’Diploma di Biotecnologie Agro-Industriali’’, Science Faculty
1997/98
- 2001/02:
Computer Science I, Computer Science II, full degree in Economics, Economics
Faculty
1999/2000 - 2000/01: Applied Mathematics, full degree in Mathematics, Science Faculty
2000/01: Numerical Computation, Computer
Science diploma, Science Faculty
2001/02: Parallel Computing, first level degree in Computer
Science, Science Faculty
2002/03-2003/04: Computational Mathematics, second level degree in
Computer Science, Science Faculty
2001/02-2003/04: Lab of Numerical Computation, first level degree in
Mathematics, Science Faculty
2001/02-2002/03: Data processing systems, first level degree in
Economics, Economics Faculty
2001/02 - 2005/06;
2007/08-2011/12: Numerical Computation and
lab, first level degree in Computer Science, Science Faculty
2002/03: Basics in Computer Science, first level degree in
Economics, Economics Faculty
2002/03-2004/05: Numerical Analysis, second level degree in
Automation and Computer Engineering
2003/04: Computer Science Education, SSIS, A042;
2004/05-2008/09; 2010/11: Numerical Analysis I, fist level degree in
Mathematics, Science Faculty
2004/05-2009/10; 2011/12: Numerical Analysis II, fist level degree in Mathematics, Science
Faculty
2004/05-2009/10: Scientific Computing, second level degree in
Computer Science, Science Faculty
2011/2012: Numerical Analysis, second
level degree in Automation and Computer Engineering and in Telecommunications
and Electronic Engineering
Lectures of the current academic year 2011-2012
List of recent thesis
96/97
: "Alcuni metodi di regolarizzazione nella tomografia su
calcolatore", Lara Marangoni (full degree in Mathematics)
97/98:
"Metodi iterativi per la ricostruzione di immagini", Graziella
Marchesini (full degree in Mathematics)
97/98:
"Un metodo diretto per la risoluzione del problema dell'equilibrio del
traffico", Maria Marulli (full degree in Mathematics)
97/98:
"Approssimazioni di dati e funzioni mediante spline",
Milena Gilli (Mathematics
diploma)
97/98:
"Il metodo del simplesso", Daniela Giurgola
(Mathematics diploma)
97/98:
" Ambienti di sviluppo del software su un sistema multiprocessore a
memoria distribuita", Mattia Fogli (Computer Science dipoma)
98/99:
"Metodi iterativi a due stadi per la risoluzione di sistemi di grandi
dimensioni", Annamaria Landriani (full degree in Mathematics)
98/99:
"Metodi per la risoluzione numerica di problemi di ottimizzazione di medie
dimensioni", Silvia Azzolini (full degree in Mathematics)
99/00:
"Strutture informative dinamiche nei linguaggi di programmazione",
Patrizia Brandolini (Mathematics
diploma)
99/00:
"Metodi del punto interno per problemi di programmazione lineare e
quadratica", Mariagiovanna Peruzzi
(full degree in Mathematics)
01/02:
"Metodi di ottimizzazione per la risoluzione di problemi di
controllo", Alessia Baricordi (first level degree in Computer Science)
01/02:
"Studio dei moti delle maree mediante metodi numerici di
decomposizione", Ilaria Argentesi (first level degree in Computer Science)
02/03:
"Metodi del punto interno per la risoluzione di problemi di controllo
ottimo", Claudia Bergamini (full degree in Mathematics)
08/09:
“Metodi numerici di proiezione di tipo Krylov per la
risoluzione di sistemi lineari sparsi e relativo software”, Baraldi
Elisabetta (first level degree
in Mathematics)
09/09:
“Metodi del gradiente proiettato per la ricostruzione di immagini”, Sara Grechi
(first level degree in Mathematics)
09/10:
“Ricostruzione di immagini nel caso di rumore Poissoniano”,
Cecilia Pasquini (first level
degree in Mathematics)
10/11: “Total
Variation image denoising from Poisson data: Split Bregman and Alternating Extragradient
methods”, Davide Taviani
(first level degree in Mathematics)
