Introduction to port-Hamiltonian Systems (2025)

- This self-contained Online Course by Hannes Gernandt (Wuppertal) and Timo Reis (Ilmenau) is aimed at interested Master's and PhD students in engineering, mathematics or science who have a basic understanding of linear algebra and calculus.
- To access the material you have to fill in the Course Registration
- After the lecture period, interested students are invited to work on small projects and attend a final symposium where you can meet international experts
Lecture Phase (April 9th - July 11th 2025)
Project Phase (September 25 - January 26)
- The project phase starts in September 2025 and end with the Symposium in Wuppertal from 12.01. - 15.01.26 where the topics of the projects will be presented and discussed.
- If you have an idea for a group project, then please upload a few lines of project description and the name of the coordinators and upload it in the Shared Folder until 1st August 2025.
- Alternatively, you can join a project group based on your interests. A link for voting will be provided later.
Have a look at the Project descriptions and choose your favourite projects here.
- P01 - "Dissipative Hamiltonian DAEs in infinite dimensions" (Hannes Gernandt, Mehmet-Emin Erbay)
- P02 - "Linear-Quadratic optimal control for a class of infinite-dimensional pH systems" (Anthony Hastir , Birgit Jacob, Hans Zwart)
- P03 - "PH modelling of eddy current brakes" (Timo Reis, Felix L. Schwenninger, Alexander Wierzba)
- P04 - "Maxwell’s Equation" (Merlin Schmitz, Nathanael Skrepek)
- P05 - "Energy-efficient predictive control of pH systems" (Manuel Schaller, Karl Worthmann)
Final Symposium (January 12th - 15th 2026)

Participants of the Project Phase are invited to Wuppertal for a four days workshop where the project teams will present their findings and additional lectures will be delivered by leading experts.