Michael Schuster

Michael Schuster is a Research Fellow at the Chair for Dynamics, Control, Machine Learning and Numerics (DCN-AvH) at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), operating under the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. He actively contributes to the CRC TRR154 project focused on gas network optimization.

His academic foundation includes:

• Industrial Mathematics studies at FAU
• PhD in Mathematics from FAU (2021) with dissertation on nodal control and probabilistic constrained optimization for gas networks

His research specializes in PDE constrained optimization, optimization under uncertainty, and probabilistic robustness, with direct applications to gas network systems. He has pioneered work on the turnpike phenomenon in optimal control under uncertain conditions, establishing critical theoretical frameworks for long-horizon control problems.

Analysis of his publication record reveals a consistent focus on mathematical optimization of energy infrastructure, particularly addressing compressor station placement, boundary control of wave equations, and probabilistic constraints in flow networks. His interdisciplinary approach bridges pure mathematics with engineering applications in gas transport systems.

Supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) through the CRC TRR154 grant, his work integrates advanced numerical methods with real-world energy market modeling. He collaborates extensively within the FAU MoD (Mathematics and Data Science) initiative and maintains active international research partnerships.