Bernd Dammann

Bernd Dammann is an Associate Professor in Scientific Computing at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. In parallel he serves as Scientific Lead & Architect in the DTU Computing Center (DCC) and co-founded DTU’s GPUlab in 2007, giving him dual roles in both academic research and institutional HPC services.

Education

• Dipl.Phys. in Statistical Physics, University of Mainz, 1992
• PhD in Physical Chemistry, DTU, 1996

Research interests

Over almost three decades Dammann has focused on computational methods for large-scale scientific problems. His core expertise lies in:

• High-Performance Computing and parallel programming paradigms (OpenMP, MPI, GPU)
• Scientific GPU computing and many-core architectures
• Application tuning and performance optimization for heterogeneous systems
• Uncertainty quantification, Monte-Carlo methods, and real-time control applications in biomedicine (diabetes technology)
• Ultrasound beamforming and advanced imaging techniques

Publication trends

His 34 publications (1996-2025) trace a clear evolution from theoretical physics and surface-science simulations to GPU-accelerated engineering and biomedical systems. Recent work clusters around real-time biomedical control (artificial pancreas, virtual clinical trials) and high-resolution ultrasound imaging, all leveraging GPU acceleration and high-performance computing to achieve real-time performance.

Scientific awards & recognition

• Contributor to 1 patent family and widely downloaded technical reports (>10 k downloads for OpenCL tutorial)
• Consistently high citation counts on key optimization and control papers (e.g., 93 citations for 2014 Management Science article)

Teaching, supervision & grants

He teaches or co-teaches multiple DTU courses: High-Performance Computing, Large-scale Computations, Python & HPC, Mathematical Software, and HPC with FORTRAN. While individual students are not named, his role in GPUlab and DCC implies ongoing PhD and MSc supervision, and his projects list six active collaborations including EU and national HPC infrastructure grants.

Labs & teams

Dammann co-founded GPUlab (2007) and presently leads the HPC architecture team in the DTU Computing Center, a central facility supplying cluster resources to the entire university.