Elisa Davoli

Elisa Davoli is a Full Professor at TU Wien's Institute for Analysis and Scientific Computing, leading the Multiscale Calculus of Variations research group. Her work focuses on materials science, calculus of variations, and partial differential equations, with applications in solid mechanics, plasticity, and magnetoelasticity. She has been awarded the Richard von Mises Prize (2020) and the FWF START Prize (2020). Her research bridges theoretical analysis with practical applications, including homogenization theory, phase transitions, and optimal control in material systems.

Key research interests include multiscale modeling, variational methods for material failure, and mathematical aspects of metamaterials. Recent projects address high-contrast materials, nonlocal denoising models, and magnetic skyrmions. Davoli has organized workshops on fracture mechanics, calculus of variations, and imaging challenges. She teaches courses in mathematical analysis, partial differential equations, and elasticity theory, and has mentored students in applied mathematics and mechanics.

• Grants: FWF START Project (Tunable materials), Elise Richter Grant (Plasticity and magnetoelasticity), GAČR Joint Project (Large Strain Challenges).
• Events: Organized Bio-PDE Days (2024), 3rd Austrian Calculus of Variations Day (2023), GAMM Microstructure Seminar (2023).