Michael Lehn

Michael Lehn is a Senior Academic Councillor at the Institute for Numerical Mathematics, University of Ulm, holding his position since 2008. He earned a Diplom in Business Mathematics from the University of Ulm (2002), a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the University of Southern California (2001), and a Dr. rer. nat. in Mathematics from the University of Ulm (2008).

• Education:
  • 1995-2002: Studies at University of Ulm (Diplom)
  • 1999-2001: Master of Science at University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
  • 2002-2008: Doctorate at University of Ulm (Dr. rer. nat.)

Research Interests: Focuses on high-performance computing (HPC), numerical methods, and software development for education. His work includes tools like ulm-on-ice (RISC architecture simulator), FLENS (numerical library), and ulmBLAS (high-performance BLAS implementation). He emphasizes practical applications of numerical mathematics through compiler design and educational software.

Teaching: Taught advanced mathematics courses for physicists and computer scientists, as well as software basics in HPC (e.g., Summer 2014–2015). Courses included Numerics for Computer Scientists, Mathematical Foundations of Economics, and compiler development.

• Awards: 2015 Teaching Award (Lehrpreis) from the University of Ulm.

Labs/Teams: Managed the Ulm Center for Scientific Computing (UZWR) from 2006–2008. Active in developing open-source tools for HPC education and research.