27 Nov

Chance-constrained optimal control of a gas-to-power system (Doctoral Seminar)

VeranstaltungsortN.2.01Veranstalter Institut für StatistikBeschreibungWe are concerned with optimal control strategies subject to uncertain demands.Taking uncertainty into account becomes more and more importantin many areas. In the context of the energy transition in Germany, a need forcontrol strategies taking these uncertainties into account naturally arises.Deviations from the demand actually realized need to be compensated,which might be very costly and should be avoided. To this end, we considerdifferent approaches to control the amount of gas withdrawn from anetwork at a given time to meet an uncertain power demand stream in anoptimal way. To enhance supply reliability, we require demand satisfactionat a prescribed probability level, mathematically formulated in terms of achance constraint. The stochastic optimal control framework has been setup in . The gas flow trough the pipelines is modeled by the isentropicEuler equations and the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process is used to model the uncertaindemand. Acknowledgments The authors are grateful for the supportof the German Research Foundation (DFG) within the project “Novel modelsand control for networked problems: from discrete event to continuousdynamics” (GO1920/4-1).Vortragende(r)Kerstin Lux (Universität Mannheim)KontaktSimone Gahleitner (simone.gahleitner@aau.at)

27 Nov
27 Nov

Tragedy as an instrument of therapy for combat veterans

VeranstaltungsortN.1.71AAUVeranstalter Institut für PhilosophieBeschreibungIn his seminar lecture he focuses on the ancient Greek epics and tragedy as an instrument of therapy for combat veterans. He critically assesses a valuable methodological approach inaugurated by the American psychiatrist Jonathan Shay (1995). According to Shay, ancient Greek theater was a theater for combat veterans by combat veterans to and for combat veterans…It may have offered a form of cultural therapy for an audience traumatized by the effects of war. Shay’s approach was picked up by many American scholars who work with combat veterans either as therapists (e.g., Nancy Sherman) or as directors and organizers of reading performances (e.g., Peter Meineck, Bryan Doerries).Vortragende(r)Prof. Jaroslav DanešZur Person:Jaroslav Daneš arbeitet in der Abteilung Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Hradec Králové. Früher (2016-2018) forschte er als Stipendiat der Alexander-von-Humboldt Stiftung am Institut für Klassische Philologie und Philosophie der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg. Professor Daneš beschäftigt sich mit dem altgriechischen politischen Denken und Beziehungen zwischen Ideologie und Historiographie. KontaktUniv. Prof.Dr. Alice Pechriggl (alice.pechriggl@aau.at)

28 Nov

Varieties of Australian English

VeranstaltungsortN.0.42Veranstalter Institut für Anglistik und AmerikanistikBeschreibungJaime’s talk is titled Varieties of Australian English and will provide an overview of the three main accents occurring within mainstream Australian society today. These differences, unlike in many other countries, are not regionally based. Indeed, there is very little regional variation within Australian English and the differences in accent that are manifest are based on social factors. Jaime will speak about how changes in Australian identity and society over time have been reflected in the dominant accents in the country. He will also introduce Aboriginal English and discuss the role this variety plays within mainstream Australian society along with the issues associated with it that can lead to inequality, cultural misunderstanding, and discrimination. Jaime will also indicate future trends within Australian English, mentioning the development of regional variation and ethnolects among various communities. There will also be the chance to practise speaking with an Australian accent!Vortragende(r)Dr. Jaime Hunt (University of Newcastle, Australia)KontaktMarta Degani (marta.degani@aau.at)