1st GAMM Activity Group Workshop "Analysis of partial differential equations and Calculus of Variations"

September 22-24, 2025
Faculty of Mathematics, TU Dresden

Table of contents

1. 1. Scientific Scope
   2. Invited Speakers
   3. Registration
   4. Program
   5. Venue
   6. Organizers
   7. Sponsors
   8. Further Information
   9. Contact

Scientific Scope

Since over a decade, the GAMM Activity Group on Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations (and its predecessor founded in 2013) has provided a platform for exchanging recent advances in the analysis of PDEs, the Calculus of Variations, and their role in the formulation of mathematical models in the sciences. The annual workshop brings together leading experts and early-career researchers to discuss current challenges and emerging developments in the field.

Invited Speakers

• Li Chen (University of Mannheim)

• Manuel Friedrich (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

• Gero Friesecke (Technical University of Munich)

• Antoine Gloria (LJLL Sorbonne Université)

• Anna Marciniak-Czochra (University of Heidelberg)

• Daniel Matthes (Technical University of Munich)

• Mathias Schäffner (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)

• Marita Thomas (Weierstrass Institute Berlin)

• Maria Westdickenberg (RWTH Aachen University)

Registration

Registration is free, yet required by June 30th 2025 to manage the event's capacity. To register, please fill out the registration form.

Program

The workshop program starts on Monday, September 22nd at 2pm and formally ends on Wednesday, September 24th at 1 pm.
The conference dinner will take place in the evening of Tuesday, September 23rd. A detailed schedule and a book of abstracts will be available here.
Rooms for open discussion will be available from Monday, September 22nd, 10am until Wednesday, September 24th, 5pm.

Venue

The workshop takes place at Willers-Bau, WILA317.

Organizers

• Stefan Neukamm
• Markus Schmidtchen

Sponsors

We acknowledge partial support by the DFG Research Unit FOR 3013 Vector- and Tensor-Valued Surface PDEs.

Further Information

Lunch Places

• Mensa Siedepunkt (5 minutes walk)
• Mensa WUeins (5 minutes walk)
• Alte Mensa (15 minutes walk)

Accommodation

There are many hotels of different price ranges in walking distance to the workshop venue.

Getting to Dresden

There are several ways to get to Dresden:

By Train

You can find possible connections here: Deutsche Bahn (to "Dresden Hbf").

By Coach

You can take a Flixbus to Dresden central station (Dresden Hauptbahnhof).

By Aeroplain

• Dresden: Dresden has its own airport (code: DRS). From (DRS) you can take the S2 (towards Pirna) to get to the main station. Simply get a single ticket (Ticket zone Dresden) from the DVB which costs about 3€. Tickets can be purchased at the yellow ticket machines or online on Deutsche Bahn (from "Dresden Flughafen" to "Dresden Hbf").


• Berlin: It may be more economical to fly to Berlin (BER) instead of Dresden. From BER Berlin Brandenburg Airpor you can take the S45 towards "Berlin Südkreuz" and change there into an ICE (fast train) which takes you to Dresden Hbf. There are also some direct ICE connections directly from the airport. Deutsche Bahn (from "Berlin Flughafen" to "Dresden Hbf"). The journey takes about 3h-4h. You may also want to check out if there is a Flixbus heading to Dresden. These take about 2h40m, see Flixbus.


• Prague: It may be more economical to fly to Prague (PRG) instead of Dresden. You can take a bus (the 119) calling directly in front of the exit from the airport towards the station "Nádraží Veleslavín." There you can switch to the Metrolines which take you to the main station after one additional change or a small walk. From the main station in Prague there are regular trains and Flix buses which bring you to Dresden Hbf. Getting from the airport in Prague to Dresden Hbf usually takes 3h5min to 4h30m.

By Car

You do you 😉

Contact

Technische Universität Dresden
Fakultät Mathematik
Stefan Neukamm & Markus Schmidtchen
01062 Dresden
Email:
Website: https://tud.link/pm8kv1