Joke Blom
CWI/MAS (Modelling Analysis and Simulation)
email: Joke.Blom@cwi.nl
Tel: 020-5924263
URL: http://www.cwi.nl/~gollum

I did a MSc at the UvA in Mathematics & Computer Science with Physics. During
my study I started working as a scientific programmer, mostly interested in
computer languages and computer architectures. When the machines became boring,
I shifted my attention to the numerical analysis of the methods I implemented.
But after a while I realized that I couldn't develop good numerical methods
without looking (and changing) the mathematical model behind.
My main research work was done in the field of numerical methods for integral
equations, time integration for ODEs, adaptive grid methods for PDEs, and the
solution of large nonlinear systems.

Recently I became involved in the mathematical modelling and simulation of
cell biology, which meant again a shift of interest. This time from adaptive
methods for ODEs/PDEs to adaptive modelling + methods for systems which are
multiscale in space, time and chemical dimension. Which means that you might
want to look at the influence of a localized event to the functioning of
an organism with a hierarchy of models: particle-based (MD, MC),
distribution-based (DSMC/LB), and (stochastic) PDEs and ODEs. Interesting is
not only how to model these phenomena, but also how to couple all these
different paradigms in one simulation.

Hobbies: Sports (active; hiking, biking, skating, running, (table)tennis)
         Music (passive, although I did play the piano recently after 35 years!)
         Reading (if I have time, meaning only during holidays, alas)