International Workshop
Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing:
    Focus on complex processes and systems
   (dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Botkin)


          Munich, November 19-20, 2020
This proceedings volume contains papers presented at the International Workshop
“Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing: Focus on complex processes and
systems”, MMSC 2020, dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Botkin (22.03.1956–14.09.2019),
who made a significant contribution to the creation and mathematical analysis of models, the
development of numerical methods and algorithms for optimal control of ordinary and
distributed systems, elasticity theory, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, and homogenization
theory.

The creation of adequate mathematical models is an integral part of the study of complex
natural phenomena in mechanics, physics, biology, and medicine. Correct mathematical
models form the necessary basis for the development of computational methods and
algorithms. This allows for computer simulations seeking to identify and explain important
patterns that are not always amenable to study using physical experiments. The workshop
topics covered mathematical and computer modeling for a wide range of problems of
optimization, optimal control theory, thermodynamics, biology, medicine, and aerospace.
Recent achievements in the study of heat transfer problems, simulation of cerebral blood
circulation, as well as new results in the framework of the DFG project (TU427/2-2 &
HO4190/8-2) related to the development of highly efficient computational methods for
aircraft control problems with disturbances were presented and discussed.

The Workshop MMSC 2020 was approved by the German Research Society (DFG ̶ Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft), Grant TU427/3, and set to take place on November 19–20, 2020 at
the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it was held
virtually on November 19–20, 2020.

31 invited talks of 48 authors from 8 countries were delivered. 18 papers (15 regular papers
and 3 short papers) were accepted for open-access publication. All of them were reviewed in
the peer-review process using EasyChair conference system, and, on average, by two Program
Committee members.

The editors would like to thank the participants, the reviewers, the members of the Program
Committee, and the organizers for actively contributing to the success of MMSC 2020.

December 14, 2020

Varvara Turova

Andrey Kovtanyuk

Hans Georg Bock

Florian Holzapfel

Ekaterina Kostina