Computational seismology
We address seismic forward (numerical wave propagation) and inverse problems (finite-frequency tomography, adjoint methods) with sophisticated numerical techniques to retrieve 3D models of the subsurface at scales from the crust to the core.
We are dedicated to research on what is possibly best summarised as full-wave seismology from local to global scales. Most of our efforts rely on accurate numerical solutions (e.g. spectral-element methods) to the elastodynamic equations of motion, upon which we tackle various forward and inverse problems at scales ranging from earthquake rupture to deep earth imaging.
We are shareholders of ETH's Brutus computer cluster, and run several large-scale parallel production projects at the external page Swiss National Supercomputing Center. We also work with the Computational Seismology research group and the Swiss Seismological Service and maintain many international collaborations. Additionally, we have been actively involved in and partly funded by the European Marie-Curie Initial Training Network external page QUEST and external page Petaquake, initiated through the Swiss National Fund call external page HP2C. Petaquake has been featured on the ETH Life magazine and found its way into many other online media releases.