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Ulm University, Faculty of Mathematics and Economics - Institute of Stochastics

Prof. Dr. Volker Schmidt

Office:	Helmholtzstraße 18, Room 163
Phone:	+49 731 502-3532
Fax:	+49 731 502-3649
e-mail:	Firstname.Name@uni-ulm.de

Postal address:	Ulm University
	Institute of Stochastics
	D-89069 Ulm
	Germany

Curriculum Vitae

Scientific Career:

Diploma in Mathematics, University of Wroclaw, 1973
Dissertation A (Dr. rer. nat.), Technical University of Freiberg (Bergakademie), 1979
Dissertation B (Dr. sc. nat.), Technical University of Freiberg, 1988
Habilitation in Mathematics (Dr. rer. nat. habil), 1991
Professor of Applied Probability and Statistics, Ulm University, since 1992

Memberships in Interdisciplinary Research Groups and Councils:

Chair of the Managing Committee of the special Interest Group for Probability & Statistics (Fachgruppe Stochastik) within the German Mathematical Society (DMV), 2000 - 2004
Industrial cooperation with France Telecom R&D, Paris on spatial stochastic modelling of telecommunication networks, since 2000
Graduiertenkolleg 1100 "Modellierung, Analyse und Simulation in der Wirtschaftsmathematik" at Ulm University, sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), since 2005
Industrial cooperation with MunichRe on spatial stochastic modelling of geographical risks, in particular tropical cyclones in the northwest pacific and atlantic, since 2006
Ulmer Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen , since 2006
Scientific Council of the Mathematical Research Centre "EURANDOM" in Eindhoven (The Netherlands), 2006 - 2011
Sonderforschungsbereich 518 "Entzündung, Regeneration und Transformation im Pankreas" at Ulm University, sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 2007 - 2010
BMBF-Netzwerk "Röntgen- und Neutronenbasierte Untersuchungsmethoden für PEM-Brennstoffzellen", im Rahmen der Förderinitiative "Netzwerke Grundlagenforschung erneuerbare Energien und rationelle Energieanwendung", sponsored by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), 2007 - 2010
Scientific Advisory Board of the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm , sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), since 2007
Kooperation mit dem Institut für Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Augsburg zum Thema "Neue Dialektometrie mit Methoden der statistischen Bildanalyse", sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), since 2007
Schwerpunktprogramm "Elementarprozesse der Organischen Photovoltaik" (SPP 1355), sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), since 2008
BMBF-Verbundprojekt "3D Analyse, Modellierung und Simulation der Mikrostruktur und Transportprozesse in faserbasierten porösen Materialien", im Rahmen der Schwerpunktförderung "Mathematik für Innovationen in Industrie und Dienstleistungen", sponsored by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), since 2010
Kooperation mit der University of Queensland, School of Mathematics and Physics, in Brisbane (Australien) zum Thema "Monte Carlo Methods for Spatial Stochastic Modeling", sponsored by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) im Rahmen des Go8 Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme, since 2012
Schwerpunktprogramm "Dynamische Simulation vernetzter Feststoffprozesse" (SPP 1679), sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), since 2013

Awards:

Scientific Prize of the Polish Secretary of Education, 2000
Merckle Research Prize, 2005
Cooperation Prize "Wissenschaft-Wirtschaft" of Ulm University, 2007

Prof. Schmidt's research interests include:

Stochastic geometry: random point processes, random particle systems, random geometric graphs
Spatial statistics: statistical analysis of tomographic images (electrontomography, FIB-SEM imaging, synchrotron tomography)
Stochastic segmentation and skeletonization algorithms
Multiscale 3D analysis, modeling and simulation of advanced (porous and composite) functional materials
Correlation of their 3D morphology and macroscopic (performance) properties
Efficient 3D simulation of charge transport in large molecular networks
Stochastic evaluation of numerical transport simulation in simulated 3D morphologies
Stochastic 4D modeling of structural degradation processes
Virtual design of materials with optimized 3D morphologies
Analysis, modeling and simulation of geographically mapped data

Ph.D. Students and their Dissertations

A. Frey, Approximation und Vergleich von stochastischen Risiko- und Bedienungsprozessen (March 1995)
S. Hasenfuss: Performance analysis of (max,+)-linear systems via Taylor series expansions (December 1997)
S. Schlegel, Asymptotics of stochastic networks, risk and fluid models in the presence of heavy tails (September 1999)
S Böhm, Asymptotische Signifikanztests für stationare zufällige Mengen und ihre Anwendung bei der Untersuchung der Grundwasserbeschaffenheit in Baden-Württemberg (July 2003)
R. Maier, Iterated random tessellations, with applications to spatial modelling of telecommunication networks (July 2003)
S. Klenk, Schätzung morphologischer Charakteristiken von binären Bilddaten (July 2006)
H. Schmidt, Asymptotic analysis of stationary random tessellations, with applications to network modelling (September 2006)
U. Pantle, Asymptotic properties of estimators for random fields induced by stationary germ-grain models (October 2006)
F. Fleischer, Analysis and fitting of random tessellation models: Applications in telecommunication and cell biology (May 2007)
S. Eckel, Statistical analysis of spatial point patterns: Applications to economical, biomedical and ecological data (November 2008)
F. Voss, Spatial stochastic network models: Scaling limits and Monte-Carlo methods (February 2010)
J. Rumpf, Statistical models for geographically referenced data: Applications in tropical cyclone modelling and dialectology (May 2010)
S. Lück, Stochastic methods for the analysis of geometrically complex fibre systems: Applications to cellular biology and quality control of computed tomography (July 2011)
R. Thiedmann, New approaches to stochastic image segmentation and modeling of complex microstructures: Applications to the analysis of advanced materials (July 2011)
J. Feinauer, Stochastic multi-scale modelling of dynamic 3D morphologies, with applications to Li-Ion batteries (under preparation)
G. Gaiselmann, Stochastic simulation models for the 3D microstructure of fibre-based materials, with special emphasis on applications to gas-diffusion layers in PEM fuel cells (under preparation)
C. Hirsch, Connectivity and percolation properties of stochastic networks (under preparation)
B. Kriesche, Stochastic risk analysis based on geographically mapped data (under preparation)
D. Neuhäuser, Spatial stochastic modeling and simulation of telecommunication networks (under preparation)
A. Spettl, Stochastic simulation models for the 3D microstructure of densely packed nanoparticle systems, with special emphasis on applications to Li-ion batteries (under preparation)
O. Stenzel, Stochastic simulation models for the 3D nanomorphology of composite materials, with special emphasis on applications to organic solar cells (under preparation)

Workshops / Conferences

IX. International Conference on Stereology and Image Analysis in Materials (September 3 to September 6, 2012, Zakopane, Poland)
International Summer School on Advanced Stochastic Methods to Model Risk (September 9 to September 22, 2012, Ulm)
Statistische Woche 2012 (September 18 to September 21, 2012, Wien, Austria)
222th ECS Meeting (October 7 to October 12, 2012, Hawaii, USA)
2012 MRS Fall Meeting (November 25 to November 30, 2012, Boston, USA)
Forum Bildverarbeitung (November 29 to November 30, 2012, Regensburg)
Winter Simulation Conference (December 9 to December 12, 2012, Berlin)
Electrochemistry Conference 2013 (February 25 to February 28, 2013, Lanzarote, Spain)
Winter Conference in Statistics 2013 (March 3 to March 7, 2013, Borgafjäll, Sweden)
ProcessNet: Jahrestreffen der Fachgruppen Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik (March 4 to March 6, 2013, Weimar)
3rd Joint Statistical Meeting DAGStat 2013 (March 18 to March 22, 2013, Freiburg)
10th Symposium for Fuel Cell and Battery Modelling and Experimental Validation (ModVal 10) (March 19 to March 20, 2013, Stuttgart)
2013 MRS Spring Meeting (April 1 to April 5, 2013, San Francisco, USA)
Workshop on Stochastic Geometry and its Applications (April 3 to April 5, 2013, Grenoble, France)
Symposium on Theory of Modeling and Simulation (April 7 to April 10, 2013, San Diego, USA)
223th ECS Meeting (May 12 to May 17, 2013, Toronto, Canada)
9th International Workshop on Spatial Stochastic Models for Wireless Networks (SpaSWiN 2013) (May 13, 2013, Tsukuba, Japan)
German-Polish Joint Conference on Probability and Mathematical Statistics (June 6 to June 9, 2013, Torun, Poland)
17th Workshop on Stochastic Geometry, Stereology and Image Analysis: SGSIA'13 (June 11 to June 15, 2013, Torun, Poland)
4th International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change (June 13 to June 18, 2013, Kos, Greece)
8th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability (MMR 2013) (July 1 to July 4, 2013, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
1st International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (July 1 to July 5, 2013, Ghent, Belgium)
20th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications (July 8 to July 10, 2013, Ghent, Belgium)
Australia New Zealand Applied Probability Workshop (July 8 to July 11, 2013, Brisbane, Australia)
11th European Congress on Stereology and Image Analysis (July 8 to July 12, 2013, Kaiserslautern)
European Meeting of Statisticians (EMS 2013) (July 20 to July 25, 2013, Budapest, Hungary)
36th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications (July 29 to August 2, 2013, Boulder, USA)
IMS Annual Meeting/Joint Statistical Meetings (August 3 to August 8, 2013, Montreal, Canada)
EUROMAT 2013: European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (September 9 to September 13, 2013, Sevilla, Spain)
International Conference on Geometry and Physics of Spatial Random Systems (September 9 to September 13, 2013, Freudenstadt)
11th German Probability and Statistics Days (March 4 to March 7, 2014, Ulm)
International Workshop on Mathematics and Statistics for Metrology (March 24 to March 26, 2014, Berlin)
18th International Microscopy Congress (September 7 to September 12, 2014, Prague, Czech Republic)

List of Recent Publications, since 2000

2000 - 2005

T. Mattfeldt, H.-W. Gottfried, V. Schmidt and H.A. Kestler, Classification of individual spatial textures by first-order stereology and stochastic geometry using artificial neural networks. Journal of Microscopy 198 (2000), 143-158
A.D. Barbour and V. Schmidt, On Laslett's transform for the Boolean model. Advances in Applied Probability 33 (2001), 1-5
W.I. Cooper, V. Schmidt and R.F. Serfozo, Queues and inventories with Skorohod/Loynes representations. Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications 37 (2001), 233-257
M. Dozzi, E. Merzbach and V. Schmidt, Limit theorems for sums of random fuzzy sets. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 259 (2001), 554-565
C. Gloaguen, P. Coupe, R. Maier and V. Schmidt, Stochastic modelling of urban access networks, Proc. 10th Internat. Telecommun. Network Strategy Planning Symp. (Munich, June 2002), VDE-Verlag, Berlin, 2002, pp. 99-104.
S. Boehm, J. Grimm-Strele, V. Schmidt and B. Schneider, Investigation of groundwater quality in Baden-Wuerttemberg, using methods of spatial statistics. Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung 47 (2003), 1-12 (in German)
S. Boehm and V. Schmidt, Palm representation and approximation of the covariance of random closed sets (ps). Advances in Applied Probability 35 (2003), 295-302
D.A. Korshunov, S. Schlegel and V. Schmidt, Asymptotics for random walks with dependent heavy-tailed increments. Siberian Mathematical Journal 44 (2003), 833-844 (in Russian)
R. Maier and V. Schmidt, Stationary iterated tessellations. Advances in Applied Probability 35 (2003), 337-353
T. Mattfeldt, H.-W. Gottfried, H. Wolter, V. Schmidt, H. Kestler and J. Mayer, Classification of prostatic carcinoma with artificial neural networks using comparative genomic hybridization and quantitative stereological data. Pathology - Research and Practice 199 (2003), 773-784
S. Boehm, L. Heinrich and V. Schmidt, Kernel estimation of the spectral density of stationary random closed sets (ps). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics 46 (2004), 37-47
S. Boehm, L. Heinrich and V. Schmidt, Asymptotic properties of estimators for the volume fraction of jointly stationary random sets (pdf). Statistica Neerlandica 58 (2004), 388-406
H. Braxmeier, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, Spatial extrapolation of anisotropic road traffic data (pdf). Image Analysis & Stereology 23 (2004), 185-198
R. Maier, J. Mayer and V. Schmidt, Distributional properties of the typical cell of stationary iterated tessellations (ps.gz). Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 59 (2004), 287-302
J. Mayer, V. Schmidt and F. Schweiggert, A unified simulation framework for spatial stochastic models (ps.gz). Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 12 (2004), 307-326
M. Beil, F. Fleischer, S. Paschke and V. Schmidt, Statistical analysis of 3D centromeric heterochromatin structure in interphase nuclei (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 217 (2005), 60-68
M. Beil, H. Braxmeier, F. Fleischer, V. Schmidt and P. Walther, Qualitative analysis of keratin filament networks in scanning electron microscopy images of cancer cells (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 220 (2005), 84-95
C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Simulation of typical Cox-Voronoi cells, with a special regard to implementation tests (pdf). Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 62 (2005), 357-373
L. Heinrich, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Limit theorems for stationary tessellations with random inner cell structure (pdf). Advances in Applied Probability 37 (2005), 25-47
V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, Joint estimators for the specific intrinsic volumes of stationary random sets (ps). Stochastic Processes and their Applications 115 (2005), 959-981
E. Spodarev and V. Schmidt, On the local connectivity number of stationary random closed sets (ps). In: C. Ronse, L. Najman, E. Decenciere (eds.) Mathematical Morphology: 40 Years On. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology, Springer-Series: Computational Imaging and Vision, Dordrecht, 2005, 343-354

2006
M. Beil, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer, H. Schmidt, V. Schmidt and P. Walther, Fitting of random tessellation models to cytoskeleton network data (pdf). Journal of Theoretical Biology 241 (2006), 62-72
F. Fleischer, S. Eckel, I. Schmid, V. Schmidt and M. Kazda, Statistical analysis of the spatial distribution of tree roots in pure stands of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies (pdf). Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36 (2006), 227-237
F. Fleischer, M. Beil, M. Kazda and V. Schmidt, Analysis of spatial point patterns in microscopic and macroscopic biological image data (pdf). In: A. Baddeley, P. Gregori, J. Mateu, R. Stoica, D. Stoyan (eds.) Case Studies in Spatial Point Process Models. Lecture Notes in Statistics, Springer, Berlin 2006, 235-260
C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Fitting of stochastic telecommunication network models, via distance measures and Monte-Carlo tests (pdf). Telecommunication Systems 31 (2006), 353-377
C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Modelling and simulation of telecommunication networks: Analysis of mean shortest path lengths (pdf). In: R. Lechnerova, I. Saxl, and V. Benes (eds.): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Stereology, Spatial Statistics and Stochastic Geometry, 25-36. Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physisists, Prague.
L. Heinrich, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Central limit theorems for Poisson hyperplane tessellations (pdf). Annals of Applied Probability 16 (2006), 919-950
S. Klenk, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, A new algorithmic approach to the computation of Minkowski functionals of polyconvex sets (pdf). Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications 34 (2006), 127-148
T. Mattfeldt, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer and V. Schmidt, Statistical analysis of reduced pair correlation functions of capillaries in the prostate gland (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 223 (2006), 107-119
U. Pantle, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, Central limit theorems for functionals of stationary germ-grain models (pdf). Advances in Applied Probability 38 (2006), 76-94

2007
C. Buser, F. Fleischer, T. Mertens, D. Michel, V. Schmidt and P. Walther, Quantitative investigation of murine cytomegalovirus nucleocapsid interaction (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 228 (2007), 78-87
F. Fleischer, R. Ananthakrishnan, S. Eckel, H. Schmidt, J. Kaes, T. Svitkina, V. Schmidt and M. Beil, Actin network architecture and elasticity in lamellipodia of melanoma cells (pdf). New Journal of Physics 9 (2007), 420
R. Guderlei, S. Klenk, J. Mayer, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, Algorithms for the computation of Minkowski functionals of deterministic and random polyconvex sets (pdf). Image and Vision Computing 25 (2007), 464-474
L. Heinrich, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Limit theorems for functionals on the facets of stationary random tessellations (pdf). Bernoulli 13 (2007), 868-891
S. Jinno, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer, V. Schmidt and T. Kosaka , Spatial arrangement of microglia in the mouse hippocampus: A quantitative point process analysis (pdf). GLIA 55 (2007), 1334-1347
I. Kaj, L. Leskela, I. Norros and V. Schmidt, Scaling limits for random fields with long range dependence (pdf). Annals of Probability 35 (2007), 528-550
T. Mattfeldt, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer and V. Schmidt, Statistical modelling of the geometry of planar sections of prostatic capillaries on the basis of stationary Strauss hard-core processes (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 228 (2007), 272-281
T. Mattfeldt, D. Meschenmoser, U. Pantle and V. Schmidt, Characterization of mammary gland tissue using joint estimators of Minkowski functionals (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 26 (2007), 13-22
J. Rumpf, H. Weindl, P. Hoeppe, E. Rauch and V. Schmidt, Stochastic modelling of tropical cyclone tracks (pdf). Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 66 (2007), 475-490
K. Vasudevan, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer, V. Schmidt and F.A. Cook, Statistical analysis of spatial point patterns on deep seismic reflection data (pdf). Geophysical Journal International 171 (2007), 823-840

2008
S. Eckel, F. Fleischer, P. Grabarnik and V. Schmidt, An investigation on the spatial correlations for relative purchase power in Baden-Württemberg (pdf). AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis 92 (2008), 135-152
F. Fleischer, C. Gloaguen, H. Schmidt, V. Schmidt and F. Schweiggert, Simulation algorithm of typical modulated Poisson-Voronoi cells and application to telecommunication network modelling (pdf). Japan Journal of Industrial and Applied Mathematics 25 (2008), 305-330
S. Lueck, M. Beil, F. Fleischer, S. Portet, W. Arendt and V. Schmidt, The Laplacian in a stochastic model for spatiotemporal reaction systems (pdf). Ulmer Seminare 13 (2008), 133-143
R. Thiedmann, F. Fleischer, C. Hartnig, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, Stochastic 3D modelling of the GDL structure in PEM fuel cells, based on thin section detection. (pdf). Journal of the Electrochemical Society 155 (2008), B391-B399

2009
M. Beil, S. Lueck, F. Fleischer, S. Portet, W. Arendt and V. Schmidt, Simulating the formation of keratin networks by a piecewise-deterministic Markov process (pdf). Journal of Theoretical Biology 256 (2009), 518-532
H. Braxmeier, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, Kriged road-traffic maps (pdf). In: J. Pilz (ed.) Interfacing Geostatistics and GIS, Springer, Berlin 2009, 105-119
S. Eckel, F. Fleischer, P. Grabarnik, M. Kazda, A. Särkkä and V. Schmidt, Modelling tree roots in mixed stands by non-stationary marked Gibbs point processes. (pdf). Biometrical Journal 51 (2009), 522-539
F. Fleischer, C. Gloaguen, V. Schmidt and F. Voss, Simulation of the typical Poisson-Voronoi-Cox-Voronoi cell (pdf). Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation 79 (2009), 939-957
E. Kokai, F. Voss, F. Fleischer, S. Kempe, D. Marinkovic, H. Wolburg, F. Leithaeuser, V. Schmidt, U. Deutsch and T. Wirth, Myc regulates embryonic vascular permeability and remodeling. (pdf, pdf). Circulation Research 104 (2009), 1151-1159
T. Mattfeldt, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer and V. Schmidt, Statistical analysis of labelling patterns of mammary carcinoma cell nuclei on histological sections. (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 235 (2009), 106-118
S.D. Oosterhout, M.M. Wienk, S.S. van Bavel, R. Thiedmann, L.J.A. Koster, J. Gilot, J. Loos, V. Schmidt and R.A.J. Janssen, The effect of three-dimensional morphology on the efficiency of hybrid polymer solar cells (pdf). Nature Materials 8 (2009), 818-824
J. Rataj, V. Schmidt and E.Spodarev, On the expected surface area of the Wiener sausage (pdf). Mathematische Nachrichten 282 (2009), 591 - 603
J. Rumpf, S. Pickl, S. Elspass, W. Koenig and V. Schmidt, Structural analysis of dialect maps using methods from spatial statistics (pdf). Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik 76 (2009), 280-308
J. Rumpf, H. Weindl, P. Hoeppe, E. Rauch and V. Schmidt, Tropical cyclone hazard assessment using model-based track simulation (pdf). Natural Hazards 48 (2009), 383-398
R. Thiedmann, C. Hartnig, I. Manke, V. Schmidt and W. Lehnert, Local structural characteristics of pore space in GDL's of PEM fuel cells based on geometric 3D graphs (pdf). Journal of the Electrochemical Society 156 (2009), B1339-B1347
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, V. Schmidt, Distributional properties of Euclidean distances in wireless networks involving road systems (pdf). IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication 27 (2009), 1047-1055
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, Palm calculus for stationary Cox processes on iterated random tessellations (pdf). Proceedings of WiOpt2009: 7th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, Seoul 2009, 534-539
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, Capacity distributions in spatial stochastic models for telecommunication networks (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 28 (2009), 155-163.

2010
C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, Analysis of shortest paths and subscriber line lengths in telecommunication access networks. (pdf). Networks and Spatial Economics 10 (2010), 15-47.
S. Lueck, A. Kupsch, A. Lange, M.P. Hentschel and V. Schmidt, Statistical analysis of tomographic reconstruction algorithms by morphological image characteristics (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 29 (2010), 61-77
S. Lueck, M. Sailer, V. Schmidt and W. Walther, Three-dimensional analysis of the intermediate filament network using SEM-tomography (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 239 (2010), 1-16
U. Pantle, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, On the estimation of integrated covariance functions of stationary random fields. (pdf). Scandinavian Journal of Statistics 37 (2010), 47-66.
J. Rumpf, S. Pickl, S. Elspass, W. Koenig and V. Schmidt, Quantification and statistical analysis of structural similarities in dialectological area-class maps. (pdf). Dialectologia et Geolinguistica 18 (2010), 73-98.
J. Rumpf, H. Weindl, E. Faust and V. Schmidt, Structural variation in genesis and landfall locations of North Atlantic tropical cyclones related to SST (pdf). Tellus 62A (2010), 243-255
M. Sailer, K. Hoehn, S. Lueck, V. Schmidt, M. Beil and P. Walther, Novel electron tomographic methods to study the morphology of keratin filament networks (pdf). Microscopy and Microanalysis 16 (2010), 462-471
R. Thiedmann, I. Manke, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt. Strukturelle Analyse des Porenraumes von Gasdiffusionslagen in Brennstoffzellen mittels geometrischer 3D Graphen (pdf). MP Materials Testing 52 (2010), 736-743.
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, Scaling limits for shortest path lengths along the edges of stationary tessellations (pdf). Advances in Applied Probability 42 (2010), 936-952
Y. Wang, S. Cho, R. Thiedmann, V. Schmidt, W. Lehnert and X. Feng, Stochastic modeling and direct numerical simulation of the diffusion media for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. (pdf). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (2010), 1128-1138.

2011
S. Eckel, G. Loeffler, A. Maurer and V. Schmidt, Measuring the effects of geographical distance on stock market correlation (pdf). Journal of Empirical Finance 18 (2011), 237-247.
C. Gloaguen, F. Voss and V. Schmidt, Parametric distributions of connection lengths for the efficient analysis of fixed access network. (pdf). Annals of Telecommunications 66 (2011), 103-118.
S.D. Oosterhout, L.J.A. Koster, S.S. van Bavel, J. Loos, O. Stenzel, R. Thiedmann, V. Schmidt, B. Campo, T.J. Cleij, L. Lutzen, D. Vanderzande, M.M. Wienk and R.A.J. Janssen, Controlling the morphology and efficiency of hybrid ZnO:polythiophene solar cells via side chain functionalization. (pdf). Advanced Energy Materials 1 (2011), 90-96.
O. Stenzel, H. Hassfeld, R. Thiedmann, L.J.A. Koster, S.D. Oosterhout, S.S. van Bavel, M.M. Wienk, J. Loos, R.A.J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, Spatial modelling of the 3D morphology of hybrid polymer-ZnO solar cells, based on electron tomography data. (pdf). Annals of Applied Statistics 5 (2011), 1920-1947.
R. Thiedmann, H. Hassfeld, O. Stenzel, L.J.A. Koster, S.D. Oosterhout, S.S. van Bavel, M.M. Wienk, J. Loos, R.A.J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, A multiscale approach to the representation of 3D images, with applications to polymer solar cells. (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 30 (2011), 19-30.
R. Thiedmann, W. Lehnert, I. Manke and V. Schmidt, Random geometric graphs for modelling the pore space of fibre-based materials (pdf). Journal of Materials Science 46 (2011), 7745-7759.
R. Thiedmann, O. Stenzel, A. Spettl, P.R. Shearing, S.J. Harris, N.P. Brandon and V. Schmidt, Stochastic simulation model for the 3D morphology of composite materials in Li-ion batteries. (pdf). Computational Materials Science 50 (2011), 3365-3376.
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer and V. Schmidt, Densities of shortest path lengths ín spatial stochastic networks (ps). Stochastic Models 27 (2011), 141-167.

2012
B. Baumeier, O. Stenzel, C. Poelking, D. Andrienko and V. Schmidt, Stochastic modeling of molecular charge transport networks. (pdf). Physical Review B 86 (2012), 184202.
T.J. Brereton, O. Stenzel, B. Baumeier, D.P. Kroese and V. Schmidt, Efficient simulation of charge transport in deep-trap media. (pdf). In: C. Laroque, J. Himmelspach, R. Pasupathy, O. Rose, and A.M. Uhrmacher (eds.) Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE, Piscataway 2012.
J.P. Brinkmann, D. Froning, U. Reimer, V. Schmidt, W. Lehnert and D. Stolten, 3D modeling of one and two component gas flow in fibrous microstructures in fuel cells by using the Lattice-Boltzmann method. (pdf). ECS Transactions 50 (2012), 207-219.
G. Gaiselmann, R. Thiedmann, I. Manke, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, Stochastic 3D modeling of fiber-based materials. (pdf). Computational Materials Science 59 (2012), 75-86.
M. Meinhardt, S. Lueck, P. Martin, T. Felka, W. Aicher, B. Rolauffs and V. Schmidt, Modeling chondrocyte patterns by elliptical cluster processes. (pdf). Journal of Structural Biology 177 (2012), 447-458.
D. Neuhaeuser, C. Hirsch, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, On the distribution of typical shortest-path lengths in connected random geometric graphs. (pdf). Queueing Systems 71 (2012), 199-220.
M. Salzer, A. Spettl, O. Stenzel, J.-H. Smatt, M. Linden, I. Manke and V. Schmidt, A two-stage approach to the segmentation of FIB-SEM images of highly porous materials. (pdf). Materials Characterization 69 (2012), 115-126.
A. Spettl, M. Linden, I. Manke, and V. Schmidt, Structural 3D characterization of silica monoliths: extraction of rod networks. (pdf). In: F. Puente Leon and M. Heizmann (eds.) Forum Bildverarbeitung 2012, KIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe 2012, 107-118.
O. Stenzel, L.J.A. Koster, R. Thiedmann, S.D. Oosterhout, R.A.J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, A new approach to model-based simulation of disordered polymer blend solar cells. (pdf). Advanced Functional Materials 22 (2012), 1236-1244.
R. Thiedmann, G. Gaiselmann, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, Stochastic modeling of fuel cell components. In: D. Stolten and B. Emonts (eds.) Fuel Cell Science and Engineering: Materials, Processes, Systems and Technology, Vol. 2. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2012, 669-702.
R. Thiedmann, A. Spettl, O. Stenzel, T. Zeibig, J.C. Hindson, Z. Saghi, N.C. Greenham, P.A. Midgley and V. Schmidt, Networks of nanoparticles in organic-inorganic composites: Algorithmic extraction and statistical analysis. (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 31 (2012), 23-42.

2013
T.J. Brereton, O. Stenzel, B. Baumeier, D. Andrienko, V. Schmidt and D.P. Kroese, Efficient simulation of Markov chains using segmentation. (pdf). Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability (in print)
D. Froning, J. Brinkmann, U. Reimer, V. Schmidt, W. Lehnert and D. Stolten, 3D analysis, modeling and simulation of transport processes in compressed fibrous microstructures, using the Lattice Boltzmann method. (pdf). Electrochimica Acta (in print)
G. Gaiselmann, D. Froning, C. Toetzke, C. Quick, I. Manke, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, Stochastic 3D modeling of non-woven materials with wet-proofing agent. (pdf). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (in print)
G. Gaiselmann, I. Manke, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, Extraction of curved fibers from 3D data. (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 32 (2013), 57-63.
G. Gaiselmann, M. Neumann, L. Holzer, T. Hocker, M. Prestat and V. Schmidt, Stochastic 3D modeling of LSC cathodes based on structural segmentation of FIB-SEM images. (pdf). Computational Materials Science 67 (2013), 48-62.
G. Gaiselmann, O. Stenzel, A. Kruglova, F. Muecklich and V. Schmidt, Competitive stochastic growth model for the 3D morphology of eutectic Si in Al-Si alloys. (pdf). Computational Materials Science 69 (2013), 289-298.
L. Heinrich, S. Lueck and V. Schmidt, Asymptotic goodness-of-fit tests for the Palm mark distribution of stationary point processes with correlated marks. (pdf). Bernoulli (in print)
C. Hirsch, D. Neuhaeuser, and V. Schmidt, Connectivity of random geometric graphs related to minimal spanning forests. (pdf). Advances in Applied Probability 45 (2013), 20-36.
L.J.A. Koster, O. Stenzel, S.D. Oosterhout, M. Wienk, V. Schmidt and R.A.J. Janssen, Morphology and efficiency: The case of polymer/ZnO cells. (pdf). Advanced Energy Materials (in print)
S. Lueck, A. Fichtl, M. Sailer, H. Joos, R.E. Brenner, P. Walther and V. Schmidt, Statistical analysis of the intermediate filament network in cells of mesenchymal lineage by greyvalue-oriented segmentation methods. (pdf). Computational Statistics 28 (2013), 139-160.
D. Neuhaeuser, C. Hirsch, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, Ratio limits and simulation algorithms for the Palm version of stationary iterated tessellations. (pdf). Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation (in print)
O. Stenzel, D. Westhoff, I. Manke, M. Kasper, D.P. Kroese and V. Schmidt, Graph-based simulated annealing: A hybrid approach to stochastic modeling of complex microstructures. (pdf). Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering (in print)
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, Random tessellations and Cox processes. (pdf). In: E. Spodarev (ed.) Stochastic Geometry, Spatial Statistics and Random Fields: Asymptotic Methods. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol. 2068, Springer, Berlin 2013, 151-182.

Preprints

M.C. Christiansen, C. Hirsch and V. Schmidt, Prediction of regionalized car insurance risks based on control variates. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
G. Divitini, O. Stenzel, F. di Fonzo, C.S. Casari, V. Russo, A.L. Bassi, V. Schmidt and C. Ducati, Quantitative electron tomography of a hierarchical nanostructured TiO2 photoanode for hybrid solar cells. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
G. Gaiselmann, R. Kulik and V. Schmidt, Statistical inference for curved fibrous objects in 3D, based on multiple short observations of multivariate autoregression processes. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
L. Handl, C. Hirsch and V. Schmidt, Cluster methods based on spatial processes. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
L. Heinrich, S. Lueck and V. Schmidt, Non-parametric asymptotic statistics for the Palm mark distribution of beta-mixing point processes with correlated marks. (pdf). Preprint
C. Hirsch, D. Neuhaeuser, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt. First-passage percolation on random geometric graphs and an application to shortest-path trees. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
E. Kokai, H. Beck, J. Weishaupt, F. Arnold, D. Sinske, U. Sebert, G. Gaiselmann, V. Schmidt, P. Walther, J. Muench, G. Posern and B. Knoell, Structural architecture and functional implications of nuclear actin in eukaryotic cells. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
D. Neuhaeuser, C. Hirsch, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt. A parametric copula approach for modelling shortest-path trees in telecommunication networks (pdf). Preprint (submitted)
M. Salzer, S. Thiele, R. Zengerle and V. Schmidt, A new approach to automatic segmentation of SEMt images, based on local extrema. (pdf). Preprint (submitted)

Working Papers

G.W. Delaney, C. Hirsch, P.W. Cleary and V. Schmidt, Stationary Apollonian packings. Working paper (under preparation)
D. Froning, G. Gaiselmann, U. Reimer, J. Brinkmann, V. Schmidt and W. Lehnert, Stochastic aspects of mass transport in gas-diffusion layers. Working paper (under preparation)
G. Gaiselmann, C. Hirsch and V. Schmidt, Asymptotic properties of a dense packing algorithm. Working paper (under preparation)
A. Geringer, M. Roland, M. Engstler, A. Kruglova, G. Gaiselmann, O. Stenzel, V. Schmidt, F. Muecklich, S. Diebels, The effect of three-dimensional morphology on macroscopic mechanical properties of AlSi alloys. Working paper (under preparation)
L. Heinrich, S. Lueck and V. Schmidt, On alpha-mixing, Bernstein's blocking method and the CTL for an empirical mark distribution of marked point processes. Working paper (under preparation)
C. Hirsch, D. Neuhaeuser and V. Schmidt. Moderate deviations for shortest-path lengths on random geometric graphs. Working paper (under preparation).
C. Hirsch, D. Neuhaeuser, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt. Asymptotic properties of Euclidean shortest-path trees and applications in telecommunication networks. Working paper (under preparation).
P. Kordt, O. Stenzel, B. Baumeier, V. Schmidt and D. Andrienko, Stochastic and microscopic charge transport modeling in dicyanovinyl-substituted quaterthiophene (DCV4T) at finite carrier density. Working paper (under preparation)
B. Kriesche, R. Hess, B. Reichert and V. Schmidt, A probabilistic approach to the prediction of area-related weather events. Working paper (under preparation)
B. Kriesche, H. Weindl, A. Smolka and V. Schmidt, Stochastic simulation model for tropical cyclone tracks, with special emphasis on landfall behavior. Working paper (under preparation)
A. Kupsch, A. Lange, M.P. Hentschel, S. Lueck, V. Schmidt, F. Garcia-Moreno, A. Hilger, R. Grothausmann and I. Manke, Improved missing wedge tomography by a novel iterative algorithm. Working paper (under preparation)
P. Martin, T. Felka, U. Stoeckle, L. Handl, W.K. Aicher, V. Schmidt and B. Rolauffs, Three-dimensional spatial organization of superficial chondrocytes: comparison of human knee articular cartilage and autologous chondrocyte implantation. Working paper (under preparation)
D. Neuhaeuser, C. Hirsch, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt. Joint distributions for total lengths and capacities of shortest-path trees in telecommunication networks. Working paper (under preparation).
M. Salzer, T. Prill, K. Schladitz, D. Jeulin and V. Schmidt, Combined validation of simulation and segmentation of FIB-SEM images of porous microstructures. Working paper (under preparation)
A. Spettl, T. Werz, C.E. Krill and V. Schmidt, A new parametric representation of 3D grain systems with high volume fraction. Working paper (under preparation)
A. Spettl, R. Wimmer, T. Werz, C.E. Krill and V. Schmidt, Stochastic 3D modelling of grain coarsening in polycrystalline alloys. Working paper (under preparation)
O. Stenzel, C. Hirsch T.J. Brereton, B. Baumeier, D. Andrienko, D.P. Kroese and V. Schmidt, A generalized toolkit for studying the charge transport properties of materials via random walks in random environments. Working paper (under preparation)
O. Stenzel, M. Salzer, G.W. Delaney, P.W. Cleary and V. Schmidt. Quantitative structural analysis of simulated granular packings. Working paper (under preparation)

Talks

Image-based stochastic modeling of the 3D morphology of energy materials on various length scales (pdf).