Zdzisław Denkowski

Ph.D. thesis (1969):

Boundary value problems for nonlinear differential and difference equations of the fourth order (at Jagiellonian University)
Habilitation (1979):

The convergence of generalized sequences of sets and functions in locally convex spaces (at Jagiellonian University)
Research interests:

optimization and control theory, optimal shape design and relaxation, variational and hemivariational inequalities with applications to mechanics, mathematical modeling and application of mathematics in biology, medicine, economy and technics.
Scientific activities:

member of Polish Mathematical Society
Long term visits:

Universite de Geneve (1970 -1971), Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy (1985 -1986), Universite de Poitiers, France (1989), Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (1990-1991), International Institute for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy (1991).
Position: ordinary professor

Selected publications:

  1. Z. Denkowski, The convergence of generalized sequences of sets and functions in locally convex spaces, Institute of Mathematics Polish Academy of Sciences, preprint 151, (1978), 1-64 (habilitation thesis).
  2. Z. Denkowski, J. Traple, On homogenization of nonlinear problems for ordinary differential equations by means of G-convergence, Ricerche Mat., 33 (2) (1984), 289-313.
  3. Z. Denkowska, Z. Denkowski, Generalized solutions to ordinary differential equations with discontinuous right-hand sides via G convergence, Partial Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations, vol. I, Essays in Honor of Ennio De Giorgi, 1989, Birkhauser, Boston Inc., 371-400 (invited paper).
  4. Z. Denkowski, S. Mortola, Asymptotic Behavior of Optimal Solutions to Control problems for Systems Described by Differential Inclusions Corresponding to Partial Differential Equations, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 78(2) (1993), 365-391.
  5. Z. Denkowski, S. Migórski, Optimal shape design problems for a class of systems described by hemivariational inequalities, Journal of Global Optimization, 12(1) (1998), 37-59.