Professor Dr Gerta Köster

Munich University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Gerta Köster is a Professor of modelling and simulation at the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Hochschule München – University of Applied Sciences. Previously she was a researcher at the Department of Mathematics, LMU München and Research and Teaching assistant at the Department of Mathematics at The Ohio State University, USA. She gained expertise in applying science and managing innovation during 13 years in industry. Her current research focus is on modelling and simulation of pedestrian dynamics, including psychological phenomena, and in harnessing explainable AI methods to harvest and analyse massive data output from simulations and observations. Professor Köster is a Project Collaborator on the fellowship and provides vital input into the development of the computer model through her expertise in modelling group processes in Vadere