
Konrad Plato
I currently work on (approximately) solving large-scale PDE-constrained optimization problems using dynamic programming and physics-informed neural networks. This brings together many of my research interests, which include but are not limited to: Continuous (convex) optimization, Stochastics, Control Theory, Numerics of PDEs, and (Scientific) machine learning.
Contact
- office
- Room 3027 at ZIB
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- languages
- German, English, Polish, and Spanish
Curriculum vitae
- since 2026
- Researcher at ZIB
- since 2023
- Member of BMS
- 2023 to 2026
- Researcher at TUB
- Dec 2020
- M.Sc. in Mathematics at TUB
- Mar 2017
- B.Sc. in Business Mathematics at TUB
Publications and preprints
Preprints and reports
- Mundinger, K., Zimmer, M., and Pokutta, S. (2024). Neural Parameter Regression for Explicit Representations of PDE Solution Operators.
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2024_MundingerZimmerPokutta_Neuralparameterregression, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2403.12764}, arxiv = {arXiv:2403.12764}, primaryclass = {cs.LG}, author = {Mundinger, Konrad and Zimmer, Max and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Neural Parameter Regression for Explicit Representations of PDE Solution Operators}, date = {2024-03-19} } - Geiselmann, Z., Joswig, M., Kastner, L., Mundinger, K., Pokutta, S., Spiegel, C., Wack, M., and Zimmer, M. (2026). Limits of combinatorial patchworking.
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_ZoeEtAl_Patchworkedcurves_2602-06888, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2602.06888}, arxiv = {arXiv:2602.06888}, primaryclass = {math.AG}, author = {Geiselmann, Zoe and Joswig, Michael and Kastner, Lars and Mundinger, Konrad and Pokutta, Sebastian and Spiegel, Christoph and Wack, Marcel and Zimmer, Max}, title = {Limits of combinatorial patchworking}, date = {2026-02-06} }
Conference contributions
- Geiselmann, Z., Joswig, M., Kastner, L., Mundinger, K., Pokutta, S., Spiegel, C., Wack, M., and Zimmer, M. (2027). Fast Isotopy Computation for T-Curves. Mathematical Software – ICMS 2026, 16677.
To appear.
Associated with ICMS 2026.
[URL]
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{2026_ZoeEtAl_Isotopytcurves_2604-09221, year = {2027}, booktitle = {Mathematical Software – ICMS 2026}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, volume = {16677}, publisher = {Springer Science+Business Media}, note = {To appear}, url = {https://icms-conference.org/2026/papers/paper32/main.pdf}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2604.09221}, arxiv = {arXiv:2604.09221}, primaryclass = {math.AG}, author = {Geiselmann, Zoe and Joswig, Michael and Kastner, Lars and Mundinger, Konrad and Pokutta, Sebastian and Spiegel, Christoph and Wack, Marcel and Zimmer, Max}, title = {Fast Isotopy Computation for T-Curves} } - Pelleriti, N., Mundinger, K., Zimmer, M., and Pokutta, S. (2026). Zero: A Meta-Agent for Mathematical Research. Accepted at The Sixth Workshop on Mathematical Reasoning and AI @ NeurIPS 2026.
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_PelleritiMundingerZimmerPokutta_Zero, howpublished = {Accepted at The Sixth Workshop on Mathematical Reasoning and AI @ NeurIPS 2026}, year = {2026}, author = {Pelleriti, Nico and Mundinger, Konrad and Zimmer, Max and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Zero: A Meta-Agent for Mathematical Research} } - Pelleriti, N., Mundinger, K., Zimmer, M., and Pokutta, S. (2026). Zero: A Meta-Agent for Mathematical Research. Accepted at First Workshop on Meta Agents: Managing Agents That Manage Agents @ NeurIPS 2026.
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_PelleritiMundingerZimmerPokutta_Zero:1, howpublished = {Accepted at First Workshop on Meta Agents: Managing Agents That Manage Agents @ NeurIPS 2026}, year = {2026}, author = {Pelleriti, Nico and Mundinger, Konrad and Zimmer, Max and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Zero: A Meta-Agent for Mathematical Research} } - Mundinger, K., Zimmer, M., Kiem, A., Spiegel, C., and Pokutta, S. (2025). Neural Discovery in Mathematics: Do Machines Dream of Colored Planes? Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Machine Learning, 267, 45236–45255.
Associated with ICML 2025.
[URL]
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{2025_MundingerZimmerKiemSpiegelPokutta_NeuralDiscovery, year = {2025}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Machine Learning}, series = {Proceedings of Machine Learning Research}, volume = {267}, month = jul, pages = {45236--45255}, url = {https://proceedings.mlr.press/v267/mundinger25a.html}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2501.18527}, arxiv = {arXiv:2501.18527}, primaryclass = {cs.LG}, author = {Mundinger, Konrad and Zimmer, Max and Kiem, Aldo and Spiegel, Christoph and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Neural Discovery in Mathematics: Do Machines Dream of Colored Planes?} } - Mundinger, K., Zimmer, M., and Pokutta, S. (2024). Neural Parameter Regression for Explicit Representations of PDE Solution Operators. Accepted at ICLR 2024: AI4DifferentialEquations in Science.
[URL]
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2024_MundingerZimmerPokutta_Neuralparameterregression:1, howpublished = {Accepted at ICLR 2024: AI4DifferentialEquations in Science}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://openreview.net/forum?id=6Z0q0dzSJQ}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2403.12764}, arxiv = {arXiv:2403.12764}, primaryclass = {cs.LG}, author = {Mundinger, Konrad and Zimmer, Max and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Neural Parameter Regression for Explicit Representations of PDE Solution Operators} } - Mundinger, K., Pokutta, S., Spiegel, C., and Zimmer, M. (2024). Extending the Continuum of Six-Colorings. Discrete Mathematics Days 2024, 20, 178–183.
Associated with DMD 2024.
[URL]
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{2024_MundingerPokuttaSpiegelZimmer_SixcoloringsExpansion:1, year = {2024}, booktitle = {Discrete Mathematics Days 2024}, series = {Obras Colectivas Ciencias}, volume = {20}, publisher = {Editorial Universidad de Alcalá}, pages = {178--183}, url = {https://dmd2024.web.uah.es/files/abstracts/paper_27.pdf}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2404.05509}, arxiv = {arXiv:2404.05509}, primaryclass = {math.CO}, author = {Mundinger, Konrad and Pokutta, Sebastian and Spiegel, Christoph and Zimmer, Max}, title = {Extending the Continuum of Six-Colorings} }
Articles, chapters and books
- Mundinger, K., Pokutta, S., Spiegel, C., and Zimmer, M. (2024). Extending the Continuum of Six-Colorings. Geombinatorics, XXXIV(1), 20–29.
[URL]
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@article{2024_MundingerPokuttaSpiegelZimmer_SixcoloringsExpansion, year = {2024}, date = {2024-07-01}, journal = {Geombinatorics}, month = jul, volume = {XXXIV}, number = {1}, pages = {20--29}, url = {https://geombina.uccs.edu/past-issues/volume-xxxiv}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2404.05509}, arxiv = {arXiv:2404.05509}, primaryclass = {math.CO}, author = {Mundinger, Konrad and Pokutta, Sebastian and Spiegel, Christoph and Zimmer, Max}, title = {Extending the Continuum of Six-Colorings} }
Projects
This project aims to apply neural generative models to real plane algebraic curves to advance the classification of M-curves, a problem from Hilbert's 16th problem that remains open for degree ≥8.
This project studies domain decomposition approaches for optimal control in gas transport networks, coupling space-time-domain decomposition with machine learning and mixed-integer programming. It develops NeTI (Network Tearing and Interconnection), a data-driven and physics-informed algorithm combining mixed-integer nonlinear programming, surrogate model learning, and graph decomposition strategies.
Talks and posters
Research seminar talks
- Feb 2025
- Neural Networks for Unsupervised Discovery of Plane Colorings by Konrad Plato
IOL Research Seminar (IOL), Berlin - May 2024
- Learning Operators via Hypernetworks by Konrad Plato
NASPDE Seminar, Berlin
Poster presentations
- Jul 2025
- Neural Discovery in Mathematics: Do Machines Dream of Colored Planes? by Konrad Plato and Max Zimmer
42nd International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), Vancouver - May 2024
- Neural Parameter Regression for Explicit Representations of PDE Solution Operators by Konrad Plato
ICLR 2024: AI4DifferentialEquations in Science (ICLR), Vienna
Events
- Jun 2026
- Geometrische Färbungen: Das Hadwiger-Nelson Problem (part of LNdW 2026), Berlin
- Jul 2025
- 42nd International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), Vancouver
- Jun 2025
- Geometrische Färbungen: Das Hadwiger-Nelson Problem (part of LNdW 2025), Berlin
- May 2025
- 7th DOxML Conference, Kyoto
- Jun 2024
- Ein Bild, unendliche Welten: Von Gemälden bis Galaxien (part of LNdW 2024), Berlin
- summer 2024
- Analysis 1 and Linear Algebra for Engineers, Berlin
- May 2024
- 12th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), Vienna
- May 2024
- ICLR 2024: AI4DifferentialEquations in Science (ICLR), Vienna
- Apr 2023
- MATH+ TES 2023: Exploring synergies: Machine Learning Meets Physics & Optimization, Berlin
- winter 2020
- Analysis II for Engineers, Berlin
- winter 2018
- Analysis II for Engineers, Berlin
Teaching
- summer 2024
- Teaching Assistant for Analysis 1 and Linear Algebra for Engineers at TUB
- winter 2020
- Tutor for Analysis II for Engineers at TUB
- summer 2020
- Tutor for Probability Theory at TUB
- winter 2019
- Tutor for Analysis and Linear Algebra for Engineers at TUB
- summer 2019
- Tutor for Probability Theory at TUB
- winter 2018
- Tutor for Analysis II for Engineers at TUB
- summer 2018
- Tutor for Analysis I for Engineers at TUB
Organization and outreach
- Jun 2026
- Booth organizer for Geometrische Färbungen: Das Hadwiger-Nelson Problem (part of LNdW 2026)
- Jun 2025
- Booth organizer for Geometrische Färbungen: Das Hadwiger-Nelson Problem (part of LNdW 2025)
- Jun 2024
- Booth organizer for Ein Bild, unendliche Welten: Von Gemälden bis Galaxien (part of LNdW 2024)
- Apr 2023
- Organizational support for MATH+ TES 2023: Exploring synergies: Machine Learning Meets Physics & Optimization
