Thomas Hillen Research Interests

Brain tumors geometry of the brain DTI data Anisotropic invasion of glioma Treatment  Mass effects    Mesenchymal motion Transport equations Scaling limits anisotropic diffusion    Chemotaxis Pattern formation and singularities Chaotic patterns Merging-emerging models Applications    Tumor Stem Cells Tumor growth paradox Immune interaction and stem cells Combination therapies Radioresistance and chemoresistance    Radiation treatment optimization Tumor Control Probability (TCP) Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) Clinical applications       Forest Fires Models for Spotting; can spotting accelerate a fire front? Geometric fire models Probabilistic fire models