Luisa Plato studied Mathematics at TU Berlin and spent a year at Durham University (UK) as part of the ERASMUS program. Through a women’s mentoring initiative, she was first introduced to the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS), where she wrote her master’s thesis on the analysis and numerical simulation of a partial differential equation model for predator–prey interactions within Research Group 4.
After completing her master’s degree, Luisa continued her research at WIAS as a PhD student under the supervision of Robert Lasarzik and Dietmar Hömberg. She successfully defended her thesis in September 2024 and rejoined Research Group 4 as a postdoctoral researcher in February 2025.
Her research focuses on the analysis, numerical simulation, and optimal control of partial differential equations, with applications to complex fluids (such as anisotropic electrolytes relevant for lab-on-a-chip devices), cross-diffusion systems, and population dynamics models. She is passionate about bridging the gap between mathematical theory and practical applications and is open for interdisciplinary collaboration.