Hi! I am currently a substitute professor for Geometry at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher in discrete mathematics at Paderborn University, working in the collaborative research center Integral Structures in Geometry and Representation Theory (which is funded by the DFG—German Research Foundation). I earned my doctorate from Paderborn University under the supervision of Kai-Uwe Schmidt.

I obtained my bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mathematics (both with a minor in Physics) at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. During my master’s studies, I was an exchange student at NTNU Trondheim, Norway.

My research focuses on combinatorics, particularly on combinatorial problems related to finite geometry, coding theory, and design theory. I am especially interested in codes and designs as subsets of association schemes, and I like to use methods from optimization theory to address questions arising in combinatorics and related fields such as finite geometry.

Furthermore, I am passionate about promoting inclusivity and diversity in the academic community.

News

Oct 24: I have taken on a substitute professorship for Geometry at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.

Aug 24: My paper Nontrivial t-designs in polar spaces exist for all t was published in Designs, Codes and Cryptography.

Nov 23: My preprint Nontrivial t-designs in polar spaces exist for all t is on arXiv.

Jun 23: The paper Existence of small ordered orthogonal arrays was published in Journal of Combinatorial Designs.

Mar 23: The paper Packings and Steiner systems in polar spaces was published in Combinatorial Theory.

Travel & Talks

June 25: I am an invited plenary speaker at the 5th Pythagorean conference in Kalamata, Greece.

Jun 24: I will give a talk at Combinatorics 2024 in Carovigno (Br), Italy.

May 24: I will give an invited seminar talk at University of Rostock, Germany.

Apr 24: I will give a talk at Combinatorial Constructions Conference (CCC) in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Jan 24: I will give an invited talk in the Oberseminar Groups and Geometry at Bielefeld University, Germany.