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.