Prof. Dr. Thorsten Theobald
FB 12 - Institut für Mathematik
Goethe-Universität
Robert-Mayer-Str. 10
D-60325 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49-69-798-28188
E-mail: theobald AT math.uni-frankfurt.de
Office: 811
Office hour/Sprechstd.: Nach Lehrveranstaltungen oder n.V.
Secretary office (Anna Haacke): ++49-69-798-22526, haacke AT math.uni-frankfurt.de
Research interests:
- Geometry (discrete, computational, real algebraic, tropical)
- Discrete and computer-oriented mathematics
- Polynomial equations
- Optimization
- Algorithms and complexity
Publications (here: books, here: articles)
Events and interesting information:
- MEGA 2019, Madrid, June 17-21, 2019, extended deadline for submissions: December 8, 2018 (Permanent Website of MEGA series: here)
- The first volume of the SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry (SIAGA) has been completed - I am one of the associate editors.
- On June 22, 2018, I co-organized the Frankfurt-Darmstadt Afternoon on Optimization in Frankfurt.
- During May 9-10, 2014, I co-organized the Symposium Discrete Mathematics 2014 in Frankfurt.
- During June 3-7, 2013, I chaired the organisation of the conference MEGA 2013: Effective Methods in Algebraic Geometry in Frankfurt.
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With M. Joswig: Polyhedral and Algebraic Methods in Computational Geometry, Springer, Universitext, 2013 (Revised translation of the German version).
Book edited (with I. Emiris, F. Sottile): Nonlinear Computational Geometry, IMA Volume, Springer, 2009.
With S. Iliman: Einführung in die computerorientierte Mathematik mit Sage. (In German). Springer Spektrum, 2016. Homepage of the book (including Sage code examples).
Ph.D. students and postdocs:
- Stephan Gardoll
- Dr. Lukas Katthän
- Helen Naumann
Some professional activities:
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Discrete Mathematics Section of the DMV (Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung)
- Member of the Advisory Board of MEGA (Effective Methods in Algebraic Geometry) conference series; Chair of the Executive Committee for MEGA 2019
- Editorial board member of the SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry
- Editorial board member of Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie/Contributions to Algebra and Geometry