Theoretical Computer Science & Discrete Mathematics

How can we put the theory of algorithms onto a firm theoretical framework? What are properties of particular networks, graphs, hypergraphs, permutations or Latin squares under particular conditions? These are questions that are the core of the research of the Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics group at Heidelberg University.

The Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics group at Heidelberg University was founded in 2020 when Professor Felix Joos joined Heidelberg University. The research group is part of the Institute of Computer Science and also supported by a Emmy Noether grant by the DFG, the cluster of excellence STRUCTURES, the Alexander von Humboldt foundation and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.

Since its foundation, the research group has grown significantly to one of the largest research groups in its field in Germany.

Team Members

Felix JoosProfessorMathematikon, Room 2/209
Email
Phone +49 6221 54-14322 
Patrick ArrasPhD StudentMathematikon, Room 2/208
Email
Phone +49 6221 54-14320 
Leticia MattosPostdocIm Neuenheimer Feld 205
69120 Heidelberg
Germany

Office: 2/212
e-mail: mattos (at) uni-heidelberg (dot) de
Phone +49 6221 54-14324 
Jakob HofstadtPostdocIm Neuenheimer Feld 205
69120 Heidelberg
Germany

Office: 2/212
e-mail: hofstadt (at) uni-heidelberg (dot) de
Phone +49 6221 54-14324 
Jonathan SchrodtPhD StudentMathematikon, Room 2/228
Email
Phone: +49 6221 54 14325 
Zak SmithPhD studentMathematikon, Room 2/228
smith (at) informatik.uni-heidelberg.de
Phone: +49 6221 54 14325 
Cynthia XiePhD studentMathematikon, Room 2/212
xie (at) informatik.uni-heidelberg.de
Phone: +49 6221 54-14324 
John Larkin PhD studentMathematikon, Room 2/228
larkin (at) informatik.uni-heidelberg.de
Phone: +49 6221 54 14325 
Ivan TitovPostdoctoral researcher
Catherine Proux-WielandTeam AssistantMathematikon, Room 1/328
Email
Phone +49 6221 54-14340 

Former members

Postdocs

PhD students

  • Marcus Kühn
  • Eoin Hurley
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