| Thorsten Altenkirch | |
|---|---|
 Thorsten Altenkirch in Schlehdorf (2022) | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Constructive mathematics Type theory Homotopy type theory |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham Institute for Advanced Study |
| Doctoral advisor | Rod Burstall |
Thorsten Altenkirch (/ˈɔːltənkɜːrʃ/ AWL-tən-kursh, German: [ˈtɔʁstn̩ ˈʔaltn̩kɪʁç]) is a German Professor of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham known for his research on logic, type theory, and homotopy type theory. Altenkirch was part of the 2012/2013 special year on univalent foundations at the Institute for Advanced Study. At Nottingham he co-chairs the Functional Programming Laboratory with Graham Hutton.
Education
Altenkirch obtained his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1993 under Rod Burstall.
Contributions
Altenkirch's work includes: Containers, Epigram programming language, and Homotopy Type Theory: Univalent Foundations of Mathematics (The HoTT Book).
Altenkirch has also been a guest on the YouTube channel Computerphile.
References
- "Thorsten Altenkirch".
- "Program Participants". 13 July 2012.
- Thorsten Altenkirch at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- "Computerphile". YouTube. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
External links
- Altenkirch's personal page at Nottingham
- Altenkirch's newer page at Nottingham