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Browse news related to the Nonlinear Algebra group. Find press releases, essential research updates, accolades, and key announcements, as well as insightful interviews, partnerships, and outreach efforts.
Press Releases
26.10.23
Positive Geometry – Millions in Funding for UNIVERSE+ Project Positive Geometry – Millions in Funding for UNIVERSE+ Project
The European Research Council (ERC) has granted a €10 million Synergy Grant to the UNIVERSE+ project. The project aims to develop a new mathematical language to describe physical phenomena at all scales, from particles to the universe's structure.
Math Planck People
09.08.23
Lisa Seccia Lisa Seccia
The most recent addition to our Math Planck People is postdoc Lisa Seccia. Lisa is researching Combinatorial, Computational, and Pure Commutative Algebra in the Nonlinear Algebra Group.
Math Planck People
26.07.23
Alessio Borzì Alessio Borzì
Alessio Borzì is a recent postdoc in the Nonlinear Algebra group and the latest individual to reveal their academic journey and interests in our Math Planck People series.
Research
07.04.22
Storing and sharing research data with MathRepo Storing and sharing research data with MathRepo
MathRepo offers mathematicians a central infrastructure to store and publicly share supplementary material for their paper publications. Claudia Fevola and Christiane Görgen published an article on the recent developments of the repository and its role within the research data initiative MaRDI.
Miscellaneous
04.10.21
Manneken Pis-thagoras Manneken Pis-thagoras
For the first time in his life, on September 24th, 2021, the famous Manneken Pis was dressed as a mathematician. Inspired by the “father of geometry” Pythagoras, a team of researchers with participation of our postdoc Mima Stanojkovski has created this special suit for Brussel's best-known icon.
History
22.07.21
Episode 7 — 2017: Bernd Sturmfels appointed as new director Episode 7 — 2017: Bernd Sturmfels appointed as new director
Episode 7 of our 25 years of MiS column features our acting director Bernd Sturmfels and gives a brief glimpse into his academic career followed by a more fully featured video interview.
Research Briefs
21.04.21
Investigating Terao’s Freeness Conjecture With Computer Algebra Investigating Terao’s Freeness Conjecture With Computer Algebra
Lukas Kühne, who works in the Sturmfels group on hyperplane arrangements, matroids and tropical geometry has just published a new research brief. This brief deals with a problem from computational mathematics, the problem of scanning (finite but) large sets of certain objects.
Future Proof
05.03.21
Career step towards Portugal for Eliana Duarte Career step towards Portugal for Eliana Duarte
A big step in her scientific career awaits our former postdoc Eliana Maria Duarte Gelvez. In Portugal, she was able to acquire one of five highly coveted fellowships in the field of mathematics and computer science.
Miscellaneous
12.02.21
Congrats on Successful Dissertation Defense Congrats on Successful Dissertation Defense
Congratulations to Mahsa Sayyary Namin on the successful defense of her PhD thesis “Real Algebraic Geometry of the Sextic Curves” which took place online at the University of Leipzig. We are very proud and wish her all the best!
Miscellaneous
02.12.20
Successful Autumn Successful Autumn
During the last weeks, our IMPRS students Tim Seynnaeve, Paul Görlach, Konstantinos Zemas and Orlando Marigliano successfully defended their dissertations at the University of Leipzig. Congratulations!
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Institute News
PhD Life
16.03.26
Summa cum laude - Congratulations on Successful Dissertation Defense Summa cum laude - Congratulations on Successful Dissertation Defense
Maria Alejandra Ramirez successfully defended her dissertation on Classical and Evolutionary Game Theory. She continues her scientific career as a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Events
13.03.26
Felix Klein – Insights from the Outside Felix Klein – Insights from the Outside
To celebrate International Day of Mathematics, we warmly invite you to the film premiere: "Felix Klein – Insights from the Outside". Join us on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Cinestar Leipzig/Petersbogen to honor the life and work of Felix Klein. Admission free!
Math Planck People
10.03.26
Xi-Yuan (Bruce) Yin Xi-Yuan (Bruce) Yin
Research at MPI MiS is as diverse and multifaceted as the people who pursue it. Our Math Planck People portrait series gives a face to our research and introduces the personalities that make up our institute - our scientists & staff. Meet our brilliant minds!
PhD Life
18.02.26
Structures in Flow – Successful PhD and New Appointment for Konstantin Kalinin Structures in Flow – Successful PhD and New Appointment for Konstantin Kalinin
Congratulations to Konstantin Kalinin on the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation in modern mathematical fluid dynamics and his appointment as William W. Elliott Assistant Research Professor of Mathematics at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Well done!
Math Planck People
04.02.26
Teresa Yu Teresa Yu
Research at MPI MiS is as diverse and multifaceted as the people who pursue it. Our Math Planck People portrait series gives a face to our research and introduces the personalities that make up our institute - our scientists & staff. Meet our brilliant minds!
Accolades
23.01.26
Anna-Laura Sattelberger Selected to the Young Academy | Mainz Anna-Laura Sattelberger Selected to the Young Academy | Mainz
We warmly congratulate our research group leader Anna-Laura Sattelberger on her selection to the Young Academy of the Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz. We wish her every success in her work within this exciting interdisciplinary network.
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