Curriculum Vitae

Thorsten Holm

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Education and Employment - Fellowships and Awards - Teaching Experience - List of talks

Education and Employment

since 3/2004: Lecturer in Algebra, University of Leeds, School of Mathematics (on leave since 02/2006)

10/02-02/04: 'Oberassistent' (C2) at the University of Magdeburg, Institute for Algebra and Geometry (on leave 03/2004-02/2006)

01/2002: Habilitation in Mathematics at the University of Magdeburg.
Habilitation thesis: Blocks of Tame Representation Type and Related Algebras: Derived Equivalences and Hochschild Cohomology.

10/97 - 9/02: 'Wissenschaftlicher Assistent' (C1) at the University of Magdeburg, Institute for Algebra and Geometry

4/97-9/97: 'Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter' at the University of Magdeburg, Institute for Algebra and Geometry

4/96-3/97: Stay at the University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute (supported by a research grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG))

2/96-3/96: Research position at the University of Cambridge, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMMS)

5/94-1/96: 'Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter' at the University of Magdeburg, Institute for Algebra and Geometry

4/92-4/94: University of Essen, Institute for Experimental Mathematics

Research fellow in the group Representation Theory
Member of the Graduiertenkolleg Theoretische und Experimentelle Methoden der Reinen Mathematik

Degree awarded: Dr.rer.nat. (July, 1994)
Doctoral dissertation: Hochschild-Kohomologie von Blöcken mit zyklischer Defektgruppe (supervisor: Prof. G.O. Michler)

Employment as teaching assistant at the University of Essen

10/85-10/91: University of Frankfurt
Studies in mathematics and computer science

Degree awarded: Diploma in Mathematics (Dipl.Math.)
Diploma thesis: Über einen Zusammenhang zwischen der geometrischen Invariante $\Sigma^1$ und Darstellungen von Gruppen (supervisor: Prof. R. Bieri)

1988-1991: Employment as teaching assistant at the University of Frankfurt

Fellowships and Awards

09/2004: LMS Scheme 4 grant

04/1996-03/1997: Research grant (Forschungsstipendium) from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Project: Hochschild cohomology and modular representation theory

07/1996: Travel grant awarded by the DFG

6/1995: Prize of the University of Essen for outstanding doctoral dissertations

4/1992-4/1994: Doctoral grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), as a member of the Graduiertenkolleg Theoretische und Experimentelle Methoden der Reinen Mathematik, University of Essen

Teaching Experience

• MATH2032 'Rings, Polynomials and Fields' (semester 2, 2004/05)
• MATH3071 'Groups and Symmetry' (semester 1, 2004/05)
• MATH2032 'Rings, Polynomials and Fields' (semester 2, 2003/04)

Lecture courses (University of Magdeburg)

• Coding Theory (winter 2003/04)
• Mathematical foundations of computer science (summer 2003)
• Introduction to Algebra and Number Theory (winter 2002/03)
• Elliptic Curves and Cryptography (summer 2002)
• Cryptography (winter 2001/02)
• Algebraic Number Theory (winter 1998)
• Number Theory (summer 1998)
• Algebra II (summer 1997)

• University of Frankfurt (1988-1991):
  Linear Algebra I & II, Algebra I & II, Discrete Mathematics
• University of Essen (1992-1994):
  Linear Algebra for Computer Scientists, Linear Algebra I
• University of Magdeburg (1994-1996):
  Algebra I & II, Finite Fields, Coding Theory, Mathematics for Computer Algebra (Seminar)
• University of Magdeburg (1997-):
  Algebra I & II, Reflection Groups, Mathematics for Engineers I, Mathematics for Economics II, Mathematics for Computer Science I, II

Conference and Colloquium Talks

• Counting paths in graphs with relations and invariants of algebras. Magdeburg, Seminar on Discrete Mathematics and Geometry, 27.6.05
• On the representation dimension of rank 2 group algebras and related algebras. Joint International Meeting AMS-DMV-ÖMG, Mainz, 18.6.05
• Representation dimension of algebras. Workshop Algebras and Representation Theory, Warwick, 29.5.05
• Cartan determinants for gentle algebras. Paderborn Representation Theory Seminar, 14.4.05
• Algebras, representations and explicit invariants. Glasgow University, Algebra Seminar,9.3.05
• Algebras, representations and explicit invariants. Manchester University, Algebra Seminar,22.2.05
• Cartan determinants for gentle algebras. University of Bielefeld, Representation Theory Seminar, 7.1.05
• Cartan determinants for gentle algebras. University of Hanover, Algebra Seminar, 15.12.04
• Algebras, Representations and Homology. University of Kent, Canterbury, Mathematics Seminar, 29.11.04
• Derived equivalences for selfinjective tame algebras. BLOC (Bristol-Leicester-Oxford) Colloquium, Leicester, 9.9.04
• Derived equivalences for selfinjective tame algebras. Paderborn Representation Theory Seminar, 22.7.04
• Conjectures on Brauer character degrees of finite groups. Oxford Representation Theory Seminar, 10.6.04
• Representation dimension of group algebras and related algebras. Second Sino-German Workshop on Representation theory and the theory of finite groups, Goslar, 10.2.04
• Algebras, Representations and Homological Algebra. University of Leeds, 18.9.03
• Derived equivalences for weakly symmetric algebras of Euclidean and tubular types. Conference Frobenius Algebras and Related Topics, Torun, 15.9.03
• Algebren, Darstellungen und Homologische Algebra. Oberseminar zur Algebra, Universität Hannover, 17.7.03
• Derived invariants of algebras. Workshop: Algebraic Groups, Hecke Algebras and Abstract Representation Theory, Bielefeld, 27.06.03
• Algebren, Darstellungen und Homologische Algebra. Kolloquium, Universität Marburg, 25.4.03
• Hochschild cohomology of tame blocks. Workshop on Hochschild cohomology and applications, Leicester, 2.4.03
• The representation dimension and how to determine it. University of Leicester, Pure Maths Colloquium, 28.3.03
• Derived equivalences and invariants of algebras. University of Birmingham, Algebra Colloquium, 27.3.03
• Representation dimension and the finitistic dimension conjecture for special biserial algebras. Symposium 'Twenty Years of Tilting Theory', Fraueninsel (Chiemsee), 18.11.02
• Auslander's Darstellungsdimension. Darstellungstheorie-Tage 2002, Kassel, 9.11.02
• Derived equivalence of algebras. Nicholas Copernicus University Torun, Algebra Seminar, 8.10.02
• Auslander's representation dimension and radical embeddings. Nicholas Copernicus University Torun, Representation Theory Seminar, 3.10.02
• The representation dimension of algebras. Beijing Normal University, Algebra Seminar, 20.9.02
• Blocks of groups with dihedral, semidihedral or quaternion Sylow 2-subgroups, , Workshop 'Representation Theory and Finite Simple Groups', Peking, 19.9.02
• Auslander's representation dimension. London Math. Soc. Research Symposium 'Representations of finite groups and related algebras', University of Durham, 4.7.02
• Gruppenalgebren mit zahmem Darstellungstyp. Universität Bielefeld, Seminar Representation Theory, 24.5.02
• Blocks of group algebras: an introduction to tame representation type. (2 talks), Université de Lausanne, Algebra Seminar, 13./20.3.02
• Tame blocks and related algebras. Oxford, Representation Theory Seminar, 14.2.2002
• Hochschild cohomology of tame blocks. Oberwolfach-Konferenz Darstellungstheorie endlicher Gruppen, 29.3.2001
• Hochschild cohomology of group algebras and blocks. Seminar, Renyi Institute, Budapest, 4.9.2000
• Twisted bimodules and Hochschild cohomology. ICRTA 9.5, Bielefeld, 4.9.98
• Lecture Course Derived categories and equivalences. Summer School Representation Theory of Algebras, Finite and Reductive Groups, Cluj-Napoca, 15.-25.9.97 (7 Lectures)
• Algebras of dihedral, semidihedral and quaternion type - Derived equivalences and tameness. Third Chemnitz-Prague-Torun Algebra Symposium, Torun, 30.5.97
• Algebras of dihedral, semidihedral and quaternion type - Derived equivalences and tameness. Bielefeld-Chemnitz-Seminar, Universitäat Bielefeld, 18.4.97
• Derived Equivalences and Hochschild Cohomology. Leicester University, Pure Maths Seminar, 27.11.96
• Homological Properties of Tame Blocks. Conference Representation Theory of Finite Groups, Bad Honnef, 30.8.96
• Homological Properties of Tame Blocks. AMS Summer Research Institute Cohomology, Representations and Actions of Finite Groups, Seattle, 15.7.96
• Homological Properties of Blocks of Group Algebras. Oxford, Algebra Seminar, 4.6.96
• Deriviert äquivalente zahme Blöcke. Darstellungstheorietage 1996, Jena, 17.5.96
• Cohomological Properties of Blocks of Finite Groups. Cambridge, Algebra Seminar, 6.3.96
• Nilpotente Blöcke und ihre Hochschild-Kohomologieringe. Jahrestagung DMV, Ulm, September 1995.
• Hochschild Cohomology in Modular Representation Theory. Seminar Darstellungstheorie Bielefeld-Chemnitz, Bielefeld, 20.12.94
• Hochschild Cohomology of Blocks with Cyclic Defect Groups. Workshop Derived Equivalences, Pappenheim, September 1994.
• Hochschild-Kohomologie von Blöcken mit zyklischer Defektgruppe. Jahrestagung DMV, Duisburg, September 1994.