Dr. Floris Van Doorn

Biography

Floris van Doorn is a Professor at the University of Bonn, leading the Formalized Mathematics workgroup. His research primarily focuses on formalizing research in mathematics, specifically using proof assistants to verify the correctness of mathematical proofs. His notable projects include the Carleson project, where he worked on proving Carleson’s theorem and generalized doubling metric measure spaces, as well as contributions to the Polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa Conjecture. He maintains the Lean mathematical library and has worked on several projects formalizing significant mathematical concepts using Lean, including the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the h-principle for sphere eversion. He has a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, supervised by Jeremy Avigad and Steve Awodey, where his dissertation focused on higher inductive types in synthetic homotopy theory. Floris has an extensive publication record, including collaborative works with prominent researchers in interactive theorem proving and homotopy type theory. His ongoing interest lies in advertising automation tools for mathematical formalization and engaging with the academic community to refine formalization techniques.

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