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Giles Gardam is a professor in mathematics at the University of Bonn, where he holds a temporary W2 appointment as a Bonn Junior Fellow funded by the ERC Starting Grant SATURN. His previous academic positions include a tenure at the University of Münster from 2019 to 2023, where he received funding under the DFG Emmy Noether Programme. Gardam completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2017, under the supervision of Martin Bridson. His research interests revolve around geometric group theory and its computational perspectives, with a special focus on the Kaplansky conjectures related to group rings. He is interested in various topics such as one-relator groups, finiteness properties, profinite rigidity, and non-positive curvature in groups. Gardam has collaborated with various researchers and is known for his comprehensive work on algebraically hyperbolic groups, providing essential insights into group theory and computational aspects. He is currently engaging in the acceptance of PhD applications and contributes significantly to the academic community through talks and seminars.
University of Bonn • Bonn, Germany
Adjunct professor specializing in geometric group theory.
University of Bonn • Bonn, Germany
Engaged in research funded by the ERC Starting Grant SATURN.
University Münster • Münster, Germany
Research focused on DFG Emmy Noether Programme.
Technion • Haifa, Israel
Conducted research in geometric group theory.
GRE Subject Test in mathematics is strongly recommended for non-European bachelor degrees.