Thomas Kahle

Professor of Mathematics

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Office: G03-208a

OvGU Magdeburg, FMA

Universitätsplatz 2

39106 Magdeburg

My research is in commutative algebra, combinatorics, and computation with a focus on applications in algebraic statistics.

I am a member of the program committee of the DFG priority program SPP2458 Combinatorial Synergies and PI of the Research Training Group GRK2297 Mathematical Complexity Reduction. Find an overview of my activities here.

My interests include outreach and exploring the interaction of academia and mathematics with society. I regularly post on Mastodon and talk about math in the Eigenraum podcast.

news

Feb 16, 2026 On February 21, 2026, I will give a talk at the mathematics olympiad on Conway’s Game of Life, exploring how simple rules can lead to surprisingly complex behavior.
Feb 01, 2026 Since February 1, 2026, I serve as a W3 Professor of Algebra at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg.
Dec 29, 2025 I participated in the “WissPod-Jahresrückblick 2025 oder: KI in der Wissenschaft!?” at 39C3 (in German). The topic of the session was “KI in der Wissenschaft”. A video recording is available on media.ccc.de, and the episode is now also in the podcast feed on wissenschaftspodcasts.de.
Dec 06, 2025 I started a PeerTube instance for my videos under tube.mathe.social.
There you can watch and download videos I publish without any tracking or ads. Read more about it on the blog.
Nov 14, 2025 Barbara Betti posted a new paper Graphical Scattering Equations and also defended her PhD thesis on October 30! Congratulations 🎉!