Benedikt Löwe


Universität Hamburg
Universiteit van Amsterdam


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Upcoming Events:

Computability in Europe 2017: Unveiling Dynamics & Complexity
Turku, Finland
12–16 June 2017

6th European Set Theory Conference
Budapest, Hungary
3–7 July 2017

ICHST 2017: 25th International Congress of History of Science and Technology
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23–29 July 2017

World Humanities Conference
Liège, Belgium
6–12 August 2017
 
Professor
Leiter des Bereichs Mathematische Logik und interdisziplinäre Anwendungen der Logik
Raum Geom 407, Phone: +49 (40) 42838-4426 		Universitair Hoofddocent
Deputy project leader Logic & Computation
Office F1.43, Phone: +31 (20) 525 6071, e-mail: b.loewe (at) uva.nl
Fachbereich Mathematik
Universität Hamburg
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg, Germany 		Institute for Logic, Language and Computation
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Postbus 94242
1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Overseas Fellow of Churchill College; Member of the Faculty of Mathematics of Cambridge University; Visitor at the Department for Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMMS): Office C0.08.

Research

Publications


Research projects

John Templeton Foundation Project What makes stories similar? (2011-2014)

European Fellowship Regularity properties, definability and combinatorics on the real line (REGPROP; 706219; 2017-2019) 		Member of the Steering Committee of the ESF Research Networking Programme INFTY (New frontiers of infinity: mathematical, philosophical, and computational prospects; 2009-2014)

ICSU Project Cultures of Mathematical Research Training (2014-2015)

Royal Society Grant in the International Exchanges Scheme (Amsterdam & Cambridge) Weihrauch reducibility and descriptive set theory (2015-2017)

Completed research projects

Editorships

Managing Editor Mathematical Logic Quarterly (MLQ)
Editor Computability
Abhandlungen aus dem Mathematischen Seminar der Universität Hamburg
Tbilisi Mathematical Journal (TMJ)
Philosophia Scientiae
Studia Logica
(starting 2017)

Other editorial activities (past editorships, edited books & special issues)

Teaching & Students

Wintersemester 2016/17. Proseminar Grundlagen der Berechenbarkeitstheorie
Forschungsseminar Mathematische Logik

Sommersemester 2017. Vorlesung Vertiefung Mengenlehre, Monday 16-18 (Geom H4), Tuesday 14-16 (Geom H1)
Übungen zur Mengenlehre, Tuesday 16-18 (Geom 1240)
Seminar Modelltheorie, Wednesday 18-20 (room t.b.d.)
Forschungsseminar Mathematische Logik, Monday 14-16 (Geom 434)
 1st Semester 2016/17. Capita Selecta Set Theory (September & October 2016; Monday 15-17; Tuesday 17-19).
Seminar on Mathematical Logic (November and December 2016).

2nd Semester 2016/17. No teaching.

1st Semester 2017/18. Set Theory (with KP Hart; September to December 2017).
Seminar on Mathematical Logic (November and December 2017).
Lent term 2015. Lecture Course Model Theory in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos
Tuesday, Thursday 12-13, MR5

Lent term 2017. Lecture Course Topics in Set Theory in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11-12, MR13

Past teaching

Current PhD students.

Hugo Nobrega (MSc U Amsterdam 2013)
Alexander Block (MSc U Amsterdam 2014)
Nick de Hoog (MA U Leipzig 2013)
Lorenzo Galeotti (MSc U Amsterdam 2015)

Past students

Service to universities and the academic community

 Vorsitzender der Deutschen Vereinigung für Mathematische Logik und für Grundlagen der exakten Wissenschaften (DVMLG; 2012-2018)
Mitglied des Vorstands der Deutschen Vereinigung für Mathematische Logik und für Grundlagen der exakten Wissenschaften (DVMLG; 2006-2018) 		Voorzitter examencommissie M.Sc. Logic at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (2011-2018)
Bestuurslid of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Logica & Wijsbegeerte der Exacte Wetenschappen (VvL; 2011-2017)
Member of the Steering Committee of the conference series Computability in Europe (2005-2017)
Member of the Council of the Association Computability in Europe (ACiE; 2017-2021)
Member of the Council of the Association for Logic in India (2009-2017)
Secretary General of the Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST/IUHPST; 2016-2019)
First Vice President of the International Association for Science and Cultural Diversity (IASCUD; 2017-2021)
Member of the Strategy Working Group of ICSU and ISSC (2017)

List of past service activities (including conference and workshop organization and PC memberships)
Last update: 30 July 2017