Martin Bies
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMartin Bies is an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience bridging theoretical physics, algebraic geometry, and scientific software development. Holding a Dr. rer. nat. in theoretical physics from Heidelberg, he has published on topics from toric geometry to Brill–Noether theory and contributes as a back-end developer to the widely used Oscar.jl computer algebra system, notably improving the ToricVarieties module. He combines rigorous mathematical insight with practical coding in Julia, Python, and C++, enabling reproducible computational research and optimized algorithms for line bundle cohomology and divisor intersection. An experienced lecturer and international collaborator, he has taught topology and computational linear algebra at leading universities and presents complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences. Less obvious: his work frequently translates abstract string-theory problems into concrete algebraic tools used by both mathematicians and computational researchers.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Imperial College International Diploma, Theoretical physics, Imperial College International Diploma, Theoretical physics at Imperial College LondonDr. rer. nat., theoretical physics (string theory), Magna cum laude, Dr. rer. nat., theoretical physics (string theory), Magna cum laude at Heidelberg University
English, German, French
Github Skills (6)
mathematics10
computer-algebra10
math10
julia10
abstract-algebra10
computer-algebra-system10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
oscar-system/Oscar.jl
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
A comprehensive open source computer algebra system for computations in algebra, geometry, and number theory.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Mathematician
Back-end Developer & MathematicianContributions:605 reviews, 149 commits, 348 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Martin primarily contributed to the `ToricVarieties` module, a computer algebra system for computations in algebra, geometry, and number theory. Their work focused on implementing and improving functionality related to toric varieties, including bug fixes, and optimization. Key areas of contribution included implementing structure sheaves, line bundle cohomologies, and methods for computing the intersection of divisors and constructing algebraic cycles. Their work also involved refactoring existing code.
julia-packagemathmathslinear-algebracomputer-algebra-system
homalg-project/TopcomInterface
Jan 2019 - May 2021
A gap interface to the software topcom
Contributions:9 PRs, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
web-appgapsolidworksgeotools
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