Maxwell Thum
MOVE Fellow at Handshake
United States
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Top SchoolMaxwell Thum is a detail-oriented mathematician and emerging software engineer with three years of experience translating deep mathematical concepts into reliable code. He contributes to the prominent Lean 4 mathlib community, porting algebraic and set-theoretic structures to the next-generation theorem prover—work that supports formalized mathematics and advanced tooling for proof engineers. Maxwell has trained and reviewed LLMs on PhD-level mathematics and Lean 4 workflows at Handshake and DataAnnotation, demonstrating a rare combination of formal-math expertise and applied ML data work. His background includes graduate-level teaching and accessibility-focused assistance (LaTeX and screen-reader-friendly materials), reflecting strong communication and mentorship skills alongside technical precision.
3 years of coding experience
The University of ArizonaBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College
Github Skills (8)
structures10
slim10
theorem-proving10
struct10
t410
algebra10
set-theory9
functional-programming8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
leanprover-community/mathlib4
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
The math library of Lean 4
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 34 commits, 19 PRs in 9 days
Contributions summary:Maxwell appears to be porting and implementing mathematical structures within the Lean 4 theorem prover. This involves translating code from Lean 3 (as indicated by "feat: port") to the new version and adapting it to the Lean 4 environment. Their work includes porting algebraic structures, multiset operations, and set-theoretic concepts to `mathlib4`. These contributions are crucial for expanding the mathematical foundation of Lean 4.
maththeorem-provingcomputer-algebra-systemmathematicsin-progress
maxwell-thum/DDG_Lean3
Jan 2023 - May 2023
Contributions:53 pushes, 16 branches in 4 months
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