Wrenna Robson
Senior Research Associate
Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolWrenna Robson is a Senior Research Associate and mathematician-turned-formal-methods researcher with seven years’ experience tackling complex, verifiable cryptographic problems for embedded systems. Currently contributing to the SCHEME project at University of Bristol, she builds Lean prototypes of cryptographic constructions for adaptation to EasyCrypt, blending deep number-theory insight with practical verification tooling. Her background spans academic research (PhD in Formal Methods in Cryptography), applied engineering at Arm and Quantinuum, and hands-on teaching, giving her an unusual ability to translate abstract proofs into readable documentation and robust implementations. An active contributor to the Lean mathlib3 community, she has extended algebraic and topology lemmas that support formalisation efforts—illustrating how pure math expertise can directly improve software verification. Colleagues describe her as a fast learner and skilled communicator who thrives in cross-functional teams and finds elegant structure in messy, people-centered systems.
7 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Formal Methods in Cryptography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Formal Methods in Cryptography at Royal Holloway, University of LondonBachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics, 2:1, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics, 2:1 at University of CambridgeMaster’s Degree by Research, Algebra and Number Theory, Master’s Degree by Research, Algebra and Number Theory at University of Bristol
Github Skills (12)
ring10
mathematics10
proofs10
theorem-proving10
proof10
math10
leanback10
r10
maths10
topology9
data-structures8
data-structure8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
leanprover-community/mathlib3
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
Lean 3's obsolete mathematical components library: please use mathlib4
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:133 reviews, 57 commits, 27 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Wrenna contributed to mathematical components within the Lean 3 mathematical library, `mathlib3`. They generalized and added lemmas related to various mathematical concepts, specifically focusing on ring theory, topology, and finite sets. Their contributions include extending functionality for polynomials, adding lemmas for Hamming distance and norm, as well as the addition of noncomputable equivalences between finsets.
maththeorem-provingcomponents-librarymathematicsjavascript
linesthatinterlace/verifying-cmce
May 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:20 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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