Thomas Kahle
Professor of Mathematics
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
| Mar 02, 2026 | New episode 60 of Eigenraum featuring YouTuber DorFuchs! We talk about the mathematical basics of music and how Johann created a new intro from the first three OEIS sequences. Listen on Apple Podcasts or YouTube. On special request, also an OPUS-encoded version is available for download here. |
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| 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. |