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Discrete Mathematics

The Doctoral Program "Discrete Mathematics" offers an advanced PhD training and research program which is run jointly by

• Graz University of Technology (TU Graz),
• University of Graz (KFU Graz), and
• University of Leoben (MU Leoben).

It is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the three supporting universities.

Range of topics

The range of topics in Discrete Mathematics comprises

• Commutative and Non-Commutative Algebra
• Number Theory
• Discrete Dynamics and Fractals
• Graph Theory
• Additive and Probabilistic Combinatorics
• Combinatorial Group Theory
• Representation Theory
• Discrete Stochastics
• Combinatorial Optimization
• Geometry & Topology - Discrete and Computational
• Analysis of Algorithms

You can find the individual projects here.

Faculty Members & Associated Scientists

• Oswin Aichholzer (TU Graz)
  faculty member since 2015
• Christoph Aistleitner (TU Graz)
  associated scientist since 2018
• Karin Baur (KFU Graz)
  associated scientist 2012–2014, since 2019 & faculty member 2015–2019
• István Berkes (TU Graz)
  faculty member 2010–2014 & associated senior scientist since 2015
• Rainer Burkard (TU Graz)
  associated scientist 2010–2014 & associated senior scientist since 2015
• Cesar Ceballos (TU Graz)
  associated scientist since 2021
• Christian Elsholtz (TU Graz)
  associated scientist 2010–2014 & faculty member since 2015
• Joshua Erde (TU Graz)
  associated scientist since 2022
• Sophie Frisch (TU Graz)
  associated scientist since 2012
• Alfred Geroldinger (KFU Graz)
  faculty member since 2010 & deputy speaker
• Peter Grabner (TU Graz)
  faculty member since 2010
• Clemens Heuberger (TU Graz)
  faculty member 2010–2014 & associated scientist since 2015
• Wilfried Imrich (MU Leoben)
  associated senior scientist since 2012
• Peter Kirschenhofer (MU Leoben)
  faculty member 2010–2014 & associated scientist since 2015
• Mihyun Kang (TU Graz)
  associated scientist 2012–2014 & faculty member since 2015
• Michael Kerber (TU Graz)
  associated scientist 2015–2018, faculty member since 2019 & speaker since October 2022
• Bettina Klinz (TU Graz)
  faculty member since 2010
• Franz Lehner (TU Graz)
  associated scientist since 2010
• Jörg Thuswaldner (MU Leoben)
  faculty member since 2010 & deputy speaker
• Daniel Smertnig (KFU Graz)
  associeted scientist since 2019
• Robert Tichy (TU Graz)
  faculty member since 2010
• Birgit Vogtenhuber (TU Graz)
  associated scientist since 2017
• Johannes Wallner (TU Graz)
  faculty member since 2010
• Wolfgang Woess (TU Graz)
  faculty member since 2010 & speaker until September 2022

Coordinators

• Christian Lindorfer (TU Graz)
  coordinator from January 2022
• Florian Lehner (Florian Thomas) (TU Graz)
  coordinator from November 2020
• Stefan Lendl (TU Graz)
  coordinator from September 2019 to October 2020
• Mario Weitzer (TU Graz)
  coordinator from January 2017 to August 2019
• Amnon Rosenmann (TU Graz)
  coordinator from October 2017 to August 2019
• Dijana Kreso (TU Graz)
  coordinator from January 2015 to December 2016
• Wilfried Huss (TU Graz)
  coordinator from February to December 2010 and from October 2016 to December 2016
• Johannes Cuno (Univ. of Ottawa)
  coordinator from October 2015 to May 2016
• Daniel Krenn (Alpen-Adria Univ. Klagenfurt)
  coordinator from January to June 2015
• Ecaterina Sava-Huss (TU Graz)
  coordinator from February 2010 to December 2014

International Advisory Board

• Valérie Berthé (Paris)
• Herbert Edelsbrunner (IST Austria)
• Jaroslav Nešetřil (Praha)
• Laurent Saloff-Coste (Ithaca)
• Robert Tijdeman (Leiden)
• Angelika Steger (Zürich)

Emeritus members:

• Dominique Foata (Strasbourg)
• Vera Sós (Budapest)