Thorsten Altenkirch

Thorsten Altenkirch (/ˈɔːltənkɜːrʃ/ AWL-tən-kursh, German: [ˈtɔʁstn̩ ˈʔaltn̩kɪʁç]) is a German Professor of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham^[1] known for his research on logic, type theory, and homotopy type theory. Altenkirch was part of the 2012/2013 special year on univalent foundations at the Institute for Advanced Study.^[2] At Nottingham he co-chairs the Functional Programming Laboratory with Graham Hutton.

Thorsten Altenkirch
Thorsten Altenkirch in Schlehdorf (2022)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Scientific career
Fields	Constructive mathematics Type theory Homotopy type theory
Institutions	University of Nottingham Institute for Advanced Study
Doctoral advisor	Rod Burstall

Education

Altenkirch obtained his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1993 under Rod Burstall.^[3]

Contributions

Altenkirch's work includes: Containers, Epigram programming language, and Homotopy Type Theory: Univalent Foundations of Mathematics (The HoTT Book).

Altenkirch has also been a guest on the YouTube channel Computerphile.^[4]