Miles Simon

Prof. Miles Simon is a University Professor at the Institute for Analysis and Numerical Analysis (IAN) at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. His research focuses on geometric flows, particularly Ricci flow and mean curvature flow, with emphasis on singular metric spaces, curvature estimates, and geometric evolution equations. He has held academic positions since 1998, including postdoctoral roles at Max Planck Institute, Humboldt University Berlin, and Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg before becoming a full professor in 2011.

Education: Completed his PhD at Melbourne University (1997) with a thesis on Ricci flow pinching phenomena. He obtained his Habilitation at Freiburg (2007) and has extensive postdoctoral training across leading institutions.

Teaching: Regularly instructs advanced courses in differential geometry, geometric evolution equations, and analysis. Recent courses include Analysis III, Funktionentheorie, Differentialgeometrie II, and seminars on geometric analysis topics.

Research Contributions: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles since 2000, focusing on Ricci flow regularity, curvature estimates, soliton dynamics, and geometric limit spaces. Notable work includes extending Ricci flows in 4D with bounded curvature and analyzing singularities in 3D geometries.

Leadership: Project leader in DFG's SPP 2026 'Geometry at Infinity' and organizer of international workshops on nonlinear geometric diffusion equations. Active in academic administration and mentoring PhD students.

Lab/Team: Supervises graduate researchers including Dr. Florian Litzinger and M.Sc. Priyamvada Vishwamitra, focusing on geometric flow applications and singularity analysis.