Aaron Hofer

Aaron Hofer is a funded Researcher (PhD student) at the University of Hamburg since October 2022, affiliated with the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe and Collaborative Research Centre 1624. Supervised by Prof. Ingo Runkel, his work focuses on topological quantum field theories and categorical symmetries.

• Contact: Room 335, Bundesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg
• Teaching: Exercise classes in Advanced Algebra, Arithmetic for Teachers, and Hopf Algebras

Research Interests:

• Mathematical Physics
• Higher Structures in Quantum Field Theory
• Topological Defects and Categorical Symmetries

Scientific Contributions:

• Modular functors from non-semisimple 3d TFTs (2024): Explores non-semisimple modular tensor categories in 3D TFTs
• Simons Lectures on Categorical Symmetries (2023): Co-authored lecture notes on applied cobordism hypothesis

Honors:

• Recipient of 2022 Alfred Wehrl Award for Master's work at University of Vienna