Alexander Nutz

Alexander Nutz is a Researcher at the University of Freiburg's Department of Computer Science, affiliated with the Software Modeling and Verification Group. His primary research focuses on software model checking, satisfiability modulo theories (SMT), and Craig interpolation. He contributes to the development of verification tools such as SMTInterpol and the Ultimate Program Analysis Framework. Nutz has held teaching roles in courses like Automata Theory, Decision Procedures, and Program Analysis since 2012, collaborating extensively with colleagues on seminar leadership and course assistance.

Education: PhD in Computer Science from the University of Freiburg (2019), focusing on 'Data Flow in Program Verification.' Professional activities include jury membership in the SV-COMP competition (2014-2016, 2018) and contributions to the AVACS research project. His work emphasizes program analysis, verification frameworks, and automated reasoning techniques.

Research interests span formal methods, program analysis, and the application of SMT solving to real-world systems like smart contracts. Nutz's projects include enhancing verification tools for memory safety checks and integrating data flow graphs into verification processes.

Key contributions: Development of Ultimate Kojak and Automizer tools, exploration of map abstraction techniques, and advancements in interpolation-based verification methods. His publications address challenges in non-linear arithmetic verification and automated reasoning for complex software systems.