Carsten Schneider

Carsten Schneider is a Professor and Director of the Computer Algebra and Applications group at the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), part of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. His work focuses on symbolic summation algorithms, difference rings, and their applications in combinatorics, particle physics, and quantum field theory.

Research Interests: His expertise includes Computer Algebra, Special Functions, Perturbative Quantum Field Theory, and Combinatorics. He develops algorithms for simplifying multi-sums and solving recurrences, with applications to Feynman integrals and operator matrix elements in particle physics.

Grants & Projects: He leads Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grants such as Symbolic Summation for Computer Science (2024–2028) and Computer Algebra for Multi Loop Feynman Integrals (2021–2025). Past grants include FWF SFB F50 research projects in enumerative combinatorics.

Software: He developed the Sigma summation package, used for symbolic computation in multi-loop calculations. His tools are widely applied in particle physics and combinatorics.

Teaching & Mentoring: Teaches courses like Algorithmic Combinatorics and Computer Algebra at JKU. Organizes workshops and co-chairs conferences like SYNASC and RADCOR. Active in supervising international training networks such as the SAGEX Marie Curie project.

Editorial Roles: Editorial board member of journals like Journal of Symbolic Computation and Annals of Combinatorics. Co-edited volumes on symbolic computation in physics and combinatorics.