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Dr James Cranch is a Teaching Fellow in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sheffield, holding critical roles as Chair of Schools Liaison, Disability Liaison Officer, Outreach Officer, and Tutor for Men Students. Based in G39c, Hicks Building, he actively contributes to academic administration and student support services.
His research centers on homotopy theory and category theory, with significant interdisciplinary extensions into theoretical computer science. Key focus areas include concurrency theory, monoidal category applications, and homotopy type theory, demonstrating consistent exploration of algebraic structures in computational contexts since 2010.
Recent publications (2020-2024) reveal a concentrated effort on convolution frameworks for concurrency, interacting monoidal systems in computing, and cohomological studies of partition algebras. These works, published in venues like Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, highlight his bridging of abstract mathematics with practical computing challenges through collaborations with Struth, Doherty, and others.
