Jan Techter

Jan Techter is a Professor at TU Berlin's Institute of Mathematics, specializing in Geometry and Mathematical Physics. He leads the research group AG Geometrie und mathematische Physik and is affiliated with the SFB/TRR 109 project on discretization in geometry and dynamics. His research focuses on discrete differential geometry, Laguerre geometry, and incircular nets.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (2013)
• Master of Science in Mathematics (2015)
• PhD in Mathematics (2020)

Research Interests: Jan Techter explores geometric structures such as confocal quadrics, checkerboard incircular nets, and discrete parametrized surfaces. His work bridges continuous and discrete geometries, emphasizing integrable systems and Laguerre geometry. Recent projects include studies on principal binets and Koenigs binets.

Awards & Recognition: No scientific awards explicitly listed in the text.

Advising & Grants: Supervised over a dozen student theses, including master's and bachelor's projects on topics like pencils of quadrics, Laguerre geometry, and discrete channel surfaces. Collaborates on research grants through TU Berlin and the SFB/TRR 109 initiative.

Labs & Tools: Co-developed the DGD Gallery for digital research data and the pyddg geometry library. Produced visualizations such as the Koebe polyhedra and minimal surfaces short movie.