Michael Joswig

Michael Joswig is an Einstein Professor of Discrete Mathematics/Geometry at Technische Universität Berlin and a Max Planck Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig. His research focuses on polyhedral, tropical, and algorithmic geometry, optimization, combinatorial topology, and mathematical software development (e.g., polymake and OSCAR). He holds a PhD from the University of Tübingen (1994) and a Habilitation from TU Berlin (2000).

His career includes professorial roles at TU Darmstadt and TU Berlin, alongside visiting positions at institutions like the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley. Joswig has authored over 120 publications, supervised numerous PhD students, and led major grants such as the SFB/TRR 195 'Symbolic Tools in Mathematics.'

Research interests span geometric algorithms, tropical geometry applications, and software for computational mathematics. Notable awards include the SIAM SIGEST Award (2021) and the MATH Distinguished Fellowship (2023). He co-develops the OSCAR computer algebra system and actively contributes to academic leadership roles, editorial boards, and conference organization.

Current projects include tropical mechanism design, approximate convex hulls, and polyhedral geometry in algebraic software systems. His work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical computational tools, impacting fields from optimization to biology.