Miroslav Chlebik

Dr. Miroslav Chlebik is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex, UK, since August 2007. He previously held positions as a Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (2001–2007) and as a Lecturer in Mathematics at Comenius University, Bratislava (1988–2001). His academic credentials include a PhD in Mathematics (CSc) from the Academy of Sciences, Prague, and a RNDr degree in Mathematics from Charles University, Prague.

• PhD in Mathematics (CSc), Academy of Sciences, Prague
• RNDr in Mathematics, Charles University, Prague

Miroslav Chlebik's research spans nonlinear partial differential equations, calculus of variations, and geometric measure theory, with significant contributions to combinatorial optimization and computational complexity. His work includes rigorous analysis of blow-up phenomena in PDEs and foundational studies on the inapproximability of NP-hard problems like the Travelling Salesman Problem and Steiner Tree Problem.

His 15 most recent publications (2023–2012) demonstrate two major research threads: (1) Blow-up analysis in parabolic equations, focusing on rate estimates and boundary condition effects, and (2) Approximation hardness in combinatorial optimization, particularly through weighted amplifiers and graph theory. These works were published in journals such as Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, Theoretical Computer Science, and Journal of Combinatorial Optimization.

Professional activities include:

• External REF Assessor for Swansea University (2023–2027) in Analysis and PDEs
• Editorial Board Member of Acta Mathematica Universitatis Comenianae since 1992

His teaching interests include Topology and Advanced Analysis (Autumn term) and Dynamical Systems (Spring term), reflecting his analytical expertise.