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Olexandr Konovalov is a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews, affiliated with the Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Computational Algebra, and the St Andrews GAP Centre. He is actively involved in research and postgraduate supervision.
His research interests lie at the intersection of computational algebra and research software engineering, with a focus on constraint programming, algebraic structures like skew braces, and the Yang-Baxter equation. He emphasizes usability of mathematical software for domain experts and contributes to open science and software sustainability.
His recent publications and datasets reflect a strong trend in developing tools for computational algebra, particularly within the GAP ecosystem, integrating interoperability standards like OpenMath, and supporting reproducible research. His work bridges pure mathematics with practical software engineering.
- 3rd prize at the Collaborations Workshop 2018 Hackday
- 3rd prize at the Collaborations Workshop 2021 Hackday
- Best poster award, 2007
- Hidden REF 2021 - Contexts
- Hidden REF 2021 - Practices
- Nomination for Habeas corpus
He supervises postgraduate research students in computational algebra and software engineering, and has been Principal or Co-Investigator on multiple research grants including H2020 OPENDREAMKIT, EPSRC CoDiMa, and the RSE Cloud Award. His educational efforts include developing Carpentries-style training for GAP.
He is a key contributor to numerous datasets and software packages in the GAP ecosystem and actively participates in workshops, conferences, and research networks focused on mathematical software and open science.
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