Steffen Kionke

Steffen Kionke is an Assistant Professor at FernUniversität in Hagen, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics. He has held postdoctoral positions at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, and research stays at the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics.

• Current: Assistant Professor for Algebra, FernUniversität in Hagen (2019–present)
• Postdoc, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2017–2019)
• Postdoc, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2016–2017, 2014–2016)
• Research stay, Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (2016)
• Research stay, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (2013)

Education:

• Doctorate in Mathematics, University of Vienna (2012)
• MSc in Mathematics, University of Vienna (2010)
• BSc in Mathematics with minor in Computer Science, TU Darmstadt (2008)

Steffen Kionke’s research focuses on algebraic structures and their asymptotic properties. He investigates the cohomology of arithmetic groups, examining their topological and algebraic characteristics. His work on homology growth explores the behavior of homological invariants in group towers. He also contributes to the representation theory of profinite groups and studies L2 invariants and their connections to geometric group theory.

Contact: Email steffen.kionke@fernuni-hagen.de, Phone +49 2331 987-2558, Room D408, Building 3 (IZ). Appointments are by arrangement through his personal homepage or the appointment booking system.