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Jeremy Avigad

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Jeremy Avigad
Avigad in 2021
Born (1968-01-09) January 9, 1968 (age 56)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Doctoral advisorJack Silver
Main interests
Logic, philosophy of mathematics, proof theory, formal verification
Websitewww.andrew.cmu.edu/user/avigad/

Jeremy Avigad is a professor of philosophy and a professor of mathematical sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.

He received a B.A. in mathematics from Harvard University in 1989, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1995 under the supervision of Jack Silver.[1] He has contributed to the areas of mathematical logic and foundations, formal verification and interactive theorem proving, and the philosophy and history of mathematics.[2] He became Director of the Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University after cryptocurrency entrepreneur Charles Hoskinson donated $20 million in September 2021 to establish it.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ Jeremy Avigad's official website at Carnegie Mellon University
  3. ^ "Carnegie Mellon Receives $20 Million to Establish Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics in Dietrich College". Carnegie Mellon University (Press release). September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ^ Roberts, Siobhan (2 July 2023). "AI Is coming for mathematics, too". New York Times. Retrieved 26 March 2024. ...said Dr. Avigad, who is the director of the Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics (funded by the crypto entrepreneur Charles Hoskinson)...