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Philipp Habegger

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Philipp Habegger
Born (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978 (age 46)
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Basel
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Basel
University of Zurich
ETH Zurich
Thesis Heights and Multiplicative Relations on Algebraic Varieties  (2007)
Doctoral advisorDavid Masser

Philipp Habegger (born 23 July 1978) is a Swiss[1] mathematician and a professor of mathematics at the University of Basel who works in Diophantine geometry.

Early life and education

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Habegger was born on 23 July 1978.[1] He received his Ph.D. under the supervision of David Masser at the University of Basel in 2007.[2]

Career

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From 2008 to 2010, Habegger was a ETH Fellow at ETH Zurich.[1] He moved to the University of Zurich for a lectureship position in 2010.[1] In 2013, he was a von Neumann Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study.[3] As of 2021, Habegger is a professor of mathematics at the University of Basel.[4]

Research

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Habegger's research focuses on height functions and their applications to unlikely intersections.[3]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Philipp Habegger. November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ Philipp Habegger at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ a b "Philipp Habegger". Institute for Advanced Study. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Philipp Habegger". University of Basel (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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