CV
Personal Information
- Full name: Thomas Franz Speckhofer
- Born: 2000
- Citizenship: Austrian
Contact Information
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
Email: tspeck@yorku.ca
Homepage: https://speckhofer.github.io
Research Interests
- Banach space theory: factorization of operators; structure, geometry and local theory of Banach spaces
- Computer algebra: D-algebraic functions
Positions
- 07/2025–: Postdoctoral Visitor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto
- 04/2025–06/2025: Scientific project member, Institute for Algebra, Johannes Kepler University Linz, FWF project 10.55776/PAT9952223 “Algorithms for D-Algebraic Functions”
- 11/2021–03/2025: Scientific project member, Institute of Analysis, Johannes Kepler University Linz, FWF project I5231000 “Nonreflexive Function Spaces: Fourier v. Martingale Approach”
Education
11/2022–03/2025: Ph.D. in Mathematics (with distinction)
- Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Advisor: Richard Lechner, co-advisor: Paul F.X. Müller
- Thesis: Factorization of Operators on Banach Spaces
08/2021–10/2022: Diploma in Mathematics in Natural Sciences (with distinction)
- Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Advisor: Richard Lechner
- Thesis: Schauder Bases and the Factorization Property
10/2018–08/2021: Bachelor’s degree in Technical Mathematics (with distinction)
- Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Advisor: Paul F.X. Müller
- Thesis: Weyl Inequalities
Publications
- See PUBLICATIONS
Talks
- See TALKS
Teaching Experience
Instructor, York University
- Fall 2025: Differential Calculus with Applications, ~140 students
Teaching Assistant, Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Summer 2025: Analysis 2, discussion rounds
- Winter 2024/25: Analysis 1, discussion rounds
- Summer 2024: Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 2, exercise sessions and discussion rounds
- Winter 2023/24: Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 1, exercise sessions and discussion rounds
- Summer 2022 and 2023: Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 2, grader
- Winter 2021/22 and 2022/23: Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 1, grader
- Summer 2020 and 2021:** Algebra for Computer Scientists, grader and leader of discussion rounds
Academic Outreach and Services
- 03/2023: I held a workshop on sequences, recurrences and series for highschool students at “JKU Young Mathematics Scientists”.
- 2018–: I am involved in the preparation of highschool students for mathematical olympiads by contributing to the training course which I used to attend myself as a student.
Awards
- 2025: York-Fields Postdoctoral Fellowship (awarded by York University, CAD 6,250)
- 2025: JKU Young Researchers’ Award (for my PhD thesis, endowed with € 600)
- 2023: Recognition Award (Würdigungspreis) of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research for the best Diploma/Master’s degrees (endowed with € 3,000)
- 2018-2022: Merit scholarships of Johannes Kepler University Linz (awarded in recognition of outstanding academic achievement) for the four academic years from 2018/2019 to 2021/2022, endowed with € 750–1,500 per year.
- 2018: Dr. Hans Riegel Specialist Prize and Erwin Wenzl Recognition Prize for my pre-scientific thesis on Geometric Probability (part of the Austrian Matura exam/highschool graduation)
- 2015–2018: Prizes at Regional and National Competitions of the Austrian Mathematical Olympiad: https://www.math.aau.at/OeMO/Ergebnisse/Person/715; participation in the Middle European Mathematical Olympiad in Vilnius.
Other Achievements
- 2023: Audit of Art (Austrian Music Schools final exam) in piano
- 11/2020: Production of a stop motion short film for DENEFF (German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency)
- 2019: Gold medal and award for Best Jeunesse Film at the UNICA world championship of non-commercial independent film
- 2018: Winner of the Upper Austrian Latin Olympiad
Languages
- German (native)
- English (full professional working proficiency)
- Italian (fluent)
- Latin (proficient)