Silvia De Toffoli Curriculum Vitae Last Updated: 20 novembre 2013 Email: silvia.detoffoli@gmail.com toffoli@math.tu-berlin.de Address: 105 West Main St. Apt. 4C 59715 Bozeman, USA Date of Birth: August 2, 1984 Place of Birth: Venice Citizenship: Italian Maritial Status: Single I obtained my Ph.D. in mathematics on June 4, 2013 at the Technical University of Berlin under the supervision of John M. Sullivan. Current position: Research Scholar at Montana State University (MSU). Department of Mathematical Sciences. Affiliated as a researcher with the Department of Philosophy. Interests: philosophy of mathematics, diagrammatic reasoning, visualization, knot theory, low-dimensional topology, algebraic topology. Education Doktorarbeit in mathematics (Ph.D.) Member of the graduate program: Berlin Mathematical School. Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Date: 04/06/2013. Final mark: magna cum laude. Certificate of Distinction from Berlin Mathematical School. Thesis in knot theory: Degrees of essentiality for secants of knots. Advisor: John M. Sullivan, Technische Universität Berlin. Laurea specialistica in mathematics (Master) University of Bologna, Italy. Date: 20/03/2009. Mark s mean: 29.7/30. Final mark: 110/110 summa cum laude. Thesis in topology: Different flavors of the Poincaré homology sphere. Advisors: Luca Migliorini, University of Bologna and Patrick Popescu-Pampu, University of Paris 7. 1
Laurea triennale in mathematics (Bachelor) University of Bologna, Italy. Date: 15/12/2006. Mark s mean: 29.9/30. Final mark: 110/110 summa cum laude. Thesis in algebraic topology: Il gruppo fondamentale di uno spazio di orbite (The fundamental group of an orbit space). Advisor: Mirella Manaresi, University of Bologna. High school diploma (5 years) Liceo Scientifico G.B. Benedetti, Venezia. Date: 2003. Final Mark: 96/100. International Experiences Technische Universität Berlin, Germany (4 years) Academic years: 2009-20013. Graduate studies in mathematics. Project and scholarship: Ph.D. in mathematics, Berlin Mathematical School. Université Paris7-Denis Diderot, France (1 year) Academic year: 2007-2008. Master studies in mathematics. Project and scholarship: Erasmus. Studies of algebra, algebraic topology, spectral analysis, set theory and calculability. University of Calgary, Canada (1 year) Academic year: 2004-2005. Undergraduate studies in mathematics. Project and scholarship: TASSEP (Transatlantic Science Student Exchange Program). Studies of algebra, geometry, calculus, probabilities and history of sciences. Publications Degrees of Essentiality for Secants of Knots, Ph.D. Thesis, Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Berlin, 2013. Forms and roles of diagrams in knot theory (with V. Giardino), Erkenntnis, Online First, 2013. An inquiry into the practice of proving in low-dimensional topology (with V. Giardino), Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, forthcoming. Einführung in Meta-Vermeer: Experimentelle Studien über originale und manipulierte Bilder (with Y. Sakamoto), Das Licht im Zeitalter von Rembrandt und Vermeer, Ein Handbuch der Forschumgruppe Historische Lichtgefüge, pp. 50-53, Jovis, 2012. 2
Meta-Vermeer: A Topological Reinterpretation of a Masterpiece (with Y. Sakamoto). Proceedings of Bridges 2012: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture, pp. 499-502. Work in Progress Degrees of essentiality for secants of knots (with John M. Sullivan) 3-manifolds via Archimedean solids (with Agenese Telloni) Talks What is a Rational Tangle?, What is? Seminar, Berlin Mathematical School, 8 Feb. 2013 La dinamica dei diagrammi in teoria dei nodi (with V. Giardino), Filosofia della matematica: dalla logica alla pratica, SNS Pisa, 24-36 Sep 2012 Roles and Forms of Diagrams in Knot Theory (with V. Giardino), SIFA International Conference, Alghero, 13-15 Sept. 2012 Low-dimensional topology as visual mathematics (with V. Giardino), Mathematical Cultures Conference 1, London, 10-13 Sept. 2012 Die epistemische Rollen von Diagrammen in der Topologie, Kolloquium von Sybille Krämer, Berlin, 19 June 2012 Diagrammes et Illustrations en Topologie: Le Cas des Nœuds, SOPHA International Conference, ENS, Paris, 5 May 2012 Knot Moves: A Case Study on Diagram Dynamics, Work in Progress Seminar, Munich Center of Mathematical Philosophy, 19 Jan. 2012 Use and Epistemic Roles of Diagrams in Knot Theory, Philosophy Seminar, Departamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Universidad de Sevilla, 15 Nov. 2011 What is a Seifert Surface?, What is? Seminar, Berlin Mathematical School, 4 Dec. 2009 3
Teaching Topology, exercise session of a master course in algebraic topology, WS 2010-11, BMS course, TU Berlin Future Semester: Algebraic Topology, graduate class MA512, SS 2013-14, MSU Bozeman Others [Poster] Sakamoto, Y., De Toffoli, S.: Beauty of the structure of light: a computer scientific simulation of The Girl with the Wine Glass In: Beauty and Value, Meeting in Neuroesthetics organized by Semir Zeki and Ray Dolan, 15-16 Oct. 2013. [Installation Art] Sakamoto, Y., and De Toffoli, S.: Meta-Vermeer. In Exhibition: Lictgefüge - Das Licht im Zeitalter von Rembrandt und Vermeer [The Structure of Light - Light in the time of Rembrant and Vermeer] at the Alte Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel (Germany), from the 18th November 2011 to the 4th March 2012. [Popularization of mathematics book] Margot De Rosa (pseudonym for Silvia De Toffoli), Dario De Toffoli, Dario Zaccariotto [book, pp. 246]: Numeri. Divagazioni, calcoli, giochi. Stampa Alternativa, Viterbo, 2008. (Prefazioni di Stefano Bartezzaghi). Grants and Positions 2013-2014: Research and Teaching Position at MSU Bozeman. 2012-2013: Wissenschaflicher Mitarbeiter (Research Fellow) of the research group Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics at the TU Berlin. 2009-2012: Doctoral Fellowship from the Berlin Mathematical School at the TU Berlin. 2009: Fellowship from the Berlin Mathematical School, Phase I Student. 2007-2008: Erasmus scholarship from the University of Bologna. 2005-2006: Grant for academic achievements from University of Bologna ( incentivi studenti terzo anno, per merito ). 2004-2005: TASSEP (Transatlantic Science Student Exchange Program) exchange support grant. 4
Associations: Member of the Association for the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (APMP). Member of the Italian Network for the Philosophy of Mathematics (FilMat). Member of the Italian Society of Analytic Philosophy (SIFA). Member of the Francophone Society for Analytic Philosophy (SOPHA). Language Skills Italian: mother tongue English: excellent (TOEFL 113/120, date: 19/10/13) French: excellent (C1 certificate of the CEFR) German: fluent (C1 certificate of the CEFR) Spanish: beginner References Marcus Giaquinto Professor of Philosophy University College London (UCL) m.giaquinto@ucl.ac.uk Øystein Linnebo Professor of Philosophy Birkbeck College London o.linnebo@bbk.ac.uk Mirella Manaresi Professor of Algebra University of Bologna manaresi@dm.unibo.it Luca Migliorini University of Bologna migliori@dm.unibo.it Patrick Popescu-Pampu University of Lille patrick.popescu@math.univ-lille1.fr John M. Sullivan TU Berlin sullivan@math.tu-berlin.de 5