Academic appointments
- Associate member, School of Computer Science, McGill University, since 2007—2023
- Assistant Professor,
Department of Philosophy,
McGill University,
2009—2014
- Faculty lecturer,
Department of Philosophy,
McGill University, 2006—2009
- Course lecturer,
Department of Philosophy,
McGill University, 2005—2006
Research fellowships
- Visiting Researcher at
Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria. Oct 2023
- Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced
Researchers at Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP),
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.
Sep 2016—Aug 2017 and Jan—Jun 2018
- Visiting Researcher at
Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Histoire des Sciences et de Philosophie - Archives Henri Poincaré, UMR 7117 CNRS. Nancy, France. Jun 2014
- Research Fellow at Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF), Bielefeld, Germany. Jan—Feb 2012
- Visiting Researcher at Université
Paris VII (Diderot),
SPHERE
and Département d'Histoire et Philosophie des Sciences, Paris, France. Jan—Apr 2010
Other positions
McGill University
- Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Philosophy, 2012—2016, since 2025
- Chair, History and Philosophy of Science Program Committee,
2014—2016, since 2018
- Chair, Governance and Transparency Committee, Dept. of Philosophy, 2017—2023
Professional associations and societies
Editorial activities
Research grants
Current
- Insight Grant,
SSHRC, Principal Investigator. 2021—2026
Completed
- SSHRC:
◦ Insight Grant,
SSHRC, Principal Investigator. 2016—2020
◦ Insight Grant,
SSHRC, Co-applicant. 2012—2016
◦ Standard Research Grant, SSHRC, Co-applicant. 2008—2011
◦ Standard Research Grant, SSHRC, Principal investigator. 2007—2010
- FQRSC/FRQSC:
◦ Soutien aux équipes de recherche,
FQRSC, Co-applicant. 2010—2014
◦ Établissement de nouveaux professeurs-chercheurs,
FQRSC, PI. 2010—2013
- McGill:
◦ McGill Arts Undergraduate Research Internship Award (ARIA), Supervisor: 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014 (2x), 2013, 2012 (2x), 2011, 2010
- DFG (German Research Foundation):
◦
Dualität – ein Archetypus mathematischen Denkens,
DFG, Cooperation partner. 2016—2019
◦ Team-grant for the establishment of a new scientific network,
PhiMSAMP:
Philosophy of Mathematics: Sociological Aspects and Mathematical Practice,
DFG, Co-applicant (15 members). 2006—2010
Education
- Ph.D.,
Logic, Computation and Methodology, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005.
Dissertation: "Axiomatics as Engine for Driving Discovery in Mathematics and Science" (Advisor: Clark Glymour)
- M.Sc., Logic, Computation and Methodology, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000.
Thesis: "Richard Dedekind — Axiomatic Foundations of Mathematics" (Advisor: Wilfried Sieg)
- Dipl.-Inf., Technical University Darmstadt, 1997.
Thesis: "Intuitionism and Computer Science"
(Advisor: Christoph Kreitz)