Federica Gavazzi

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Hello! I’m Federica. Since October 1st, 2025, I have been a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow) at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, working on the project “The geometry of the isomorphism problem for Artin groups”, led by Alexandre Martin. I am part of the Algebra, Geometry and Topology group at Heriot-Watt University.

I defended my PhD thesis on July 9th, 2025, entitled “Topological and algebraic aspects of virtual Artin groups”, at Université Bourgogne Europe (Dijon), under the supervision of Luis Paris.

My research focuses primarily on Artin groups, Coxeter groups, virtual Artin groups, braids, and some of their generalizations. I study these objects from a geometric, topological, and combinatorial perspective.

Upcoming events and talks

I will speak at the workshop on spatial structures - 21-25 September 2026, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
I will speak at the Bristol Algebra Seminar on September 29th, 2026, Bristol, England, UK.
I will speak at the workshop "The curve complex and its analogues" - 12-16 October 2026, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences - Leipzig, Germany.
I will be hosting Igor Haladjian and Luis Paris for a visit to Heriot-Watt University from November 2 to November 6, 2026.
I will speak at the AGQ Students Conference - 9-10 November 2026, Glasgow, Scotland , UK.
I will speak at the Aberdeen Algebra Seminar on November 11th,2026, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
I will be hosting María Cumplido Cabello and José Gálvez Mateos for a visit to Heriot-Watt University from December 5th to December 14th, 2026.
I will speak at the Séminaire d’algèbre et de géométrie at LMNO- Caen on December 15th, 2026, Caen, France.

Contacts

E-mail: F.Gavazzi@hw.ac.uk

Office: F.09

Department of Mathematics

Colin Maclaurin Building
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4896-4743