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Professor Igor Potapov

Professor Computer Science

    Research

    Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics

    In particular I am interested in
    - Reachability problems in infinite state systems;
    - Distributed computing and pattern formation;
    - Combinatorial optimisation and scheduling;
    - Decidability questions for a variety of mathematical objects;
    - Design and analysis of sequential/parallel/distributed algorithms.

    Research Grants

    UoL-SumDU Collaboration for Digitalisation and Digital Transformation of Ukraine

    RESEARCH ENGLAND (UK)

    April 2023 - December 2023

    The 15th International Conference on Reachability Problems (RP21)

    LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (UK)

    July 2021 - October 2022

    Cornerstones of Reachability: Between Automata and Matrix Theories

    ROYAL SOCIETY

    October 2020 - September 2021

    Design and Analysis of Systems with Reachability Objectives

    ROYAL SOCIETY

    August 2019 - August 2024

    Reachability in iterative maps, beta-expansions and topological properties of orbits

    LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (UK)

    February 2018 - May 2018

    Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design

    LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)

    October 2016 - March 2027

    Reachability problems for words, matrices and maps: Algorithms and Complexity

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    December 2014 - March 2023

    Specification and Verification of Infinite-State Systems: Focus on Data

    ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

    May 2011 - September 2013

    Discrete analogues of dynamical systems and their applications for secure data transmission

    NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION(BELGIUM)

    February 2008 - January 2010

    Computational problems for low-dimensional structures

    ROYAL SOCIETY

    August 2007 - July 2009

    Reachability analysis of dynamical systems

    ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

    May 2006 - June 2006

    Feasibility of verification and reachibility techniques for matrix semigroup problems.

    LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (UK)

    August 2007

    Investigation of the dynamics of discrete adaptive games using an automata theoretic approach.

    THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION (UK)

    March 2002 - May 2005

    Concatenation State Machines and Simple Functions (algorithms and complexity)

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    February 2008 - July 2008

    Application of computation theory to computational topology problems.

    LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (UK)

    February 2015 - June 2015

    Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Scheme (Prof. Oscar Ibarra)

    ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (UK)

    August 2008 - September 2008

    Workshop on Reachability Problems, RP2008

    LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (UK)

    August 2008 - December 2008

    University of Liverpool Institutional Discipline Bridging.

    MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

    October 2003 - October 2006

    An influence of the external world constraints on computational models.

    ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

    June 2005 - August 2005

    From post systems to the reachability problems for matrix semigroups and counter automata.

    ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

    December 2004