Curriculum Vitae

Current and previous work positions and activities

2022 -	Privatdozent at the University of Oldenburg
2021 -	Associate professor at the University of Tartu
2018 - 2020	Senior researcher at the University of Tartu
2015 - 2018	Researcher at the University of Tartu
2012 - 2015	Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Tartu
2010 - 2012	Teaching, student supervision and course development at the University of Hamburg

Education and scientific qualification

2022	Habilitation at the University of Oldenburg Habilitation thesis on "The role of symmetry in the geometric description of gravity"
2007 - 2010	PhD at the University of Hamburg with grade "very good" ("sehr gut") PhD thesis on "Geometric constructions for repulsive gravity and quantization" under supervision of Dr. Mattias Wohlfarth
2003 - 2007	Diploma in physics at the University of Hamburg with grade "very good" ("sehr gut", 1.3) Diploma thesis on "Quantum aspects of spinning strings on AdS₃ × S³ × T⁴ with RR-flux" under supervision of Prof. Jan Louis and Dr. Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
2001 - 2003	Pre-Diploma in physics at the University of Hamburg with "distinction" ("ausgezeichnet", 1.1)
1999 - 2001	Ratsgymnasium Wolfsburg, Abitur with grade "very good" ("sehr gut", 1.2)
1996 - 1999	Gymnasium im Eichholz Vorsfelde
1994 - 1996	Orientierungsstufe Rühen
1990 - 1994	Grundschule Rühen

Teaching experience

2024 - 2025	Seminar on "Scientific Method"
2023 - 2025	Lecture on "Cosmology"
2022	Lecture on "Quantum mechanics"
2020 - 2022	Lecture on "Perturbative methods in gravity theory"
2018 - 2022	Occasional lectures on "Data processing and scientific computing"
2015 - 2023	Lecture on "Nonlinear Dynamics"
2015 - 2024	Lecture on "Differential Geometry for Physicists"
2016	Seminar on "Selected Chapters in the Theories of Gravity"
2014	Lecture on "Selected Chapters in the Theories of Gravity"
2012	Exercise class on "Quantum theory"
2012	Exercise class and tutorial on "Physics II"
2011 / 2012	Development of a practical course on GPU computing
2011 / 2012	Supervision of student projects on "Computational Physics"
2011 / 2012	Exercise classes on "Physics I" and "Theoretical Physics I"
2011	Occasional lectures on "Physics I" and "General Relativity"
2011	Assistance for the lecture "Introduction to Theoretical Physics I"
2011	Exercise class on "Physics I"
2006 / 2007	Exercise class on "Supersymmetry and Supergravity"
2006 / 2007	Exercise class on "Theoretical Mechanics"
2005 - 2012	Practical courses on electronics and data acquisition using LabVIEW
2002 - 2005	Development of an online information system for physics students

Supervision

Student(s)	Title	Project type	Institution	Start date	End date
Kay Bestmann, Raphael Richter	Hartree-Fock Näherung des Wassermoleküls	seminar project	Universität Hamburg	2011-10-18	2012-02-03
Kevin Croker	Weak-lensing Constraint of Modified Gravity through Simulation	visiting PhD	University of Hawaii / Tartu Ülikool	2015-09-01	2016-05-31
Olger Männik	N-keha simulaatori programmeerimine	high school project	Nõo Reaalgümnaasium / Tartu Ülikool	2016-01-26	2016-05-26
Ulbossyn Ualikhanova	Gravity theories based on torsion: theoretical and observational constraints	PhD	Tartu Ülikool	2016-09-01	2021-08-18
Daniel Blixt	Hamiltonian analysis of covariant teleparallel theories of gravity	PhD	Tartu Ülikool	2017-09-01	2021-08-17
Dagmar Läänemets	Massless point particle motion from κ-Poincarè modified dispersion relation in spherical symmetry	Bachelor	Tartu Ülikool	2018-10-01	2020-08-28
Konstantinos Pallikaris	Cartan geometric approach to gravity theories and quantization	PhD	Tartu Ülikool / National Technical University of Athens	2018-12-01	2022-11-31
Elena Emtsova	Post-Newtonian limit of a conformally invariant class of scalar-torsion theories of gravity	visiting PhD	M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University / Tartu Ülikool	2019-01-26	2019-03-14
Kai Flathmann	Post-Newtonian limit of covariantly formulated scalar-torsion gravity	visiting PhD	University of Oldenburg / Tartu Ülikool	2019-03-30	2019-06-01
Anna Aader	The Computation of Tensors in General Relativity Using the Python Package SymPy	Bachelor	Tartu Ülikool	2019-09-02	2020-06-19
Teodor Borislavov Vasilev	Cosmological dynamical systems approach and singularities in modified teleparallel gravity theories	visiting PhD	Universidad Complutense de Madrid / Tartu Ülikool	2020-02-01	2020-04-30
Helen Asuküla	Quasinormal modes of Schwarzschild black holes in 1-parameter New General Relativity	Master	Tartu Ülikool	2020-02-13	2021-06-21
Natali Atamanova	Modifitseeritud teleparalleelse gravitatsiooniteooria uurimine dünaamiliste süsteemide meetodil	Bachelor	Tartu Ülikool	2020-09-01	2021-08-23
Joosep Tamm	Massiivse keha ja valguse trajektoor musta augu orbiidis	high school project	Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium / Tartu Ülikool	2020-09-24	2022-01-19
Vasiliki Karanasou	Exotic compact objects in teleparallel gravity theories	PhD	Tartu Ülikool	2022-09-01	2026-08-31
Kärt Soieva	Gravitational waves in general teleparallel gravity	Master	Tartu Ülikool	2023-XX-XX	2024-XX-XX
Kerli Rauba	Aine liikumine musta augu ümbruses	high school project	Otepää Gümnaasium / Tartu Ülikool	2023-09-23	202X-XX-XX
Paul Martin Kull	Black holes in teleparallel gravity	Master	Tartu Ülikool	2024-XX-XX	2025-XX-XX

Funding

Code	Title	Funding agency	Grant type	Role	Start date	End date
GRK 602	Future Developments in Particle Physics	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	Research Training Group	PhD student	2007-03-01	2009-03-31
WO 1447/1-1	The geometric basis of generalized theories of gravity and geometrical methods in string cosmology	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	Emmy Noether Programme	PhD student	2009-04-01	2010-09-31
ERMOS 115	Geometric extensions of general relativity - foundations and phenomenology	Estonian Research Council	Post-doctoral grant	Post-doctoral fellow	2012-09-01	2015-08-31
PUT 790	Geometric foundations of gravity and their comparison to observations	Estonian Research Council	Startup research grant	Principal investigator	2015-09-01	2018-12-31
TK 133	The Dark Side of the Universe	Archimedes	Centre of excellence	Research group leader	2016-03-01	2023-08-31
CA15117	Cosmology and Astrophysics Network for Theoretical Advances and Training Actions	European Cooperation in Science and Technology	Networking Action	Management Committee Member	2016-04-08	2020-04-07
MOBJD423	Energy conditions and singularities in the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity	Estonian Research Council	Post-doctoral grant	Supervisor	2019-01-01	2020-12-31
PRG356	Gauge gravity: unification, extensions and phenomenology	Estonian Research Council	Team grant	Senior research staff	2019-01-01	2023-12-31
CA18108	Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach	European Cooperation in Science and Technology	Networking Action	Management Committee Member	2019-03-14	2023-03-13
PSG489	Momentum dependent spacetime geometries: Traces of quantum gravity and fields in media	Estonian Research Council	Startup research grant	Research staff	2020-01-01	2020-12-31
MOBJD622	Hamiltonian formalism and dynamics of symmetric teleparallel gravities	Estonian Research Council	Post-doctoral grant	Supervisor	2021-07-01	2023-06-30
MOBJD1035	Metric-affine gravity: viability, cosmological implications and symmetry breaking	Estonian Research Council	Post-doctoral grant	Supervisor	2021-11-01	2023-10-31
CA21136	Addressing observational tensions in cosmology with systematics and fundamental physics	European Cooperation in Science and Technology	Networking Action	Management Committee Member	2022-10-21	2026-10-20
AP14972654	Parameterized cosmological analysis of perturbations in teleparallel gravity	Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan	Post-doctoral grant	Supervisor	2023-01-01	2024-12-31
CA22145	Computational Techniques for Tabletop Games Heritage	European Cooperation in Science and Technology	Networking Action	Management Committee Member	2023-10-24	2027-10-23
TK 202	Fundamental Universe	Estonian Research Council	Centre of excellence	Senior research staff	2024-01-01	2030-12-31
CA22113	Fundamental challenges in theoretical physics	European Cooperation in Science and Technology	Networking Action	Management Committee Member	2024-08-23	2027-10-09
CA23130	Bridging high and low energies in search of quantum gravity	European Cooperation in Science and Technology	Networking Action	Management Committee Member	2024-09-18	2028-09-17

Awards

Finalist in the national competition for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO, 2000 & 2001) and International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, 2001).
Finalist in the competition "FormelX", founded by the Department of Culture of Lower Saxony for the improvement of mathematical and scientific education 2001.
Estonian National Research Award 2020 in the category "Exact Sciences" for research on "Generalized Geometric Gravity Theories" (with Laur Järv and Margus Saal).

Other activities and skills

Topic Editor of the journals Symmetry and Universe (2020 - 2021).
Member of the Lepage Research Institute (2018 - present).
Associate Editor of the International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (2017 - present).
Organization of annual conferences on "Geometric Foundations of Gravity" (Tartu, Estonia, 2017 - present).
Organization of educational meetings for former and current participants of the International Physics Olympiad in Hamburg 2004 and Bremen 2009, participation in yearly meetings including teaching activities.
Several proof readings for the book "Representations of Linear Groups" by Rolf Berndt, Vieweg + Teubner 2007.
Several interviews and articles on everyday physics for the journal of physics students in Hamburg, "Impuls", 2002 - 2006.
Participation in the Mathematical Correspondence Circle of the Institute for Mathematics, University of Göttingen, 2000 - 2005.
Thorough programming experience using C, C++, Java, CUDA, OpenCL and assembly language.