Markus Schepers

Bio

Hi! My name is Markus Schepers.

I am currently working at the University of Mainz, Germany. My job consists of research, teaching and statistical consulting (of medical doctoral students and physicians at the hospital).
I completed a doctorate in mathematics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, with a thesis on hyperbolic random graphs.
Before that, I obtained a master's degree with distinction in mathematics and the foundations of computer science at the University of Oxford, as a student of Somerville College.
I started my bachelor's studies in mathematics with a minor in computer science at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, supported by a Felix-Klein-scholarship. Thanks to a DAAD scholarship, I could study one semester at the National University of Singapore.

Do you want to know more? Please feel free to contact me!

Research

For a list of my publications, please check out my Google scholar profile. For preprints and pdfs, you can search me on arxiv. I am also writing a blog where I explore a diverse range of topics, with a mathematical mindset. Quick overview of my research areas and interests:

Mathematics: probability theory, statistics, graphs and networks
Computer science: algorithms and complexity, mathematical foundations of machine learning
Human health and biology: epidemiology, psychology, mathematical oncology, molecular biology, clinical trials

Why am I so excited to do research? First of all, because I love learning new things and because I love sharing insights and discoveries with other people. I am very excited about mathematics, which is a mindset, an art and a science, and a great tool to understand the world. Key strengths of mathematics are to define terms right at the start and in a precise way and to proceed very carefully when drawing new conclusions. As Stefan Banach put it: Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit. Let's use this spirit to solve the biggest problems today!

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Contact

Phone

+49 (0)6131 17-8246

Email

markus.schepers (at) uni-mainz.de