Teresa Heiss-Synak
MSI Google Fellow
email teresa.heiss.synak@anu.edu.au

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About

Teresa's research is in Topological Data Analysis, which studies the shape of data, in particular the hole-structure. This has numerous applications, in particular in fields where functional properties are determined by shape, like in material science: Tunnel-shaped holes can channel ions from anode to cathode in a battery; and a material with pores of the right shape can capture greenhouse gases. She is currently finishing her PhD at IST Austria and will be joining ANU in early 2025.

https://sites.google.com/view/teresaheiss

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Research interests

My research interests lie in Applied Algebraic Topology and Computational Geometry and include:

  • Persistent homology

  • Periodic point sets and lattices

  • Multifold persistent homology, also known as higher order (Delaunay) persistent homology

  • Applications to material science, for example crystalline materials

  • Brillouin zones, higher order Delaunay mosaics, higher order Voronoi tessellations

  • Digital images and cubical data

  • Topological Data Analysis (TDA)

Location

Room 1.50, Hanna Neumann Building 145

Publications