VUB Algebra Research Group

Skew braces and the YBE

Former members

Francqui VUB-Leerstoel

Istvan Heckenberger. His course on Nichols algebras and root systems is here.

VUB-Leerstoel

Nicolás Andruskiewitsch. His course on Hopf algebras over simple groups is here.

Postdoctoral researchers

Andrew Darlington. Host: L. Vendramin. 2/2025-8/2026.
Carsten Dietzel. Host: L. Vendramin. 1/2022-6/2023.
Meijun Liu. Host: L. Vendramin. 9/2025-10/2026.
Kevin Piterman. Host: L. Vendramin. 6/2024-8/2026.

PhD

Yufei Qin (cosupervised with Guodong Zhou). Thesis. Defended: 06/2026.
Santiago Ramírez. Supervisor: L. Vendramin. Thesis (in Spanish). Defended: 10/2025.
Senne Trappeniers. Supervisors: A. Van Antwerpen and L. Vendramin. Thesis. Defended: 9/2025.
Emiliano Acri. Supervisor: L. Vendramin. Thesis (in Spanish). Defended: 5/2025.