Curriculum vitae

Giacomo Borghi · giacomo.borghi@tum.de

Academic appointments

• Sep 2026–present

  Postdoctoral Researcher · Technical University of Munich

  Department of Mathematics and Munich Center for Machine Learning. Research group of Massimo Fornasier.

• Jul 2024–Aug 2026

  Postdoctoral Research Associate · Heriot-Watt University

  School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences, Department of Mathematics. Research group of Lorenzo Pareschi.

• Feb–May 2024

  Postdoctoral Researcher · RWTH Aachen University

  Institut für Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik. Research group of Michael Herty; member of the Research Training Group Energy, Entropy, and Dissipative Dynamics (EDDy), supported by its start-up fund.

Education

• Jan 2021–Feb 2024

  PhD in Mathematics · RWTH Aachen University

  Thesis: Mean-field theory for consensus-based optimization and extensions to constrained and multi-objective problems.
  Advisors: Michael Herty and Lorenzo Pareschi. Grade: summa cum laude.
  Joint supervision with the Mathematics PhD programme of the Universities of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Parma, and Ferrara.

• Oct 2018–Oct 2020

  MSc in Mathematics · University of Bologna

  Thesis: Consensus-Based Optimization on Hypersurfaces.
  Advisors: Massimo Fornasier and Valeria Simoncini. Final grade: 110/110.
  Erasmus+ exchange at TU Munich, October 2019–August 2020.

• Sep 2015–Sep 2018

  BSc in Mathematics · University of Bologna

  Thesis: Abstract Models of Computation: Pointer Machines.
  Advisor: Simone Martini. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.
  Erasmus+ exchange at Durham University, October 2017–June 2018.

See also my publications, talks, and academic service.