Silvia's research

Research
Home Research Short CV Links A picture	Research interests Interactions between model theory and infinite permutation group theory, in particular automorphism groups of omega-categorical and homogeneous countable structures. Notions of genericity in permutation group theory and model theory. Pure model theory. Interactions between model theory and design theory, in particular Steiner triple systems. My PhD concerned the reconstruction of omega-categorical structures from their automorphism group, and was written under the supervision of H.D. Macpherson. Publications Generic expansions of countable models, with D. Zambella, 2007, submitted Reconstruction of classical geometries from their automorphism group, Journal of the London Mathematical Society, 75(2), 2007, p. 298-316 Reconstruction of homogeneous relational structures, with H.D. Macpherson, Journal of Symbolic Logic 72(3), 2007, p. 792-802 Automorphism groups of omega-categorical structures, PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 2004 Slides from talks Reconstruction of homogeneous relational structures Generic expansions of countable models Selected seminar talks 10.01.2008: Institut Camille Jordan, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 21.06.2005: Dipartimento di Matematica, Università Federico II, Napoli 20.06.2005: Dipartimento di Matematica, Seconda Università di Napoli 01.06.2005: Departament de Lògica, Història i Filosofia de la Ciència, Universitat de Barcelona 21.10.2004: Department of Mathematics, University of Turin 21.09.2004: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine 04.06.2004: Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Logic Seminar 29.03.2004: School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Pure Mathematics Research Seminar 10.12.2003: Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Leeds, Logic Seminar Conference talks Bogotá Model Theory Summer Meeting (30 July-3 August 2007, Villa de Leyva, Colombia) Incontro Italiano Insiemi e Modelli (2-4 April 2007, Turin, Italy): "Generic expansions of countable models" Bogotá Model Theory Summer Meeting (15-18 August 2005, Villa de Leyva, Colombia) Recent applications of model theory (29 March-8 April 2005, Newton Institute, Cambridge): "Reconstruction of homogeneous relational structures" PJC60 - From Higman-Sims to Urysohn (23-26 August 2007, Ambleside, UK): poster AILA2005 (10-13 February 2005, Pisa, Italy): contributed talk Logic Colloquium 2004 (25-31 July 2004, Turin, Italy): contributed talk

Research

Research interests
Interactions between model theory and infinite permutation group theory, in particular automorphism groups of omega-categorical and homogeneous countable structures. Notions of genericity in permutation group theory and model theory. Pure model theory. Interactions between model theory and design theory, in particular Steiner triple systems.

My PhD concerned the reconstruction of omega-categorical structures from their automorphism group, and was written under the supervision of H.D. Macpherson.

Publications

Generic expansions of countable models, with D. Zambella, 2007, submitted
Reconstruction of classical geometries from their automorphism group, Journal of the London Mathematical Society, 75(2), 2007, p. 298-316
Reconstruction of homogeneous relational structures, with H.D. Macpherson, Journal of Symbolic Logic 72(3), 2007, p. 792-802
Automorphism groups of omega-categorical structures, PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 2004

Slides from talks

Selected seminar talks

10.01.2008: Institut Camille Jordan, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon
21.06.2005: Dipartimento di Matematica, Università Federico II, Napoli
20.06.2005: Dipartimento di Matematica, Seconda Università di Napoli
01.06.2005: Departament de Lògica, Història i Filosofia de la Ciència, Universitat de Barcelona
21.10.2004: Department of Mathematics, University of Turin
21.09.2004: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine
04.06.2004: Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Logic Seminar
29.03.2004: School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Pure Mathematics Research Seminar
10.12.2003: Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Leeds, Logic Seminar

Conference talks

Bogotá Model Theory Summer Meeting (30 July-3 August 2007, Villa de Leyva, Colombia)
Incontro Italiano Insiemi e Modelli (2-4 April 2007, Turin, Italy): "Generic expansions of countable models"
Bogotá Model Theory Summer Meeting (15-18 August 2005, Villa de Leyva, Colombia)
Recent applications of model theory (29 March-8 April 2005, Newton Institute, Cambridge): "Reconstruction of homogeneous relational structures"
PJC60 - From Higman-Sims to Urysohn (23-26 August 2007, Ambleside, UK): poster
AILA2005 (10-13 February 2005, Pisa, Italy): contributed talk
Logic Colloquium 2004 (25-31 July 2004, Turin, Italy): contributed talk