Curriculum Vitae

born on July 18th, 1960 in Klatovy (West Bohemia)

Education and Qualification

  • 2002: Full Professor of Applied Mathematics, Czech Technical University of Prague.
  • 1994: Habilitation in Applied Mathematics, Czech Technical University of Prague.
    Thesis: Operator Algebras and Non-Commutative Measure Theory.
  • 1989: CSc. (=Ph.D.) degree in Mathematical Analysis, Czech Technical University.
    Thesis: Lattices of Closed Subspaces in Topological Linear Spaces.
  • 1984: RNDr. degree in Mathematical Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague.
  • 1984: Graduated with honours from Mathematical Analysis studies of Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University of Prague.
    Thesis: Weakly Uniformly Rotund Spaces.

Professional Career

  • 2006- Head of the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 2003- 2006 Deputy Head of the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 2002- Full Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 1994-2002: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 1987-1994: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 1985-1987: Ph.D. student, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 1982-1984: Research Assistant, Department of Mathematical Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague.

Research

Research interest: the theory of operator algebras (C*-algebras, von Neumann algebras, Jordan algebras), noncommutative measure theory, topological linear spaces, orthomodular structures, mathematical foundations of quantum theory.
1992- a scientific leader of a research team "Seminar on Operator Algebras and Mathematical Formalism of Quantum Theory", Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.

Publication Activity

  •  65 papers on operator algebras, quantum measure theory, topological linear spaces, theory of orthomodular lattices, and foundations of quantum theory, published in important international journals. (See Publications.)
  • Research monograph:
    • J.Hamhalter: Quantum Measure Theory, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London (2003),
      Book Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, Vol. 134.
      418 pages, ISBN 1-4020-1714-6
      This book summarizes recent as well as classical results on states and measures on operator algebras and related problems of axiomatic quantum theory (Gleason Theorem for von Neumann projection lattices, completeness criteria for inner product spaces, automorphisms of quantum systems, decoherence functional, Jauch-Piron states, independence of quantum systems, etc.). Among others it contains author's contributions, some new results and insights. (For more details see Monograph.)
    • J.Hamhalter: Quantum Structures and Operator Algebras, Handbook of Quantum Logic and Quantum Structures, 285-333, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007. (Chapter in the book.)
  • 4 Lecture Notes, Czech Technical University: Calculus I, with M.Demlova, 1994; Differential Calculus of Several Variables, with. J.Tiser, 1997, in Czech; Integral Calculus of Several Variables, with J.Tiser, 1996, in Czech; Functions of Complex Variables, with J.Tiser, 2001, in Czech.
  • Active participatition in 31 international conferences. Invited series of lectures in "Worshop on Measure Theory and Real Analysis", Gorizia, Italy, September (1999) and "Workshop on Measure Theory and Real Analysis, Grado, Italy, (2001). Principal speaker at the conferences: Quantum Structures V, Cesena-Cesenatico, Italy, (2001); Quantum Structures VII, Denver University, Colorado, USA (July, 2004).

International Grants and Projects

  • E.C. Grant, COST, Brussels, (1993) "Noncommutative Measure Theory and von Neumann Algebras" (collaboration with Reading University, UK).
  • Alexander von Humboldt Scholarship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany, (1996-1997, 2000, 2003) (collaboration with Erlangen University, Germany).

Grants in the Czech Republic

  • "Mathematical Formalism of Quantum Theories (Operator Algebras and Ordered Structures with Orthocomplementation)", Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, no. 202/96/0117 (1996-1998).
  • "Operator Algebras, Orthocomplemented Structures, and Noncommutative Measure Theory", Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, no. 201/00/0331 (2000-2002).
  • "Noncommutative Measure Theory", Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, no. 201/03/0455 (2003-2005).
  • ``Algebraic and Measure Theoretic Aspects of Quantum Structures“,  Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, no. 201/07/1051 (2007-2009).
  • "Topological and geometrical properties of Banach spaces and operator algebras",  Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, no. P201/12/0290 (2012-2017).

Professional Stays Abroad

  • 1993: Department of Mathematics, Reading University, UK (3 months); E.C. research fellow, (collaboration with L.J.Bunce and J.D.M.Wright).
  • 1996-1997: Mathematical Institute, Erlangen University, Germany (14 months), von Humboldt Research Fellow (collaboration with D.Koelzow).
  • 1997: Department of Mathematics, Reading University, UK, (1 month), von Humboldt Research Fellow.
  • 2000: Mathematical Institute, Erlangen University, Germany (4 months), von Humboldt Research Fellow.
  • 2003: Mathematical Institute, Erlangen University, Germany (3 months), von Humboldt Research Fellow.
  • 2006-2011: Series of research stays at Department of Mathematics, University of Malta, Malta.
  • Short research stays: Department of Mathematics, University of Trieste, Italy, (1999, 2001), Department of Mathematics, University of Vienna (2002), Department of Mathematics,  Denver University, USA (2004),  University of Aberdeen (2006), Universty of Debrecen (2010), University of Erlangen, (2005, 2011),University of Malta (2006-2015), Harbin Institute of Technology, China (2014), University of Seoul (2014).  

Awards

  • 1995: Award of the Dean of Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University, for outstanding contribution to the research of Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • 2001: "Prize for Scientific Achievement" awarded by the International Quantum Structure Association for the results in functional analysis and foundations of physics.
  • 2004: Prize of the Rector of the Czech Technical University in Prague for the prestigue publication of the Czech Technical University in 2003: J.Hamhalter, Quantum Measure Theory, Dordrecht, Boston, London (2003).
  • 2013: Prize for prestigious Disertation awarded by the Dean Dean of Faculty of Electrical Engineering (for supervision),

Students

  • E.Chetcuti (University of Malta) Thesis: Noncommutative Measure theory (partial supervision) (2005)
  • M.Bohata:  Thesis: Techniques of Operator Algebras in Quantum Structures (2013)

Other Activities

Hobbies: music (guitar), literature

Responsible person: doc. RNDr. Martin Bohata, Ph.D.