Portrait of Marc Hellmuth

I am an associate professor at Stockholm University (Department of Mathematics) in Sweden. My research lies at the interface of discrete mathematics, theoretical computer science, algorithms, and computational biology. Current topics include phylogenetic networks, least common ancestors and posets in directed acyclic graphs, modular decomposition, graph theory, and the mathematical analysis of biological data.

I live with Paula and our three children in Uppsala. When I find time, I enjoy making music, going to concerts and festivals, and sometimes simply running.

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Short CV

  • Accepted offer of a Full Professorship (W3), Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Leipzig University, Germany (starting Summer 2026)
  • Associate Professor at Department of Mathematics, Stockholm University, Sweden (since 2020)
  • Lecturer at School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK (2020)
  • Junior Professor for Biomathematics and Computer Science at University of Greifswald, Germany (2015-2020)
  • Venia Legendi (habilitation) at the Saarland University, Germany (2016)
  • PostDoc at the Saarland University (2011-2015), the Max-Planck-Institute for Computer Science (2011), the University of Leipzig and the Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (2010-2011) in Germany
  • PhD in Computer Science (2007-2010; graded: summa cum laude) at University of Leipzig, Germany; supervised by Peter F. Stadler
  • Diploma in Mathematical Economics (2007) at University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Frequent work abroad as visiting researcher (incl. Yale University, USA; University of Leoben, Austria; Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria; University of Southern Denmark; Université de Montréal, Canada; PICB, Shanghai and Nankai University, Tianjin, China; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia).
  • Since 2025, I am editor of the journal Discrete Mathematical Chemistry