Hello, I’m Fiona Blackett.
I’m a mathematics PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, advised by Dalton Sakthivadivel and Jules Hedges. I’m broadly interested in applying homotopy theory to mathematical physics, mostly from the perspective of cohesive $(\infty,1)$-topoi and differential cohomology, as well as $A_\infty$ and other homotopical structures in Floer homology and mirror symmetry.
I also enjoy formal methods in software, mostly in the form of category theory & type theory, which I work on with the MSP group at the University of Strathclyde.
In my time outside mathematics I enjoy hiking, cycling, and American Sign Language. I have a strong interest in psychopharmacology & mental health advocacy, as well as harm reduction.
Talks
- The Eilenberg-Steenrod Axioms and Generalised (Co)homology Theory at Adams Blue Book seminar with University of Chicago
- Topological Quantum Field Theories and Frobenius Algebras at CU Boulder SPS Seminar
Conferences
- Homotopical Methods in Fixed Point Theory - CU Boulder - July 11, 2022
- Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Particle Theory: “Aspects of Symmetry” - CU Boulder - June 5, 2023
- Geometry and Topology meet Data Analysis and Machine Learning - Northeastern University - June 8, 2023
- Applied Category Theory - University of Maryland - July 31st, 2023
- Topology, Representation Theory, and Higher Structures - INI Satellite Programme @ Sabhal Mòr Ostaig - May 26, 2024
- Traveling Seminar on Geometry and Physics XIX: “Moduli Spaces and Higher Structures” - Sapienza University of Rome - Sept 9th, 2024
- Scottish Programming Languages Seminar - University of Strathclyde - December 3rd, 2025
- CIRM Spring School on Theoretical Computer Science 3489 - Aix-Marseille University - May 11th, 2026
Education
- University of Strathclyde, PhD Student - Current
- University of Colorado Boulder, Math BA, incomplete - August 2021 to December 2022