
Welcome!
My name is Rodrigo Nicolau Almeida and this is my webpage dedicated to research and academics.
I am a PhD student at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation of the University of Amsterdam , working under the supervision of Nick Bezhanishvili. Before that I completed my masters thesis under the supervision of Nick and Tommaso Moraschini.
My current research focuses broadly on Heyting algebras and closely related structures. In them I am particularly interested in the study of non-standard rules, such as Pi-2-rules, in their universal-algebraic aspects and their computational properties; technical questions on the structure of the category of Heyting algebras, such as providing descriptions of ordered compactifications of ordered topological spaces; and properties of classes of Heyting algebras, such as the study of lattices of varieties and quasivarieties, and the distribution of properties like structural completeness, interpolation or tabularity.
I am broadly interested in universal algebra, model theory and category theory, and especially their interaction. See our local reading group on related topics here .
In a previous academic life I was a researcher in sociology of culture. I worked on policy analysis and briefly on agent-based modelling. You can find most of my work related to that in this link.
Address:
Room F2.11 Building F Science Park 107 1098 XG Amsterdam
Email: r.dacruzsilvapinadealmeida@uva.nl
Mailing address:
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation University of Amsterdam Science Park 107 1098 XG Amsterdam
Teaching:
- Introduction to Modal Logic 2021 - Teaching Assistant
- Axiomatic Set Theory 2022 - Teaching Assistant
- Introduction to Modal Logic 2022 - Teaching Assistant
- Model Theory 2023 - Teaching Assistant
- Supervision of Individual Project on Dedekind-MacNeille Completions (2 Students)
- Introduction to Modal Logic 2023 - Teaching Assistant
- Mathematical Proof Methods in Logic 2023 - Teaching Assistant
Seminars and Projects
I am a member of the ILLC PhD Council . For PhD council matters please contact me here .