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Dr. Thomas Selig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing, School of Advanced Technology (SAT), at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China. He is currently the Programme Director of the MRes Computer Science programme.

He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, in December 2014. He followed this with postdoctoral research positions at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK from 2015 to 2018, and at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, from 2018 to 2019.

His research interests are in the fields of enumerative and bijective combinatorics, with some interactions with probability theory. He is particularly interested in the Abelian sandpile model and its stochastic variants. Some topics of interest include sandpile models on graph families, single-source stochastic sandpile models, and links to other objects such as permutation tableaux and the PASEP model, as well as some real-world applications.

He is currently looking for PhD students. If you are interested in any of the topics mentioned above, or more generally in doing a PhD in an area aligned with or closely related to Thomas's research interests, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Qualifications
- 2014: PhD in Computer Science, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
- 2010: MSc in Mathematics - Probability and Statistics, University Paris 11, Paris, France.
- 2008: BSc in Mathematics, University Paris 7, Paris, France.
Experience
- 2020-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Computing, School of Advanced Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.
- 2019-2020: Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.
- 2018-2019: Research Fellow, Mathematics Department, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
- 2015-2018: Research Associate, Computer and Information Sciences Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
- 2015: Teaching and Research Assistant, Mathematics Department, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
- 2011-2014: PhD Student and Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
- 2007-2011: Student, Department of Mathematics and Applications, École Normale Supérieure de Paris, Paris, France.
Research interests
- Combinatorial aspects of Abelian and stochastic sandpile models.
- Single-source stochastic sandpile models.
- Permutation tableaux, PASEP and other statistical physics models, and their relationship to sandpile models.
- Real-world applications of Abelian and stochastic sandpile models.
- Mathematical aspects of preferential voting systems, such as the Condorcet model.
Articles
- T. Selig and H. Zhu, March 2023. Complete non-ambiguous trees and associated permutations: connections through the Abelian sandpile model. ArXiv preprint:2303.15756.
- T. Selig, September 2022. The stochastic sandpile model on complete graphs. ArXiv preprint 2209.07301.
- T. Selig and H. Zhu, August 2022. Asymptotics of the single-source stochastic sandpile model. ArXiv preprint 2208.10202.
- T. Selig, May 2023. Combinatorial aspects of sandpile models on wheel and fan graphs. European Journal of Combinatorics, Volume 110.
- M. Dukes, T. Selig, J.P. Smith and E. Steingrímsson, October 2019. The Abelian sandpile model on Ferrers graphs — A classification of recurrent configurations. In European Journal of Combinatorics, Volume 81.
- M. Dukes, T. Selig, J.P. Smith and E. Steingrímsson, August 2019. Permutation Graphs and the Abelian Sandpile Model, Tiered Trees and Non-Ambiguous Binary Trees. In Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, Volume 26, Issue 3.
- T. Selig, J.P. Smith and E. Steingrímsson, July 2018. EW-Tableaux, Le-Tableaux, Tree-Like Tableaux and the Abelian Sandpile Model. In Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, Volume 25, Issue 3.
- M. Dukes and T. Selig, September 2016. Decomposing Recurrent States of the Abelian Sandpile Model. In Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire, Volume 77.
- T. Selig, September 2013. Representations of stack triangulations in the plane. ArXiv preprint 1309.2566.
- Y. Chan, J.-F. Marckert and T. Selig, September 2013. A natural stochastic extension of the sandpile model on a graph. In Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, Volume 120, Issue 7.
Proceedings
- M. Dukes and T. Selig, October 2016. Decomposing Recurrent States of the Abelian Sandpile Model. In Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, Volume 54, Extended abstracts of the contributions to the Discrete Mathematical Days, Barcelona 6–8 July 2016.
Conference presentations
- September 2022. Burning algorithms for stochastic sandpile models. The 6th International Conference on Algorithms, Computing, and Systems, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. Invited speaker.
- July 2022. What is a (combinatorial) sandpile? 29th British Combinatorics Conference, Lancaster University, UK.
- July 2021. Combinatorial aspects of Abelian and stochastic sandpile models on complete graphs. 28th British Combinatorial Conference, Durham University, UK.
- March 2021. The Abelian sandpile model and its stochastic variants. Stochastics Seminar, University of Liverpool, UK.
- May 2019: The Abelian sandpile model. YAHI (Young Academics Háskóli Íslands) Seminar, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
- December 2018: EW-tableaux and the Abelian sandpile model on Ferrers graphs. The 7th East Lake International Forum for Outstanding Overseas Young Scholars, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Invited speaker.
- Novermber 2018: Combinatorics of complete non-ambiguous trees. ICE-TCS Seminar, University of Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland.
- April 2018: Permutation graphs, tiered trees, and the Abelian sandpile model. Scottish Combinatorics Meeting, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- December 2017: Permutations and recurrent configurations of the Abelian sandpile model on Ferrers graphs. 5th International Combinatorics Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- October 2017: EW-tableaux, tree-tableaux, and related combinatorial objects. Seminar of the Mathematics Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Invited speaker.
- March 2017: A bijection between EW-tableaux and Le-tableaux. 78th Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire, Otrott, France.
- July 2016: Decomposing recurrent states of the Abelian sandpile model. Discrete Mathematics Days - JMDA 2016 Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
- January 2015: Representations of stack triangulations in the plane. Discrete Mathematics and Optimization Seminar, TU Graz, Graz, Austria. Invited speaker.
- February 2014: A stochastic extension of the sandpile model on a graph, "Journées Combinatoires de Bordeaux" Conference, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Grants
- RDF-22-01-089, Principal Investigator, Towards a combinatorial theory of sandpile models, 01/2023-12/2025
- NSFC Young Scientists Fund, Grant 12101505, Principal Investigator, Stochastic variants of the Abelian sandpile model, 01/2022-12/2024.
- PGRS2012026, Principal supervisor, Stochastic variants of the Abelian sandpile model, 12/2022-11/2024
Professional service activities
- 2023-Present: XJTLU AI Working Group member, leader of Staff and Exam Officers Advice and Support Team, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.
- 2020-Present: Programme Director for the MRes Computer Science Programme, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.
- 2019-2020: E-learning coordinator for the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.
- 2017: Member of the organising committee for the 26th British Combinatorial Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
- Reviewer for the following academic journals: Journal of Number Theory, Australasian Journal of Combinatorics, Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, European Journal of Combinatorics.
- Reviewer for Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet.
Teaching activities
- 2016-2017: Algorithms and Complexity, BSc in Computer Science, University of Strathclyde, Year 2. Lecturer.
- 2015: C2I - Internet and Computing Certificate, BSc (various), University of Bordeaux. Lecturer.
- 2015: Probability Theory. BSc in Mathematics, University of Bordeaux, Year 0 (pre-degree). Lecturer.
- 2015: Inferential statistics. BSc in Economics, University of Bordeaux, Year 2. Teaching Assistant.
- 2013-2014: Databases. BSc in Computer Science, University of Bordeaux, Year 3. Teaching Assistant.
- 2012-2013: Language, Automata and Grammars, BSc in Computer Science, University of Bordeaux, Year 3. Teaching Assistant.
- 2012-2013 and 2013-2014: Statistics for Computer Science. BSc in Computer Science, University of Bordeaux, Year 3. Teaching Assistant.
- 2011-2012: Algorithms and Data Structures. BSc in Computer Science, University of Bordeaux, Year 2. Teaching Assistant.
Courses taught
- 2021-present: CPT206 Computer Programming for Financial Mathematics.
- 2020-present: CPT 403 Object Oriented Programming.
- 2019-2021: CPT206 (ex-CSE212) Java Programming for Financial Mathematics.
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since August 2022.
Awards and honours
- September 2017, Visiting Researcher, Center for Applied Mathematics, Tianjin University, China.

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Email
Thomas.Selig@xjtlu.edu.cn
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Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District
Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou
P.R.China
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