Dr Jonni Virtema

School of Computer Science

Visiting Lecturer

Study Abroad / International Student Exchange Officer

Member of the Foundations of Computation research group

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J.T.Virtema@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Jonni Virtema
School of Computer Science
Regent Court (CS)
211 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
Profile

Jonni is a Senior Lecturer in Foundational AI at the University of Glasgow, but prior to that he was a Lecturer in Verification in the School of Computer Science here in Sheffield. Before joining, in September 2021, he held research positions as a PI or a hired postdoc in a series of projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), and the Academy of Finland (AKA).

Jonni received his MSc (2008) and PhD (2014) in mathematics from the University of Tampere, Finland. In 2020, he received the title of a Docent in Mathematical Logic from the University of Helsinki, Finland. His research interests originate from the general fields of finite model theory and logic in computer science. His research themes revolve around the interplay between expressivity and complexity of different logical formalisms, and in logical characterisations of complexity classes.

Research interests

Dr Jonni Virtema's research interests include: finite model theory, logic in computer science, logics for dependence and independence, modal logics, logics for verification, logical foundations of neural networks, logical foundations of quantum information theory, computational complexity, and logics with team semantics.

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Grants
  • Logical approach to quantum mechanics and contextuality, DFG, 09/2021 - 10/2024, £160,711, as PI
  • LMS Travel (Computer Science Small Grants), London Mathematical Society, 10/2025, £1,000, as PI