James Leslie

About Me

Since mid 2022, I have been employed by Waymont Consulting as a Software Consultant, developing software using C++ and React. Outside of work, I develop most of my projects using Haskell.

In 2018, I graduated with a Masters in Mathematics from The University of Edinburgh (2018), with my thesis introducing toposes and their logic. From 2019-2021, I was a PhD student at The University of Western Ontario, researching the syntax and semantics of homotopy and cubical Type Theories. Academically, my interests are in the foundations of mathematics through logic, set and topos theory, and (homotopy) type theory. I am in the process of building an Agda library for homotopy type theory, mainly based off of work from The HoTT Book. Outside of mathematics, I enjoy programming in Haskell and learning about its interactions with category theory. I am a Linux and Emacs user and enjoy system crafting as a hobby. My dotfiles repository for my NixOS system can be found here. I use my own custom Emacs framework which is highly tailored to my uses. While I don’t think anyone else will gain anything by using it, it might give some ideas about how to make your own Emacs “distribution”. It can be found here. Outside of Mathematics and coding, I enjoy running, cycling, swimming, and more recently, I have also taken up bouldering as a hobby.

Talks

I have given talks throughout my time as a student. This is a list of them.

Conferences

This is a list of pre-pandemic conferences I attended, in person.

Courses

Courses I have taken in my PhD program at Western.

Tutoring and Teaching Assistant work

I have been a teaching assistant at both Edinburgh University and Western University, for a plethora of mathematics and engineering courses.

Other

During my time at Western, I participated in the Directed Reading Program as a mentor.