Mathematics

Mathematicians use theoretical and computational methods to solve a wide range of problems from the most abstract to the very applied. UBC's mathematics graduate students work in many branches of pure and applied mathematics.

Name Research Interests
Adem, Alejandro Cohomology of finite groups, orbifolds, stringy topology, algebra, sporadic simple group, group actions, arithmetic groups, K-theory, homotopy theory, spaces of homomorphisms
Alacaoglu, Ahmet Mathematical optimization; Machine learning; Mathematical operations research; Numerical optimization; Machine Learning; Stochastic algorithms; Min-max games; Monotone operator theory; Numerical optimization, Machine learning, Stochastic algorithms, Min-max games, Monotone operator theory
Angel, Omer Probability theory, percolation, random graphs, random walks, particle processes, scaling limits
Bachmann, Sven Mathematics and statistics; Mathematical Analysis; quantum phenomena; Mathematical physics; Quantum statistical physics; Topological states of matter
Balmforth, Neil Fluid mechanics, nonlinear dynamics and applied partial differential equations
Behrend, Kai Moduli spaces, Gromov-Witten invariants, string theory, Donaldson-Thomas invariants, Euler characteristics, categorification
Bennett, Michael Number Theory, Diophantine Approximation and Classical Analysis
Brandao Macena Lira, Rodolfo
Bryan, Jim Algebraic and differential geometry; Algebraic geometry, moduli spaces, enumerative invariants related to theoretical physics.
Cautis, Sabin Mathematics and statistics; Geometry; Geometry
Chau, Albert Differential Geometry and Partial Differential Equations
Chen, Jingyi Algebraic and differential geometry; Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations
Coombs, Daniel Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; Cell biophysics; Disease models; Epidemiology; Immune cell signalling; Mathematical biology; Mathematics; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases, Cell biophysics, Disease models, Epidemiology, Immune cell signalling, Mathematical biology, Mathematics
Cytrynbaum, Eric Bacterial cell division, Microtubule and cellular organization, Wave propagation in excitable media
Dao Duc, Khanh Genomics; Mathematical biology; Neurocognitive patterns and neural networks; Agricultural spatial analysis and modelling; combine mathematical,computational and statistical tools to study fundamental biological processes; regulation and determinants of gene expression and translation; Machine Learning for Biological Imaging and Microscopy; Database development and management; Biological and Artificial Neural Networks for geometric representation
Doebeli, Michael Mathematical ecology and evolution, evolution of diversity, adaptive speciation, evolution of cooperation, game theory, experimental evolution in microorganisms
Feng, James Chemical engineering; Mathematics and statistics; Biophysics; Complex fluids; Fluid mechanics; Mathematical biology
Fraser, Ailana Differential Geometry, Geometric Analysis
Friedlander, Michael numerical optimization, numerical linear algebra, scientific computing, Scientific computing
Frigaard, Ian Fluid mechanics (visco-plastic fluids)
Ghioca, Dragos Drinfeld modules, isotrivial semiabelian varieties, Lehmer inequality
Gordon, Julia Yulia Representation theory of p-adic groups and motivic integration; Trace Formula and its applications
Gustafson, Stephen James Nonlinear partial differential equations; Mathematical physics; Nonlinear waves; Solitons; Topological solitons; Mathematics of quantum systems; Mathematics of magnetism; Mathematical fluid mechanics; Nonlinear partial differential equations , Mathematical physics, Nonlinear waves, Solitons, Topological solitons, Mathematics of quantum systems, Mathematics of magnetism, Mathematical fluid mechanics
Hauert, Christoph Modelization and Simulation; Evolution and Phylogenesis; Biological Behavior; dynamical systems; evolution; game theory; social dilemmas; stochastic processes; Modelization and Simulation, Evolution and Phylogenesis, Biological Behavior, Dynamical systems, Evolution, Game theory, Social dilemmas, Stochastic processes
Hermon, Jonathan probability theory; Markov chains and the cutoff phenomenon; particle systems; percolation; Markov chains and the cutoff phenomenon, Particle systems, Percolation, Probability theory