Past Events

May. 14, 2026 – 10:00 am
Candidacy Exam
Spectral Reduction Methods For Complex Networked Systems
Shiyi Lyu – Florida State University
May. 13, 2026 – 9:30 am
Candidacy Exam
Exotic patterns on quasi-ring networks
Toma Debnath
Apr. 24, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Tam Family Colloquium
Designing dynamic measure transport for sampling and quantization
Youssef M. Marzouk – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Apr. 24, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
Conditioning a measure-valued diffusion on the Wasserstein space
Mao Nishino – Florida State University
Apr. 23, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath ATE
Phase Dynamics in Linear and Nonlinear Multi-Track Models of Active Molecular Transport
Gustav Jennetten
Apr. 22, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Nanorobots for Targeted Drug Delivery in Biofilm Removal / Exotic patterns in Quasi-Ring Networks
Rachel Veit-Holt and Toma Debnath – Florida State University
Apr. 21, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
Metric reconstruction via optimal transport
Henry Adams – University of Florida
Apr. 21, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
From Micro-physics to Stable Macro-models: Variational Learning for Non-Newtonian Fluids
Huan Lei – Michigan State University
Apr. 21, 2026 – 1:00 pm
Biomath ATE
Networks of Bistable Mutual Activation Switches
Philip Nyamele Asare
Apr. 17, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
From Phase Separation in Heterogeneous Media to Learning Training Schemes for Image Denoising
Irene Fonseca – Carnegie Mellon University
Apr. 17, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
The Observable Wasserstein Distance
Washington Mio – Florida State University
Apr. 16, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Lefschetz (1,1)-theorem for singular varieties
Ananyo Dan – CUNEF Universidad
Apr. 16, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Noise estimation of SDE from a single data trajectory
Munawar Ali
Apr. 15, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
Uncovering Disease-Disease Relationships Through the Incomplete Interactome
James Thornham – Florida State University
Apr. 15, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Population Growth and Control in Stochastic Models of Cancer Development/Opinion perception reshapes infectious disease spread
Tanulata Halder/Afolabi Ariwayo – Florida State University
Apr. 14, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
A Construction of Hurwitz spaces via Artin’s Actions on Nielsen Classes
Yuxiang Yao – University of California, Irvine
Apr. 14, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
FEMOnet & EnSF
Kapil Chawla & Toan Huynh – Florida State University
Apr. 13, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Federated Learning: Training Together While Staying Apart
Jingqiao Tang – Florida State University
Apr. 10, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Math Honors Day
Monica Hurdal – Florida State University
Apr. 10, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
Multiparameter persistence landscapes
Pan Fang – Florida State University
Apr. 10, 2026 – 1:15 pm
Dissertation Defense
Model-Data Integration in Complex Dynamical Systems: Applications in Materials Synthesis
Ruth Lopez Fajardo – Florida State University
Apr. 9, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Optimization of win martingales
Xin Zhang – New York University
Apr. 9, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Tropical correspondence theorems for plane curve counts over arbitrary fields
Sabrina Pauli – Technische Universität Darmstadt
Apr. 8, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
Power in the Networks: The Medici
Dana Hughes – Florida State University
Apr. 8, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Dynamics Shape the Perception of Network Structure / Modeling Disease Spread with the Fisher–KPP Equation
Callie Reid / Varkshini Maheswaran – Florida State University
Apr. 7, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
Algebraic vector bundles of rank 2 over smooth affine fourfolds
Morgan Opie – Northwestern University
Apr. 3, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Graduate Student Flash Talks
FSU Graduate Students
Apr. 3, 2026 – 12:00 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
AI for Scientific Discovery
Zavala Romero group – Florida State University
Apr. 2, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Bands, Idylls, Valuated Matroids and Linear Spaces
Jeffery Liu – Florida State University
Apr. 1, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Spectral reduction methods for complex networked systems
Shiyi Lyu – Florida State University
Mar. 31, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
A Tour of Infinite Dimensional Riemannian Geometries, Their Geodesics and Applications
Martin Bauer – Florida State University
Mar. 31, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
String topology and graph cobordisms
Andrea Bianchi – University of Bologna
Mar. 30, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Structure in group-labeled graphs and its applications
Youngho Yoo – University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mar. 27, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Women in Mathematics Lecture
2025-2026 Women in Mathematics Lecture
Amie Wilkinson – University of Chicago
Mar. 26, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Unstable Motivic Operations on Algebraic K-theory
Hung-Chun Yu – Florida State University
Mar. 26, 2026 – 10:00 am
Candidacy Exam
Opinion perception reshapes infectious disease spread
Afolabi Ariwayo
Mar. 25, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
Network Organization Unfolds Over Time During Periods of Anxious Anticipation
Sarah Romero – Florida State University
Mar. 25, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Topology-Driven Learning for Biomedical Images — Uncertainty, Synthesis, and Prediction
Chao Chen – Stony Brook University
Mar. 24, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
Weiss derivatives of holomorphic maps
Alexis Aumonier – Stockholm University
Mar. 24, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Non-Abelian magic in quantum error correction
Yanzhu Chen – Florida State University, Department of Physics
Mar. 13, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Special Event
ADA Compliance and Accessibility
Ettore Aldrovandi – Florida State University
Mar. 13, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
Decentralized Constrained Sampling via Proximal Stochastic Langevin Dynamics
Rafiq Islam – Florida State University
Mar. 12, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Cooperation, Competition, and Common Pool Resources in Mean Field Games
Gökçe Dayanıklı – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar. 11, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journals
Operating Principles of Interconnected Feedback Loops Driving Cell Fate Transitions
Philip Asare – Florida State University
Mar. 11, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath Lab Meetings
Synchronization of disease dynamics between groups via social coupling
Jennifer Wang – Florida State University
Mar. 10, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
High-field Superconducting Magnets: Science and Applied Mathematics
Jeseok Bang – Applied Superconductivity Center of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Mar. 9, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Model Data Integration in Complex Dynamical Systems: Applications to Materials Synthesis
Ruth Lopez Fajardo – Florida State University
Mar. 9, 2026 – 3:00 pm
Dissertation Defense
Long-Only Minimum Variance Optimization: Analytical Foundations, Asymptotic Estimation, and the Enhanced Active-Set Algorithm
Ololade Sowunmi – Florida State University
Mar. 6, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Leaderless Decisions and Resource Exchange in Collective Foraging
Zachary Kilpatrick – University of Colorado Boulder
Mar. 6, 2026 – 11:00 am
Biomath ATE
Mathematical modeling of immune evasion and resistance in cancer therapy
Nazanin Mokari – Florida State University
Mar. 5, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Estimating the covariance matrix in the high dimensional, low sample size regime
Ololade Sowunmi – Florida State University
Mar. 5, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Cellular A^1-Homology of Smooth Toric Varieties
Haoyang Liu – University of California, Santa Barbara
Mar. 4, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Inferring Lineage Trees from DNA Barcodes / TBA
Ashwin Rajendran / Mansura Mome – Florida State University
Mar. 4, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath Lab Meetings
Generalization of Complemented Rings
James Branca – Florida State University
Mar. 4, 2026 – 11:15 am
Dissertation Defense
Neural Encoding of Taste and Temperature: Single-Neuron and Population Analyses in Gustatory Cortex
Audrey Nash – Florida State University
Mar. 3, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
A cyclic version of the generalized S-construction
Julie Bergner – University of Virginia
Mar. 3, 2026 – 3:05 pm
The Data Bottleneck in Neural Operators for Engineering Systems: Challenges and Paths Forward
Teeratorn Kadeethum – Siemens Energy
Mar. 2, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Data Assimilation Framework for Uncertainty Reduction in Learning Data-Driven Dynamical Systems
Jingqiao Tang – Florida State University
Mar. 2, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Beyond the Resume: How to Get Hired in Competitive Industries
Teeratorn Kadeethum – Siemens Energy
Mar. 2, 2026 – 10:10 am
Dissertation Defense
Solving Third and Fourth Order Linear Difference Equations in Terms of Second Order Equations
Heba Bou KaedBey – Florida State University
Feb. 27, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Math in Industry Symposium
2026 Math in Industry Symposium
Feb. 27, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
Mathematical Exploration and Discovery at Scale
Javier Gómez-Serrano – Brown University
Feb. 26, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Log-concavity of Polynomials Arising from Equivariant Cohomology
Yupeng Li – Michigan State University
Feb. 26, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Identifying Patterns in Financial Markets: Extending the Statistical Jump Model for Regime Identification
Petter Kolm – New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Feb. 25, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Optimal Control and its Application to Finding Optimal Treatment For HIV-Related and Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
Zachary Deskin – Florida State University
Feb. 25, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Classifying material topology in real space using matrix homotopy
Alexander Cerjan – Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories
Feb. 25, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath Lab Meetings
Solving the 2D Poisson equation using Finite Element Methods
Jonathan Engle – Florida State University
Feb. 24, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Disc-presheaves and smooth structures
Alexander Kupers – University of Toronto
Feb. 23, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Optimal mean-time path planning for unmanned underwater vehicles under uncertain ocean dynamics
Jonathan Valyou – Florida State University
Feb. 20, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Bridging Shrödinger and Bass for generative diffusion modeling
Nizar Touzi – New York University
Feb. 20, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
Geometric Perspective on Concentration Phenomena in Frame Theory
Ferhat Karabatman – Florida State University
Feb. 19, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Ekedahl-Oort Types of Double Covers in Characteristic Two
Jeremy Booher – University of Florida
Feb. 18, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
A Positive Mood, a Flexible Brain
Gus Jennetten – Florida State University
Feb. 18, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Adaptive Cancer Therapy Modeling
Nazanin Mokari – Florida State University
Feb. 18, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath Lab Meetings
Mathematical modelling of immune evasion and resistance in cancer therapy
Nazanin Mokari – Florida State University
Feb. 17, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Non-potential mean-field games à la Benamou-Brenier
Levon Nurbekyan – Emory University
Feb. 17, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
Symmetric products of curves, scalar curvature, and positivity in algebraic geometry
Luca Di Cerbo – University of Florida
Feb. 13, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Analysis and Control in Poroelastic Systems with Applications to Biomedicine
Lorena Bociu – North Carolina State University
Feb. 13, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
A variational approach to studying dimension reduction algorithms
Ryan Murray – North Carolina State University
Feb. 12, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
The Catalan Numbers
Ahmer Khan – Florida State University
Feb. 12, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Adaptive Control and Online Parameter Estimation for Stochastic Systems
Changkui Wu – Florida State University
Feb. 11, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Biomathematics
Transport-Induced Delay in Gene Regulatory Feedback / Social Norms and Coalitions
Christiana Michael / James Branca
Feb. 11, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath Lab Meetings
Social Norms and Coalitions
James Branca – Florida State University
Feb. 10, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Bryan Quaife, Lecture title TBA
Bryan Quaife – Florida State University
Feb. 10, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
Algebraic vs. holomorphic vector bundles
Aravind Asok – University of South Carolina
Feb. 9, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Introduction of power grid with a numerical example on feedback control problem with data assimilation
Ruoyu Hu – Florida State University
Feb. 7, 2026 – 1:00 pm
Community Outreach
FSU Math Fun Day
Feb. 6, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Uniform, Constrained, and Composite Sampling via Proximal Sampler
Jiaming Liang – University of Rochester
Feb. 6, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
Finding Your Inner Qubit — Quantum Computing 101
Eric Kubischta – Florida State University
Feb. 5, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
VIX Options in the Short-Maturity Regime
Lingjiong Zhu
Feb. 5, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Weighted blow-up in nature: wall crossings for Log-Hilbert schemes of points on curves.
Veronica Arena – University of Cambridge
Feb. 4, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
Collective Dynamics of Small-World Networks
David Wharton – Florida State University
Feb. 3, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Rognes’ connectivity conjecture
Jeremy Miller – Purdue University
Feb. 3, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Graduate Research Seminar: Ph.D. Candidates Defense Preview
Yi-Yung Yang, Sanjeeb Poudel, Ruth Lopez
Feb. 2, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Foundations of Data Assimilation: From Kalman Filtering to Score-Based Ensemble Methods
Kadesha Reynolds – Florida State University
Jan. 30, 2026 – 1:20 pm
Seminar: Data Science and Machine Learning
A generative approach for simulating Wasserstein geometric flows
Shu Liu – Florida State University
Jan. 29, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Robustness to Incorrect System Models in Stochastic Control
Ali Kara
Jan. 28, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
Spectral Methods for Network Community Detection and Graph Partitioning
Greg Owanga – Florida State University
Jan. 28, 2026 – 2:00 pm
Biomath Lab Meetings
A Comprehensive Overview of the State of Social Quarantine Dynamics in Mathematical Epidemiology
Shohan Ghatak – Florida State University
Jan. 27, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Stability patterns in the rational homology of (ordered) Hurwitz spaces
Zachary Himes – Purdue University
Jan. 27, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Applied and Computational Mathematics
A Natural Primal-Dual Gradient method for adversarial neural network training on solving partial differential equations
Shu Liu – Florida State University
Jan. 26, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Stochastic Computing
Model Data Integration in Complex Dynamical Systems: Applications to Materials Synthesis
Ruth Y. López – Florida State University
Jan. 26, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Regularity and rigidity in geometric measure theory
Reinaldo Resende – Carnegie Mellon University
Jan. 22, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Formal groups of elliptic curves
Amod Agashe – Florida State University
Jan. 22, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Principal-agent problem: abstraction and rigor
Arash Fahim
Jan. 21, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Singularity analysis in mean curvature flow
Wenkui Du – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan. 20, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Optimal Transport and Its Metrics: From the Classical Wasserstein Distance to Sliced Approaches
Rocio Diaz Martin – Florida State University
Jan. 16, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Prescribed Mean Curvature Surfaces in Riemannian Manifolds
Liam Mazurowski – Lehigh University
Jan. 15, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Financial Mathematics
Organizational Meeting
Jan. 15, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Algebra
Formal groups of elliptic curves
Amod Agashe – Florida State University
Jan. 14, 2026 – 5:00 pm
Biomathematics Journal Club
Network Science and the Effects of Music Preference on Functional Brain Connectivity: From Beethoven to Eminem
Richard Bertram – Florida State University
Jan. 13, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Seminar: Geometry and Topology
Multiplicative comparison of K-Theories and homology
Ettore Aldrovandi – Florida State University
Jan. 12, 2026 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Cosmological singularities and the topology of Cauchy surfaces
Eric Ling – University of Copenhagen
Dec. 5, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Gradient flows and interacting particle dynamics for sampling in high dimensions
Dejan Slepcev – Carnegie Mellon University
Nov. 25, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Distinguished Lecture Series
2025-2026 FSU Mathematics Distinguished Lecture
June Huh – Princeton University
Nov. 14, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
The Molecular Dynamics Underlying Intracellular Phase Separation
Kelsey Gasior – University of Notre Dame
Nov. 7, 2025 – 1:20 pm
Colloquium | Alumni Colloquium
2025 Alumni Colloquium
Zhe Su and Zezhong Zhang – Auburn University
Oct. 24, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Information Scrambling, Circuit Complexity, and Thermodynamics: From Black Holes to Cryptography
Eduardo Mucciolo – University of Central Florida
Oct. 10, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Stochastic Kernel Topologies and Implications on Approximations, Robustness, and Learning
Serdar Yuksel – Queen's University
Sep. 26, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Elastic Shape Analysis of Curves and Surfaces
Asaf Cohen – University of Michigan
Sep. 12, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Marion Bradley Brennan Lecture
Elastic Shape Analysis of Curves and Surfaces
Eric Klassen – Florida State University
Sep. 5, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium
Mathematical Structures in Generative Linguistics
Matilde Marcolli – California Institute of Technology
Mar. 28, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Women in Mathematics Lecture
2024-2025 Women in Mathematics Lecture
Eko Hironaka – Florida State University
Feb. 28, 2025 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Math in Industry Symposium
2025 Math in Industry Symposium
Dec. 6, 2024 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Distinguished Lecture Series
2024-2025 FSU Mathematics Distinguished Lecture
Vladimir Sverak – University of Minnesota
Apr. 10, 2024 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Distinguished Lecture Series
2023-2024 FSU Mathematics Distinguished Lecture
Wilhelm Schlag – Yale University
Mar. 1, 2024 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Women in Mathematics Lecture
2023-2024 Women in Mathematics Lecture
Beatrice Riviere – Rice University
Oct. 7, 2022 – 3:05 pm
Colloquium | Distinguished Lecture Series
2022-2023 FSU Mathematics Distinguished Lecture
Mete Soner – Princeton University