University of Alberta | PIMS - Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Locally compact quantum groups, as introduced by Kustermans–Vaes in 2000, provide a powerful abstract framework in which the convolution algebra L1(G) over a locally compact group G is the (Pontryagin-type) dual object of the Fourier algebra A(G)...

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The work deals with establishing the solvability of a system of integro-differential equations in the situation of the double scale anomalous diffusion. Each equation of such system involves the sum of the two negative Laplace operators raised to two...

Populations and communities can be disrupted by many forms of environmental change. A drought or an epidemic is a short-lived “pulse” perturbation whereas land-use change is better thought of as a “press”, that is a sustained change. In this talk, I...

Let C be a class of algebraic structures. For example, C could be a class of quadratic forms, field extensions or algebraic curves of a given genus. To measure the complexity of C, mathematicians ask a natural question: how many algebraically...

Finitely generated groups can be treated as geometric objects by considering their Cayley graphs with respect to finite generating sets. All such graphs are quasi-isometrically equivalent. In the 80s, Gromov proposed studying finitely generated...

Pollution is a pervasive environmental stressor that affects biological systems across multiple levels of organization, from cellular processes to individual behavior and population dynamics. While numerous empirical studies document these effects...

Tipping points (critical transitions) are abrupt, often irreversible shifts in dynamical systems that can be triggered by small changes. This talk tackles two questions: how to predict tipping early and why tipping occurs. In this talk, I will...

Foraging behavior is highly flexible, with individuals adjusting feeding strategies in response to food availability, predation risk, and physiological state. This study develops mechanistic frameworks to explore how such behavioral flexibility...

Marginal Expected Shortfall (MES) has become a central measure for assessing systemic risk. In this talk, I trace MES back to its theoretical roots in weighted risk-capital allocation rules and show that, perhaps counterintuitively, MES can be...

Modular forms are certain holomorphic functions on the upper half-plane that play a central role in number theory. In this talk, I will explain how to relate such functions to the topology of certain manifolds, showing how geometric ideas can be used...

In theoretical population biology, the study of steady-states, persistence and other long-term dynamics are often made the focal point. Undoubtedly this focus has led to many key biological insights, but certain questions pertaining to dynamics that...

Staff

Position	Name	Email	Office
PIMS Site Director and Professor of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta	Brendan Pass	mssdirrs@ualberta.ca	UCommon 5-188
Site Administrator	Kimberley Wilke-Budinski	pimsasst@ualberta.ca	UCommon 5-244H
PIMS Education Coordinator, University of Alberta	Trevor Pasanen	tpasanen@ualberta.ca

Name	Position	Research Interests	Supervisor	Year
Yueyang Zheng	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta		Yaozhong Hu	2026
Giulio Sanzeni	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta	Mathematical Relativity, Geometry	Eric Woolgar	2025
Daniyar Omarov	University of Alberta	Optimal Transportation	Brendan Pass	2024
Jin-Cheng Guu	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta	Algebra, Number Theory & Mathematical Physics	Terry Gannon, Thomas Creutzig	2024
Canon Sun	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta	Quantum Theory	Joseph Maciejko	2023
Eugene Bilokopytov	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta	Functional Analysis & Theory of Operators	Vladimir Troitsky	2023
Jyoti Bhadana	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta	Probability Theory	Michael Kouritzin	2022
Jesse Huang	University of Alberta	Algebraic geometry	David Favero	2021
Raphaël Belliard	Postdoctoral Researcher	Mathematical Physics	Vincent Bouchard	2021
Reinier Kramer	Postdoctoral Researcher	Algebraic Geometry	Vincent Bouchard	2021
Andrew Schopieray	University of Alberta	Category theory, homological algebra	Terry Gannon	2020
Chandra Rajulapati	University of Saskatchewan	Global Water Fund	John Pomeroy	2019
Sergii Myroshnychenko	Convex Geometry	Convex and discrete geometry	Vladyslav Yaskin	2019
Shirou Wang	University of Alberta	Probability	Yingfei Yi	2019
Rotislav Devatov	University of Alberta	Algebraic Geometry	Nikita Karpenko	2018
Steven Scully	University of Alberta	Algebraic Geometry	Arturo Pianzola	2017
Ariana Bianchi	University of Alberta	Applied PDEs	Thomas Hillen	2016
Taiki Shibata	University of Alberta	Nonassociative rings and algebras	Arturo Pianzola	2016
Aghil Alaee Khanga	University of Alberta	Relativity and Gravitational Theory/DIfferential Gemetry		2015
Dinakar Muthiah	University of Alberta	Topological groups, Lie groups	Manish Patnaik	2015
Johanna Hennig	University of Alberta	Nonassociative rings and algebras	Arturo Pianzola	2015
Shashank Kanade	PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta	Nonassociative rings and algebras	Thomas Creutzig	2015
Jaegil Kim	University of Alberta	Problems related to the duality in Convex Geometry, Geometric Tomography, and Functional Analysis	Vladyslav Yaskin	2014
Juliette Bouhours	University of Alberta	PDE & Biology and other natural sciences	Mark Lewis	2014
Stephen Scully	Assistant professor of Mathematics, University of Victoria	Field theory and polynomials; Algebraic geometry	Nikita Karpenko	2014