UMass Boston

Research & Impact

Research interests of members of the department include representation theory, differential geometry, combinatorics, optimization, probability, statistics, computational biology, hydrology, neuroimaging, and mathematics education.

Faculty in the department publish their research in prestigious journals, and participate actively in conferences and workshops. The department organizes regular research seminars.

Publications

Download a list of the most recent publications from the UMass Boston Department of Mathematics.

For a more comprehensive list, click here. (Last Update: October 19, 2023)

Mathematics Department Colloquium Series

The presentations cover a large variety of topics and are intended for a general math audience. The colloquia usually take place on Wednesdays afternoons, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm (or 4:00pm - 5:00pm if a Department Meeting is being held), in the Mathematics Department Seminar and Common Room (W03-154-28). 

Spring 2025 Colloquia

  • Speaker: Jane Coons (Max Planck Institute)
    Title: Algebraic and Combinatorial Approaches to Maximum Likehood Estimation
    Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am

  • Speaker: Julia Lindberg (University of Texas at Austin)
    Title: Leveraging Algebraic Structures for Innovations in Data Science and Complex Systems
    Date: Friday, January 31, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am

  • Speaker: Yongchan Kwon (Columbia University)
    Title: New Challenges in Data Valuation: Theory, Scale, and Open-Source Solutions
    Date: Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am

  • Speaker: Yuko Kuroki (Centai Institute)
    Title: Theory and Applications of Bandits in Sequential Learning
    Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am

  • Speaker: Sarah Tymochko (University of California at Los Angeles)
    Title: New Challenges in Data Valuation: Theory, Scale, and Open-Source Solutions
    Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am

Colloquia from Past Semesters