About me

Hello! I am a second year mathematics graduate student at the University of Kansas.

Mathematical Interests

My main mathematical interests tend to be found somewhere in the areas of abstract algebra and combinatorics. In particular, I am interested in various topics related to:

• Mutations of quivers. I am interested in various local combinatorial moves (such as urban renewal in dimer models) that induce QP mutation-like transformations.
• Representation theory of quivers. I am interested certain aspects of representation theory that revolve around quivers with potential and how the involved algebras change under the local combinatorial moves I mention above.
• Cluster algebras. It’s hard to not be interested in cluster algebras given how much interaction there is between quiver mutations and cluster algebras :). These days, I am trying to find the time to learn about quasi-cluster algebras.

What else do I do for fun?

• Throwing yo-yos. My favorite style is 3A and my main throw is the YoYoJam Collid3r.
• Speedcubing. I enjoy solving twisty puzzles as a stress relieving activity (though, I am by no means good at that!). My favorite WCA event is the 5x5.
• Watching anime. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I gained interest in watching anime. My favorite anime to date is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
• Classical piano. Prior to fully committing to mathematics, I used to be invested in classical piano. My go-to pieces to play to were various preludes and fugues from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Prokofiev sonatas, and various Beethoven sonatas. I am a huge TwoSetViolin fan, btw :D.
• Playing chess. I no longer actively play chess but I used to enjoy playing bullet games on chess.com very regularly.
• Cybersecurity. During high school, I used to be invested in Capture the Flag competitions as part of redpwn. I also used to be somewhat interested in obfuscation of Java bytecode which you can see from taking a look at my GitHub.