University of Wisconsin–Madison

Nature article published on AI Improvement by Ellenberg and collaborators

Jordan Ellenberg was recently published in an article in Nature.  He collaborated with a group of researchers working with Google Deepmind to train artificial intelligence (AI) to better evaluate responses.  This is intended to better train AI to consider how to answer the question and offer fact based responses instead of “hallucinating” data.  The work …

Parvarthi Kooloth awarded AWM dissertation prize

Our recently-graduated PhD student Parvathi Kooloth has won one of the two AWM Dissertation Prizes, which will be presented at the JMM.  Parvathi did her PhD under Leslie Smith’s supervision. Congratulations, Parvathi! *** The Association for Women in Mathematics is pleased to announce that the 2024 AWM Dissertation Prizes will be presented to Abigail Hickok …

Math Department Graduate Student Awards Announced

The Excellence in Research Graduate Student Awards go to Shi Chen Yuxi Han Phillip Harris Yunfan He Josiah Jacobsen-Grocott Jiwoong Jang Ruofan Jiang Daniel Levitin Yandi Wu Jiaming Xu The John Nohel Prize in Applied Mathematics Awards go to Aidan Howells Wilson Lough  and Henry Schaerf Mathematics Graduate Awards go to Jacob Denson Jacob Fiedler Diego Rojas La Luz …

Autumn Kent named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Autumn Kent has been named a 2024 fellow of the American Mathematical Society.  The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics. Press Release: AMS NAMES 2024 CLASS OF FELLOWS Forty mathematical scientists from around the world have been …

In Memoriam: Patrick Ahern

Patrick Ahern died on September 26, 2023.  He was an emeritus professor of our department, serving as a faculty member from 1966-2006. Pat was born in Albert Lea Minnesota in 1936, to Garrett Patrick and Marion Dorothy (Doran) Ahern. He graduated from Albert Lea high school, where his father was a math teacher and football …