About Me
Hi folx! I am Hermie Monterde. My pronouns are she/her or they/them [why is this important]. I am a PhD math student at UManitoba under the supervision of Dr. Steve Kirkland and Dr. Sarah Plosker.
My research interests are algebraic and spectral graph theory, matrix analysis and their applications to quantum information and computation. More specific areas include continuous-time quantum walks, graph spectra, graphs with well-structured eigenbases, and matrix decomposition problems. You will find more about my research here.
I am also passionate about graduate student advocacy as well as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA). In particular, I am a staunch advocate for the labor rights of graduate students (especially international students), increasing graduate student stipends, gender equity, and the inclusion of SOGIESC-diverse people in STEM. You can find more info about my activism and EDI work here.
Contact
Office: 420 Machray Hall, 186 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Email: monterdh (at) myumanitoba (dot) ca
Research profiles: MathSciNet | Google Scholar | arXiv | ORCID | ResearchGate
Social Media: Twitter
Ongoing seminars and trainings
Organizer, 05C50 Online, an online international seminar on graphs and matrices , 2022-present
Organizer, Graduate Mathematics Society Graduate Seminar, 2022-present
Member, WISE Planet Cohort 2024
Upcoming talks
Quantum walks on graph operations , Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting 2024, University of Calgary, Canada, May 25-26, 2024
TBA , Discrete Mathematics Seminar, WPI, Boston, USA, June 19, 2024
TBA , Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics 2024, ICERM, Providence, RI, USA Jun 25-28, 2024
Graphs with well-structured eigenbases, Spectral Graph Theory Minisymposium, International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP) 2024, Montreal, Canada, Jul 21-26
Upcoming EDI/outreach events
Organizer, AWM-Eigenclub-GMS Boardgames Night, April 3
Organizer, CMS Women in Mathematics Panel Discussion on International Day for Women in Mathematics, May 10
Upcoming conferences/minisymposia
Organizer, Women in Combinatorics Virtual Conference 2024, Jul 15-16
Conferences of interest
2SLGBTQ+ STEM Conference 2024, University of Regina, Regina, Canada, May 2-4
Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting 2024, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, May 25-26
CMS Summer Meeting 2024, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, May 31-June 3
Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics (QCAM) Workshop 2024, ICERM, Brown University, USA, Jun 24-28
SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics 2024, Spokane, Washington, USA Jul 8-11
International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP) 2024, Montreal, Canada, Jul 21-26
Canadian Discrete and Algorithmic Mathematics (CanaDAM) Conference, May 26-29, 2025, In-person, Ottawa, Canada
The 26th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, June 23-27, 2025, In-person, Kaohsiung, Taiwan