Imran Anwar

Associate Professor & Chair Department of Mathematics

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS),

Lahore, Pakistan.

Email: imran.anwar@lums.edu.pk, iimrananwar@gmail.com

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Address: Syed Babar Ali School of Sciences & Engineering Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) DHA Phase 5، Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road، opposite Sector U، Punjab Small Industries Housing Society, Lahore, Punjab-54792, Pakistan.

Office: 9-155A (SSE Building) | UAN: 111-115-867 Ext: 8228 | Direct: +92 423 35608228 | Fax: (+92 423 5741673) |

Skype Id: iimrananwar_1 official webpage: https://web.lums.edu.pk/~imrananwar

Research Interests

My research interests stretched into Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry. In particular, most of my research contributions fall in the characterization and classification problems in combinatorial commutative algebra. Moreover, I am interested in enumerative combinatorics and applied aspects of combinatorial algebra.

Teaching Philosophy

My mathematical teaching philosophy is based on ”Plato’s Meno”. In my lectures, I help my students to establish conceptual learning by ”raising critical questions”. At the graduate level, my exam questions are testing their abilities of critical thinking and establish stern arguments. Through these ways, I expose my students to ”Mathesis Universalis”: the method for scientific and philosophical thinking, that was envisaged by Rene Descartes and Gottfried Leibniz. I am a mathematics enthusiast, so I make special efforts to introduce a mathematical topic with historical rhetoric and applied aspects: in the most relatable and captivating ways.

Professional Affiliations

Jan., 2021 - to date Associate Professor Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Lahore-Pakistan.

Jan., 2023 - to date Regional Director Emerging Regional Centre of Excellence of the European Mathematical Society for Pakistan.

Jan., 2021 - to date Department Chair Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Lahore-Pakistan.

Jan., 2022 - to date Ambassador of IDM Promoting the celebrations of the International Day of Mathematics in Pakistan.

Jul., 2020 - Dec., 2020 Academic Director Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences Lahore-Pakistan.

Sept., 2015 - Dec., 2020 Associate Professor Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences Lahore-Pakistan.

Apr., 2008 – Sept., 2015 Assistant Professor COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore-Pakistan.

Notable activities:

CIMPA Research School on Algebra and Algebraic Geometry for application, scheduled on 26 February -08 March, 2024.

CIMPA Research School on Algebraic and Combinatorial Methods in Geometry, scheduled in March 01-11, 2022.

John Conway Spirited Seminar Series organized by the Mathematics Department

Experiential Workshop on Evolving Math Circles Outreach in Pakistan on June 23-24, 2022.

LUMS MATH CIRCLES-an initiative of the department of mathematics to promote mathematics at grass-root level for school and high school kids.

Experiential Workshop on Python for Data Science on May 10-12, 2023.