Jeffrey Giansiracusa
Studying the geometry behind new forms of arithmetic.
Understanding the shape of complex data.
About Me
I am a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University. Previously I worked in the Department of Mathematics at Swansea University in Wales.
My research interests include
Topological data analysis, theory and applications
Tropical geometry, matroids, idempotent algebra, non-archimedean geometry
Topological field theory, topology of surfaces, moduli spaces, operads, cobordism, and related structures.
I am a member of the Oxford-Liverpool-Durham Centre for Topological Data Analysis, funded by EPSRC grant EP/R018472/1.
I am the Deputy Director of the EPSRC-funded 'Erlangen Programme for AI' research hub for the mathematical foundations of AI. (grant: EP/Y028872/1)
Contact details
email: jeffrey.giansiracusa at durham.ac.uk
Office: MCS3049
Postal address:
Mathematical Sciences & Computer Science Building
Durham University
Upper Mountjoy Campus
Stockton Road
DH1 3LE
Tel: +44 (0) 191 334 0867
Fax: +44 (0) 191 334 3051
PhD funding
We regularly have fully-funded PhD scholarships in Durham. Please contact me if you are interested in working with me in an area related to my research interests (tropical geometry, topological data analysis, other aspects of topology). The application deadline for this funding is mid-September each year.
Externally funded and self-funded students: I am always happy to receive applications from self-funded and externally funded prospective PhD students. If you are interested in working with me then please get in touch. For UK residents, the tuition fees for a PhD are currently approximately £4k per year.
For international students: If you are interested in using topological data analysis to study problems in physics, there is an opportunity to work with Biagio Lucini (at Swansea) and me.
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/suipres-2024.php
Please get in touch with Prof. Lucini or me as soon as possible. The closing date is 15 July. Note: This award is worth approximately £20k/year and reduces the international fees down to the UK fee level. It does not include a stipend.
Axiom 1. Mathematical talent is distributed equally among different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.
Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.
Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
Diane Maclagan and I delivered the 2019 WARTHOG summer school at University of Oregon. The topic of the week was Foundations of Tropical Geometry.
Pawel Dlotko and I organised an international conference on topological data analysis and computational topology. The event was funded by grants from the EPSRC and LMS.
