I am a Zassenhaus Asisstant Professor (postdoc) at The Ohio State University.
In the summer of 2026 I will begin an appointment as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Oberlin College.
I received my PhD from the University of Virginia, where my advisor was Slava Krushkal.
My research is in quantum topology and low-dimensional topology. For more information, see my Research page.
I am also a 2025 Mathematics Outreach Seminar and Training (MOST) Fellow with the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) in New York.
Here is my CV (last updated Feb. 2026).
Contact: lliles (at) oberlin (dot) edu