I am back from parental leave!
I am an assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario in London Ontario, since 2022.
My research is in numerical algebraic geometry - I develop and use numerical algorithms for studying solutions to polynomial equations.
Current themes of my research include:
-Automation of algorithms for enumerative problems
-Analysis of randomized algorithms in numerical algebraic geometry
-Monodromy groups of sparse polynomial systems
-Applications of probabilistic group theory to monodromy algorithms
-Low-memory methods for polynomial system solving
-Certification methods, verification methods, and heuristics in numerical algebraic geometry
News
David Johnson is the regional winner (for the Americas) in mathematics and physics for his undergraduate thesis on circular orchard planting and the nine-point synthesis problem
Homotopy Iterators (with Hannah Friedman and Paul Breiding) is now on the arxiv
Upcoming Events
(*) Attending (**) Attending & Organizing
*Macaulay2 Meeting at Georgia Tech
**SIAM Annual Meeting - July 6-10, 2026. Cleveland, Ohio
MEGA - July 6-10, 2026. Durham, UK
*FoCM - July 8-18, 2026. Vienna Austria
ISAAC - July 13-17, 2026. Oldenburg, Germany
ICMS - July 20-23, 2026 Waterloo, Ontario
CCCG - ???
CanaDAM - 2027, UBC
**IPAM workshop on NAG - March 30-April 2, 2027. Los Angeles, CA
**Numerical Algebraic Geometry Workshop (Summer 2027)
Past Events
JMM - Washington DC - Jan 4-8, 2026
*Georgia Tech - Nov 9-12, 2025
*Waterloo - Dec 4, 2025