Y Math?
A University of Washington math series on the use of Mathematics outside Mathematics
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Y Math is a lecture series on the use of mathematics beyond academia. It features talks by professionals who explain how they use mathematics in their work. They are dedicated to undergraduate students, in particular to those wondering which career paths are available after a mathematics degree.
In the Fall 2025, the talks take place in ECE 105, on Fridays 3:30-4:30PM. They are followed by an informal reception with snacks and beverages. All are welcome!
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October 10th 2025 | Chinmay Nirkhe, University of Washington | Complexity of Quantum States
October 10th 2025 | Chinmay Nirkhe, University of Washington | Complexity of Quantum States
Please see the Previous Talks page for Chinmay's bio and recorded talk.
November 7th 2025 | Jeremy Kun, Google | Planning Datacenters and Protecting Data at Google
November 7th 2025 | Jeremy Kun, Google | Planning Datacenters and Protecting Data at Google
Jeremy Kun is a Staff Software Engineer at Google, where he leads the HEIR homomorphic encryption compiler project. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2016. He published the book, "A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics" in 2018, and has been blogging at Math ∩ Programming since 2011. He hopes to publish his next book, "Practical Math for Programmers: A Tour of Mathematics in Production Software" in 2026.
The talk will be followed by an informal Q&A with food and beverages. If you are interested in having lunch with the speaker before the talk, please fill this form!
February 20th 2026 | Emilie Purvine, PNW National Lab | Complex mathematical models of data
February 20th 2026 | Emilie Purvine, PNW National Lab | Complex mathematical models of data
April 3rd 2026 | Michael Naehrig, Microsoft | Y Math? To prove and verify!
April 3rd 2026 | Michael Naehrig, Microsoft | Y Math? To prove and verify!
May 1st 2026 | Kristin Lauter, Meta | AI4Crypto: Machine Learning attacks on Post Quantum Cryptography
May 1st 2026 | Kristin Lauter, Meta | AI4Crypto: Machine Learning attacks on Post Quantum Cryptography
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