Cohomological Aspects in Mathematics

SHODA Toshihiro, Professor

tshoda

【Research Topics】
1. Geometric analysis on manifolds
2. Geometric invariants on submanifolds
3. Moduli theory of periodic minimal surfaces

Key Words:
Spectral geometry, minimal surfaces, morse index, nullity, signature

FUJIOKA Atsushi, Professor

afujioka

【Research Topics】
1. Differential geometry related to integrable systems
2. Geometric variational problems
3. Affine differential geometry

Key Words:
Harmonic maps, minimal surfaces, surfaces with constant mean curvature, integrable systems, variational problems, affine differential geometry

MURABAYASHI Naoki, Professor

murabaya

【Research Topics】
1. The arithmetic of abelian varieties with complex or quaternionic multiplication
2. The relationship between abelian varieties and automorphic forms

Key Words:
Abelian variety, complex multiplication, quaternionic multiplication, field of moduli, field of definition, defining equation, rational point
Applications:
Crytography theory

YANAGAWA Kohji, Professor

yanagawa

【Research Topics】
1. Combinatorial commutative algebra
2. Application of the derived category and sheaf theory to the above area
3. Oriented matroid

Key Words:
Stanley-reisner ring, derived category, constructible sheaf, local duality, dualizing complex, poicare- verdier duality, (affine)oriented matroid
Applications:
Computational algebra

WAKUI Michihisa, Professor

wakui

【Research Topics】
1. Quantum invariants of knots and 3-manifolds
2. Representation categories of hopf algebras

Key Words:
Topology, tensor category, representation, topological field theory, hopf algebra, quantum group, knot, 3-manifold, subfactor, triangulation
Applications:
Natural science

KANKI Masataka, Associate Professor

kanki

【Research Topics】
1. Discrete integrable equations
2. Cellular automata and ultra-discrete equations

Key Words:
Ultra-discrete equations, arithmetic dynamical systems, integrability, discrete integrability

Probability and Statistics

UEMURA Toshihiro, Professor

t-uemura

【Research Topics】
1. Global path properties for Markov processes
2. Regularity problem for dirichlet forms
3. Construction of feller semi-groups in terms of integro-differential operators

Key Words:
Symmetric stable-like processes, jump-diffusions, dirichlet forms, martingale additive functionals, recurrence, transience, regularities, ergodicity

Applications:
Estimates for stationarity of Markov chains, determination of option prices in the discrete model case, foundations of probabilistic risk analysis

TAKEDA Masayoshi, Professor

mtakeda

【Research Topics】
1. Stochastic calculus of symmetric Markov processes
2. Spectral properties of symmetric Markov operators
3. Large deviations for additive functionals
4. Quasi-stationary distribution, penalization problem
5. Criticality theory for schrödinger operators

Key Words:
Symmetric Markov process, additive functional, large deviation, Dirichlet form

TERAMOTO Hiroshi, Professor

teramoto

【Research Topics】
1. Computational algebra
2. Applied singularity theory
3. Hamiltonian dynamical systems

Key Words:
Mixed-module, comprehensive groebner basis, singularity theory, dynamical systems

Applications:
Multi-objective optimization, program verification, chemical reaction dynamics

UEHARA Yuma, Associate Professor

y-uehara

【Research Topics】
1. Estimation theory
2. Model selection
3. Simulation method

Key Words:
Lévy process, information criterion, stochastic differential equation, misspecified model

Applications:
High frequency data analysis

TAGUCHI Dai, Associate Professor

taguchi

【Research Topics】
1. Stochastic calculus

Key Words:
Euler-Maruyama scheme, Monte Carlo method, stochastic differential equation, Dyson Brownian motions

Applications:
Mathematical finance