Denis Serbin
Teaching Associate Professor
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Education
- PhD (2003) Graduate Center, CUNY (Mathematics)
- MS (1999) Omsk State University (Mathematics)
Research
Combinatorial and Geometric Group Theory
Algorithms in infinite groups
Actions on non-standard hyperbolic spaces
Algorithms in infinite groups
Actions on non-standard hyperbolic spaces
Experience
Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stevens Institute of Technology (2012 - 2017)
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stevens Institute of Technology (2011 - 2012)
Maitre-Assistant (Visiting Assistant Professor), funded by Swiss National Science Foundation, Section de mathématiques, Université de Genève (2009 - 2010)
Research Associate, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2008 - 2009)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2003 - 2008)
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stevens Institute of Technology (2011 - 2012)
Maitre-Assistant (Visiting Assistant Professor), funded by Swiss National Science Foundation, Section de mathématiques, Université de Genève (2009 - 2010)
Research Associate, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2008 - 2009)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2003 - 2008)
Institutional Service
- Data Science Master's Program Member
- Undergraduate Committee of the Department of Mathematical Sciences Member
- Organizing committee of the Reimagining Math Education Conference Member
Professional Service
- AMS Math Reviews Reviewer
- AMS Math Reviews Reviewer
- AMS Math Reviews Reviewer
- Journal of Symbolic Logic Referee
- International Journal of Algebra and Computation Referee
Appointments
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stevens Institute of Technology (2011 - 2012)
Maître-assistant. Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève (2009 - 2010)
Research Associate, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2008 - 2009)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2003 - 2008)
Maître-assistant. Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève (2009 - 2010)
Research Associate, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2008 - 2009)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University (2003 - 2008)
Honors and Awards
Postdoctoral Fellowship, McGill University (2003 – 2008)
Best Ph.D. Dissertation in Mathematics Prize for 2003-2004 academic year, Graduate Center, CUNY (2004)
University Fellowship, Graduate Center, CUNY (2001 – 2002)
Science Fellowship, Graduate Center, CUNY (1999 – 2001)
Best M.Sc. Thesis in Mathematics Prize for 1998-1999 academic year, Omsk State University (1999)
Russian Federal Government Fellowship (1998 – 1999)
Omsk State University Scholarship (1994 – 1999)
Best Ph.D. Dissertation in Mathematics Prize for 2003-2004 academic year, Graduate Center, CUNY (2004)
University Fellowship, Graduate Center, CUNY (2001 – 2002)
Science Fellowship, Graduate Center, CUNY (1999 – 2001)
Best M.Sc. Thesis in Mathematics Prize for 1998-1999 academic year, Omsk State University (1999)
Russian Federal Government Fellowship (1998 – 1999)
Omsk State University Scholarship (1994 – 1999)
Professional Societies
- AMS – American Mathematical Society Member
- AMS – American Mathematical Society Member
Grants, Contracts and Funds
“Conference: Geometric and Asymptotic Group Theory with Applications 2016”. Co-PI, NSF-DMS, 2015
Selected Publications
1. "Pregroups and hyperbolicity'', (with J. Li), 22 pages. Submitted. Available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.06151
2. "Regular completions of Z^n-free groups", (with O. Kharlampovich and A. G. Myasnikov), 25 pages. Submitted. Available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.4640.
3. "Hierarchy for groups acting on hyperbolic Z^n-spaces", (with A. Grecianu and A. G. Myasnikov), Internat. J. Algebra Comput., 31 (8) 2021, 1663-1690
4. "Detecting conjugacy stability for subgroups in certain classes of groups", (with I. Fernandez Martinez), J. Group Theory., 24 (4) 2021, 737-751
5. "Facilitating Cross-Course Connections & Knowledge Transfer between Engineering Thermodynamics and Mathematics (WIP)", (with A. De Rosa and S. Lee), 7 pages. Proceedings of 2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference, Nov 2019, New York. Available at http://peer.asee.org/33805
2. "Regular completions of Z^n-free groups", (with O. Kharlampovich and A. G. Myasnikov), 25 pages. Submitted. Available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.4640.
3. "Hierarchy for groups acting on hyperbolic Z^n-spaces", (with A. Grecianu and A. G. Myasnikov), Internat. J. Algebra Comput., 31 (8) 2021, 1663-1690
4. "Detecting conjugacy stability for subgroups in certain classes of groups", (with I. Fernandez Martinez), J. Group Theory., 24 (4) 2021, 737-751
5. "Facilitating Cross-Course Connections & Knowledge Transfer between Engineering Thermodynamics and Mathematics (WIP)", (with A. De Rosa and S. Lee), 7 pages. Proceedings of 2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference, Nov 2019, New York. Available at http://peer.asee.org/33805
Courses
Fall 2022: MA 121-122 (Calculus I)
Spring 2022: MA 125-126 (Calculus II + Linear Algebra), MA-336 (Modern Algebra)
Spring 2022: MA 125-126 (Calculus II + Linear Algebra), MA-336 (Modern Algebra)