Departments Department of Mathematics

They came for the calculus. They stayed for the competition.

Northeastern hosted more than 100 high school students on its Boston campus Tuesday for Calculus Field Day, where the students competed in teams to solve challenging calculus problems and advance their knowledge of and passion for mathematics.

by Greg St. Martin April 9, 2019

Paul Hand, an assistant professor in the College of Science and the Khoury College of Computer Science, is using neural networks to construct images and searching for the mathematical theories behind those networks. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Want machines to analyze images faster? Stay out of their way.

Paul Hand, an assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to figure out why neural networks are so effective at reconstructing and processing images.

by Laura Castañón March 31, 2019

Faculty members and postdoctoral researchers in the Department of Mathematics meet in Nightingale Hall in January. The team is working on a project to engage young scientists through research, scholarship, and mentoring opportunities. Left to right: Associate professor Emanuele Macri, associate professor Ana-Maria Castravet, professor Valerio Toledano Laredo, Zelevinsky Research Instructor Laure Flapan, and professor Ivan Loseu.
<i>Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University</i>

Faculty to train, recruit young scientists in emerging math fields

A group of Northeastern mathematics faculty is leading an ambitious, multifaceted project to prepare the next generation in pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences. The project aligns with the effort to bolster the country’s scientific competitiveness globally and increase diversity in STEM fields, and further raises Northeastern’s global visibility and research profile.

by Greg St. Martin February 7, 2018

How does marine life survive climate extremes?

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Northeastern University has received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new ways to study how marine organisms respond to climate related severe temperature stress.

by Joe O'Connell September 16, 2014

Magic and symmetry in mathematics

Northeastern University associate professor of mathematics Ivan Loseu was named a Sloan 2014 Research Fellow for his contributions to the field of representation theory, a sophisticated branch of algebra.

by Angela Herring March 11, 2014

The rungs of mathematical discovery

Mathematics professor Valerio Toledano Laredo received an NSF grant to continue exploring an unusual equation he realized more than 10 years ago.

by Angela Herring November 29, 2012

Faculty Expert

Valerio Toledano Laredo

Professor of Mathematics