Opportunities for research in mathematics and democracy abound. Students and scholars who are affiliated with the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy are engaged in a number of projects ranging from applications of abstract mathematical methods in voting theory to the history of political quantitative literacy in education.
If you are a student or a researcher who wants to join our team or are looking for project ideas for yourself or your students, please contact us. We have ongoing or planned projects in
- Advanced mathematical methods in voting theory
- Apportionment and power structure analysis
- Geometry of gerrymandering
- New methods in social choice theory
- Mathematics of social media and voter manipulation
- Mathematics of social modeling algorithms
- Analysis of election, census, and other data sets
- Education and political quantitative literacy
2023-24 IMD Fellows Program Update
The 2023-24 IMD Fellows are hard at work on their research projects, which aim to advance…
Apply Now: Mathematics for Humanity Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland
IMD is excited to be co-organizing a Mathematics for Humanity Workshop on “Mathematics of Voting…
Topological Social Choice at the GEOTOP-A International Conference
Some of the leading experts in applications of geometric and topological methods, including several IMD…
IMD Affiliates at the 2024 Joint Mathematics Meetings Special Session
In January 2024, two of IMD's affiliates, Dr. David McCune and Dr. Jennifer Wilson, helped…
2024 IMD Summer High School Research Program
Every year, IMD runs an online five-week summer research program for advanced high school students,…
Mathematics of Voting and Representation Conference at ICMS in June 2024
IMD is excited to be co-organizing a Mathematics for Humanity Workshop on "Mathematics of Voting…
