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
IMD Affiliates Introduce New Voting Method
IMD affiliates Wesley Holliday from UC Berkeley and Eric Pacuit from University of Maryland have…
Special Session on Mathematical Foundations of Democracy at the 2023 JMM
The new year is right around the corner and so is the 2023 Joint Math…
Introducing the 2022-2023 IMD Fellows
We are excited to welcome Camille Lorie '24, Mariama Seydi '23, and Zixu Wang '24…
New Gerrymandering Metric Crafted by IMD Affiliates
IMD affiliates Marion Campisi, Tommy Ratliff, and Stephanie Somersille, along with coauthor Ellen Veomett recently…
Wrapping Up Summer 2022 IMD High School Research
As the summer comes to a close, high schoolers Emily Pallan and Raj Savla have finished their research project…
Summer 2022 High School Student Research at IMD
This summer, high school students Emily Pallan and Raj Savla are working with IMD to research…
