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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

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…

IMD’s Special Session at the 2023 Joint Mathematics Meetings

IMD is organizing a Special Session on Mathematical Foundations of Democracy at the upcoming 2023…

Student research at IMD is supported by Wellesley College, including the Science Center Summer Research Program and the Sophomore Early Research Program. We would also like to thank the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Program, the McNair Scholars Program, and the Brachman-Hoffman Fellowship Program for supporting research and inclusive excellence at Wellesley.

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