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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

IMD Affiliate Marion Campisi Publishes A Paper in Election Law Journal

IMD affiliates Marion Campisi, Thomas Ratliff, Stephanie Somersille, and their coauthor Ellen Veomett are introducing a…

Special Issue of the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics co-edited by an IMD affiliate

IMD affiliate and University of Michigan - Dearborn Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Tian An Wong,…

IMD Student Asia Korkmaz Speaks at Ruhlman Conference

The Ruhlman Conference, held annually at Wellesley College, is dedicated to student research. It celebrates…

2nd Annual Conference in Mathematics and Politics

Join us for our Second Annual Conference in Mathematics and Politics! The event will be…

Notices of the AMS Features an Article about IMD

We are very excited that the December 2021 issue of the Notices of the American…

IMD 2021 Student Summer Research Virtual Event – Videos and Presentations

On November 4, 2021, IMD held a virtual event "Summer Research in Math and Politics.…

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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