Research areas
- Algebraic topology and homotopy theory;
- Category theory;
- Low-dimensional topology;
- Contact and symplectic geometry;
- Topological data analysis;
- Machine learning;
- Geometric mechanics; and
- Computational geometry.
Faculty members
| Professor |
Research interests |
| Maia Fraser |
- Machine learning theory and applications
- Contact geometry
- Topological data analysis and computational geometry
|
| Simon Henry |
- Higher category theory
- Categorical homotopy theory
- Categorical logic and (homotopy) type theory
- Topos theory
- Point-free topology and constructive mathematics
- General category theory
|
| Paul-Eugène Parent |
- Rational homotopy theory
- Lustenik–Schnirelmann category
- Simplicial models for loop spaces
- Applications to computer science and network theory
|
| Martina Rovelli |
- Higher category theory
- Homotopy theory
- Algebraic topology
|
| Tanya Schmah |
- Statistical machine learning
- Image registration
- Geometric mechanics
|
| C.-M. Michael Wong |
- Low-dimensional topology
- Floer theory and categorification
- Contact geometry
|
Seminar
In Fall 2025, the uOttawa Geometry and Topology Seminar runs on Wednesdays from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm ET in STEM 664.