Federico Ardila | |
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Born | 1977 |
Nationality | Colombian |
Education | B.Sc. 1998, Ph.D. 2003 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Spouse | May-Li Khoe |
Awards |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Algebraic combinatorics |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Enumerative and Algebraic Aspects of Matroids and Hyperplane Arrangements (2003) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard P. Stanley |
Website |
math |
Federico Ardila (born 1977) is a Colombian mathematician and DJ who researches combinatorics and specializes in matroid theory. Ardila graduated from MIT with a B.Sc. in mathematics in 1998 and obtained a Ph.D. in 2003 under the supervision of Richard P. Stanley in the same institution. [1] Ardila is currently a professor at the San Francisco State University and additionally holds an adjunct position at the University of Los Andes in Colombia. [2]
Ardila was born in Bogotá, Colombia. During his childhood Ardila showed great promise in mathematics, scoring the highest amongst his age group in the fourth grade. [3] While attending the college-prep Colegio San Carlos in Bogotá, Ardila represented Colombia in the International Math Olympiad, winning a bronze medal in 1993 and a silver medal in 1994. [4]
Prior to attending MIT, Ardila was already enrolled in another local university. Ardila had never heard of MIT, but a classmate told him that they offered financial aid to everyone, so he applied without knowing how competitive the school was. [3]
In addition to mathematics, Ardila enjoys making music and is a co-founder of the Oakland DJ collective La Pelanga. [5] [3]
Under his NSF CAREER grant, Ardila has worked to create a larger and more diverse community of members of underrepresented groups within mathematics. [6] Ardila follows certain principles geared towards cultivating diversity within his field of study, which he calls Axioms: [2]
As part of his SFSU-Colombia combinatorics initiative, Ardila has provided over 200 hours of lecture videos on YouTube with additional resources for free. [8] [9] He is also well known for his appearances in the popular mathematics YouTube video series Numberphile. [10]
Ardila has received many awards, among which are:
Federico Ardila | |
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Born | 1977 |
Nationality | Colombian |
Education | B.Sc. 1998, Ph.D. 2003 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Spouse | May-Li Khoe |
Awards |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | Algebraic combinatorics |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Enumerative and Algebraic Aspects of Matroids and Hyperplane Arrangements (2003) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard P. Stanley |
Website |
math |
Federico Ardila (born 1977) is a Colombian mathematician and DJ who researches combinatorics and specializes in matroid theory. Ardila graduated from MIT with a B.Sc. in mathematics in 1998 and obtained a Ph.D. in 2003 under the supervision of Richard P. Stanley in the same institution. [1] Ardila is currently a professor at the San Francisco State University and additionally holds an adjunct position at the University of Los Andes in Colombia. [2]
Ardila was born in Bogotá, Colombia. During his childhood Ardila showed great promise in mathematics, scoring the highest amongst his age group in the fourth grade. [3] While attending the college-prep Colegio San Carlos in Bogotá, Ardila represented Colombia in the International Math Olympiad, winning a bronze medal in 1993 and a silver medal in 1994. [4]
Prior to attending MIT, Ardila was already enrolled in another local university. Ardila had never heard of MIT, but a classmate told him that they offered financial aid to everyone, so he applied without knowing how competitive the school was. [3]
In addition to mathematics, Ardila enjoys making music and is a co-founder of the Oakland DJ collective La Pelanga. [5] [3]
Under his NSF CAREER grant, Ardila has worked to create a larger and more diverse community of members of underrepresented groups within mathematics. [6] Ardila follows certain principles geared towards cultivating diversity within his field of study, which he calls Axioms: [2]
As part of his SFSU-Colombia combinatorics initiative, Ardila has provided over 200 hours of lecture videos on YouTube with additional resources for free. [8] [9] He is also well known for his appearances in the popular mathematics YouTube video series Numberphile. [10]
Ardila has received many awards, among which are: