त्वरित संपर्क
अमित शेखर कुबेर
PhD (University of Manchester, UK)
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
शोध करना दिलचस्पी
My current interests include the study of categorical syntax-semantics dualities in the context of various fragments of first-order logic as well as parallels between additive and non-additive categories in these contexts.
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FB 506
IIT Kanpur
Kanpur 208018
विशेषज्ञता
Category theory, Model theory, Categorical logic, Abstract homotopy theory
शिक्षा
PhD (2011-14)-University of Manchester, UK
Master of Advanced Studies/Part-III of Mathematical Tripos (2010-11)-University of Cambridge, UK
M.Sc. (2008-10)-University of Pune
B.Sc. (2006-08)-Garware College, Pune
शिक्षण क्षेत्र
IC courses
MTH111 MTH101 Single variable calculus ETH111 Introduction to practical ethics
Foundations of mathematics
MTH202 Set theory and discrete mathematics MTH302 Set theory and logic MTH642 Model theory MTH666 Category theory MTH661 Introduction to sheaves and topos theory
Algebra and representation theory
MTH613 Rings and modules MTH619 Representation theory of quivers MTH724 Introduction to algebraic K theory
Combinatorics
MTH678 Techniques in Combinatorics
MOOC
Set Theory and Mathematical LogicCategory Theory
वर्तमान शिक्षण
MTH619 Representation theory of quivers
पिछला कार्य अनुभव
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur, Dec. 2016-Dec. 2022
ECI Postdoctoral Research Fellow Eduard Cech Institute for Algebra, Geometry and Physics, Czech Republic at Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Apr. 2016-Dec. 2016 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Caserta, Italy, Dec. 2014-Nov. 2015Graduate Teaching Assistant, University Of Manchester, Jan. 2012-June 2014
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Caserta, Italy, Dec. 2014-Nov. 2015
व्यावसायिक जुड़ाव
चयनित प्रकाशन
Definable categories (with Jiři Rosický), J. Pure Appl. Algebra, 222(5)(2017), 1006-1025.
Grothendieck rings of theories of modules, Annals of Pure and Applied Logic, 166(2015), 369-407.
On the Grothendieck ring of varieties, Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 158(3)(2015), 477-486.
Definable combinatorics with dense linear orders (with H. Shukla and A. Jain), Arch. Math. Logic., 59(2020), 679–701.
Euclidean algorithm for a class of linear orders (with Shashwat Agrawal and Esha Gupta), Discrete Mathematics, 346(12) (2023), paper 113639.
पुरस्कार एवं फैलोशिप
Gopal Das Bhandari Memorial Distinguished Teacher Award, IIT Kanpur, 3 July 2023.
Excellence-in-Teaching Award, IIT Kanpur, 5 Sept. 2022.
Sushila and Kantilal Mehta Award for motivating and encouraging students to pursue pure mathematics through teaching and research, IIT Kanpur, 28 June 2019.
Eduard Cech Institute (Czech Republic) postdoc fellowship (2016)
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester (UK) overseas students scholarship (2011-14)
Cambridge Commonwealth Trust scholarship (2010-11)
NBHM M.Sc. scholarship (2008-10)
Lt. Padmabhushan A. Garware Memorial award and Lt. R.G. Kunte Memorial award for first rank in B.Sc. (Maths) in Pune University
सम्मेलन प्रस्तुतियाँ
Linear orders, automata, word problems, and stable ranks for string algebras, ARTA X, Universität zu Köln, Germany, 1 Sept 2025
Euclidean algorithm and completeness theorem for the isomorphism problem for a class of linear orders, (Video) Calcutta Logic Circle Annual Meet, Kolkata, 9 November 2024
Hammocks for non-domestic string algebras, ARTA IX, Queen's university, Kingston, Canada, 15 June 2023
Lower algebraic K-theory, as part of K-theory in totality series organised by Grothendieck School of Thoughts, March 2023
Combinatorics of the bridge quiver and the stable rank of a string algebra, 8th virtual meeting on 'new directions in group theory and triangulated categories', 12 Jan. 2021
Categorical syntax-semantics dualities, Calcutta Logic Circle Annual Meet, Kolkata, 14 Oct. 2017
Euclidean algorithm and completeness theorem for the isomorphism problem for a class of linear orders, (Video) Calcutta Logic Circle Annual Meet, Kolkata, 9 November 2024
Hammocks for non-domestic string algebras, ARTA IX, Queen's university, Kingston, Canada, 15 June 2023
Lower algebraic K-theory, as part of K-theory in totality series organised by Grothendieck School of Thoughts, March 2023
Combinatorics of the bridge quiver and the stable rank of a string algebra, 8th virtual meeting on 'new directions in group theory and triangulated categories', 12 Jan. 2021
Categorical syntax-semantics dualities, Calcutta Logic Circle Annual Meet, Kolkata, 14 Oct. 2017
पाठ्येतर गतिविधियां
Indian classical and light music: vocal, harmonium and tabla; poem writing
कीवर्ड
Categories, model theory, Grothendieck ring
अनुसंधान समूह
Logic, Algebra
सम्मेलन
Lead organiser, BIRS workshop "Quivers in Representation Theory", Chennai Mathematical Institute, December 2025
Co-organisers: Thomas Brüstle (Sherbrooke), Apoorva Khare (IISc), Shraddha Srivastava (IIT Dharwad).
Scientific Committee member, AESIM school "Flavours in Representation Theory" (FoRT), NEHU, July 2025
Facilitator, Maths Circle India Module 20, March-April 2025
Other facilitators: Garima Chauhan, Rohun Easwer, Mihir Mittal, Sam K Mathew
Co-organiser, NCM-funded Advanced Instructional School (AIS) "Representation Theory of Quivers and BGG Category O for semi simple Lie Algebras" (Virtual mode), December 2024
Co-organiser: Sachin Sharma
Program Committee and Organising Committee member, "Indian School on Logic and Applications (ISLA) Part-I" (Hybrid mode), IIT Kanpur, May 2022
Co-organiser: Purbita Jana
Program Committee member, Indian Conference on Logic and Applications (ICLA) (Virtual mode), 2021
Program Committee Chair, Indian School on Logic and Applications (ISLA) 2020 (Virtual mode), Dec. 2020
Program Committee member, Indian Conference on Logic and Applications (ICLA), IIT Delhi, 2019
यूजी/पीजी पाठ्यक्रम विकसित
MTH619: Representation theory of quivers,
MTH642: Topics in model theory,
MTH661: Introduction to sheaves and topos theory,
MTH666: Category theory,
MTH678A: Techniques in combinatorics,
MTH724: An introduction to algebraic K-theory.
MTH642: Topics in model theory
MTH661: Introduction to sheaves and topos theory
MTH666: Category theory
MTH678A: Techniques in combinatorics
MTH724: An introduction to algebraic K-theory
आमंत्रित व्याख्यान
Kyu Padhe Bhai? Joy of rigour in calculus, SciMathSoc, IITK, 10 Sept. 2025
Quivers: a combinatorial approach to representation theory, NEHU, Shillong, 13 November 2024
Maths in melody, Stamatics, IITK, 5 March 2024
From Hilbert to Kontsevich: Cut-and-paste equivalence in K-theory, IISER Bhopal, 22 August 2023
Representation theory of quivers, IISER Bhopal, 21 August 2023
Definable combinatorics and Grothendieck rings, Logic Webinar@IITK, 2 Oct. 2020
Actions on the Ziegler spectra of domestic string algebras, Algebra Seminar, University of Manchester, 9 Oct. 2019
Infinities and infinitesimals, Science Coffee House, IITK, 5 Nov 2017
Definable categories, School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, 29 June 2017
Models for regular theories in the additive and non-additive categories, Logic Seminar, University of Manchester, 28 June 2017
Maths on the beach under a palm tree, Stamatics, IITK, 6 Sept 2017
अन्य शैक्षणिक गतिविधियाँ
Lead organiser, BIRS workshop "Quivers in Representation Theory", Chennai Mathematical Institute, December 2025
Co-organisers: Thomas Brüstle (Sherbrooke), Apoorva Khare (IISc), Shraddha Srivastava (IIT Dharwad).
Scientific Committee member, AESIM school "Flavours in Representation Theory" (FoRT), NEHU, July 2025
Facilitator, Maths Circle India Module 20 (Session 1, 2, 3, 4), March-April 2025
Other facilitators: Garima Chauhan, Rohun Easwer, Mihir Mittal, Sam K Mathew
Co-organiser, NCM-funded Advanced Instructional School (AIS) "Representation Theory of Quivers and BGG Category O for semi simple Lie Algebras" (Virtual mode), December 2024
Co-organiser: Sachin Sharma
Program Committee and Organising Committee member, "Indian School on Logic and Applications (ISLA) Part-I" (Hybrid mode), IIT Kanpur, May 2022
Co-organiser: Purbita Jana
Program Committee member, Indian Conference on Logic and Applications (ICLA) (Virtual mode), 2021
Program Committee Chair, Indian School on Logic and Applications (ISLA) 2020 (Virtual mode), Dec. 2020
Program Committee member, Indian Conference on Logic and Applications (ICLA), IIT Delhi, 2019
पीएचडी पर्यवेक्षण
Annoy Sengupta
Thesis: Combinatorial explorations in the category of modules over zero-relation algebras
Shantanu Sardar
Thesis: On the combinatorics of the bridge quiver for string algebras Defense: 6 May 2022
Miscellaneous
Vox Populi IITK interviewed me (special thanks to Sruthi Subramaniam)! Links to Instagram, WordPress!
A hilarious video clip from my class became viral with lots of media coverage!