Dr Soumya Dey is a mathematician broadly interested in Geometry and Topology.
Dr Dey graduated with a PhD in Mathematics from IISER Mohali in 2018, after completing BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and MSc in Mathematics from RKM Vivekananda University, Belur. Thereafter, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at IISER Bhopal, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai and Chennai Mathematical Institute, Kelambakkam successively, before joining Krea University in 2022. As part of his doctoral thesis, Dr Dey computed explicit presentations with finite generating sets for the commutator subgroups of some generalised braid groups. As a postdoc, he started working on mapping class groups of surfaces, singular braid groups, and related infinite groups.
Dr Dey strongly believes that active discussion and collaboration is an indispensable part of doing mathematics, and this culture should be inculcated into undergraduate classrooms. He co-organised several conferences, workshops and seminars, at both national and international levels, which are aimed at researchers and graduate students. Also, he has been actively involved as a volunteer in science outreach activities for students and teachers in schools and colleges.
Dr Dey enjoys playing table tennis, traveling to places, listening to music of all sorts, watching movies and humming his favourite songs endlessly.
Combinatorial, geometric and computational aspects of infinite groups
Topology and geometry of surfaces of finite and infinite type
Core and Skills:
Mathematical Reasoning (KCCS102)
