PRIYANGA GANESAN

UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego (UCSD),
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.

Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). My research is currently funded by the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). I was also recently awarded a Women in Research (WiRe) Fellowship at the University of Munster in Germany. My research develops and applies mathematical techniques from functional analysis and operator algebras for applications in quantum information theory. Currently, I focus on the study of quantum graphs and nonlocal games. I am always looking for opportunities to learn and work with others. If you are interested in collaborating with me, please send me an email.

To get a glimpse into my life as a mathematician and as a woman researcher, please see this interview article with the WiRe program.

Office:	6422, Applied Physics & Mathematics building, UCSD.
Email:	pganesan[AT]ucsd.edu
CV:	Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Education

Ph.D in Mathematics, May 2022
Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
M.Sc in Mathematics, May 2017
National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India.

Research interests

Functional analysis, operator algebras and quantum information theory

Research Publications

Spectral bounds for the quantum chromatic number of quantum graphs
Linear Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 674, Pages 351-376 (2023). [arXiv:2112.01726]
The quantum-to-classical graph homomorphism game (with Michael Brannan and Samuel Harris)
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 63, Issue 11 (2022). [arXiv:2009.07229]
Quantum majorization on semifinite von Neumann algebras, (with Li Gao, Satish Pandey and Sarah Plosker).
Journal of Functional Analysis, 279 (2020). [arXiv:1909.10038]

Leadership and Service Roles at UCSD

Organizer, Weekly Functional Analysis Seminar in the Department of Mathematics.
Vice-chair of Wellness and Sustainability, campus-wide UCSD Postdoctoral Association
Colloquium and Events Coordinator, Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), UCSD chapter

Upcoming and Recent Conferences co-organized

BIRS Workshop on Operator Systems and their Applications, Banff International Research Station, Canada, Feb 2025.
Joint meeting of the NZMS, AustMS and AMS: Special Session on Functional Analysis and Operator Algebras, Auckland, New Zealand, Dec 2024.
Fall Eastern AMS Sectional Meeting: Special session on Recent Developments in Operator Algebras and Quantum Information Theory,
SUNY Buffalo, September 9-10, 2023.
Joint Mathematics Meeting: AMS special session on Advances in Operator Algebras,
Boston, January 4-7, 2023.
Texas Women in Math Symposium, Texas A&M Universty, College Station, Feb 1-2, 2020.