Assaf Shani

Assaf Shani serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University, actively supervising MA, MSc, and PhD students in Mathematics and Statistics programs. His academic profile emphasizes thesis supervision with open inquiries for prospective graduate students.

His research centers on foundational aspects of mathematical logic, with primary expertise in Set Theory, Descriptive Set Theory, and Mathematical Logic. Key investigation areas include Borel equivalence relations, generic extensions, symmetric models, ergodic phenomena in group actions, and classification problems in invariant descriptive set theory. His work frequently bridges abstract set-theoretic constructions with dynamical systems and model theory.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2019-2025) reveals a dominant focus on dichotomy theorems for homomorphisms, strong ergodicity phenomena, anti-classification results, and the interplay between forcing techniques and equivalence relations. His research consistently addresses high-complexity classification problems using tools from metric Scott analysis, Polish group actions, and cardinal invariants.

Shani maintains active supervision of graduate students across master's and doctoral levels in Mathematics and Statistics, though specific advisee names are not publicly listed. Contact is facilitated via institutional email assaf.shani@concordia.ca and his academic website.