معرفی
Ismar Volić is a Professor and Chair of the Mathematics & Statistics Department at Wellesley College. He directs the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy, focusing on applying mathematics to democratic processes. His research spans algebraic topology, calculus of functors, and their applications to embedding spaces, knots, and political structures.
- B.A., Boston University
- M.A. and Ph.D., Brown University
His work includes Making Democracy Count (Princeton University Press, 2025 Euler Book Prize winner) and contributions to topological data analysis in public health and political science. He has been featured in the documentary Counted Out and actively participates in conferences like The Mathematics of Opportunity. Awards include the 2025 Euler Book Prize and PROSE Award finalist status. Volić integrates research and teaching, supervising independent studies and promoting mathematical literacy for civic engagement.
