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Kevin Woods is a Professor of Mathematics at Oberlin College, where he has taught since 2006. His research focuses on the intersection of mathematics and theoretical computer science, particularly integer points in polyhedra, generating functions, and combinatorial problems. He has authored numerous publications in prestigious journals and conferences, including Discrete & Computational Geometry, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, and the American Mathematical Monthly. His work often involves collaborations with researchers like Tristram Bogart and John Goodrick, exploring topics such as numerical semigroups, Presburger arithmetic, and quasi-polynomial behavior. Woods has also contributed to expository writing, including a book review on symmetry in mathematical exploration.
Educated at Wake Forest University (undergraduate), the University of Michigan (PhD), and as a postdoc at UC Berkeley, Woods emphasizes both research and teaching. He has developed notable lecture notes for courses like 'The Mathematics of Social Choice' and has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate mathematics courses at Oberlin College. His GitHub repository highlights computational tools related to his research on numerical semigroups.
Woods' research spans algebraic combinatorics, discrete geometry, and algorithmic mathematics, with applications to problems in optimization and computational complexity. His contributions to parametric Presburger arithmetic and quasi-polynomial counting methods have had significant impacts in both pure and applied mathematical domains.
