Michael Shapiro

Michael Shapiro is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Michigan State University (MSU), located in Wells Hall. His research focuses on cluster algebras, quiver mutations, and integrable systems, particularly the classification of quivers of finite mutation type. He collaborates extensively, including with Michael Gekhtman and Alek Vainshtein, and has developed computational tools like quiver.cpp and min_inf.cpp to analyze mutation classes. He holds a M.Sci. and Ph.D., with his work appearing in top journals and arXiv preprints.

His teaching includes MTH 864 (Spring 2009), and he maintains a research page detailing his contributions to cluster algebra dynamics, directed networks, and Coxeter-Toda flows. His publications explore exotic cluster structures on SL_n and generalized Bäcklund-Darboux transformations, reflecting his expertise in algebraic and geometric combinatorics.