Olguta Buse

Olguta Buse is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), with research spanning symplectic geometry and mathematical biology. Her work bridges pure mathematics with biological applications, particularly in gene regulatory networks and geometric structures.

Her academic background includes:

• PhD in Mathematics from Stony Brook University (2002), advised by Dusa McDuff
• Postdoctoral Associate at Michigan State University
• Research member at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) in Berkeley (Spring 2010)

Dr. Buse's research in Symplectic and Contact Geometry focuses on embeddings, four-manifolds, and singularities, while her Mathematical Biology work investigates dynamical systems in gene networks like the repressilator. She employs advanced techniques from Gromov-Witten theory and symplectomorphism groups to address geometric stability and embedding problems.

Her publication trends reveal a dual trajectory: quantitative symplectic geometry (2005-2011) emphasizing ellipsoid embeddings and symplectomorphism stability, alongside mathematical biology contributions (2009-2010) analyzing limit cycles and oscillatory behavior in synthetic gene networks. Both strands demonstrate rigorous mathematical formalism applied to concrete geometric and biological phenomena.

Dr. Buse actively contributes to academia through conference organization and educational leadership, having co-organized the Illinois-Indiana Symplectic Geometry Conferences (2008-2009) and serving as course coordinator for IUPUI's Calculus sequence since Fall 2010.