Plenary Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Plenary Speakers at YMC 2026:

Besides the student presentations, we are delighted to have the following distinguished speakers to deliver plenary talks at YMC:

Maria Han Veiga (The Ohio State University) 

Jean-François Lafont (The Ohio State University)

Yunus Zeytuncu (University of Michigan-Dearborn)

Previous YMCs

Lectures of many of the talks below can be found at the YMC Youtube Channel.

2025 Plenary Speakers

2024 Plenary Speakers

  • Veronica Ciocanel (Duke University)
  • Jordan Ellenberg (University of Wisconsin)
  • Carl Wang-Erickson (University of Pittsburgh)

2023 Plenary Speakers

  • Alejandra Alvarado (Easters Illinois University)
  • Loredana Lanzani (Syracuse University and University of Bologna)
  • Camen Rovi (Loyola University)

2022 Plenary Speakers

  • Jeff Diller (NotreDame University)
  • Julia Plavnik (Indiana University)
  • Isabel Vogt (Brown University) 

2021 Plenary Speakers

  • Federico Ardila (San Francisco State University)
  • Marissa Kawehi Loving (Georgia Tech)
  • Jose Perea (Northeastern University)
  • Lilian Pierce (Duke University)

2020 Plenary Speakers

  • Matthew Kahle (Ohio State University)
  • Roland Roeder (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)

2019 Plenary Speakers

  • Moon Duchin (Tufts University)
  • Sam Payne (University of Texas at Austin)
  • Tatiana Toro (University of Washington) 

2018 Plenary Speakers

  • Corina Calinescu (NYC College of Technology, CUNY)
  • Francis Edward Su (Harvey Mudd College)
  • Karen Smith (University of Michigan) 

2017 Plenary Speakers

  • Sarah Koch (University of Michigan)
  • Alex Kontorovich (Rutgers University)
  • Ezra Miller (Duke University)

2016 Plenary Speakers

  • Henry Segerman  (Oklahoma State University)
  • Ileana Streinu  (Smith College)
  • Melanie Wood  (University of Wisconsin, Madison) 

2015 Plenary Speakers

  • Marty Golubitsky (Ohio State University)
  • Dave Futer (Temple University)
  • Svitlana Mayboroda (University of Minnesota) 

 

2014 Plenary Speakers

  • Benson Farb (University of Chicago)
  • Ivelisse Rubio Canabal (University of Puerto Rico)
  • Amie Wilkinson (University of Chicago) 

 

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