Quantum Chaotic Thoughts

My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in Nordita (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) and am Professor in Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University. Previously, I was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Before that, I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College. I am still a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College.

"Data Ethics and Mathematicians"

"Ginzburg–Landau Functionals in the Large-Graph Limit"

RIP Erik Bollt (1967–2025)

What Happens in Berkeley Stays in Berkeley (2025 Edition)

RIP Gary Lorden (1941–2023)

Nicolas Bourbaki and The Traveling Wilburys

"Theorems" (to the tune of ' "Heroes" ', by David Bowie)

"The Professional Road that I have Traveled (so far)"

RIP Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (1958–2022)

"Math Prof" (a parody of “Dentist” from Little Shop of Horrors)

My Current Mathematics Genealogy

2021 Abel Prize: László Lovász and Avi Wigderson

RIP Peter Neumann (1940–2020)

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

A Great Ph.D. Defense by Dr. Will Oakley

An Awesome Ph.D. Defense by Dr. Yacoub Kureh!

Starting Out the Hard Way

A Spectacular Ph.D. Thesis Defense by Michelle Feng!

"Quantifying “Political Islands” with Persistent Homology"

Quote of the Conference: Geodesic Spaces of Normal Shrinkage