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Lee, Kyungyong

KIAS Scholar

Algebra, Combinatorics, Data Science, and Mathematical Physics


Kyungyong Lee is interested in problems at the intersection of algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and topology. In particular he works in Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic Combinatorics, Cluster Algebras, Representation Theory, and Non-commutative Algebras. His recent topics include canonical bases, cluster algebras, quiver Grassmannians, Hilbert schemes of points, and flips of triangulations on surfaces.



  • PhD student at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2003--2008
  • Research Assistant Professor at Purdue University, 2008--2010
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Connecticut, 2010--2011
  • Assistant Professor at Wayne State University, 2011 --2015
  • Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2016 -- 2019
  • Associate Professor at the University of Alabama, 2019 -- present
  • AMS Centennial Fellowship, 2015--2016
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  • School of Mathematics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study
  • 85 Hoegiro Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02455, Republic of Korea.