Office
Petty 126
Education
Degree(s): M.A. in Mathematics, Duke University (2000), Ph.D. in Mathematics, Duke University (2005)
Research
Member of the Research Group(s): Number Theory
Former Students: Zachary Parker, Kristen Scheckelhoff (M.A.), Debbie White (M.A.), Paula Hamby (M.A.), Nathan Fontes (M.A.), Kalani Thalagoda (Ph.D.)
Research Interests: I study arithmetic quotients of symmetric spaces. These locally symmetric spaces stand at the intersection of various topics in number theory, geometry, and topology. In particular they are closely related to the theory of automorphic forms. I use explicit reduction theory coming from quadratic forms over number fields in order to construct polyhedral tessellations that can be used to compute cohomological modular forms.
Courses Taught
MAT 311 Intro to Abstract Algebra
MAT 727 Linear Algebra
Brief Biography
Dr. Yasaki has an M.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2005) from Duke University under the supervision of L. Saper. After a three-year post-doc at the University of Massachusetts working with P. Gunnells, he has been part of the UNCG faculty since 2008. His research interests are in the area of modular forms, particularly the connection between explicit reduction theory of quadratic forms and the computation of Hecke data for automorphic forms. Recent work has focused on producing new examples of cusp forms over number fields of small degree. Reprints and preprints of publications can be found on his personal webpage.
