====== Peng Zhou ======

===== Research Interests =====
Homological Mirror Symmetry, Geometric Representation Theory, Fukaya category

===== Positions =====

  * 2022.7-present, postdoc at UC Berkeley. Mentor: Mina Aganagic
  * 2019.8-2022.6, Morrey Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley. Mentor: Vivek Shende
  * 2017.9-2019.8, postdoc at IHES. Mentor: Maxim Kontsevich.

===== Education =====

  * 2012-2017, Northwestern Univeristy
    * Ph.D. Mathematics. Advisor: Eric Zaslow
    * Thesis: From Fukaya-Seidel Category to Constructible Sheaves

  * 2006-2012, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison
    * Ph.D. Physics (cosmology). Advisor: Daniel Chung
    * Thesis: Gravitational Fermion Production during Inflation.

  * 2002-2006, Peking University
    * B.S., Physics major, Math minor

===== Publication =====
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===== Invited Talks =====
  * **Nov 05, 2025**, University of Arizona, Mathematical Physics and Probability seminar: //Cutting-and-gluing in categorified representation theory//
  * **Mar 11, 2025**, UC Berkeley, Representation Theory and Tensor Categories Seminar: //Cutting–gluing in Heegaard–Floer theory with coefficients//
  * **Jan 23, 2025**, Boston College, Algebraic Geometry Seminar: //Cutting–gluing in Heegaard–Floer theory with coefficients//
  * **Jan 21, 2025**, Boston University, Algebraic Geometry Seminar: //Cutting–gluing in Heegaard–Floer theory//
  * **Jan 13, 2025**, Stanford University, Symplectic Geometry Seminar: //Cutting–gluing in Heegaard–Floer theory with coefficients//
  * **Oct 25, 2024**, Columbia University, Enumerative Geometry Seminar: //Fukaya categories and KLRW algebras//
  * **Feb 21, 2024**, Northwestern University: //KLRW algebra from Floer theory//
  * **Feb 7, 2024**, UC Davis: //Homological Mirror Symmetry for cluster varieties of type A_n//
  * **May 30, 2023**, University of Oregon: //KLRW algebra from Floer theory//
  * **Sep 23, 2022**, MSRI, Approaches to Khovanov Homology Reading Group: //Homological Mirror Symmetry for 3d Coulomb branches and cKLRW algebra//
  * **Aug 29, 2022**, UC Berkeley, Informal String–Math Seminar: //Homological Mirror Symmetry for 3d Coulomb branches and skein–strand diagrams//
  * **Apr 6, 2022**, UC Davis, Algebraic Geometry Seminar: //Variation of GIT quotients and variation of Lagrangian skeleta//
  * **Jan 31, 2022**, Columbia University, Enumerative Geometry Seminar: //Variation of GIT quotients and variation of Lagrangian skeleta//
  * **Sep 28, 2021**, Michigan State University, Geometry and Topology Seminar: //Homological Mirror Symmetry for A_n-type cluster varieties//
  * **Mar 18, 2021**, Boston College, Number Theory / Algebraic Geometry Seminar: //Variation of GIT and variation of Lagrangian skeleta//
  * **Feb 26, 2021**, UC Santa Barbara, Seminar on Geometry and Arithmetic: //Derived equivalences from variation of Lagrangian skeleta//
  * **Apr 23, 2020**, Kansas State University, M-Seminar: //Variation of toric GIT quotients and variation of Lagrangian skeleta//
  * **Mar 2, 2020**, UC Berkeley, Informal String–Math Seminar: //Variation of toric GIT quotients and variation of Lagrangian skeleta//
  * **May 17, 2019**, Université de Lyon I: //Interpolating Lagrangian skeleta and variation of GIT//
  * **May 2, 2019**, King’s College London & University College London, Geometry Seminar: //Interpolating Lagrangian skeleta and variation of GIT//
  * **May 4, 2018**, Groupe de travail sur la topologie symplectique (Paris Region): //Lagrangian skeleta of affine hypersurfaces in (C*)^n//
  * **Apr 18, 2018**, Algebra Seminar, Universität Münster: //Deformation of constructible sheaves and the coherent–constructible correspondence//
  * **Mar 12, 2018**, Séminaire Problèmes Spectraux en Physique Mathématique (Paris): //Zero sets of eigenfunctions for harmonic oscillators//
  * **Feb 20, 2018**, Analysis and Geometry Seminar, Paris VI: //Interface of partial Bergman kernels//
  * **Apr 27, 2016**, Kansas State University, Mirror Symmetry Seminar: //Combinatorial Lefschetz thimbles and circuit transitions//
  * **Jan 9, 2016**, AMS Seattle Regional Meeting: //Nodal sets of harmonic oscillators near caustics//



===== Journals Refereed =====
  * Advances in Mathematics
  * Communications in Mathematical Physics
  * Tunisian Journal of Mathematics
  * Pure and Applied Math Quarterly
  * Journal of Differential Geometry
  * Journal of Topology
  * Communications in Analysis and Geometry

===== Teaching Experience =====


As an instructor in UC Berkeley
  *Introduction to Real Analysis (Math 104)
  *Mathematical Tools in Physical Science (Math 121A, 121B)
  *Introduction to Complex Analysis (Math 185)
  *Introduction to Differential Geometry (Math 214)
  *Linear Algebra (Math 54)

As a TA in Northwestern University
  *(Graduate) Real Analysis
  *(Graduate) Probability
  *Probability and stochastic process,
  *Dynamical System
  *Linear Algebra
  *Linear Optimization

===== Directed Reading Projects =====

I advised a few undergrads reading projects in UC Berkeley.
  *2022 Fall: Cohomology of Flag varieties
  *2022 Summer: Differentiable Manifold
  *2022 Spring: Introduction to Group and Representation theory
  *2021 Summer: Random Matrix Theory.
  *2021 Summer: Differentiable Manifold.

===== Awards =====
  *2017 Best Thesis Award. By Northwestern Mathematics Department.
  *2015-16 Gelfand Award (for contribution to the math department). By Northwestern Mathematics
Department.
  *2015-16 Mathematics Department Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.
  *2013-14 Department Nomination for Presidential Fellowship