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I grew up in Moscow, Russia. At 17 I moved to Boston to attend Boston University. My first academic interest was economics but I switched to math mid-way. In 2017 I spent a semester in Auckland, New Zealand, where I took my first proof based-math class. In 2020 I graduated from BU but stayed another year for a Masters degree in computer science, graduating in 2021. I've been doing a PhD in pure mathematics at the University of Washington since then.
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<figcaption> The free group on 3 generators embeds in the free group on 2 generators via the map induced by the covering. </figcaption>
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On the math side of things I enjoy anything interdisciplinary. For example, using algebra to study topological spaces (shoutout to
On the computer science side of things, my favorite topic is computational complexity from both the theoretical and practical points of view. I like the process of designing fast algorithms and implementing them efficiently.
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<figcaption> Lincoln Woods, August, 2020.</figcaption>
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In my free time I do rock bouldering and calisthenics. I also like reading popular science books: some my favorites are "How to Hide an Empire" and "The Sixth Extinction." I use GoodReads to keep track of books I have read and want to read.
email: vasilin97@gmail.com\ Github: vilin97\ CV: Resume\