How will AI change the way students learn math? 

We will wrestle with the question in this second symposium on (Fun)damental AI and Math. The event will begin with short talks detailing innovative approaches to teaching mathematics using AI. Then, through two panel discussions we will consider in what ways AI helps versus hurts the short- and long-term learning process, and what are the implications for the future of mathematics as a research / teaching profession, and in its applications.

This event is part of the Frontiers in Data Science and AI initiative at the Data Science Institute, Columbia University.

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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The Columbia Morningside campus is open to the Columbia community. If you do not have an active CUID, the deadline to register is at 12:00 PM the day before the event.

Event Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 (1:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET)

Location: Davis Auditorium (CEPSR) – 4th Floor (Campus Level)
Address: 530 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027

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1:15 PM: Doors Open for Attendees

1:30 PM: Introductions: Ivan Corwin, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Arts & Sciences, Columbia University

1:40 PM – 2:40 PM: Panel Discussion: Innovative Uses of AI in Math Pedagogy (60 min)

  • Moderator: Ivan Corwin, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Arts & Sciences, Columbia University
  • Miguel Urquiola, Dean of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Economics and of International and Public Affairs; Senior Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives
  • Tian Zheng, Professor of Statistics, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University
  • Tony Dear, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Columbia Engineering
  • Alexander Urban, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia Engineering

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM: Demo: Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering (20 min)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Break

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM: Panel Discussion: Implications on Mathematical Learning (60 min)

  • Moderator: Ivan Corwin, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Arts & Sciences, Columbia University
  • George Dragomir, Lecturer in the Discipline of Mathematics, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University
  • Nicholas H. Wasserman, Professor of Mathematics Education; and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Teachers College
  • Matthew Connelly, Professor of History; and Vice Dean for AI Initiatives, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University
  • Andrew J. Blumberg, Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Cancer Data Research (in the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics and in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Jessica Collins, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Arts and Sciences
  • Sabrina Xinyang Yu, Undergraduate Student, Mathematics and Computer Science, Columbia College

4:15 PM: Attendee Mingling (15 min)

4:30 PM: Event Ends

Speaker Details

Listed in order of program appearance.

DSI Frontiers Awardee: Ivan Corwin
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Arts & Sciences, Columbia University

Miguel Urquiola
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Tian Zheng
Professor of Statistics, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Tony Dear
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Columbia Engineering

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Alexander Urban
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia Engineering

Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering

Matthew Connelly
Professor of History; and Vice Dean for AI Initiatives, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

George Dragomir
Lecturer in the Discipline of Mathematics, Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Nicholas H. Wasserman
Professor of Mathematics Education; and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Teachers College

Andrew J. Blumberg
Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Cancer Data Research (in the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics and in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jessica Collins
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Arts and Sciences

Sabrina Xinyang Yu
Undergraduate Student, Mathematics and Computer Science, Columbia College

DSI Frontiers Awardees: (Fun)damental AI and Math Series

  • Ivan Corwin, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Arts & Sciences, Columbia University
  • Andrew J. Blumberg, Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Cancer Data Research (in the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics and in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Kriste Krstovski, Associate Research Scientist, Data Science Institute
  • Daniel Hsu, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering