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(Fun)damental Uses of AI in Math: Pedagogy

March 12, 2026
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Davis Auditorium, CEPSR (4th Floor - Campus Level)

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

Event Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET)
Davis Auditorium, CEPSR (4th Floor - Campus Level) - Campus Map

Panel Discussion on the Future of Math Education, moderated by Columbia’s Ivan Corwin (March 12)

Agenda

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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 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: Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering (20 min)

3:00 PM: Break

3:15 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

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

Contact

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