David Roe roed@mit.edu

Curriculum Vitae  PDF

Education

DegreeSubjectUniversityCompleted
Doctor of PhilosophyMathematicsHarvard University2011
Bachelor of ScienceMathematicsMassachusetts Institute of Technology2006
Bachelor of ScienceLiteratureMassachusetts Institute of Technology2006

Employment

PositionUniversityDuration
Principal Research ScientistMassachusetts Institute of Technology2025-present
Research ScientistMassachusetts Institute of Technology2018-2025
Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Pittsburgh2015-2017
Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of British Columbia2014-2015
Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Calgary2011-2014

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Scientific Software Research Faculty Award, Simons Foundation, SFI-MPS-SSRFA-000054272025-2030
MIT award for service to the Math Community2022
COVID-19 Hero Award for researchseminars.org2020
PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowship2011
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship2006
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship2006
Phi Beta Kappa member2006
Todd Anderson award for excellent teaching at ESG2006
Rogers Prize for undergraduate research at SPUR2004
National Merit Scholar2002

Editorial Positions

Publications

Software

Talks

Teaching Experience

CourseInstitutionRoleSemesters
UROPVarious projectsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate research supervisorSummer 2022, 2023, 2025
18.782Arithmetic GeometryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyInstructorFall 2020
Ind. Studyp-adic AnalysisMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyInstructorSpring 2019
Math 430Introduction to Abstract Algebraic SystemsUniversity of PittsburghInstructorFall 2017
Math 220Analytic Geometry & Calculus 1University of PittsburghLecturerFall 2017
Math 240Analytic Geometry & Calculus 3University of PittsburghLecturerSpring 2017
Math 220Analytic Geometry & Calculus 1University of PittsburghLecturerFall 2016
Math 430Introduction to Abstract Algebraic SystemsUniversity of PittsburghInstructorSpring 2016
Math 220Analytic Geometry & Calculus 1University of PittsburghLecturerFall 2015
Math 200Multivariable CalculusUniversity of British ColumbiaLecturerFall 2014
Math 211Linear MethodsUniversity of CalgaryLecturerFall 2013
PMAT 527/627Computational Number TheoryUniversity of CalgaryInstructorFall 2012
Math 223aAlgebraic Number TheoryHarvard UniversityCourse assistantFall 2008
QR 28Magic of NumbersHarvard UniversityTeaching fellowFall 2008
18.821Project Lab in MathematicsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTeaching assistantSpring 2006
18.02Multivariable CalculusExperimental Study Group at MITInstructorFall 2003, Spring 2005, Fall 2005
Many short coursesCanada/USA MathcampCounselorSummers 2003, 2006-2009, 2011, 2016

Conferences Organized

ConferenceCo-organizersDates
Computational Number Theory at Scale Eran Assaf, Jennifer Balakrishnan, Edgar Costa, John Jones, Wanlin Li, Jennifer Paulhus, Andrew Sutherland January 19-April 21, 2028
Lucant 2027 John Jones, Céline Maistret, Jen Paulhus, Andrew Sutherland June 21-25, 2027
Bridging the LMFDB and Lean Andrew Sutherland January 25-29, 2027
K3 Surfaces over finite fields Jack Garzella, Kiran Kedlaya October 19-23, 2026
Number Field Counting in the LMFDB Brandon Alberts, Peter Koymans, Robert Lemke Oliver, Daniel Loughran June 8-12, 2026
LMFDB Lattice Workshop Eran Assaf February 23-27, 2026
LMFDB workshop Eran Assaf, Edgar Costa, Andrew Sutherland July 14-18, 2025
JMM: Mathematics Informed by Computing Eran Assaf, David Lowry-Duda, Christelle Vincent January 10, 2025
Hypergeometric motives Edgar Costa, Kiran Kedlaya, John Voight April 22-26, 2024
Modular curves workshop 3 Edgar Costa, Andrew Sutherland, John Voight March 11-15, 2024
Modular curves workshop 2 Edgar Costa, Andrew Sutherland, John Voight November 5-9, 2022
Explicit Methods in Modularity Eran Assaf, Edgar Costa, Brendan Hassett April 11-15, 2022
Modular curves workshop Edgar Costa, Andrew Sutherland, John Voight March 21-25, 2022
Sage Days 87 Jen Balakrishnan, Xavier Caruso, Edgar Costa, Taylor Dupuy, William Stein, Christelle Vincent July 17-21, 2017
Explicit p-adic methods in number theory Jen Balakrishnan March 20-24, 2016
CMS Winter Meeting: Representation Theory Clifton Cunningham December 4-7, 2015
Alberta Number Theory Days Brandon Fodden May 10-12, 2013
Sage Days 44 Rob Harron, William Stein Jan 31-Feb 3, 2013
Sage Days 40.5 William Stein May 24-29, 2012
Sage Days 36 Kiran Kedlaya, William Stein February 19-23, 2012

Seminars Organized

Other Activities

Served on grant review panelNational Science Foundation2023, 2026
Created researchseminars.org2020
Academic Coordinator for Mathcamp 2016Canada/USA MathcampSummer 2016
Developer for the Sage project2006-present
Volunteer teacher at SplashMassachusetts Institute of Technology2002-2009
Coach of two MATHCOUNTS teamsCatlin Gabel School, West Sylvan Middle School1998-2002