Michael Magee
On `AI'
Mathematics is a human activity. Any aspect of Mathematics exists only via human understanding.
Mathematics is at least as much about questions as answers.

NEWS
***ERC funded PhD positions are now available with me*** [Details]
***Spectral gaps 2027 will be held at ETH Zurich July 12-16 2027. Details to follow.***
About me
I'm a Professor of Mathematics at Durham University. I am from Northern Ireland.
From February 2026 I am joint managing editor (with Jason Miller) of Forum of Mathematics Pi and Sigma.
Contact
email: michael(dot)r(dot)magee(AT)durham(dot)ac(dot)uk
Current PhD students
Past postdocs
Irving Calderón
Joe Thomas (Now Leverhulme ECF at Durham)
Completed PhD students
Anitej Banerjee (2022-2026) Topic: Hyperoctahedral representations of surface groups
Ewan Cassidy (2021-2025) Topic: Word maps, random permutations and random graphs
Will Hide (2020-2024) Topic: Spectral theory of random cusped hyperbolic surfaces