Thanic Samin

PhD Student in Mathematics at Indiana University


About Me

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I’m a second-year PhD student at Indiana University in Bloomington, where I’m part of Matthias Strauch’s Number Theory group. I earned my undergraduate degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, working under the guidance of Ivan Chi-Ho Ip. Prior to that, I briefly studied Electrical Engineering at Dhaka University.

My interests span across various areas of mathematics, with my current focus on Algebraic Number Theory. I’m also pursuing a minor in Partial Differential Equations.

I type my lecture notes using LaTeX directly in class. The lecture notes are publicly available here.

As a former competitive programmer with the Dhaka University team, DU_FlareBlitz, I have a strong background in C++. I’m passionate about programming and enjoy creating mathematical animations using the Manim library in Python. I’m proficient in SageMath and am currently learning Rust, drawn to its promise of memory safety.

I have a deep appreciation for math olympiads. I used to participate in math olympiads when I was in high school, and after my graduation I was involved with training students. I believe olympiads are a fun and exciting way to get started with mathematics.