기초과학연구원 이산수학그룹
The IBS discrete mathematics group welcomes Dr. Daniel McGinnis, a new research fellow at the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group from August 16, 2026. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa under the supervision of Prof. Shira Zerbib in 2024 and was subsequently a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University. He is interested in combinatorics, discrete geometry, and combinatorial topology.
About 100 people attended the 2026 Summer School on Combinatorics and Algorithms from August 10 to August 14, 2026, held at KAIST. Daniel Dadush from CWI and Magnus Wahlström from the Royal Holloway, University of London gave lectures. This school was organized by Jungho Ahn (Inha University), Eun Jung Kim (KAIST / IBS / CNRS), Eunjin Oh (POSTECH), and Sang-il Oum (IBS Discrete Mathematics Group).
The IBS discrete mathematics group welcomes Dr. Olga Medrano Martín del Campo, a new research fellow at the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group from August 1, 2026. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago under the supervision of Prof. Maryanthe Malliaris. She is interested in Learning in Theoretical Computer Science and connections to Logic and Combinatorics.
The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Rifakat Alim Rashkee, a new graduate student of the Discrete Mathematics Group from August 1, 2026. He received his B.S. degree from KAIST and entered the Department of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST as a graduate student on March 2026. His advisor is Sebastian Wiederrecht.
The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Dr. Yaobin Chen and Dr. Simón Piga, new research fellows at the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group, starting July 1, 2026.
Yaobin Chen received his Ph.D. from Fudan University under the supervision of Prof. Hehui Wu. He is interested in extremal graph theory and combinatorics.
Simón Piga received his Ph.D. from the University of Hamburg under the supervision of Prof. Mathias Schacht. Until recently, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences. He is interested in extremal and probabilistic combinatorics.
The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Donghoon Kim (김동훈), a new graduate student of the Discrete Mathematics Group from July 1, 2026. He received his B.S. degree from KAIST and entered the Department of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST as a graduate student on March 2026. His advisor is Andreas Holmsen.
The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Marguerite Bin, a new graduate student of the Discrete Mathematics Group from April 2, 2026 to May 26, 2026. She is a Ph.D. student at Université de Lorraine. Her advisor is Xavier Goaoc.
The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Hyunsung Choi (최현성), a new graduate student of the Discrete Mathematics Group from February 1, 2026. He received his B.S. degree from KAIST and entered the Department of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST as a graduate student on September 2025. His advisor is Andreas Holmsen.
The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Dr. Eero Räty, Dr. Xiaofan Yuan, and Dr. Xin Wei, new research fellows at the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group, starting January 1, 2026.
Dr. Eero Räty received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Prof. Imre Leader. Until recently, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Umeå University, Sweden. He is interested in extremal and probabilistic combinatorics.
Dr. Xiaofan Yuan received her Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Xingxing Yu. She is interested in graph theory and extremal combinatorics. Until recently, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University.
Dr. Xin Wei received his Ph.D. from the University of Science and Technology of China under the supervision of Prof. Xiande Zhang. His research interests include combinatorics, coding theory, and graph theory and their interactions.
In November 2025, Maximilian Gorsky from the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group won the “IBS Researcher of the Year” award. Congratulations!