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I am a postdoctoral fellow (NTT Assist. Prof.) at Vanderbilt University. I recently completed my Ph.D. at Stanford University. My advisor was Gunnar Carlsson.

Research Interests: Algebraic Topology, Algebraic K-theory, Yang-Mills theory. I use K-theoretic techniques to study representation spaces of infinite discrete groups. A central goal of my research is to prove analogues of the Atiyah-Segal theorem, relating Carlsson's deformation K-theory of a group G (a representation-theoretical invariant) to topological K-theory of the classifying space BG. One of the central tools in my research is Yang-Mills theory. I am also interested in various aspects of this theory; in particular I have studied Ho and Liu's Yang-Mills theory for non-orientable surfaces. Contact Information Dept. of Mathematics 1326 Stevenson Center Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37240 Office: 1408 Stevenson Center OH: T 4:00-5:30, Th 5:10-6:30 Phone: (615) 322-4169 Fax: (615) 343-0215 (c/o Ramras) e-mail: dan...ramras@@@vanderbilt...edu