Dipali Swain

Dipali Swain joined Florida Polytechnic University in August of 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. Prior to this, she was a graduate teaching associate at the University of South Florida for five years. This was an instructor-equivalent position for Ph.D. students.

When not in the classroom, Swain enjoys spending time practicing Western-style calligraphy, painting, and participating in Postcrossing, a project allowing people to send real postcards and receive real postcards back from random people around the world.

Swain is married to Sudheendra, a lead software developer, and the couple has been in Florida for over five years. Her yellow Labrador retriever, Max, enjoys his time in Swain’s home country of India.

Awards and Honors

• Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Scholarship for teaching assistants, University of South Florida, 2020-2024
• Batch Topper and Gold Medalist, Master of Science (Mathematics), Central University of Jharkhand, India, 2019
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) (2019), All India Rank: 672. for pursuing M. Tech/Research/Ph. D. in the field of mathematics.

Education

• Ph.D. In Mathematics, University of South Florida, 2024
• M.S. In Mathematics, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India, 2019
• B.S. In Mathematics (Hons.), Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India, 2017

Expertise

• Low dimensional topology
• Quandles
• Knot theory
• Homology theory

Professional Activities

• Undergraduate Advisor, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) at University of South Florida
• Member, American Mathematical Society

Select Publications

• Elhamdadi M., Nunez B., Singh M., and Swain D. (2023). Idempotents, free products and quandle coverings, Internat. J. Math. 34, no. 3, Paper No. 2350011, 27, doi=10.1142/S0129167X23500118
• Elhamdadi M., and Swain D., State sum invariants of knots from idempotents in quandle rings (submitted), https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14661