Regular biography
Oded Yacobi is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Sydney. His research areas include Lie theory, group theory and generalisations, representation theory, combinatorics, algebraic geometry, and mathematical physics. He teaches courses such as MATH3962/4062 and MATH1080, and his personal web page provides additional information about his research and teaching activities. His office is located in Room 724, Carslaw Building, and he can be contacted via email at oded.yacobi@sydney.edu.au.
Scholar-generated biography
Oded Yacobi is a researcher specializing in Representation Theory, with a focus on the interplay between algebraic structures and geometric objects. His work explores topics such as Yangians, affine Grassmannian slices, categorification, and quantum groups. Yacobi's research includes the study of canonical bases, Lie algebra actions, and polynomial functors, often in the context of categorified tensor products and Heisenberg doubles. His publications highlight connections between representation theory and combinatorics, particularly in the context of symplectic groups and branching formulas. His contributions emphasize the role of category theory in understanding quantum symmetries and algebraic structures.