Academic Background
Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dissertation: Central Limit Theorems and Packing Problems in Dynamics and Geometry
Advisor: Prof. Alex Furman - M.A. in Mathematics, Stony Brook University
- B.A. in Mathematics, Boston University
Undergraduate Thesis: Julia Sets of Perturbed Quadratic Maps Converging to the Filled Basilica
Advisor: Prof. Robert Devaney
Research Experience
- Computational Neuroscience Lab, Boston University (Undergraduate)
Worked on neural network modeling and adaptive resonance theory, contributing to publications on memristive hardware and brain-computer interfaces.
Curriculum Vitae
Download my full CV: rkozma_cv.pdf
Teaching Statement
My teaching statement is available here: rkozma_teaching.pdf
Teaching Experience
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Teaching Assistant: MATH 125, 180, 181, 182, 210; STAT 101, 401
- Grader: MATH 310 (Undergraduate Abstract Algebra), MATH 533 (Real Analysis), MATH 535 (Complex Analysis)
- Created the discussion section worksheet booklet for MATH 180 and 181 (Calculus I-II) with Martina Bode. Notice that she emphasizes a similar learning cycle of Act-Observe-reflect-plan in mathematics education as the ReAct framework in LLM Agents.
- LAS Course Support Team Lead (AY 2020-2021): Managed support team for online instruction during COVID-19 pandemic
Stony Brook University
- Teaching Assistant: Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Honors Calculus, and Linear Algebra
Other Teaching and Outreach
- BME TTK ScienceCamp, 2019