About
Dr. Rizwan Jahangir is a mathematician, educator and researcher. He is Assistant Professor of Mathematics at NUST Business School, Islamabad, where he teaches mathematics and quantitative methods to university students.
He holds a PhD in Mathematics from Sabancı University, Istanbul (2018–2024). His research is in combinatorial commutative algebra: the Hilbert theory of polyomino ideals and Cohen–Macaulay posets. He also develops computational tools for Macaulay2.
Education
- PhD in Mathematics, Sabancı University, Istanbul (Sep 2018 – Jan 2024). Thesis: Hilbert Series of Polyomino Ideals and Cohen–Macaulay Posets
- MPhil in Mathematics, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University (Sep 2016 – Aug 2018). Thesis: Hilbert Theory of Polyomino Ideals
- BS in Mathematics, University of Education (Oct 2012 – Aug 2016)
Teaching and academic positions
- Assistant Professor of Mathematics, NUST Business School, NUST, Islamabad (Sep 2025 – present)
- Adjunct Faculty, Mathematics, Habib University, Karachi (Jan 2025 – Aug 2025)
- Erasmus+ Research Internship, University of Messina, Italy (Jun 2023 – Aug 2023)
- Teaching Assistant, Sabancı University, Istanbul (Sep 2018 – Jan 2024)
- Visiting Faculty, University of Central Punjab, Lahore (Mar 2021 – Aug 2021)
He has also organised numerous international workshops and seminars in mathematics, and was an invited speaker at RAMMMA 2025 (Lahore School of Economics).
Research and publications (selected)
- On Cohen–Macaulay non-prime collections of cells, with C. Cisto and F. Navarra. Communications in Algebra, Vol. 53 (2025)
- On Cohen–Macaulay posets of dimension two and permutation graphs, with D. Veer. Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society, Vol. 48 (2025)
- Shellable simplicial complex and switching rook polynomial of frame polyominoes, with F. Navarra. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, Vol. 228 (2024)
- PolyominoIdeals, a Macaulay2 package for working with collections of cells, co-developed through an Erasmus+ collaboration with the University of Messina (2023)
Full profile: rizwan.phd · ORCID · LinkedIn
Articles by Dr. Rizwan
- 9709 Paper 1 (Pure 1): Topic Checklist, Mark-Losing Mistakes and a 4-Week Plan
- Normal Distribution in 9709 S1
Qualifications
PhD in Mathematics, Sabancı University (2024); MPhil in Mathematics, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University (2018); BS in Mathematics, University of Education (2016)