Personal Summary

I am a Professor of Mathematics in the Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and serve on the Executive Advisory Board of the Dept. of Central and Southwest Asian Studies. I teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate mathematics courses, and maintain interest in Indo-Iranian studies.

For more biographical details visit: University of Montana 2008 President's Report

Education

• Ph.D in Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, May 2002.
• M.S in Math (emphasis -pure mathematics), Northern Illinois University, August 1999
• B.S in Math (emphasis - pure mathematics), University of Alaska-Fairbanks, December 1995
• Montana Educators License [Class 2, Endorsement: Mathematics] 2004-current
• Illinois Type 09 (Grades 6-12) certification in mathematics: 2000-2004.
• St.Michael's School, Bombay, India: 1976-1987

Courses Taught

Spring 2024: M133;M326

Teaching Experience

High School Teacher, 2000-2002, Ottawa Township High School, Illinois
Middle School Student Teacher, 1999-2000, Huntley Middle School, DeKalb, Illinois
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1996-2000, Northern Illinois University

Research Interests

Creativity; (Mathematical) Cognition; Interdisciplinarity (=Math-Art-Science); International Mathematics Education; Philosophy; Encyclopaedism

Projects

1.Editor-in-Chief, Handbook of Visual, Experimental and Computational Mathematics - Bridges through Data (in development with Springer Major Reference Works); 2022-2027

This Handbook examines the interaction of visual, computational and experimental approaches in modern mathematics through its interaction with data. Experimental mathematics made the first bold foray into using computational techniques to solve theoretical problems via data saturation and visualizations. Since computing power and powerful algorithms have changed the landscape of visualizing and doing mathematics, different sections of the book provide an access to data driven scenarios in contemporary society. These include data driven modeling in mathematical epidemiology; visualization of information patterns; climate science and ecology.   Other sections include chapters which provide visualizations of abstract (theoretical) mathematics; and the application of mathematics in areas such as sports analytics. In this Handbook, the interaction of visualization, computation and experimental mathematics is covered with forays into problems at the intersection of biology, sports, epidemiology, physics, information theory and mathematics both pure and applied. The book is of interest to graduate students of mathematics, computer science, information theory and the sciences as well as university professors of these topics.

2. Editor-in-Chief, Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (in development with Springer Major Reference Works); 2020-2024

The purpose of this unique Handbook is to unfold the transformation of the philosophy of mathematics from its origins in the history of mathematical practice. In order to do so, chapters will describe different mathematical practices in different time periods of history and contrast it with the development of philosophy. The contributions will include scholars from other disciplines who have contributed to the richness of perspectives that abound the study of philosophy today. The 14 sections of this Handbook aim to synthesize what is known, and what has unfolded but also offer directions in which the study of philosophy of mathematics as evident in increasingly diverse mathematical practices is headed. Different sections of the Handbook will offer insights into the origins, debates, methodologies and newer perspectives that characterize the discipline today. This Handbook is curated by an editorial advisory board and section editors consisting of leading scholars from the disciplines of mathematics, history and philosophy. The Handbook is dedicated to Reuben Hersh, Yuri Manin and Chandler Davis. The book was appraised by Barry Mazur (Harvard); John Stillwell (U-San Francisco), and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (IHES-France) as follows:

This book with its exciting depth and breadth, illuminates us about the history, practice, and the very language of our subject; about the role of abstraction, of proof and manners of proof; about the interplay of fundamental intuitions; about algebraic thought in contrast to geometric thought. The richness of mathematics and the philosophy encompassing it is splendidly exhibited over the wide range of time these volumes cover---from deep platonic and neoplatonic influences to the most current experimental approaches.   Enriched, as well, with vivid biographies and brilliant personal essays written by (and about) people who play an important role in our tradition, this extraordinary collection of essays is fittingly dedicated to the memory of Chandler Davis, Reuben Hersh, and Yuri Manin.---Barry Mazur, Gerhard Gade University Professor, Harvard University

This encyclopedic Handbook will be a treat for all those interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics. Whether one is interested in individuals (from Pythagoras through Newton and Leibniz to Grothendieck), fields (geometry, algebra, number theory, logic, probability, analysis), viewpoints (from Platonism to Intuitionism), or methods (proof, experiment, computer assistance), the reader will find a multitude of chapters that inform and fascinate.---John Stillwell, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of San Francisco

Dedicating a  volume  to the memory of three mathematicians – Chandler Davis, Reuben Hersh, and Yuri Manin –, who went out of their way to show to a broader audience that mathematics is more than what they might think, is an excellent initiative. Gathering authors coming from many different backgrounds but who are very strict about the essays they write was successfully achieved by the editor-in-chief.  The result: a great source of potential inspiration! ---Jean-Pierre Bourguignon; Nicolaas Kuiper Honorary Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques

3. Editor-in-Chief, Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences  2017-2021

This state-of-the-art handbook consists of 7 parts and more than 100 chapters covering the fascinating interplay of mathematics, arts and sciences. The handbook covers Mathematics and Architecture; Mathematics, Science and Dynamical Systems; Mathematics, Art & Aesthetics; Mathematics, Humanites and Language Arts; Mathematics in Society; Mathematics, History and Philosophy; and New Directions. Science and Art are used as umbrella terms to encompass the physical, natural and geological sciences, as well as the visual and performing arts. 

4. Editorial Board: Encylopedia of Mathematics Education, Springer; 2017-2020: 

5. Advisory Board of Sammenheng gjennom Undersøkende Matematikkundervisning (Coherence through inquiry based mathematics teaching), a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council, 2017-2023

6. International Fulbright Specialist: 2013-2018

• a. Inquiry-based teaching units in mathematics teacher education programs in Arctic Norway- Fulbright Specialist- University of Tromso, Norway [June 2017]
• b. Foundations of Mathematics Education- Fulbright Specialist- Universidad Antonio Nariño, Colombia [June 2015]

Field of Study

I have a wide range of research interests: Creativity; Interdisciplinarity ( Math-Art-Science: Visualizations, Experimental etc); International Mathematics Education; History and Philosophy of Mathematics and its Practice  ~~I am also an amateur philologist and dabble in Encyclopaedism (in the sense of Diderot)..

Selected Publications

Selected Books   (in reverse chronology ~since 2017)

1. Sriraman, B. (Ed) (2027) (Ongoing) Handbook of Visual, Experimental and Computational Mathematics - Bridges through Data 1000pp. Springer Major Reference Works
2. Sriraman, B. (Ed) (2024). Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, 3200 pp. Springer Major Reference Works
3. Sriraman,B. (Ed) (2021). Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences, 2853pp. Springer Major Reference Works
4. Sriraman,B. (2017). Humanizing Mathematics and its Philosophy, Birkhauser, Basel AMS Notices Review

For a full list of books visit my Amazon page

Selected Journal Articles, Handbook Chapters & Book Chapters (since 2021)

1. Sriraman,B.(2024). Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry in the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice. In:Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, pp.1721-1726, Springer, Cham
2. Sriraman,B., & Hersh, R. (2024). The history and philosophy of mathematical practice: From origins to natural historians/philosophers:  A conversation. In Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, pp.7-12, Springer Cham
3. Sriraman,B & Lee, K. (2024).Influences in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Mathematical Practice. In Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, pp.909-916, Springer, Cham.
4. Britton, J., Sriraman, B. (2024). Sir Isaac Newton and Opticks. In:Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, pp.1179-1188, Springer, Cham.
5. Stewart, S., & Sriraman, B. (2023). Promoting effective collaboration in the mathematics community. In S. Stewart (Ed). Mathematicians’ Reflections on Teaching: A Symbiosis with Mathematics Education Theories, pp.29-36, Springer. 
6. Sriraman, B. (2022). Uncertainty as a catalyst and condition for creativity: the case of mathematics. ZDM - Mathematics Education, vol.54, no.1, pp.19-33.
7. Haavold, P., & Sriraman, B. (2022). Creativity in problem solving: Integrating two different view of insight. ZDM - Mathematics Education, vol.54, no.1, pp.83-96.
8. Leikin, R., & Sriraman, B. (2022). Empirical research on creativity in mathematics (education): from the wastelands of psychology to the current state of the art. ZDM- Mathematics Education, vol.54, no.1, pp.1-17. 
9. Singh,R., & Sriraman, B. (2022). Equity, Social Justice and Transformational Giftedness: A Gifted Academy in a vulnerable community. In The Palgrave Handbook of Transformational Giftedness for Education, pp. 335-353. 
10. Sriraman, B. (2022).. Euclidean Embodiments in the 21st Century: An Ode to Aldous Huxley (1894-1963). Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, vol.53, pp.23-42.
11. Sriraman, B. (2022). Engineering Uncertainty in the Mathematics Classroom: Implications for Classroom Tasks and Learning. In R. Beghetto & G. Jaeger (Eds). Uncertainty: A Catalyst for Creativity, Learning and Development pp.197-210. Springer Switzerland.
12. Mycroft, K., Sriraman B (2021). Mathematics in the Maritime. In: Sriraman B. (eds) Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences. Springer, Cham
13. Schmidt M., Sriraman B. (2021). Nyaya Methodology and Western Mathematical Logic: Origins and Implications. In: Sriraman B. (eds) Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences. Springer, Cham

Publications

1. For a full list please visit my Google Scholar page 
2. UM Research Impact page is found here
3. Preprints of papers from 2004-2018 are found at this archived page here
4. Papers on Springerlink

Affiliations

I hold an appointment as Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at the Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

I have been affiliated with the University of Tromso (Norway) since 2009, and the University of Iceland since 2006.

Founding Editor, The Mathematics Enthusiast [is independent, open-access and assigns copyright to authors]

 I edit a number of book series with Springer Nature and Brill.which are found below:

Series Founding Co-editor: Advances in Mathematics Education, Springer Science, Berlin/Heidelberg

Series Founding Co-editor: Creativity Theory and Action in Education. Springer Switzerland

Founding Editor, Advances in Creativity and Giftedness, Brill Publishers (The Netherlands)

Founding Editor: Advances in Innovation Education, Brill Publishers (The Netherlands)

Specialized Skills

I have international experience in alternative schools in different parts of the world. I have been successfull in establishing long term collaborations with the community of creativity researchers; mathematicians, philosophers, mathematics educators, and artists all over the world. As a result I have been successfull in curating and editing very large compendiums of Knowledge.

Professional Experience

In academia since 2002...
Merchant Marine, 1989-1992

International Experience

UniVisiting Professorships

1. University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Jan 2005
2. Queensland University of Technology, Australia, July 2005
3. University of Hamburg, December/January  2006
4. University of Southern Denmark, January 2006
5. University of Cyprus, February 2006
6. University of Moncton, New Brunswick, April 2006
7. University of Athens and University of Cyprus; August 2006
8. Iceland Univ. of Education, October 2006
9. University of Hamburg, January 2007
10. University of Iceland, March 2007
11. University of Cyprus, April 2007
12. University of Iceland Feb 2008 [one week, data collection in Northern  Iceland]
13. Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, June 2007
14. Queensland University of Technology, Australia, April 2008 [one week]
15. University of Cyprus, May 2008
16. Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, July 2008
17. Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey May/June 2009
18. Iran University of Science and Technology August 2009
19. University of Duisburg-Essen, September 2009
20. University of Agder, Norway October 2009
21. University of Tromso, Norway January-February  2010
22. Linkoeping University, Sweden [March 2010; as Dissertation opponent]
23. Umea University, Sweden, [one week- March 2010]
24. University of Aarhus, Denmark March 2010
25. University of Agder, Norway May 2010
26. University of Stavanger, Norway May 2010
27. University of Agder, October 2010
28. University of Oslo, October 2010
29. Seoul National University, November 2010
30. University of Saskatchewan, January 2011
31. University of Iceland, May 2011
32. University of Tromso, Norway November 2011
33. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina, April 2012
34. University Sainsi- Penang, Malaysia, December 2012
35. University of Iceland, March 2013
36. Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon- Turkey, June 2013
37. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Kirshehir- Turkey, June-July 2013
38. University of the Western Cape, South Africa, Sept. 2013
39. University of Tromso, Norway, December 2013
40. University of Iceland, March 2014
41. University of Tromso, April 2014
42. University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, June 2014
43. University of Tromso, September 2014
44. University of Iceland, November 2014 (1 week)
45. University of Iceland, May 2015 (1 week)
46. Universidad Antonio Narino, Colombia (February 2015)
47. Universidad Antonio Narino, Colombia, June 2015 as Fulbright Specialist)
48. University of Haifa, Israel (June/July 2015)
49. Iceland International Aid Commission, Maputo, Mozambique (Sept 2015)
50. University of Iceland (March 2016) (1 week)
51. University of Saskatchewan (June 2016) John Ranton McIntosh Visiting Scholar
52. University Sains Malaysia (January 2017)
53. University of Iceland (February 2017)
54. University of Tromso, Norway (June 2017 as Fulbright Specialist)
55. Stockholm University, Sweden (November 2017; as Dissertation Opponent)
56. University of Tromso, Norway (December 2017)
57. Seoul National University, South Korea (January 2018).
58. University of Tromso, Norway (June 2018)
59. University of Tromso, Norway (August 2018)
60. University of Tromso, Norway (November 2018)
61. University of Saskatchewan (Jan30-Feb2, 2019) John Ranton McIntosh Visiting Scholar
62. University of Tromso, Norway (June 2019)
63. University of Tromso, Norway (September 2019)
64. University of Tromso, Norway (February 2020)-
65. Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN), Serbia (May 2020) 
66. Vanderbilt University (November 2021)
67. University of Iceland (May 2022)
68. Karlstad University, Sweden (June 2022) 
69. University of Tromso, Norway (June 2022) 
70. University of Tromso, Norway (Sept 2022)
71. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai India (Jan 2023- Guest of Prof. Shrikrishna Dani)
72. University of Iceland (March 2023)
73. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Kirshehir- Turkey (May 2023)
74. University of Tromso, Norway (Sept 2023)
75. University of Tromso, Norway (April 2024)

LEADERSHIP/ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE IN RESEARCH SYMPOSIA AND FORUMS

1. Co-organizer of 1st International Symposium of Mathematics and its Connections to the Arts and Sciences (MACAS1), held at the University of Education, Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany, May 2005.
2. Co-Organizer of Research Forum (with Lyn English): Theories of Mathematics Education at the 29th Annual meeting of the International Group of Psychology of Mathematics Education. Melbourne, Australia, July 10-15, 2005.
3. Co-organizer of the Working Group on Modeling and Applications at the 5th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME5), Larnaca, Cyprus Feb 21-27, 2007.
4. Co-organizer of the 2nd International Symposium of Mathematics and its Connections to the Arts and Sciences, held at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, [May 2007]
5. Organizer of Symposium “Mathematics/science pedagogy and its connections to science/math and the arts” 9th International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group (IHPST) 2007,  University of Calgary, June 2007.
6. Co-organizer of Working Group on Data modeling at 13th International Community on Teaching Modeling & Applications (ICTMA 13).Bloomington, Indiana, July 22-26, 2007.
7. 2007 Oberwolfach Symposium on Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers:  Research and Practice from an International Perspective November11-17, 2007, Oberwolfach, Germany 
8. Co-organizer of 3rd International Symposium of Mathematics and its Connections to the Arts and Sciences, to be  held at the University of Moncton, NB, Canada [May 2009]   Symposium funded through SSHRC- Canada Grant [co-applicant with Viktor Freiman ]
9. Co-organizer (with Kyeong-Hwa, Lee) Special Sessions on Creativity and Talent development in Mathematics. Joint Korea and American Mathematical Society meeting, Seoul Korea, Dec 16-20, 2009.
10. Co-organizer ((with K. Hoechsmann, PIMS; S. Friessen,, U- Calgary; G. Toerner, Univ of Duisburg Essen, Germany) of joint PIMS/DMV meeting at Banff International Research Center (Canada) Workshop on Teachers as Stakeholders in Mathematics Education Research (MER) December 2010
11. Co-organizer of Working Group on Exploring creativity: From the mathematics classroom to the mathematicians’ mind, 37th Annual Meeting of Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, Brock University May 24-28, 2013.
12. Co-organizer (with A. Fyhn) Creativity and giftedness in mathematics education Symposium, University of Tromso, Norway: December 18-19, 2013
13. Co-organizer (with A. Fyhn) Sami Mathematics in Kautokeino Secondary Schools Symposium, University of Tromso, Norway: March 17-19,2014
14. Invited Participant in Mathematical Curiosity Worksop, University of Haifa,Israel, July 2023

Honors / Awards

• 2022-27 Editor-in-Chief, Handbook of Visual, Experimental and Computational Mathematics - Bridges through Data. Springer Major Reference Works
• 2020-24 Editor-in-Chief, The Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice. Springer Major Reference Works
• 2017-21 Editor-in-Chief, The Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences. Springer Major Reference Works
• 2017 Fulbright Specialist at University of Tromso, Norway [June 2017]
• 2016 UM Distinguished Scholar Award
• 2015 Fulbright Specialist in Mathematics Education at Universidad Antonio Narino, Colombia [June 2015] 
• 2014 Roeper Review Interview
• 2012 Nominated for Lilavati Prize
• 2009 Golden Alumni Award- Northern Illinois University
• 2008 UM President's Report 
• 2007 School Science and Mathematics Association Early Scholar Award
• 2006,2007 Nominated for the NAGC Early Scholar Award
• 2002 NAGC Research Brief of the Year Award

Hobbies

Wandering