DAAD PRIME Fellow at Universität des Saarlandes and Université Savoie Mont Blanc, researching computational complexity through algebra. https://www.prateekdwivedi.in Four days of algebraic complexity and community building in Copenhagen — At my first Workshop on Algebraic Complexity Theory (WACT) in Bangalore in 2019, I was just beginning my journey in algebraic complexity, unsure how to start a conversation with the pioneers of the field. Seven years later, I was sitting with Avi Wigderson in Copenhagen, listening to him talk about Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/wact2026/ https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/wact2026/ AI reaches new milestone by solving hardest school-level math problems — OpenAI recently announced that its generative AI model had achieved a Gold medal performance in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Shortly thereafter, Demis Hassabis—CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel laureate—announced that their model has achieved the same performance. Last year, their specialized model called AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry could only manage Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/AI-Wins-Gold-in-Math-Olympiad/ https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/AI-Wins-Gold-in-Math-Olympiad/ First international trip to attend theory winter school in Switzerland — Apart from proving theorems and occasionally experiencing those Eureka moments, travelling and exploring new places is one of the satisfying perks of being in academia. I’m not going to deny that I was looking forward to it when I started my PhD in 2018 - and then we had the Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/ZurichTravel/ https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/ZurichTravel/ Managing finances during graduate studies — I started my fifth year of PhD last year in August, and with that, I entered that phase where new graduate students would look up to me seeking guidance. I was invited to a panel discussion as a panelist to share my advice with a wider audience. I realised that Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0800 https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/PhDAndFinance/ https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/PhDAndFinance/ Looking back at the books I enjoyed reading in 2022 — Every year in January, I like to spend some time contemplating the books I have read in the past year. It started with an exercise where I would keep a count of books I have read and challenge myself to improve in the upcoming year. The purpose was to develop Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800 https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/Books-Of-2022/ https://www.prateekdwivedi.in/blog/Books-Of-2022/