Curriculum Vitae

a formal proof of experience

Final-year B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics student at the University of Groningen. With Arthemy Kiselev, I compute the constants that arise when the Lie bracket of vector fields on the line is extended to $N$ arguments; they form the new integer sequence OEIS A392714. I am pursuing their connections to flag varieties and Schubert calculus, and establishing the structure of the late-growing permutations that arise in the computation.

Education

2023 - now · expected 2027

B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics (double degree)

University of Groningen, Bernoulli Institute. Enrolled in the Honours College programme.

graduate courses (audited)

Geometry and Topology: Bundles, Brackets, Bivectors A. V. Kiselev, 2025‑26 · lecture 2 notes

Geometry and Differential Equations A. V. Kiselev, 2027

2016 - 2023

Sahyadri School KFI, Pune, India

Publications

preprints

[1] · 2026

K. C. Shah and A. V. Kiselev, The counts of parity-odd vs even late-growing permutations in the group $S_{2p-1}$ differ by $(-1)^p$, arXiv:2610.35779 [math.CO], 2026.

[2] · 2026

K. C. Shah and A. V. Kiselev, New integer sequence OEIS A392714 counts Wronskians: fast evaluation via late-growing permutations, arXiv:2610.08636 [math.NT], 2026.

[3] · 2026

K. C. Shah and A. V. Kiselev, The alternating compositions of weighted differential operators yield the weights’ Wronskian with which constant?, arXiv:2605.11137 [math.CO], 2026.

in preparation

[4]

K. C. Shah and A. V. Kiselev, New integer sequence OEIS A392714 counts Wronskians, II. Computing within the permutation group algebra, for SciPost Physics Proceedings, 36th International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Group36, Valladolid).

other

[5] · 2022

K. Shah, Problem 61 from KVPY 2016, At Right Angles, vol. 13, pp. 62-63, 2022. link

Research

2026 - now

Alternating compositions of weighted differential operators, Wronskian identities and the const(p) programme, joint work with Arthemy Kiselev.

$L_\infty$-structures, BV formalism, derived brackets, $p$-adic valuations, parallel computation.

2025 - 26

Minimal surfaces associated with nonpolynomial contact symmetries

Construction of infinite families of minimal surfaces, including a self-intersecting surface filling the trefoil knot.

Talks, posters and schools

presented

aug 2026

Talk, GQT Graduate School & Colloquium 2026 · slides

Geometry & Quantum Theory cluster, Groesbeek, the Netherlands.

jul 2026

Talk, Group36 · slides

36th International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics, Valladolid, Spain.

jul 2026

Poster, ANTS XVII · poster · as a website ↗

Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium, Groningen, the Netherlands.

jun 2026

Talk, Honours College · slides

University of Groningen.

attended

oct 2026

School, ASC School on Generalized Symmetries

Arnold Sommerfeld Center, LMU Munich, Germany.

Software and data

2026

OEIS A392714

Contributed the new integer sequence const(p) and its extended b-file, verified to $p = 18$.

2026

wronskian-constant, reproducibility artefact for arXiv:2610.08636

C++ and Python solvers, exact arithmetic via modular reduction and CRT, HPC cluster scripts. MIT licence. AI-assisted implementation (Claude); algorithm design and proofs my own.

Teaching

2026 - 27

Teaching Assistant, University of Groningen

Metric & Topological Spaces; Quantum Physics 1.

2025 - 26

Teaching Assistant, University of Groningen

Metric & Topological Spaces; Functional Analysis.

Funding and travel support

2026

Caltech Mathathon, Pasadena, 13-15 Nov 2026

Selected participant, USD 1,300 travel funding from Caltech.

2026

Conference registration fees

Group36 (Valladolid) and the GQT Graduate School & Colloquium, covered by the University of Groningen.

Service and leadership

2024 - now

Programme Committee, (Applied) Mathematics, Systems and Control

Chair of the student members since 2025; member 2024-25.

2025

Organiser and host, Teacher of the Year election and award ceremony

(Applied) Mathematics, Systems and Control.

2025

Mentor for first-year (Applied) Mathematics students

2025

PromoTeam, (Applied) Mathematics

Skills

programming Python, C/C++, Java.
computation Exact large-integer arithmetic (modular reduction, CRT), memoised combinatorial search, parallel computation and Slurm job submission on HPC clusters.
tools LaTeX, Matplotlib, Manim, Maple; Adobe Creative Suite, Blender.
languages English, Hindi, Gujarati (native); Italian (learning).
interests Multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, piano, tabla); distance running, first marathon May 2026.

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