The New York Graph Theory Workshop is an informal and friendly research workshop sponsored by the Mathematics PhD program at the Graduate Center. There are no registration fees, but registration is required. Please take a look at this page for directions to the Graduate Center, parking, lodging, and local attractions.

Schedule: All talks will be held in the Science Center on the 4th floor. There are three types of talks:

30 minutes i.e. 20-23 min plus questions  

60 minutes i.e. 45-50 min plus questions plus small break

90 minutes i.e. 60 - 70 min plus questions plus 15 min tea break

Keynote Speakers

Sebastian Cioaba (University of Delaware)

Melvyn Nathanson (Lehman College and CUNY Graduate Center)

Ralihe Raul Villagran (Worchester Polytechnic Institute)

Titles and Abstracts

Tuesday May 26, 2026

10:00 am: Nathan Kahl (Seton Hall University)

10:30 am: Kerry Ojakian (Bronx Community College)

11:00 am: David Martinez (CUNY Graduate Center)

11:30 am: Joshua Birns (Stevens institute of Technology)

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm: Melvyn Nathanson (Lehman College and CUNY Graduate Center) (Keynote Talk)

2:45 pm: Tea

3:00 pm: Jon Cutler (Montclair State University)

4:00 pm: Eric Ramos (Stevens Institute of Technology)

5:00 pm: Wine and cheese

Wednesday May 27, 2026

10:00 am: Sandra Kingan (Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center)

10:30 am: John Saccoman (Seton Hall University)

11:00 am: Douglas Chen (Columbia University)

12:00 - 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm: Sebastian Cioaba (University of Delaware) (Keynote Talk)

2:45 pm: Tea

3:00 pm: Cicely Henderson (University of Waterloo)

3:30 pm: Mutasim Mim (CUNY Graduate Center)

4:00 pm: Emilio Minichiello (NY City College of Technology)

4:30 pm: Kayla Wager (Seton Hall University)

5:00 pm: Wine and cheese

Thursday May 28, 2026

10:00 am: Megan Owen (Lehman College and CUNY Graduate Center)

11:00 am: Deepak Bal (Montclair State university)

12:00 - 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm: Ralihe Raul Villagran (Worchester Polytechnic Institute) (Keynote Talk)

2:45 pm: Tea

3:00 pm: Ian Seong (Williams College)   

3:30 pm: Aihua Li (Montclair State University)

4:00 pm:  Saad Mneimneh (Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center) 

5:00 pm: Wine and cheese