Dominic Bair

About

I am a PhD candidate in mathematics at the University of Tennessee, advised by Dr. Yulan Qing and Dr. Jan Rosinski. My current interests lie at the intersection of coarse geometry and stochastic processes. In particular, I am interested in percolation and graph limit theory. My previous research includes machine learning, computer vision, Bayesian inference, and experimental physics. I'm passionate about both theoretical research and communicating mathematics through teaching.

Research

• First-passage percolation, non-positive curvature, and radial maps, — Preprint , 2025, link.
  Joint work with Sagnik Jana and Yulan Qing. A study on the preservation, or lack there of, of geometries with non-positive curvature under first-passage percolation.
• DVM: A deep learning algorithm for minimizing functionals, — Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU), 2022, link.
  Advised by Dr. Dominique Zosso. A novel deep learning algorithm using concepts in caclulus of varitaions to solve PDE's.
• MNPmApp: An image analysis tool to quantify mononuclear phagocyte distribution in mucosal tissues, — Cytometry Part A, vol. 101, no. 12, pp. 1012–1026, 2022, link.
  Joint work with Catherine Potts, Julia Schearer, Thomas A. Sebrell, Becky Ayler, Jordan Love, Jennifer Dankoff, Paul R. Harris, Dominique Zosso, and Diane Bimczok. A tool to analyze spatial statistics of dendritic cells in gastric mucosa.

Conferences

• ATMCS11 – Montana State University - July 2025
  Topics: Algebraic Topology, Methods, Computation, & Science.
• 53rd Barret Lectures – University of Tennessee - May 2025
  Topics: Recent Development in Geometric Group Theory.
• 52rd Barret Lectures – University of Tennessee - May 2024
  Topics: Stochastic Analysis and its Application.

Teaching

You can view my semester schedule here: sp26_schedule.pdf

• M115 Statistical Reasoning – Spring 2026
  Role: Instructor for two sections.
• M115 Statistical Reasoning – Fall 2025
  Role: Instructor for two sections.

Curriculum Vitae

You can download my CV here: cv.pdf

Contact

Email: dbair@vols.utk.edu

Office: E202, Walters Academic Building, University of Tennessee

GitHub: @DothWalrus