Associate Professor James East

Associate Professor James East

Associate Professor - Pure Mathematics,
Mathematics & Statistics

Biography

I obtained my PhD in pure mathematics from the University of Sydney, where I also did my BSc (Adv Math), gaining first class honours and the university medal. Since then, I held postdoctoral research positions at La Trobe University and the University of Sydney, before joining Western Sydney University in 2011. I am currently an associate professor and ARC Future Fellow.

My research comes under the broad headings of abstract algebra and combinatorics, and I am particularly interested in semigroup theory. The main objects of my study are transformation semigroups, diagram monoids (and associated algebras and categories), and braid groups and monoids. Recurring themes in my work include presentations, congruences, (products of) idempotents, sandwich semigroups, combinatorial invariant theory and more.

Outside of mathematical research, I enjoy philosophy, cricket, Rubiks puzzles, and single malt whisky.

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Qualifications

  • PhD University of Sydney

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Mathematical Society (2002 - 2020)

Awards

  • ARC Future Fellowship 2020-01-01

Interests

  • Algebra
  • Braid groups and monoids
  • Combinatorics
  • Diagram monoids/algebras/categories
  • Reflection groups and monoids
  • Semigroup theory
  • Transformation semigroups

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Mathematics & Statistics

Contact

Email: J.East@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9685 9108
Mobile:
Location: EN.1.33
Parramatta

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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Easdown, D., East, J. and FitzGerald, D. (2004), 'Braids and factorizable inverse monoids', Proceedings of a Workshop: Semigroups and Languages, World Scientific 9812389172.

Journal Articles

  • East, J., Hendriksen, M. and Park, L. (2023), 'On the enumeration of integer tetrahedra', Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, vol 108 .
  • Clark, C. and East, J. (2023), 'Presentations for wreath products involving symmetric inverse monoids and categories', Journal of Algebra, vol 620 , pp 630 - 668.
  • East, J. and Ruskuc, N. (2023), 'Congruence lattices of ideals in categories and (partial) semigroups', Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, vol 284 , pp 1 - 144.
  • Cameron, P., East, J., Fitzgerald, D., Mitchell, J., Pebody, L. and Quinn-Gregson, T. (2023), 'Minimum degrees of finite rectangular bands, null semigroups, and variants of full transformation semigroups', Combinatorial Theory, vol 3, no 3 .
  • East, J. (2022), 'Presentations for Pk', Monatshefte fur Mathematik, vol 197, no 2 , pp 293 - 298.
  • East, J. and Gray, R. (2021), 'Ehresmann theory and partition monoids', Journal of Algebra, vol 579 , pp 318 - 352.
  • East, J. (2021), 'Structure of principal one-sided ideals', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 31, no 6 , pp 1093 - 1145.
  • East, J. and Ham, N. (2021), 'Lattice paths and submonoids of Z2', Annals of Combinatorics, vol 25, no 4 , pp 797 - 847.
  • Dolinka, I., Durdev, I. and East, J. (2021), 'Sandwich semigroups in diagram categories', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 31, no 7 , pp 1339 - 1404.
  • East, J. and Mitchell, J. (2021), 'Generating wreath products of symmetric and alternating groups', New Zealand Journal of Mathematics, vol 51 , pp 85 - 93.
  • East, J. (2021), 'Presentations for Temperley-Lieb algebras', Quarterly Journal of Mathematics, vol 72, no 4 , pp 1253 - 1269.
  • East, J. (2020), 'Transformation representations of sandwich semigroups', Experimental Mathematics, vol 29, no 3 , pp 291 - 295.
  • East, J. and Higgins, P. (2020), 'Green's relations and stability for subsemigroups', Semigroup Forum, vol 101, no 1 , pp 77 - 86.
  • East, J. (2020), 'Idempotents and one-sided units : lattice invariants and a semigroup of functors on the category of monoids', Journal of Algebra, vol 560 , pp 1219 - 1252.
  • East, J. (2019), 'Presentations for rook partition monoids and algebras and their singular ideals', Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, vol 223, no 3 , pp 1097 - 1122.
  • Dolinka, I., East, J., Evangelou, A., FitzGerald, D., Ham, N., Hyde, J., Loughlin, N. and Mitchell, J. (2019), 'Enumeration of idempotents in planar diagram monoids', Journal of Algebra, vol 522 , pp 351 - 385.
  • East, J. and Niles, R. (2019), 'Integer polygons of given perimeter', Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society, vol 100, no 1 , pp 131 - 147.
  • Feng, Y., Al-Aadhami, A., Dolinka, I., East, J. and Gould, V. (2019), 'Presentations for singular wreath products', Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, vol 223, no 12 , pp 5106 - 5146.
  • East, J. (2019), 'Idempotents and one-sided units in infinite partial Brauer monoids', Journal of Algebra, vol 534 , pp 427 - 482.
  • East, J. and Niles, R. (2019), 'Integer triangles of given perimeter : a new approach via group theory', American Mathematical Monthly, vol 126, no 8 , pp 735 - 739.
  • East, J., Gadouleau, M. and Mitchell, J. (2019), 'Structural aspects of semigroups based on digraphs', Algebraic Combinatorics, vol 2, no 5 , pp 711 - 733.
  • East, J., Egri-Nagy, A., Mitchell, J. and Peresse, Y. (2019), 'Computing finite semigroups', Journal of Symbolic Computation, vol 92 , pp 110 - 155.
  • Dolinka, I. and East, J. (2018), 'Semigroups of rectangular matrices under a sandwich operation', Semigroup Forum, vol 96, no 2 , pp 253 - 300.
  • East, J. (2018), 'Presentations for (singular) partition monoids : a new approach', Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, vol 165, no 3 , pp 549 - 562.
  • East, J., Kumar, J., Mitchell, J. and Wilson, W. (2018), 'Maximal subsemigroups of finite transformation and diagram monoids', Journal of Algebra, vol 504 , pp 176 - 216.
  • East, J. and Vernitski, A. (2018), 'Ranks of ideals in inverse semigroups of difunctional binary relations', Semigroup Forum, vol 96, no 1 , pp 21 - 30.
  • Dolinka, I. and East, J. (2018), 'Twisted Brauer monoids', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section A: Mathematics, vol 148, no 4 , pp 731 - 750.
  • East, J., Mitchell, J., Ruskuc, N. and Torpey, M. (2018), 'Congruence lattices of finite diagram monoids', Advances in Mathematics, vol 333 , pp 931 - 1003.
  • Dolinka, I., Durdev, I., East, J., Honyam, P., Sangkhanan, K., Sanwong, J. and Sommanee, W. (2018), 'Sandwich semigroups in locally small categories II : transformations', Algebra Universalis, vol 79, no 3 .
  • Dolinka, I., Durdev, I., East, J., Honyam, P., Sangkhanan, K., Sanwong, J. and Sommanee, W. (2018), 'Sandwich semigroups in locally small categories I : foundations', Algebra Universalis, vol 79, no 3 .
  • Dolinka, I., East, J. and Gray, R. (2017), 'Motzkin monoids and partial Brauer monoids', Journal of Algebra, vol 471 , pp 251 - 298.
  • East, J. and Gray, R. (2017), 'Diagram monoids and Graham-Houghton graphs : idempotents and generating sets of ideals', Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, vol 146 , pp 63 - 128.
  • Dolinka, I. and East, J. (2017), 'The idempotent-generated subsemigroup of the Kauffman monoid', Glasgow Mathematical Journal, vol 59, no 3 , pp 673 - 683.
  • East, J., Egri-Nagy, A. and Mitchell, J. (2017), 'Enumerating transformation semigroups', Semigroup Forum, vol 95, no 1 , pp 109 - 125.
  • East, J. (2017), 'Infinite dual symmetric inverse monoids', Periodica Mathematica Hungarica, vol 75, no 2 , pp 273 - 285.
  • East, J. and Nordahl, T. (2016), 'On groups generated by involutions of a semigroup', Journal of Algebra, vol 445 , pp 136 - 162.
  • Dolinka, I., East, J. and Mitchell, J. (2016), 'Idempotent rank in the endomorphism monoid of a nonuniform partition', Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society, vol 93, no 1 , pp 73 - 91.
  • Dolinka, I. and East, J. (2016), 'Idempotent generation in the endomorphism monoid of a uniform partition', Communications in Algebra, vol 44, no 12 , pp 5179 - 5198.
  • East, J., Mitchell, J. and Peresse, Y. (2015), 'Maximal subsemigroups of the semigroup of all mappings on an infinite set', Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, vol 367, no 3 , pp 1911 - 1944.
  • Dolinka, I., East, J., Evangelou, A., FitzGerald, D., Ham, N., Hyde, J. and Loughlin, N. (2015), 'Enumeration of idempotents in diagram semigroups and algebras', Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, vol 131, no 4 , pp 119 - 152.
  • East, J. (2015), 'A symmetrical presentation for the singular part of the symmetric inverse monoid', Algebra Universalis, vol 74, no 3 , pp 207 - 228.
  • Dolinka, I. and East, J. (2015), 'Variants of finite full transformation semigroups', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 25, no 8 , pp 1187 - 1222.
  • East, J. (2015), 'Singular braids and partial permutations', Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum, vol 81, no 1-2 , pp 55 - 77.
  • East, J. (2014), 'Infinite partition monoids', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 24, no 4 , pp 429 - 460.
  • East, J. (2014), 'Defining relations for idempotent generators in finite partial transformation semigroups', Semigroup Forum, vol 89, no 1 , pp 72 - 76.
  • East, J. (2014), 'Partition monoids and embeddings in 2-generator regular *-semigroups', Periodica Mathematica Hungarica, vol 69, no 2 , pp 211 - 221.
  • East, J. (2013), 'Defining relations for idempotent generators in finite full transformation semigroups', Semigroup Forum, .
  • East, J. (2013), 'Infinity minus infinity', Faith and Philosophy, vol 30, no 4 , pp 429 - 433.
  • East, J. and FitzGerald, D. (2012), 'The semigroup generated by the idempotents of a partition monoid', Journal of Algebra, vol 372 , pp 108 - 133.
  • East, J. (2012), 'Generation of infinite factorizable inverse monoids', Semigroup Forum, vol 84, no 2 , pp 267 - 283.
  • East, J. and Mcnamara, P. (2011), 'On the Work Performed by a Transformation Semigroup', Australasian Journal of Combinatorics, vol 49 , pp 95 - 109.
  • East, J. (2011), 'On the singular part of the partition monoid', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 21, no 40940 , pp 147 - 178.
  • East, J. (2011), 'Generators and relations for partition monoids and algebras', Journal of Algebra, vol 339, no 1 , pp 1 - 26.
  • East, J. (2010), 'Presentations for singular subsemigroups of the partial transformation semigroup', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 20, no 1 , pp 1 - 25.
  • East, J. (2010), 'Braids and order-preserving partial permutations', Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, vol 19, no 8 , pp 1025 - 1049.
  • East, J. (2010), 'A presentation for the singular part of the full transformation semigroup', Semigroup Forum, vol 81, no 2 , pp 357 - 379.
  • East, J. (2008), 'On a class of factorizable inverse monoids associated with braid groups', Communications in Algebra, vol 36, no 8 , pp 3155 - 3190.
  • East, J. (2008), 'Embeddings in coset monoids', Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, vol 85, no 1 , pp 75 - 80.
  • East, J., Easdown, D. and Fitzgerald, D. (2008), 'A presentation of the dual symmetric inverse monoid', International Journal of Algebra and Computation, vol 18, no 2 , pp 357 - 374.
  • East, J. (2007), 'Braids and Partial Permutations', Advances in Mathematics, vol 213, no 1 , pp 440 - 461.
  • East, J. (2007), 'Vines and Partial Transformations', Advances in Mathematics, vol 216, no 2 , pp 787 - 810.
  • East, J. (2006), 'Birman's Conjecture is True for I2(p)', Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifcations, vol 15, no 2 , pp 167 - 177.
  • East, J. (2006), 'Cellular Algebras and Inverse Semigroups', Journal of Algebra, vol 296, no 2 , pp 505 - 519.
  • East, J. (2006), 'The Factorizable Braid Monoid', Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, vol 49, no 3 , pp 609 - 636.
  • East, J. (2006), 'Factorizable Inverse Monoids of Cosets of Subgroups of a Group', Communications in Algebra, vol 34, no 7 , pp 2659 - 2665.
  • East, J. (2006), 'A Presentation of the Singular Part of the Symmetric Inverse Monoid', Communications in Algebra, vol 34, no 5 , pp 1671 - 1689.
  • East, J., Easdown, D. and Fitzgerald, D. (2005), 'Presentations of Factorizable Inverse Monoids', Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum, vol 71, no 3-4 , pp 509 - 520.

Current Projects

Title: Diagram categories and transformation semigroups
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: James East
Years: 2020-01-06 - 2026-01-05
ID: P00025447

Supervision

Current Supervision

Thesis Title: Algebraic Models of Bacterial Genomes Evolving by Inversions and Deletions
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