Michael Cavaliere
About Me
I am a second year PhD student under the supervision of Dr Gareth Tracey and Dr Adam Thomas, working on permutation group theory. More specifically, I am investigating bounds on minimal generator numbers for primitive permutation groups.
I previously completed my MMath degree at Warwick, including a third year project on cycles in Cayley graphs and a fourth year project on the group-theoretic proof of Burnside's theorem.
I can be contacted at . My office is B3.04, but I am rarely there and can be most often found in my adopted office of B1.0π.
Conferences
Upcoming
- Group Theory in Birmingham, University of Birmingham (May 2026)
- Groups and Algebras in Bicocca for Young Algebraists, University of Milano-Bicocca (June 2026)
Previously Attended
- Manchester Algebra Conference, University of Manchester (January 2026)
- Orbit Meeting, University of Birmingham (November 2025)
- Talking Maths in Public, University of Warwick (August 2025)
- Postgraduate Group Theory Conference, University of Bristol (July 2025)
- Diversity & Decolonisation in Mathematics, University of Warwick (April 2025)
Contributed talk: Improving Inclusion for Neurodivergent Students in Mathematics - New Perspectives in Computational Group Theory, University of Warwick (June 2024)
- Talking Maths in Public, Newcastle University (September 2023)
- Warwick Inclusion Conference, University of Warwick (June 2022)
Contributed talk: Inclusive Teaching for Autistic and Neurodivergent Students
Seminars
- Co-organiser for the Postgraduate Seminar 2025-26, along with Dan Roebuck.
- Co-organiser for the Junior Algebra Seminar, along with Nathan Lockwood and Dan Roebuck.
Teaching
| Year | Term | Teaching |
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| 2025-26 | Term 1 | Teaching assistant for EC119 Mathematical Analysis and MA3K4 Introduction to Group Theory |
| Term 2 | Teaching assistant for EC133 Linear Algebra and MA266 Multilinear Algebra |
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| 2024-25 | Term 1 | Teaching assistant for EC119 Mathematical Analysis |
| Term 2 | Teaching assistant for EC133 Linear Algebra |
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| Term 3 | Teaching assistant for Introduction to LaTeX | |
| 2023-24 | Term 1 | Revision lectures for MA141 Analysis 1 and MA140 Mathematical Analysis 1 through Warwick Maths Society |
| Term 2 | Revision lectures for MA132 Foundations, MA151 Algebra 1 and MA268 Algebra 3 through Warwick Maths Society |
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| Term 3 | Teaching assistant for Introduction to LaTeX |
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| All year | Supervisor to two groups of first year Maths students |
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| 2022-23 | Term 3 | Revision lectures for MA150 Algebra 2 and MA249 Algebra II: Groups and Rings through Warwick Maths Society Teaching assistant for Introduction to LaTeX |
Other Activities
Outside of my degree, I keep very busy! I am very involved with many projects surrounding diversity and inclusion at university, including a project with the Social Mobility Research Hub, presenting on inclusive teaching at the Warwick Inclusion Conference and research into how the department can improve inclusion amongst undergraduates. I have also been part of MOSAIC since it began, helping to run events for underrepresented students in mathematical sciences.
I also enjoy being involved with departmental and university committees. I was a course rep on the Maths SSLC for all four years of my undergraduate degree and SSLC chair for three years, where I attended the Teaching Committee, EDI Committee and staff meetings to represent undergraduate views. I am now the PGR SEM faculty rep, where I sit on various faculty boards and education committees, and a course representative for the Maths SGSLC.
Outreach
I enjoy getting involved with maths outreach events at Warwick and beyond - click through to see a few examples of things I have been involved with!
Chalkdust Magazine
I occasionally volunteer as an editor for Chalkdust magazine, a magazine for the mathematically curious.
I have been involved with Issue 18 and Issue 23 (coming soon!).
UKMT Mentoring
I am a mentor for the UKMT mentoring scheme, which supports keen young mathematicians in developing their problem-solving skills.
Royal Institution Masterclasses
I have supported the Royal Institution Masterclasses at Warwick, which are extracurricular workshops for Year 9 students interested in maths beyond the classroom, including writing and delivering a masterclass on the maths behind cryptography.
Problem Solving Matters
I support the annual Problem Solving Matters course at Warwick, where Year 12 students interested in studying maths-related subjects at university are supported to develop their problem-solving skills and prepare for admissions tests.