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

I am currently undertaking the APP PGR course with the Academic Development Centre with a view to pursuing Advance HE accreditation. I am also a WIHEA student fellow, awarded due to my passion for teaching and learning at the University.

Year	Term	Teaching
2025-26	Term 1	Teaching assistant for EC119 Mathematical Analysis and MA3K4 Introduction to Group Theory Awarded an Economics Teaching Excellence prize
	Term 2	Teaching assistant for EC133 Linear Algebra and MA266 Multilinear Algebra
2024-25	Term 1	Teaching assistant for EC119 Mathematical Analysis Awarded an Economics Teaching Excellence prize
	Term 2	Teaching assistant for EC133 Linear Algebra
	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
	Term 3	Teaching assistant for Introduction to LaTeX
	All year	Supervisor to two groups of first year Maths students
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! See below for details of some of the things I get up to around the University.

Committee Roles

I am a rare example of someone who is passionate about University policy and governance! Since I started my PhD, I have been the PGR SEM faculty rep and a course rep for the SGSLC. As an undergraduate, I was part of the SSLC throughout my degree and chair for the last three years of my degree.

Click below to see what elected positions I have held and what committees I have been on.

2025/26

Outside of the department:

Academic Forum
Faculty Education and Student Experience Committee for SEM
Faculty Steering Group for SEM
GTA Working Group
Postgraduate Research Subcommittee (co-chair)
Research Committee
SEM EDI Forum
Senate

Within the department:

MOSAIC (co-chair)
Staff Graduate Student Liaison Committee
Teaching Committee

2024/25

Outside of the department:

Academic Forum
Education and Student Experience Committee
Faculty Board for SEM
Faculty Education Committee for SEM
Postgraduate Research Subcommittee
Research Committee
SEM EDI Forum

Within the department:

MOSAIC
Staff Graduate Student Liaison Committee
Teaching Committee

Undergraduate (2020-2024)

2023/24

EDI Committee
MOSAIC
SEM EDI Forum
Student-Staff Liaison Committee (chair)
Teaching Committee

2022/23

Disability Taskforce (co-chair)
EDI Committee
SEM EDI Forum
Social Inclusion Committee
Student-Staff Liaison Committee (chair)
Teaching Committee

2021/22

EDI Committee
Student-Staff Liaison Committee (chair)
Teaching Committee

2020/21

Student-Staff Liaison Committee

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

I am also very involved with many projects surrounding diversity and inclusion at the University. Some examples of work I have been involved with includes:

A project with the Social Mobility Research Hub on transitions to university for students with SEN.
Presenting on inclusive teaching at the Warwick Inclusion Conference.
Research into how the department can improve inclusion amongst undergraduates.
Organising events with MOSAIC for underrepresented students in mathematical sciences.

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!

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.

UKMT Mentoring

I am a mentor for the UKMT mentoring scheme, which supports keen young mathematicians in developing their problem-solving skills.

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!).