Nitin Chidambaram

Department of Mathematics, UNED Madrid

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About

I'm Nitin Chidambaram, currently a Ramón y Cajal researcher (tenure-track) at the mathematics department of UNED in Madrid.

Before that, I spent 3 years as a postdoc at the University of Edinburgh and 2 years as a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn. I graduated with a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Alberta in 2020.

I'm broadly interested in algebraic geometry and physical mathematics, and in particular what ideas from physics can teach us about geometry. Among other things, I think about the Eynard-Orantin topological recursion, Airy structures, integrable hierarchies, the moduli space of curves, vertex algebras and the relationships between them.

You can also take a look at my CV below for more information.

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Publications

Here is a list of my publications and preprints.

Preprints

Published

Full list also on arXiv.

Events

Organization

I’m (co-)organizing:

Past:

Travel

Upcoming:

  • ICTS Bangalore, June 2026

Recent past:

Recent selected talks

  • 5.5-hour mini-course — Introduction to topological recursion, Nagoya University, February 2026
  • Theta classes: integrability, genTR and W-constraints, Enumerative Geometry, Integrability and Topological Recursion, MATRIX, December 2025
  • Gaiotto state from topological recursion, MaPhyAG seminar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, October 2025
  • Theta classes: integrability, W-constraints and topological recursion, Algebraic Geometry and Moduli Seminar, ETH Zurich, August 2025
  • CohFTs from r-th roots and integrability, Combinatorics and Interactions, IMPAN Krakow, March 2025
  • b-Hurwitz numbers from W-algebra representations, RIMS Kyoto, July 2024
  • b-Hurwitz theory, topological recursion and W-algebras, Geometry Seminar, ICMAT Madrid, February 2024
  • Gaiotto vectors from topological recursion, University of Sheffield, April 2023
  • On the BGW $\tau$-function, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, March 2023

Other things I like to do

When I'm not doing math, I try to get outdoors as much as possible - climbing, skiing, or running for example. Here are some (older) pictures.

Sinster 7 finish line, 2019

Trail running

My first 100-mile race: Sinster 7 at Crowsnest Pass

Ski touring

Somewhere around Tromsø, Norway

Rock climbing

Sea cliffs on Berneray in the Outer Hebrides (Thanks Nick for the picture!)

Contact Me

If you want to chat about math (or go climbing/running), you can write me at

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