You-Cheng Chou 周祐正


You-Cheng Chou
HCMC Fellow (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Korea Institute for Advanced Study

bensonchou@kias.re.kr

bensonchou72@gmail.com

Room 8317, Building 8
Korea Institute for Advanced Study

I am an HCMC Fellow at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), working in algebraic geometry with interests in enumerative geometry, quantum K-theory, and integrable systems. My recent research focuses on two main directions: quantum K-theory and Gopakumar--Vafa invariants, and the geometry of generalized Lamé equations and their monodromy. I received my PhD in Mathematics from the University of Utah in May 2022 under the supervision of Y.P. Lee, and previously held a postdoctoral position at Academia Sinica. Here is my CV.

Last updated 17 October 2026

Papers


Preprints

Published papers

Theses

Talks & Travels


Upcoming talks & travels

2026
12/7 – 12/11
Enumerative Geometry in East Asia 2026 (Hong Kong)

Past talks

2026
9/14 – 9/18
Permutation-equivariant K-theoretic string equation, 3rd Korea–Taiwan Enumerative Geometry Meeting (Gangneung)
6/22 – 6/25
Moduli of generalized Lamé curves, International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of the Korean Mathematical Society (Seoul)
4/27 – 4/30
Moduli of generalized Lamé curves, Special Geometry, D-modules, and Modular Forms (Taipei)
2025
11/19 – 11/21
Permutation-equivariant quantum K-theory of a point, KIAS Math–HCMC Fall Workshop 2025 (Jeongseon)
11/3 – 11/7
Permutation-equivariant quantum K-theory of a point, Korea–Taiwan Enumerative Geometry Meeting 2025 (Tainan)
9/25 – 9/29
Genus zero quantum K-invariants and Gopakumar–Vafa invariants on semi-positive varieties, East Asian Symplectic Conference 2025 (Sapporo)
9/16 – 9/19
Permutation-equivariant quantum K-theory of a point, SIMIS–Sinica Interdisciplinary Workshop (Shanghai)
8/7
Genus 1 quantum K-theory of a point, Academia Sinica (Taipei)
2024
10/16
K-theoretic multiple cover formula on Calabi-Yau threefolds, Special Seminar, Kavli IPMU (Kashiwa)
9/30 – 10/4
K-theoretic multiple cover formula, Seoul–Taipei Enumerative Geometry Meeting (Busan)
2023
11/6 – 11/10
Quantum K-invariants = Gopakumar-Vafa invariants on Calabi-Yau threefolds at genus zero, Algebraic Geometry in East Asia (Seoul)
7/5 – 7/6
Quantum K-invariants = Gopakumar-Vafa invariants on Calabi-Yau threefolds at genus zero, Concerto in Quantum K-theory (Hangzhou)
6/2 – 6/16
BCOV conjectures on quintic threefolds, Calabi–Yau with Small Parameters (Taipei)
2019
Virasoro constraints for moduli of weighted pointed stable curves, FRAGMENT Seminar (Fort Collins)

Teaching


University of Utah

Spring 2022
Math 1090 Business Algebra (Instructor)
Fall 2021
Math 1090 Business Algebra (Instructor)
Fall 2020
Math 1060 Trigonometry (Instructor)
Spring 2020
Math 1060 Trigonometry (Instructor)
Fall 2019
Math 1090 Business Algebra (Instructor)
Fall 2018
Math 1060 Trigonometry (Instructor)
Spring 2018
Math 2250 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (Teaching Assistant)
Fall 2017
Math 1210 Calculus I (Teaching Assistant)