Department of Mathematics

Leadership and excellence in mathematics

"Math provides a strong foundation for understanding financial information and relationships between various data."

Renato A Vergel de Dios, BS Mathematics 1974
President and CEO, Generali Pilipinas

"Training as a Math major makes you think logically and clearly, which is an asset in whatever field of endeavor you are in, especially where problem solving skills are required."

Enrique L Yusingco, BS Mathematics 1980
VP-GM, SMC Stock Transfer Service Corporation

The Ateneo Department of Mathematics is recognized as a Center of Excellence in Mathematics by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education. The department prepares students for careers that require analytical thinking and quantitative skills by providing them with a solid foundation in pure mathematics and exposing them to applied areas, such as actuarial science, mathematical finance, operations research and scientific computing.

20 Sep 2023

Students and faculty celebrate past achievements during 2nd Math Majors' Gathering

The Department of Mathematics, in partnership with the Ateneo Mathematics Society, hosted its second Math Majors’ Gathering last August 15, 2023 at Leong Hall Auditorium...

20 Sep 2023

Math majors present their research at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2023

Jimson Paulo Layacan (BS MA '23) and Aengus Donaire (BS AMF '23) presented their paper titled "Revealing Causal Graph Structure in Pigeon Flocks Using Attentions in Temporal ConvNet" at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2023 (IJCNN 2023) in Gold Coast, Australia, from June 18 to 23.

17 Sep 2023

Six educational institutions partner with Ateneo for ProbSET 2.0

Ateneo's Department of Mathematics launched the second iteration of Problem Solving Enrichment and Training (or ProbSET) last 22 July 2023. Here, Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), West Visayas State University (WVSU), and DepEd Division of Davao de Oro (DepEd DdO) renewed their partnership with ProbSET. They were joined by new partners Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Iloilo Science and Technology University(ISAT-U), and DepEd Division of Ormoc City (DepEd Ormoc).

13 Sep 2023

Applied Mathematics students present papers at the 4th ICoAIMS conference

Last August, a group of recently graduated Applied Mathematics students presented research papers at the 4th International Conference on Applied & Industrial Mathematics and Statistics (ICoAIMS) 2023 held in Kuantan, Malaysia. Six (6) papers, which were all outputs of their respective undergraduate theses, were accepted for oral presentation. And two of them won "Best Paper" awards.

06 Sep 2023

Master in Data Science students finish 2nd runner-up in the ASEAN Data Science Explorers National Finals

Theresa Denise C Magsajo and Kimberlee S Say, both Master in Data Science students, win 2nd runner-up as Team Blurple in the ASEAN Data Science Explorers National Finals held last 1 September 2023 in Ateneo de Manila University.

06 Sep 2023

MathCon 2023: Revealing the invisible through mathematics

Last August 22, 2023, first year college students filled the Leong Hall Auditorium to attend MathCon (short for Math Convention), an annual event organized by the Ateneo Mathematics Society. This year is special because it was put-together purposefully to align with Mathematics in the Modern World (MATH 10), a course taken by all college students in Ateneo.