Department of Mathematics
ICM Program at a Glance
Department of Mathematics
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
June 1–5, 2026
Organizers
Olaniyi Iyiola, Morgan State University
Guoping Zhang, Morgan State University
Najat Ziyadi, Morgan State University
Jemal Mohammed-Awel, Morgan State University
Isabella Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State University
Program at a Glance
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Day |
Main Activities |
Primary Location |
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Monday, June 1 |
Registration; Opening Remarks; Plenary Talk by Dr. Gaston N'Guerekata; Reception Dinner |
Student Center Ballroom B |
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Tuesday, June 2 |
Registration and Breakfast; Plenary Talks by Dr. Emmanuel Asante-Asamani and Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer; Parallel Sessions; Poster Session (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM) |
Communication Building; Auditorium Communication 101; Rooms 104 and 105 |
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Wednesday, June 3 |
Registration and Breakfast; Plenary Talk by Dr. Xuming Xie; Parallel Sessions; Panel Discussion; Parallel Sessions |
Communication Building; Auditorium Communication 101; Rooms 104 and 105 |
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Thursday, June 4 |
Registration and Breakfast; Plenary Talk by Dr. William Massey and Dr. James Spall; Parallel Sessions; Workshop by Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer; Networking |
Communication Building; Auditorium Communication 101; Rooms 104 and 105 |
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Friday, June 5 |
Registration and Breakfast; Plenary Talk by Dr. Dawn Lott; Parallel Sessions; Closing Remarks |
Communication Building; Auditorium Communication 101; Rooms 104 and 105 |
*Indicates session chairs
ICM 2026 Satellite Conference - Complete Professional Program Schedule
Monday, June 1, 2026
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Time |
Speaker / Session |
Title / Details |
Location |
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2:00 PM - 8:30 PM |
Registration |
Student Center Ballroom B |
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Opening Remarks |
Student Center Ballroom B |
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5:00 PM - 5:50 PM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. Gaston N'Guerekata |
An Hymn to Periodicity Moderator: Dr. Olaniyi Iyiola |
Student Center Ballroom B |
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6:15 PM – 8:30 PM |
Reception Dinner |
Student Center Ballroom B |
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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Time |
Speaker / Session |
Title / Details |
Location |
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Provided |
Communication Building |
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9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. Emmanuel Asante-Asamani |
Exponential time differencing schemes with rational approximations for solving semi-linear evolution equations Moderator: Dr. Olaniyi Iyiola |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Parallel Sessions |
Communication Building |
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
Provided |
Carnegie Hall Lobby |
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2:00 PM - 2:50 PM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer |
Quantitative Biology: Data Driven Modeling, Analysis and Computation in the age of AI Moderator: Dr. Jemal Mohammed-Awel |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Coffee Break |
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Poster Session |
Poster presenters and titles listed after the Tuesday parallel sessions. |
Communication Building |
Tuesday Parallel Sessions - Communication Building
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Time |
Room 104 - Session I |
Room 105 - Session II |
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Morning Breakout Sessions |
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10:30 AM - 10:55 AM |
Mesfin Etefa - Existence and uniqueness of solutions to impulsive fractional differential equations via the deformable derivative |
Kaosarat B. Azeez - Polynomial-Preserving Linear Filters: A Comprehensive Derivation of the Spencer Filter and Its Unification with the Savitzky-Golay Smoothing Filter |
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11:00 AM - 11:25 AM |
Jonas Elmerraji - High-Dimensional Regularization of the Spatial Sign Covariance Matrix for Robust Shape Estimation |
Lovelyn Madu* - Double-Inertial Adaptive CQ Methods for Split Variational Inequalities and Imaging Applications |
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11:30 AM - 11:55 PM |
Sunday O. Gbodogbe* - Synchronization and Coupling Dynamics in Multi-Population Epidemic Systems |
Sudeshna Basu - Small diameter properties in Banach Spaces |
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12:00 PM - 12:25 AM |
Mingkai Yu - Estimating Hidden Dynamics in Stochastic Reaction Networks from Partial Observations |
Evans Coleman - Extending Inexact Anderson Acceleration to Asynchronous Regimes |
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions |
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3:30 PM - 3:55 PM |
Najat Ziyadi* - Sensitivity analysis of R0 in a mathematical model of Dermo disease in oyster population |
Cyril Enyi* - Exponential decay of a swelling porous system with Lord-Shulman type thermoelasticity |
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4:00 PM - 4:25 PM |
Ukandu Kingsley - Population Movement and Endemic Persistence in SIS Epidemic Network Models |
Maysoun Krnaf - Standing Wave Solutions to the Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with Growing Potential |
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4:30 PM - 4:55 PM |
Olawale Lawal - Compartmental model for analyzing sex trafficking dynamics |
Amara Eze* - Self-Adaptive Inertial Algorithms for Equilibrium Problems with Applications to Heart Disease Classification |
Tuesday Poster Session - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Presenter |
Poster Title |
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Hakeem Adekunle |
Jackknife Empirical Likelihood Method for Missing Data and Measurement Error |
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Aminah Alrehaili |
A Mathematical Model of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics with Application |
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Chidubem Chidebelu |
The Syntax of Equity: Quantifying LLM Grading Bias via Formal Grammar Modeling and Automata Theory |
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Joseph Egbuanran |
Computational Complexity of Turing Machine Simulations in Modern Computing |
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Michael Ezeigbo |
Retrieval-Augmented Machine Learning for Accelerating Scientific Computation in Data-Driven Systems |
ICM 2026 Satellite Conference - Complete Professional Program Schedule
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Presenter |
Poster Title |
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Yunze Ji |
Efficient Stochastic Search for D-Optimal Design |
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Godgift Ndiwari |
Enhancing Predictive Logistics: Using Optimized Machine Learning Models for Timely Delivery and Supply Chain Efficiency |
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Jane Odeh |
Mathematical Assessment of the Role of Vaccination on Chlamydia Control |
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Lara Scott |
Agent-based modeling of clustered cell migration in drosophila egg chambers |
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Chidera Ugbonta |
Time-Fractional Damped Nerve Equation: Modeling and Q-HAM Solution |
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Jhevon Smith |
Closure Approximations for the Erlang-A Queue |
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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Time |
Speaker / Session |
Title / Details |
Location |
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Provided |
Communication Building |
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9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. Xuming Spall |
Mathematical Analysis and Simulation of Models for Cancer Therapy Moderator: Dr. Ziyadi Najat |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Parallel Sessions |
Communication Building |
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
Provided |
Carnegie Hall Lobby |
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Panel Discussion |
Panelists: William Massey Padmanabhan Seshaiyer Amara Eze Emmanuel Asante-Asamani Dawn Lott Temitope C. Iroko Moderator: Romario Gildas Foko Tiomela Topic: TBD |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Coffee Break |
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3:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
Parallel Sessions |
Communication Building |
Wednesday Parallel Sessions - Communication Building
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Time |
Room 104 - Session I |
Room 105 - Session II |
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Morning Breakout Sessions |
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10:30 AM - 10:55 AM |
William Annan* - Modeling the Progression of Retinal Detachment (RD): Exploration of Machine Learning Techniques |
Muhammad J. Ahmad - Recovering Constant and Time Varying Parameters in Epidemiological Systems using data assimilation |
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11:00 AM - 11:25 AM |
Grace Adenuga - Impact of Drought Indices on Maize Yield in Northern Nigeria Using Multiple Linear Regression and Spatial Analysis |
Elisha Erzoah - Data-driven Integrated Framework for Modeling Protein Interaction Networks |
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11:30 AM - 11:55 PM |
Israr Ahmad - A Novel Smooth Fixed-Time Controller Design for Chaotic Spacecraft Formation Synchronization |
Zainab Almutawa - Exploring Beta Cell Coupling Conditions: A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Critical Synchronization Transitions |
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12:00 PM - 12:25 PM |
Uzochi Gideon - Numerical Analysis of a Coupled 3D-1D Transport Problem |
Alex Sheranko* - Efficient Multilevel Methods for Material Properties Inversion in Heat Transfer Problems |
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions |
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3:30 PM - 3:55 PM |
Pilhwa Lee - Liouville PDE-based sliced Wasserstein flow |
Alli Carson - Simulated signaling of DNA origami nanostructures for biosensor development |
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4:00 PM - 4:25 PM |
Sylvia Amihere - Embedded implicit-explicit strong stability preserving Runge-Kutta methods |
Odirachukwunma Ugwu - A strongly convergent inertial-type algorithm for bilevel variational inequality problems |
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4:30 PM - 4:55 PM |
Stanley Diala* - Locking-Free Solvers for Time Harmonic Biot Poroelasticity: Finite Elements versus Physics-Informed Neural Networks in 2D and 3D |
Olayemi Adeyemi* - Comparing Finite-Difference and Spectral Element Methods for Nonhydrostatics Atmospheric Dynamics: Benchmark Results from WRF and Jexpresso |
ICM 2026 Satellite Conference - Complete Professional Program Schedule
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Time |
Speaker / Session |
Title / Details |
Location |
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Provided |
Communication Building |
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9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. William Massey |
Gaussian Skewness Approximations for Dynamic Rate Multi-Server Queues Moderator: Dr. Guoping Zhang |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:15 AM – 12:45 PM |
Parallel Sessions |
Communication Building |
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12:45 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
Provided |
Carnegie Hall Lobby |
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2:00 PM - 2:50 PM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. James Spall |
Stochastic Optimization and the Simultaneous Perturbation Method: Fundamentals and Selected Recent Developments Moderator: Dr. Isabella Kemajou-Brown |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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3:00 PM - 3:15 AM |
Coffee Break |
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3:15 PM - 5:30 PM |
Workshop: Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer |
Computational Problem Solving with Neural Computing in the age of AI Coordinator: Dr. Jemal Mohammed-Awel |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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5:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Coffee Break and Networking |
Thursday Parallel Sessions - Communication Building
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Time |
Room 104 - Session I |
Room 105 - Session II |
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Morning Breakout Sessions |
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10:15 AM - 10:40 AM |
Oluwatosin Mewomo - An Adaptive Iterative Approach to Stochastic Variational Inequalities with Applications |
Lubna Kadhim - Approximate Solution of an Epidemic SIR Model via Laplace Transform and q-Homotopy Analysis Method |
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10:45 AM - 11:10 AM |
Matthias Dogbatsey - Variational Implicit Solvation model with Size-Modified Poisson Boltzmann and Diffuse interface |
Magdaline Nchedo Nwankwor - Reservoir-Immunity Thresholds, CTL Exhaustion, and Bifurcation Mechanisms of HIV Post-Treatment Control |
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11:15 AM - 11:40 PM |
Romario Gildas Foko Tiomela* - SQP Analysis with Constrained Activation Regimes in Multi-objective Optimal Control |
Drew Henrichsen - Rendezvous Search on a Sphere: The Astronaut Problem |
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11:45 AM - 12:10 PM |
Serenity Jackson - Performance Analysis of Cloud Based Machine Learning for Scientific Computing Applications |
Samson Ajibade - Radial Basis Function Integrators with Rational Mittag–Leffler Approximation for Fractional Dynamical Systems |
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12:15 PM - 12:40 PM |
Cynthia Nnolum - Dynamics of solutions to a multiple-patch epidemic model with saturation incidence mechanism |
Temitope C. Iroko* - Robust Impulse Control in Financial Markets with Drift Uncertainty and Transaction Costs |
Friday, June 5, 2026
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Time |
Speaker / Session |
Title / Details |
Location |
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Provided |
Communication Building |
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9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
Plenary Talk: Dr. Dawn Lott |
A novel exploration of reasoning in Artificial IntelligenceModerator: Dr. Najat Ziyadi |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 PM – 12:00 PM |
Award Presentations and Closing Remarks |
Best Oral and Poster Presentations Moderator: Dr. Olaniyi Iyiola |
Auditorium Communication 101 |
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12:15 PM |
Departure |
Contact Us
Chairperson:
Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta
asamoah.nkwanta@morgan.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Xuming Xie
xuming.xie@morgan.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Avreis Wallace
avreis.wallace@morgan.edu
Carnegie Rm 251, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
Phone: (443) 885-3964
Fax: (443) 885-8216
Email: asamoah.nkwanta@morgan.edu
Contact Us
Chairperson:
Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta
asamoah.nkwanta@morgan.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Xuming Xie
xuming.xie@morgan.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Avreis Wallace
avreis.wallace@morgan.edu
Carnegie Rm 251, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
Phone: (443) 885-3964
Fax: (443) 885-8216
Email: asamoah.nkwanta@morgan.edu