Rate My Professor Leo Livshits

Livshits specializes in linear algebra and matrix theory, with expertise in matrix analysis and operator theory. His research explores topics such as positive matrix semigroups, paratransitive algebras of linear operators, and spatial versions of classical theorems in linear algebra. Key publications include “A Perron-Frobenius-type Theorem for Positive Matrix Semigroups” with Gordon MacDonald and Heydar Radjavi (Positivity, 2017), “Universal Bounds for Positive Matrix Semigroups” with MacDonald, Laurent Marcoux, and Radjavi (Studia Mathematica, 2016), “A Spatial Version of Wedderburn’s Principal Theorem” with the same co-authors (Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2015), and “Paratransitive Algebras of Linear Operators II” and “Paratransitive Algebras of Linear Operators” (Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 2013). He teaches courses including Honors Calculus I, Honors Calculus II, and Topics in Real Analysis, and supervises student honors projects and research. Livshits has contributed to the department by initiating Colby's participation in the Putnam Competition and mentoring students in advanced mathematical topics.