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Fateme Sajadi

(Sara)

PhD Candidate

Department of Mathematics

University of Toronto

Interests outside math:

reading hiking solving puzzles

Research Interests

I am a PhD student at the University of Toronto, advised by Prof. Jacob Tsimerman. My research focuses on number theory and algebraic geometry, with particular interest in the finiteness of étale divisors and related arithmetic questions.

Papers & Preprints

A Unified Finiteness Theorem For Curves Over Function Fields

Fateme Sajadi

arXiv:2507.19669, 2025

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A unified finiteness theorem for curves

Fatemehzahra Janbazi, Fateme Sajadi

arXiv:2505.09804, 2025

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Education

University of Toronto

Sep 2021 – 2026
PhD in Mathematics, Supervised by Jacob Tsimerman

Sharif University of Technology

Sep 2017 – Jun 2021
BSc in Mathematics

Young Scholars Club

2015 – 2017
Official Preparation Course for International Mathematical Olympiad, Tehran, Iran

Research Visits

Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS)

Bures-sur-Yvette, France | January 2027

CRC/TRR 326 GAUS “Geometry and Arithmetic of Uniformized Structures

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany | March 2026

Invited Talks

Advanced Seminar in Algebra and Geometry

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany | March 2026

Junior Number Theory Seminar

University of Toronto, Canada | February 2026

Group, Lie and Number Theory Seminar

University of Michigan, USA | February 2026

Number Theory by Early Career Researchers

Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS), Canada | December 2025

Advanced seminar on Algebraic and Complex Geometry

Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany | November 2025

Algebra, number theory and algebraic geometry Seminar

University of Freiburg, Germany | November 2025

Ottawa/Carleton Number Theory Seminar

University of Ottawa, Canada | October 2025

33èmes Journées Arithmétiques

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg | July 2025

Women in Number Theory and Geometry (WINGs)

United Kingdom | April 2025

The local-global principle over Number Fields and Function Fields

Bird’s Eye Conference, University of Toronto | March 2025

Elliptic curves and Weil conjecture

Bird’s Eye Conference, University of Toronto | March 2024

Teaching

MAT315: Introduction to Number Theory – Course Instructor

University of Toronto, Toronto | Summer 2025

Mathematics Olympiad – Course Instructor

Farzanegan 2 High School, Tehran | 2017 – 2021

Algebra and Geometry Olympiad – Course Instructor

Salam High School, Tehran | Summer 2018

Geometry Olympiad – Course Instructor

Farzanegan 7 High School, Tehran | 2017

Math Learning Centre – Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto | 2023–2024

MAT344: Introduction to Combinatorics – Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto | Summer 2023

MAT315: Introduction to Number Theory – Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto | Winter 2023

MAT344: Introduction to Combinatorics – Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto | Fall 2022

MAT223: Linear Algebra 1 – Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto | Winter 2022

MAT223: Linear Algebra 1 – Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto | Fall 2021

Algebra – Teaching Assistant

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran | 2016

Honors & Awards

Ida Bulat Teaching Awards for Graduate Students

University of Toronto, Canada | 2026

University of Toronto Fellowship

University of Toronto, Canada | 2021 – 2026

Blyth Fellowship

University of Toronto, Canada | 2021 – 2026

Gold Medal, International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC)

30th International Rank | 2019

Silver Medal, National Mathematics Competition for University Students

2019

Scholarship Recipient, National Elites Foundation

2017

Bronze Medal, Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO)

2017

Gold Medal, Iranian Geometric Olympiad (Graduated Level)

2017

Gold Medal, National Mathematical Olympiad

2016

Gold Medal, Iranian Geometric Olympiad (Advanced Level)

2016

Silver Medal, National Mathematical Olympiad

2015

Bronze Medal, Iranian Geometric Olympiad (Advanced Level)

2015

Gold Medal, Iranian Geometric Olympiad (Intermediate Level)

2014

Miscellaneous

Turing Enterprises, INC – Math and AI researcher

2025 – Present

National Mathematics Olympiad Exams – Managed Exams

2017 – 2018

Iranian Geometric Olympiad Exam – Grader

2017 – 2018

Iranian Geometric Olympiad – Proposed Problems

2017 – 2018