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Efstratia Kalfagianni is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics, specializing in various aspects of 3-dimensional topology and geometry. Her research interests prominently include knot theory, hyperbolic geometry, and quantum topology combinatorics. In recent years, she has been exploring the interplay and relationships between physics and combinatorial invariants of 3-manifolds, utilizing geometric structures that arise from the Thurston geometrization conjecture. Her work includes studying the connections between quantum knot invariants, such as the Jones polynomial, and geometric structures of knot complements involving hyperbolic geometry and incompressible surfaces. Kalfagianni generally researches the relationships between 3-dimensional Topological Quantum Field Theory (TQFT) structures and geometric structures of 3-manifolds, contributing significantly to the field through her published works and research initiatives.
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