Rate My Professor Kevin Iga

Kevin Iga, Professor of Mathematics in the Natural Science Division at Seaver College of Pepperdine University, has been a faculty member since 1998, achieving tenure in 2004 and promotion to Professor II in 2014. Born in Honolulu, Hawai'i, of Japanese American descent, he resides in Agoura Hills, California. Iga holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stanford University (1998) and B.S. degrees in both Mathematics and Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992). His academic career includes international teaching as Visiting Faculty in Pepperdine's programs in Lausanne, Switzerland (2012–2013) and Hong Kong (Fall 2006).

Iga's research centers on mathematical physics, particularly supersymmetry represented by Adinkras, along with topology and cryptology. Earlier work addressed differential topology of four-dimensional manifolds, general relativity, and cryptography. He has supervised undergraduate research on Adinkras, elliptic curves, plant water transport, knot classification, and topological quantum field theories. Key publications include "Eigenvalues and Critical Groups of Adinkras" (Advances in Applied Mathematics, 2023, with C. Klivans, J. Kostiuk, C. H. Yuen), "The Signed Monodromy Group of an Adinkra" (Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré D, 2023, with E. Goins et al.), "Adinkras: Graphs of Clifford Algebra Representations, Supersymmetry, and Codes" (Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras, 2021), "Generating All 36,864 Four-Color Adinkras via Signed Permutations..." (Symmetry, 2019, with S. J. Gates et al.), "Geometrization of N-extended 1-Dimensional Supersymmetry Algebras, II" (Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 2018, with C. F. Doran et al.), and "Structural Theory and Classification of 2D Adinkras" (Advances in High Energy Physics, 2016, with Y. X. Zhang). In service to the profession, Iga chaired the Philosophy of Mathematics SIGMAA of the MAA (2009–2011), served as program director (2006–2008), and acts as Public Information Officer. He has presented colloquia on supersymmetry topics, including at the Pacific Undergraduate Workshop at PIMS, University of British Columbia (2014).