Duke Applied Mathematics

John Harer, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Please note: John has left the "Applied Math" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Professor Harer's primary research is in the use of geometric, combinatorial and computational techniques to study a variety of problems in data analysis, shape recognition, image segmentation, tracking, cyber security, ioT, biological networks and gene expression.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	109 Physic Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 660-2845
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://cms.math.duke.edu/harer/?q=home

Education:

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	1979
BS	Haverford College	1974
B.A.	Haverford College	1974

Specialties:

Topology
Geometry
Mathematical Biology
Applied Math

Research Interests: Computational Topology, Computational Geometry, Computational Biology, Algorithms

Current projects: Systems Biology, Computational Topology, Statistical Topology, Self-Healing Networks, Network Inference

Professor Harer's primary research is in the use of geometric, combinatorial and computational techniques to study a variety of problems in shape recognition, image segmentation, protein structure, root architecture and systems biology.

Areas of Interest:

Computational Biology
Computational Topology
Networks
Algorithms

Keywords:

Algorithms • Automatic Data Processing • Biomass • Chromosome Mapping • Crosses, Genetic • Genome, Plant • Genotype • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted • Imaging, Three-Dimensional • Inbreeding • Models, Biological • Multivariate Analysis • Oryza sativa • Phenotype • Plant Roots • Principal Component Analysis • Quantitative Trait Loci • Quantitative Trait, Heritable • Recombination, Genetic • Reproducibility of Results • Software • Workflow

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

• Christopher Traile  
• Hamza Ghadyali  
• Colbert Sesanker  
• Darryl Wade  

Postdocs Mentored

• Henry Adams (2014 - 2015)  
• Francis Motta (2014/12-present)  
• Justin Curry (2014/12-present)  
• Anastasia Deckard (2014/12-present)  
• Ellen Gasparovic (2013 - 2015)  
• Xin Guo (2013 - 2014)  
• Xin Guo (2013 - 2015)  
• Omer Bobrowski (2012 - 2014)  
• Joshua Vogelstein (2012 - 2014)  
• Jurgen Sladeczek (2011 - 2015)  
• Jose' Perea (2011 - 2015)  
• Kevin McGoff (2011 - 2015)  
• Nate Strawn (2011 - 2015)  
• Paul Bendich (January 01, 2011 - present)  
• Chris Topp (2009 - 2011)  
• Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi (2007 - 2011)  
• Yuriy Mileyko (2008 - 2011)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Motta, FC; McGoff, K; Moseley, RC; Cho, C-Y; Kelliher, CM; Smith, LM; Ortiz, MS; Leman, AR; Campione, SA; Devos, N; Chaorattanakawee, S; Uthaimongkol, N; Kuntawunginn, W; Thongpiam, C; Thamnurak, C; Arsanok, M; Wojnarski, M; Vanchayangkul, P; Boonyalai, N; Smith, PL; Spring, MD; Jongsakul, K; Chuang, I; Harer, J; Haase, SB, The parasite intraerythrocytic cycle and human circadian cycle are coupled during malaria infection., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 120 no. 24 (June, 2023), pp. e2216522120 [doi]  [abs]
2. Motta, FC; McGoff, KA; Deckard, A; Wolfe, CR; Bonsignori, M; Moody, MA; Cavanaugh, K; Denny, TN; Harer, J; Haase, SB, Assessment of Simulated Surveillance Testing and Quarantine in a SARS-CoV-2-Vaccinated Population of Students on a University Campus., JAMA Health Forum, vol. 2 no. 10 (October, 2021), pp. e213035 [doi]  [abs]
3. Smith, AD; Bendich, P; Harer, J, PERSISTENT OBSTRUCTION THEORY FOR A MODEL CATEGORY OF MEASURES WITH APPLICATIONS TO DATA MERGING, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society Series B, vol. 8 no. 1 (February, 2021), pp. 1-38 [doi]  [abs]
4. Denny, TN; Andrews, L; Bonsignori, M; Cavanaugh, K; Datto, MB; Deckard, A; DeMarco, CT; DeNaeyer, N; Epling, CA; Gurley, T; Haase, SB; Hallberg, C; Harer, J; Kneifel, CL; Lee, MJ; Louzao, R; Moody, MA; Moore, Z; Polage, CR; Puglin, J; Spotts, PH; Vaughn, JA; Wolfe, CR, Implementation of a Pooled Surveillance Testing Program for Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections on a College Campus - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, August 2-October 11, 2020., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, vol. 69 no. 46 (November, 2020), pp. 1743-1747 [doi]  [abs]
5. Smith, LM; Motta, FC; Chopra, G; Moch, JK; Nerem, RR; Cummins, B; Roche, KE; Kelliher, CM; Leman, AR; Harer, J; Gedeon, T; Waters, NC; Haase, SB, An intrinsic oscillator drives the blood stage cycle of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum., Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 368 no. 6492 (May, 2020), pp. 754-759 [doi]  [abs]