Prof. Damian Muindi Maingi

Position: DVC — Research, Innovation, Advancement & Partnerships

Department: Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences

Specialisation: Algebraic Geometry

Prof. Damian Muindi Maingi is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa. His academic work focuses on algebraic geometry, including vector bundles, monads and multiprojective spaces. He holds a PhD in Algebraic Geometry from Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis and teaches mathematics at CUEA.

Research interests: Algebraic geometry; Vector bundles and monads on multiprojective spaces; Minimal resolution conjecture; Gröbner bases

Education: PhD, Algebraic Geometry — Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France (2010); MSc, Pure Mathematics — University of Nairobi (2003–2005); BSc, Mathematics, First Class Honours — University of Nairobi (1998–2002); Higher Diploma, Institute for the Management of Information Systems — Strathmore University (1997–1998)

Maingi D (2026). A Cohomological criterion for the splitting of vector bundles on multiprojective spaces. Under review.

Maingi D (2026). Cohomology bundles on multiprojective spaces and their moduli. Under review.

Maingi D (2026). Indecomposable bundles on Cartesian products of odd projective spaces. Under review.

E W Ewesit, M Wainaina, D Maingi (2026): Optimal Control of Dengue-Malaria Co-Infection Dynamics. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics Vol.14 No.10, October, 2026.

E W Ewesit, M Wainaina, D Maingi (2026): Mathematical Modelling of the Impact of Misdiagnosis on Dengue-Malaria Co-Infection Dynamics. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics Vol.14 No.9, September, 2026.

Mochere D, Kanyiri C and Maingi D (2025). Mathematical Modeling of HIV/AIDS Dynamics in Relation to Drug Abuse. Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science Volume 40-9, 52–58.

Maingi D (2025). Cohomological splitting conditions of vector bundles on $\PP^{n_1}\times \cdots\times\PP^{n_s}$. Electronic Journal of Mathematics, Volume 10, 52–58.

Maingi Damian M (2025). Vector Bundle construction via Monads on multiprojective Spaces. Open Journal of Mathematical Sciences (OMS), volume 9, Pages 158-171.

Maingi D (2024). Monads on Cartesian products of projective spaces. Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society. 2024; volume 39: 947-963.

Maingi D (2023). Monads on multiprojective spaces and associated vector bundles. Manuscripta Mathematica, 172, 1187–1200 (2023).

Maingi D (2023). Vector Bundles associated to Monads on Cartesian Products of Projective Spaces. Open Journal of Mathematical Sciences, volume 7 (2023), Pages 148-159.

Waweru, D.K., Maingi, D.M. (2023). Two-Sided Noncommutative Groebner Bases on Quivers Algebras. In: Silvestrov, S., Malyarenko, A. (eds) Non-commutative and Non-associative Algebra and Analysis Structures. SPAS 2019. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, vol 426. Springer, Cham.

Bosire A and Maingi D (2022). Driving Signature Analysis for Auto-Theft Recovery. International Arab Journal of Information Technology -IAJIT, July 2022.

Bosire A and Maingi D (2022). Using deep analysis of driver behaviour for vehicle theft detection and recovery. 22nd International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT), 21-23 December 2021, Sultan Qaboos University, proceeding, publisher IEEE (January 2022).

Maingi D (2021). Indecomposable Vector Bundles via Monads on P^{2n+1}X P^{2n+1}. Turkish Journal of Mathematics, vol 45, no 5, Page 2126-2139.

Obiero B O and Maingi D (2017). On the minimal resolution conjecture for the ideal of general points in P4. Pure Mathematical Sciences.

Obiero B O and Maingi D (2016). On the ideal of general points in a projective space of dimension 5. International Journal of Algebra, Vol 6, 2016, no 3, 115-120.

Maingi D (2014). Vector bundles of low rank on a multiprojective space. Le Matematiche, Vol LXIX (December 2014)-Fasc II, pp 31-41.

Siro L M, Maingi D, Kamuti I and James Njoroge (2014). Rank and subdegrees of the symmetric group, Sn, n ≤ 7 acting on ordered triples. International Journal of Algebra, Vol 8, 2014, no 9, 433-437.

Siro L M, Kamuti I and Maingi D (2014). On the actions of the symmetric group, Sn, n ≤ 7 on unordered quadruples. International Journal of Algebra, Vol 8, 2014, no 3, 115-120.

Maingi D (2012). Monads on a Multiprojective Space. International Mathematical Forum Journal, Vol 7 no. 53-56, 2012.

Maingi D (2011). Maximal Rank for the cotangent bundle, Pn. International Mathematical Forum Journal, Vol no. 5-8, 2011.

Maingi D (2010). On the minimal number of generators of an Ideal of general points in a projective space, P4. ICM2010 at Hyderabad, India, 21st August 2010, Conference proceeding.

Maingi D (2010). The application of the method of Horace to get the number of generators of an Ideal of s points in P4. International Journal of Algebra, Vol. 4 2010, no 10, 477-500.

Maingi Damian (2008). On the Minimal Resolution Conjecture for projective spaces of dimension 3. International Journal Contemporary Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 3, 2008, no. 33, 1643–1655.

A Second Course in Algebra, by Damian Maingi, Lambert Academic Publishing, September 27, 2017. ISBN 978-620-2-01694-0.

Lectures Notes in Field Theory and Introduction to Galois Theory, by Damian Maingi, Lambert Academic Publishing, January 2016.

Maingi, D. M. (2010). Sur la conjecture de la minimale resolution de l’ideal d’un arrangement general d’un grand nombre de points dans un espace projectif.

Maingi, D. M. (2005). Groebner Bases over finite Fields and over finite extensions of Q.