Programs & Events
VIRTUAL ONLY: Applications of Rough Paths: Computational Signatures and Data Science
Jul 6 - 9, 2021
Rough path theory emerged as a branch of stochastic analysis to give an improved approach to dealing with the interactions of complex random systems. In that context, it continues to resolve important questions, but its broader theoretical footprint has been substantial. Most notable is its contribution to Hairerâs Fields-Medal-winning work on regularity structures. At the core of rough path theory is the so-called signature transform which, while being simple to define, has rich mathematical properties bringing in aspects of analysis, geometry, and algebra. Hambly and Lyons (Annals of Math, 2010) built upon earlier work of Chen, showing how the signature represents the path uniquely up to generalized reparameterizations. This turns out to have practical implications allowing one to summarise the space of functions on unparameterized paths and data streams in a very economical way.
Over the past five years, a significant strand of applied work has been undertaken to exploit the... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Thomas Cass
- Terry Lyons
- Hao Ni
- Harald Oberhauser
- Mihaela van der Schaar
VIRTUAL ONLY: MAA - SIAM & TRIPODS Advanced Workshop in Data Science for Mathematical Sciences Faculty
Jun 28 - Jul 2, 2021
The MAA â SIAM & TRIPODS Advanced Workshop in Data Science for Mathematical Sciences Faculty is a 5-day hands-on workshop for mathematical sciences faculty who have had some exposure to and experience with data science but who are not themselves data science experts. Participants of the 2017 or 2019 PIC Math Data Science Workshops that were held at BYU qualify and those who have experience coding in Python and applying basic statistical techniques to a large data set. The goal of the workshop is to bring together faculty from a range of institutions and expand the knowledge of the participants so that they are better armed to prepare students for the data science workforce.
Participants will learn more advanced techniques in the fields of data science, statistical learning, and machine learning. They will collaborate on data science projects that will involve accessing and cleaning large data sets... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Michael Dorff
- Deirdre L. Smeltzer
- Randy Paffenroth
- Suzanne Weekes
Summer@ICERM 2021: Computational Polygonal Billiards
Jun 14 - Aug 6, 2021
Imagine creating career-building connections between peers, near peers (graduate students and postdocs), and academic professionals.
Imagine spending your summer in a fun, memorable, and intellectually stimulating environment.
Now, imagine having this experience while being paid a $3,570 stipend. (Providence, RI room, board, and travel funding provided for in-person programming, pandemic permitting.)
The 2021 Summer@ICERM program at Brown University is an eight-week residential program designed for a select group of 18-22 undergraduate scholars.
The faculty advisers will present a variety of research projects on the theme of computational polygonal billiards and flat surfaces. This overarching theme will allow participants to use the theory of flat surfaces, along with the computational tools of pre-existing free... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Paul Apisa
- Diana Davis
- Samuel Lelièvre
- Jane Wang
VIRTUAL ONLY: Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups
Jun 14 - 18, 2021
This workshop is at the interface of algebra, geometry, and computer science. The major theme deals with a novel domain of computational algebra: the design, implementation, and application of algorithms based on matrix representations of groups and their geometric properties. The setting of linear Lie groups is amenable to calculation and modeling transformations, thus providing a bridge between algebra and its applications.
The main goal of the proposed workshop is to synergize and synthesize the independent strands in the area of computational aspects of discrete subgroups of Lie groups. We aim to facilitate solutions of theoretical problems by means of recent advances in computational algebra and additionally stimulate development of computational algebra oriented to other mathematical disciplines and applications.
Organizing Committee
- Alla Detinko
- Michael Kapovich
- Alex Kontorovich
- Peter Sarnak
- Richard Schwartz
VIRTUAL ONLY: Advances and Challenges in Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
May 17 - 21, 2021
In the field of hyperbolic conservation laws, theory, computation, and applications are deeply connected, with each one providing to the other two technical support as well as insights. Major progress has been achieved, over the past 40 years, on the theory and computation of solutions in one space dimension. By contrast, the multi-space dimensional case is still covered by mist, which is now gradually lifting, revealing new vistas. For instance, in two space dimensions, significant progress has been achieved in the study of transonic gas flow, of central importance to aerodynamics. Parallel progress has been reported on the numerical side, with the design of high-order accurate discontinuous Galerkin and finite volume computational schemes, even for multidimensional systems. Finally, we are witnessing an explosion in the applications, not only on the traditional turf of fluid dynamics but also in new directions, in materials science, biology, traffic theory, etc.
Nevertheless, the... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Alberto Bressan
- Gui-Qiang Chen
- Constantine Dafermos
- Fengyan Li
- Chi-Wang Shu
- Eitan Tadmor
- Konstantina Trivisa
- Dehua Wang
VIRTUAL ONLY: From Runge--Kutta methods to B-series
May 12, 2021
A short lecture and Q&A with John Butcher
In the early days of Runge-Kutta methods, 1895-1901, the numerical order of particular methods was found by working out the Taylor series for the solution of a generic scalar differential equation. By comparing this with the Taylor series for the Runge-Kutta result, the order of the approximation can be found. This approach was highly successful in finding methods up to order 4 but it became more and more complicated until eventually, in the 1950s, methods up to order 6 were found.
It was discovered, about that time, that the theory based on a scalar problem was not adequate, and a vector differential equation system had to be used as the test problem.
The theory, arising from this high-dimensional approach, has now become B-series analysis.
VIRTUAL ONLY: USTARS
Apr 29 - 30, 2021
The primary mission of the Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is to showcase the excellent research conducted by underrepresented students studying topology and algebra. Dedicated to furthering the success of underrepresented students, USTARS seeks to broaden participation in the mathematical sciences by cultivating research and mentoring networks. USTARS is open to all people interested in the topological and algebraic fields.
A note from the organizing committee:
Applicants, for those wanting to give a talk at the conference there is an application deadline of February 26 at 11:59 pm for speakers in order to make a timely decision. We have funding from the NSA for some per diem for both days of the conference, which will also be decided from applicants who apply by the deadline. If you do receive funding, you are required to attend the entire conference.
Organizing Committee
- Robyn Brooks
- Ty Frazier
- Paige Helms
- Ryan Moruzzi Jr
- Anisah Nu’Man
- Christopher O'Neill
- Javier Ronquillo Rivera
- Sherilyn Tamagawa
VIRTUAL ONLY: Algebraic Geometry and Polyhedra
Apr 12 - 16, 2021
The workshop will revolve around the interplay between algebraic geometry and combinatorial structures such as graphs, polytopes, and polyhedral complexes. In particular, the workshop will foster dialogue among groups of researchers who use similar combinatorial geometric tools for different purposes within algebraic geometry and adjacent fields. The topics covered will include Newton-Okounkov bodies, Ehrhart theory, toric geometry, tropical geometry, matroids, and interactions with mirror symmetry.
Organizing Committee
- Federico Ardila
- Man-Wai Cheung
- Yoav Len
- Sam Payne
- Lauren Williams
VIRTUAL ONLY: Safety and Security of Deep Learning
Apr 10 - 11, 2021
Deep learning is profoundly reshaping the research directions of entire scientific communities across mathematics, computer science, and statistics, as well as the physical, biological and medical sciences . Yet, despite their indisputable success, deep neural networks are known to be universally unstable. That is, small changes in the input that are almost undetectable produce significant changes in the output. This happens in applications such as image recognition and classification, speech and audio recognition, automatic diagnosis in medicine, image reconstruction and medical imaging as well as inverse problems in general. This phenomenon is now very well documented and yields non-human-like behaviour of neural networks in the cases where they replace humans, and unexpected and unreliable behaviour where they replace standard algorithms in the sciences.
The many examples produced over the last years demonstrate the intricacy of this complex problem and the questions of safety and... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Ben Adcock
- Simone Brugiapaglia
- Anders Hansen
- Clayton Webster
VIRTUAL ONLY: Geometry and Combinatorics from Root Systems
Mar 22 - 26, 2021
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together a diverse group of researchers working on combinatorial and geometric aspects related to spaces with symmetries. The workshop will cover problems arising from various flavors of Schubert Calculus and enumerative geometry on flag manifolds, and problems from geometric representation theory and combinatorial Hodge theory. The topics covered include the study of Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, quantum cohomology and quantum K theory of flag manifolds, Maulik-Okounkov stable envelopes and characteristic classes, conformal blocks, and combinatorics related to moduli spaces, Macdonald theory, and quiver polynomials, Soergel bimodules, Hodge theory of matroids. These are trends in a rapidly developing area, and our aim is to facilitate interactions among researchers who work on different problems but employ similar techniques, at the intersection of algebraic geometry, combinatorics, and representation theory.
Organizing Committee
- David Anderson
- Angela Gibney
- June Huh
- Thomas Lam
- Leonardo Mihalcea
VIRTUAL ONLY: Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Social Justice
Mar 8 - 10, 2021
Social justice refers to fair relations between individuals and society, including issues such as equity, diversity, and inclusion. While the study of social justice historically has been rooted in the social sciences and humanities, mathematics and computation provide complementary and powerful approaches. Tools from dynamical systems, network science, applied topology, stochastic processes, data mining, and more have been applied to issues ranging from voting to hate speech.
This Hot Topics workshop seeks to promote new areas of research on quantitative approaches to social justice. We will bring together mathematical and computational scientists who are equipped with tools and methodologies that could be applied to social justice, as well as those who already have expertise with social justice work. We aim to showcase research at the intersection of mathematics, computing, and social justice, as well as build community among scientists interested in quantitative social justice... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Veronica Ciocanel
- Nancy Rodriguez
- Chad Topaz
Schubert Seminar Series
Feb 24 - May 5, 2021
The seminar is aimed at graduate students and early career researchers, and it will showcase both surveys of particular topics, and the latest developments, in Schubert Calculus and related areas. All speakers are encouraged to make at least the first half of their talks introductory and strictly accessible to graduate students.
Talks will be Wednesdays from 3:30 PM- 4:30 PM ET. See the schedule below for details.
Organizing Committee
- Anders Buch
- Leonardo Mihalcea