Programs & Events
Mathematical and Scientific Machine Learning
Jun 5 - 9, 2023
MSML2023 is the fourth edition of a newly established conference, with emphasis on promoting the study of mathematical theory and algorithms of machine learning, as well as applications of machine learning in scientific computing and engineering disciplines. This conference aims to bring together the communities of machine learning, applied mathematics, and computational science and engineering, to exchange ideas and progress in the fast-growing field of scientific machine learning (SciML). The objective of this annual conference series is to promote the study of:
- Theory and algorithms of machine learning.
- Applications in scientific and engineering disciplines such as physics, chemistry, material sciences, fluid and solid mechanics, etc.
- To provide hands-on tutorials for students and new researchers in the field.
Previous MSML Conferences:
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Organizing Committee
- Marta D'Elia
- George Karniadakis
- Siddhartha Mishra
- Themistoklis Sapsis
- Jinchao Xu
- Zhongqiang Zhang

Tangled in Knot Theory
May 22 - 25, 2023
In spite of their omnipresence and importance, a number of questions about knots remain elusive. Addressing them solicits techniques from a range of mathematical disciplines at the interface of algebra, analysis, geometry, modeling, and low-dimensional topology. Some of the most exciting recent avenues of research include optimizing geometry, quantum knot invariants, and applications in material sciences, physics, and molecular biology.
This workshop emphasizes bridging the gap between theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches in knot theory and its applications, including artificial intelligence.
Organizing Committee
- Simon Blatt
- Eleni Panagiotou
- Philipp Reiter
- Radmila Sazdanovic
- Armin Schikorra

Dynamics, Rigidity and Arithmetic in Hyperbolic Geometry
May 15 - 19, 2023
This workshop focuses on the interplay between dynamics, rigidity, and arithmetic in hyperbolic geometry and related areas. There have been many striking developments in recent years, particularly related to totally geodesic submanifolds in both finite and infinite volume hyperbolic and even complex hyperbolic manifolds.
One aim of this workshop is to expose young researchers to these breakthroughs providing them with the necessary background from dynamics, and geometry to allow them to appreciate some of these recent advances, and prepare them to make new original contributions. For this purpose, we will have minicourses on "Arithmeticity, Superrigidity and totally geodesic manifolds", and "Rigidity and geodesic planes in infinite volume hyperbolic manifolds". These courses will be preceded by an introductory minicourse on Hyperbolic geometry. We will also have a minicourse on "Understanding of geodesic planes in hyperbolic 3-manifolds via computations and visualization". In... (more)
Organizing Committee
- David Fisher
- Dubi Kelmer
- Hee Oh
- Alan Reid

Public Lecture: Brain Rhythms Connect Physiology and Cognition
May 8, 2023
This talk has two parts. First, I will use biophysically detailed models show how a variety of brain rhythms depend on underlying physiology in brain circuits, with hints about how brain rhythms use this physiology to support cognitive functions. Then I will use this background material in the context of a specific visual task requiring multiple brain areas (cortical and subcortical) and dynamically changing brain rhythms, to show how the experimentally measured complex brain dynamics come about and support function. The model suggests ways in which the rhythms provide flexibility for related tasks.

Optimal Transport in Data Science
May 8 - 12, 2023
This workshop will focus on the intersection of mathematics, statistics, machine learning, and computation, when viewed through the lens of optimal transport (OT). Mathematical topics will include low-dimensional models for OT, linearizations of OT, and the geometry of OT including gradient flows and gradient descent in the space of measures. Relevant statistical topics will include reliable and efficient estimation of OT plans in high dimensions, the role of regularization in computing OT distances and plans, with applications to robust statistics, uncertainty quantification, and overparameterized machine learning. Computation will be a recurring theme of the workshop, with emphasis on the development of fast algorithms and applications to computational biology, high energy physics, material science, spatio-temporal modeling, natural language processing, and image processing.
Organizing Committee
- Shuchin Aeron
- Markos Katsoulakis
- James Murphy
- Luc Rey-Bellet
- Bjorn Sandstede

An ICERM Public Lecture: A Polyhedral Invitation to Mathematics
Apr 26, 2023
Sadly the public has very little idea of what mathematicians do. Do they add bigger and bigger numbers? Do they balance big checkbooks? In this talk I will try to give you a taste of mathematical research through polyhedra. These are very pretty objects and are familiar to everyone from a young age: Polygons, triangles, squares, cubes, pyramids, Platonic solids have captivated humans attention for thousands of years and are familiar shapes from childhood. Polyhedra in high-dimensional versions turn out to be widely used in applied mathematics. Their beauty and simplicity appeal to all, but very few people know of the many easy-to-state but difficult-to-solve mathematical problems that hide behind their beauty. They illustrate well what a modern mathematician does everyday. This lecture will have lots of nice pictures and will introduce the audience to some fascinating unsolved questions at the frontier of mathematical research and its applications. No prior knowledge beyond your... (more)

Trends in Computational Discrete Optimization
Apr 24 - 28, 2023
The aim of this workshop is to discuss many exciting recent developments on the computational side of discrete optimization. The workshop has three main themes. The first theme is that of commercial and academic/open-source solvers that have allowed the solution of very large-scale problems, and of recent developments in exact solvers that have allowed for proofs of results in logic, knot theory, and combinatorics. The second theme is the interaction between optimization and machine learning: these two areas complement each other in several ways. The third theme is quantum computing and unconventional computing architectures: quantum computing has been used to tackle combinatorial optimization problems, and quantum algorithms exist for other related optimization problems such as linear and semidefinite relaxations.
Organizing Committee
- Amitabh Basu
- Antoine Deza
- Swati Gupta
- Volker Kaibel
- Giacomo Nannicini
- Sebastian Pokutta
- David Williamson

Combinatorics and Optimization
Mar 27 - 31, 2023
Combinatorial optimization is an active research field in mathematics, with an immense range of applications. This workshop will bring together researchers and leading experts interested in the mathematical foundations of combinatorial optimization algorithms to discuss new tools and methods, in particular regarding the use of algebraic, analytical, and geometric techniques. Special emphasis will be given on polyhedral methods, since they are at the core of several groundbreaking combinatorial optimization results developed in recent years.
Organizing Committee
- Jesús De Loera
- Antoine Deza
- Volker Kaibel
- Britta Peis
- Laura Sanità
- Mohit Singh

Linear and Non-Linear Mixed Integer Optimization
Feb 27 - Mar 3, 2023
Mixed-Integer Linear Optimization has been an important topic in optimization theory and applications since the 1960s. As a mathematical subject, it is a rich combination of aspects of geometry, algebra, number theory, and combinatorics. The interplay between the mathematics, modeling, and algorithmics makes it a deep and fascinating subject of applied mathematics, which has had an enormous impact on real-world applications. But many physical systems have nonlinear aspects and further discrete design aspects. So we are naturally led to the paradigm of Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Optimization. But the mathematics and effective algorithmics of this subject are far more daunting than the linear case, and so there is a focus on broad sub-classes where results from the linear world can be lifted up. Furthermore, effective modeling techniques are much more subtle and are intertwined with state-of-the-art algorithmics and software which are rapidly evolving.
This workshop focuses on the latest... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Pietro Belotti
- Marcia Fampa
- Fatma Kılınç-Karzan
- Jon Lee
- Nick Sahinidis
- Yuan Zhou

Algebraic Geometry in Spectral Theory
Feb 24 - 26, 2023
Discrete periodic Schrodinger operators describe the behavior of individual electrons in "ideal" crystals in the tight-binding model of solid state physics. Spectra of such operators have the usual band-gap structure, and the corresponding dispersion relations are algebraic varieties. In the 1990's Gieseker, Knorrer, and Trubowitz used toroidal compactifications to solve questions such as irreducibility of Bloch and Fermi varieties and the density of states, for a class of mono-atomic models. Their work showed that while spectral theory is focused on the real part of the Bloch variety, the study of complex singularities and compactifications is crucial for describing formation of bands and gaps.
After a gap of 30 years, spectral theory is again interacting with algebraic geometry. Recently, W. Liu gave an algebraic method to obtain more general proofs of irreducibility for Fermi surfaces, Kravaris used free resolutions to study density of states, and Kuchment and coauthors used... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Stephen Shipman
- Frank Sottile

Discrete Optimization: Mathematics, Algorithms, and Computation
Jan 30 - May 5, 2023
Discrete optimization is a vibrant area of computational mathematics devoted to efficiently finding optimal solutions among a finite or countable set of possible feasible solutions.
A famous and classical example of a problem in discrete optimization is the traveling salesperson problem: For given cities and distances of traveling from one city to another, we seek to find the shortest route that visits each city once and returns to the starting city. Discrete optimization problems naturally arise in many kinds of applications including bioinformatics, telecommunications network design, airline scheduling, circuit design, and efficient resource allocation. The field also connects to a variety of areas in mathematics, computer science, and data analytics including approximation algorithms, convex and tropical geometry, number theory, real algebraic geometry, parameterized complexity theory, quantum computing, machine learning, and mathematical logic.
The semester program... (more)
Organizing Committee
- Jesús De Loera
- Antoine Deza
- Marcia Fampa
- Volker Kaibel
- Jon Lee
- Laura Sanità

Current Themes of Discrete Optimization: Boot-camp for early-career researchers
Jan 30 - Feb 3, 2023
Discrete optimization is a vibrant area of computational mathematics devoted to efficiently finding optimal solutions among a finite or countable set of possible feasible solutions.
This Boot-camp will be the opening event of the semester and it aims to attract young researchers to this topic.The four mini courses, presented by four speakers known for high-quality exposition, will cover various subjects such as new advances in approximation algorithms, mixed integer non-linear programming, algebraic techniques in optimization and applications to social sciences. The event provides a taste of the many methods and hot topics to be discussed during the semester. The event will also include a poster session to allow graduate students to present their work and other community building activities.
Organizing Committee
- Jesús De Loera
- Antoine Deza
- Marcia Fampa
- Volker Kaibel
- Jon Lee
- Laura Sanità
