PIMS 2012 and Future Scientific Events

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University of Calgary

17-Jan-13

Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mynatt

Combining Computing, Design and Healthcare more››

University of British Columbia

18-Jan-13

Applications of Algebraic Geometry in Statistics

University of Washington

22-Jan-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Nassif Ghoussoub

Decoupling DeGiorgi's systems via multi-marginal mass transport more››

University of British Columbia

22-Jan-13

Geometric applications of class field theory

University of Washington

23-Jan-13

Probability Seminar: Loren Coquille

On the Gibbs states of the non-critical Potts model on Z^2 more››

University of British Columbia

23-Jan-13

Probability Seminar: Vincent Beffara

The critical behavior of the two-dimensional random-cluster model more››

University of British Columbia

24-Jan-13

PIMS UNBC Distinguished Speaker Series: Linqun Wang

Some Statistical Issues in the Regression Analysis with Indirectly or Imprecisely Measured Variables more››

University of Northern British Columbia

24-Jan-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Eldon Emberly

Controlling the final size of a cell population using asymmetric division more››

University of British Columbia

25-Jan-13

On geometric properties of the Schramm-Loewner evolution

University of Washington

28-Jan-13

Inverse boundary value problems for elliptic operators

University of Washington

29-Jan-13

Scientific Computation and Applied & Industrial Mathematics: Brian Wetton

A general framework for high accuracy solutions to energy gradient flows from material science models more››

University of British Columbia

29-Jan-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Annalisa Panati

Infrared (and ultraviolet) aspects of a model of QFT on a static space time more››

University of British Columbia

29-Jan-13

Slope and geometry in variational mathematics

University of Washington

30-Jan-13

Topology Seminar: Lior Silberman

Retractions of representation varieties of nilpotent groups more››

University of British Columbia

30-Jan-13

Probability Seminar: Balazs Rath

On chemical distances and shape theorems in percolation models with long-range correlations more››

University of British Columbia

31-Jan-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Alejandra Herrera-Reyes

TBA more››

University of British Columbia

1-Feb-13

Approximating Bin Packing within O(log OPT * log log OPT) bins

University of Washington

1-Feb-13

PIMS/AMI Seminar: Zhangxing John Chen

Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoir Modeling and Simulation more››

University of Alberta

4-Feb-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Theo Johnson-Freyd

Lattice Poisson AKSZ Theory more››

University of British Columbia

4-Feb-13

Exotic Spheres and Topological Modular Forms Colloquium

University of Washington

5-Feb-13

Scientific Computation and Applied & Industrial Mathematics: Lars Ruthotto

Hyperelastic Image Registration: Theory, Numerical Methods, and Applications more››

University of British Columbia

5-Feb-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Chongchun Zeng

Small BGK waves and Landau damping more››

University of British Columbia

6-Feb-13

West End Number Theory Seminar: de Quehen

Toric Varieties more››

University of Calgary

6-Feb-13

Topology Seminar: Alexandra Pettet

TBA more››

University of British Columbia

6-Feb-13

Toroidal Compactifications

Toroidal Compactifications more››

University of Calgary

7-Feb-13

West End Number Theory Seminar: de Quehen

The Hirzeburch Compactification of Hibert Modular Surfaces more››

University of Calgary

7-Feb-13

The Hirzeburch Compactification of Hibert Modular Surfaces

The Hirzeburch Compactification of Hibert Modular Surfaces more››

University of Calgary

7-Feb-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Jia Guo

TBA more››

University of British Columbia

7-Feb-13

The Language of Life: When Mathematics Speaks to Biology:

The Language of Life: When Mathematics Speaks to Biology more››

University of Regina

8-Feb-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Ron Sawatzky

Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand: Recovery Mechanisms & Field Performance more››

University of Alberta

8-Feb-13

PIMS Distinguished Speaker: Nassif Ghoussoub

A symmetric Monge-Kantorovich theory and applications more››

University of Lethbridge

12-Feb-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Fernando Schwartz

Geometric Inequalities for Hypersurfaces more››

University of British Columbia

13-Feb-13

Topology Seminar: Søren Galatius

Homological stability for moduli spaces of high dimensional manifolds more››

University of British Columbia

14-Feb-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Mark Zajac

Polymer Entropy Can Drive Cell Migration more››

University of British Columbia

15-Feb-13

PIMS/UBC Distinguished Colloquium: Béla Bollobás (Cambridge & Memphis)

Recent Results on Bootstrap Percolation. more››

University of British Columbia

15-Feb-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Blagovest Sendov

Hausdorff Geometry of Polynomials more››

University of Alberta

21-Feb-13

Topology Seminar: Gyo Taek Jin

Tabulation of prime knots by arc index more››

University of British Columbia

21-Feb-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Wanda Strychalski

Insights into cytoplasmic rheology gained from modeling cellular blebbing more››

University of British Columbia

21-Feb-13

West End Number Theory Seminar: Chung Pang Mok

Endoscopic classification of representations for quasi-split unitary groups more››

University of Calgary

22-Feb-13

From the Applicable to the Abstruse: An Example in Representation Theory Colloquium

University of Washington

25-Feb-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Alon Levy

Isotriviality and Descent of Polarized Morphisms more››

University of British Columbia

26-Feb-13

C2C Seminar: Data Driven Design: New Perspectives on Visual Analytics

Data Driven Design: New Perspectives on Visual Analytics more››

University of Calgary

27-Feb-13

Probability Seminar: Eyal Lubetzky

Limiting shape and cube-root fluctuations of the level lines of (2+1)-dimensional SOS more››

University of British Columbia

28-Feb-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Lidan You

Bone cell mechanotransduction more››

University of British Columbia

28-Feb-13

PIMS UNBC Distinguished Speaker Series: Rhonda J. Rosychuk

Identifying Geographical Clusters of Presentations to the Emergency Department more››

University of Northern British Columbia

1-Mar-13

PIMS UNBC Distinguished Speaker Series: Rhonda J. Rosychuk

Advice for Statisticians in an Academic Medical Setting more››

University of Northern British Columbia

1-Mar-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Xinwei Yu

On Global Regularity of 2D Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamics equations with Partial Dissipation more››

University of Alberta

1-Mar-13

Topology Seminar: Dale Rolfsen

A topological approach to orderable groups more››

University of British Columbia

2-Mar-13

Frontiers in Biophysics

University of British Columbia

5-Mar-13

Scientific Computation and Applied & Industrial Mathematics Seminar: Eldad Haber

Imaging of flow in porous media - from parameter estimation to prediction more››

University of British Columbia

6-Mar-13

Topology Seminar: Alexandra Pettet

Relative twisting in Outer space more››

University of British Columbia

6-Mar-13

West End Number Theory Seminar: Jeff Achter

Counting abelian surfaces more››

University of Calgary

6-Mar-13

Probability Seminar: Yaozhong Hu

Malliavin calculus and convergence in density of some nonlinear Gaussian functionals more››

University of British Columbia

7-Mar-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Joe Wakano

Evolutionary branching in a finite population: Deterministic branching versus stochastic branching more››

University of British Columbia

7-Mar-13

PIMS Public Lecture: Avi Wigderson

Cryptography: Secrets and Lies, Knowledge and Trust more››

University of British Columbia

8-Mar-13

PIMS/UBC Distinguished Colloquium: Avi Wigderson (IAS Princeton)

The power and weakness of randomness (when you are short on time) more››

University of British Columbia

9-Mar-13

Dispersive Partial Differential Equations II

University of Victoria

11-Mar-13

IAM-PIMS Distinguished Colloquium Series: Prof. Andre Fortin

High Accuracy Solutions to Industrial Problems more››

University of British Columbia

12-Mar-13

Scientific Computation and Applied & Industrial Mathematics: Daniel Y. Ding

A Fluid Model for an Overloaded Queueing System with Scoring-Based Priority Rules more››

University of British Columbia

12-Mar-13

PIMS Distinguished Speaker: Mark Lewis

Mathematics behind stream population dynamics more››

University of Victoria

12-Mar-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Remi Schweyer

TBA more››

University of British Columbia

13-Mar-13

Probability Seminar: Anna Levit

Critical Quantum Random Graphs more››

University of British Columbia

13-Mar-13

Topology Seminar: Dale Rolfsen

A topological approach to orderable groups more››

University of British Columbia

14-Mar-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Karthika Raghavan

Modeling implications of Epigenetics Mechanisms - from cancer associated genes networks to chromatin remodelling more››

University of British Columbia

14-Mar-13

Mathematical Models for Territorial Interactions: Mark Lewis

Mathematical Models for Territorial Interactions more››

University of Victoria

15-Mar-13

Voyageur Colloquium: Peter Pivovarov

Gaussian random sets: on the interplay between probability and convexity more››

University of Calgary

15-Mar-13

PIMS/CSC Distinguished Speaker Series: Mark W. Newman

Epidemics, Erdos numbers, and the Internet: The new science of networks more››

Simon Fraser University

15-Mar-13

Luncheon for Women Graduate Students in Statistics and Mathematics

University of British Columbia

15-Mar-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: André Fortin

High accuracy solutions to industrial problems more››

University of Alberta

16-Mar-13

Joint UBC/SFU Graduate Student Workshop in Statistics

Simon Fraser University, Harbour Center Campus, Vancouver

18-Mar-13

IAM-PIMS Distinguished Colloquium: Andrea Montanari

Iterative Methods in Signal Processing more››

University of British Columbia

18-Mar-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Zaher Hani

Scattering for nonlinear dispersive equations in the presence of a potential more››

University of British Columbia

19-Mar-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: John McCuan

The Stability of Cylindrical Pendant Drops more››

University of British Columbia

19-Mar-13

PIMS Distinguished Speaker: Alexander E. Holroyd

Random Matching more››

University of Victoria

20-Mar-13

Topology Seminar: Thomas Church

Stability in the unstable cohomology of mapping class groups, SL_n(Z), and Aut(F_n) more››

University of British Columbia

21-Mar-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: May Ann Mata

Nonlinear stability analysis of intracellular actin waves model more››

University of British Columbia

22-Mar-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Xinwei Yu

On Well-posedness of Some Models for Ferrohydrodynamics more››

University of Alberta

25-Mar-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Benjamin Young

The Combinatorial PT-DT correspondence more››

University of British Columbia

26-Mar-13

Coast to Coast Seminar Series: Brian Fisher

Visual Analytics as a Cognitive Science more››

University of Calgary

26-Mar-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE: Inwon C. Kim

Homogenization result with a link to percolation more››

University of British Columbia

26-Mar-13

Scientific Computation and Applied & Industrial Mathematics Seminar: Maryam Fazel

Recovery and Denoising for Simultaneously Structured Models more››

University of British Columbia

28-Mar-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Daniel Krupp

The concept of genetic relatedness, the probability that social partners share a focal genotype above and beyond chance, is fundamental to the evolution of behaviour. As a consequence, numerous species - humans included - have evolved kin recognition more››

University of British Columbia

3-Apr-13

Probability Seminar: Asaf Nachmias

Sublinear resistance on the low dimensional critical branching random walk more››

University of British Columbia

3-Apr-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Francois Gay-Balmaz

Equivalent theories of liquid crystals more››

University of Alberta

4-Apr-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Davesh Maulik

Stable pairs and the HOMFLY polynomial more››

University of British Columbia

4-Apr-13

Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series: Tuomas Sandholm

Modern Dynamic Kidney Exchanges more››

University of British Columbia

4-Apr-13

Topology Seminar: François Lalonde

A short elementary survey of Symplectic Topology more››

University of British Columbia

5-Apr-13

Special PIMS Lecture: Jean-Pierre Bourguignon

The Work of Misha Gromov, a Truly Original Thinker more››

University of British Columbia

5-Apr-13

The Unravelers: Mathematical Snapshots

Reception and Exhibit Opening more››

University of British Columbia

5-Apr-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Liqun Cao

A Molecular Dynamics-Continuum Coupled Model for Heat Transfer in Composite Materials more››

University of Alberta

6-Apr-13

Bellingham Algebraic Geometry Seminar

Bellingham, Washington

8-Apr-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Jim Carrell

Cohomology of Springer Fibres and Springer's Weyl group action via localization more››

University of British Columbia

8-Apr-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Martha Precup

Paving Hessenberg Varieties by Affines more››

University of British Columbia

8-Apr-13

IAM-PIMS Distinguished Colloquium: Mary Silber

Symmetry-breaking Bifurcations: Studies in Control and Exploitation more››

University of British Columbia

10-Apr-13

Probability Seminar: Jeff Steif

The many faces of the T T-inverse process more››

University of British Columbia

12-Apr-13

PIMS/CSC Distinguished Speaker Series: Tao Tang

High-Order and Adaptive Time Stepping Methods for Energy Gradient Flows more››

Simon Fraser University

12-Apr-13

PIMS Distinguished Speaker: Alejandro Adem

Topology of Spaces of Commuting Matrices more››

University of Lethbridge

15-Apr-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Alex Yong

Varieties in flag manifolds and their patch ideals more››

University of British Columbia

16-Apr-13

Scientific Computation and Applied & Industrial Mathematics Seminar: Sofia Zaourar

Exploiting uncontrolled information in nonsmooth optimization methods more››

University of British Columbia

18-Apr-13

Probability Seminar: Chihoon Lee

Parameter estimation methods for reflected fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes more››

University of British Columbia

23-Apr-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE Seminar: Seick Kim

Green's function for second-order elliptic and parabolic systems with boundary conditions. more››

University of British Columbia

2-May-13

PIMS Distinguished Visitor Colloquium: Frits Beukers

What are hypergeometric functions? more››

Simon Fraser University

2-May-13

PIMS Colloquium: Tom Archibald

The hypergeometric series and the hypergeometric equation: highlights of their roles in classical mathematics more››

Simon Fraser University

2-May-13
3-May-13

2013 Alberta College Mathematics Conference (ACMC) and North-South Dialogue (N-S)

University of Calgary

3-May-13

West End Number Theory Seminar: Moshe Adrian

The local Langlands correspondence: from real to p-adic groups more››

University of Calgary

3-May-13
4-May-13

Prairie Discrete Math Workshop 2013

Thompson Rivers University

3-May-13

Math Across Campus Colloquium: Richard Tapia

Math at Top Speed: Exploring and Breaking Myths in the Drag Racing Folklore more››

University of Washington

4-May-13
5-May-13

The 3rd Pacific Northwest Theory Day

University of Victoria

7-May-13

PIMS / AMI Seminar: Lizheng Tao

A group of slightly super-critical dissipative operator related to 2D Boussinesq equations more››

University of Alberta

7-May-13

PIMS Number Theory Seminar: Frits Beukers

Analytic aspects of hypergeometric functions more››

Simon Fraser University

7-May-13

PIMS Distinguished Visitor Seminar: Frits Beukers

Arithmetic aspects of hypergeometric functions more››

Simon Fraser University

9-May-13

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Antoine Baker

Linking the DNA strand asymmetry to the spatio-temporal replication program more››

University of British Columbia

10-May-13

PIMS-UW Mathematics Colloquium: S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan

Let H_i, i=1,2,...,k be a finite collection of finite graphs. Let v_i be the number of vertices in H_i. We want to count the number of graphs G with N vertices in which Hi appears roughly c_i N v_i times. The tools are a combina more››

University of Washington

11-May-13
12-May-13

Alberta Number Theory Days 2013

Banff, Alberta

15-May-13

Probability Seminar: Augusto Teixeira

Soft local times and decoupling of random interlacements more››

University of British Columbia

18-May-13
19-May-13

Cascade Topology Seminar

Portland State University, Oregon

21-May-13
24-May-13

10th PIMS Young Researchers Conference in Mathematics and Statistics

University of Alberta

23-May-13

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: James Lewis

An Archimedean Height Pairing on the Equivalence Relation Defining Bloch's Higher Algebraic Cycle Groups more››

University of British Columbia

23-May-13
25-May-13

International Workshop on the Perspectives on High-dimensional Data Analysis III

University of British Columbia

25-May-13

2013 SSC Student Conference

University of Alberta

26-May-13
30-May-13

2013 CMOS/CGU/CWRA Joint Scientific Congress

Bridging Environmental Science, Policy and Resource Management more››

University of Saskatchewan

27-May-13
14-Jun-13

PIMS IGTC Mathematical Biology Summer School

The Mathematics Behind Biological Invasions more››

University of Alberta

27-May-13

2013 Niven Lecture - Yann Brenier

Fluids and optimal transport: from Euler to Kantorovich. more››

University of British Columbia

28-May-13

Diff. Geom, Math. Phys., PDE Seminar: Yann Brenier

TBA more››

University of British Columbia

1-Jun-13
2-Jun-13

Pacific Northwest Number Theory Conference

University of Washington

3-Jun-13
7-Jun-13

Automata Theory and Symbolic Dynamics Workshop

University of British Columbia

10-Jun-13
20-Jun-13

Recent advances in Hodge theory: period domains, algebraic cycles, and arithmetic

Each day will focus on a single major theme: 1) Algebraic cycles and the Hodge Conjecture 2) Arithmetic aspects of cycles and period maps 3) Period domains and their compactifications 4) Mumford-Tate groups and representa more››

University of British Columbia