Past Events
Industrial, Workshop
Workshop on Cloud Computing and Microbiome Bioinformatics
December 3–4, 2018
University of British Columbia
This two-day workshop will be open to all faculty, students, and industry members (from all disciplines) who aim to learn about cloud computing basics and applications (Day 1). Day 2 is more specialized for those who aim to get familiar with basics...
Industrial, Lunchbox Lecture
PIMS Lunchbox Lecture: Dr. Yau Shu Wong
November 8, 2018
University of Alberta
With advanced in computer and sensor technologies, large-scale data sets are now routinely generated and recorded from a wide range of sources in business, sciences, engineering, health care and medical research, etc. Although data-driven method...
Industrial, Workshop
2018 Industrial Problem Solving Workshop (IPSW)
August 20–25, 2018
University of Calgary
The Institutes’ Industrial Problem Solving Workshops aim to create mutually beneficial links between industrial researchers and their counterparts in academia, with a focus on mathematical, statistical, and computational problems that arise in real...
Educational, Summer School
Diversity in Mathematics: Highschool Math Day Camp Information and Registration
August 7–17, 2018
University of British Columbia
High-school math day camp Application Information: Highlights of the math camp: Are you in grade 10, 11 or 12? Do you find math stimulating and fun? Do you want learn more math but are not sure how to? Do you wonder if and how math would be helpful...
Industrial, Workshop
AARMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop
July 3–6, 2018
Dalhousie University
The main goals of an IPSW are to build connections between researchers in industry and academia. Five companies based in Atlantic Canada will present problems related to their interests, and participants will break into teams to explore solutions to...
Industrial, Workshop
REGISTRATION: 2018 PIMS BC Data Science Workshop
June 4–8, 2018
University of British Columbia
This is the registration page for the 2018 BC Data Science Workshop. particpants who have qualified for the workshop should register and pay their fees by May 25th at 4pm in order to guarantee a seat at the event. Registration: Registration for this...
Industrial, Workshop
2018 PIMS BC Data Science Workshop
June 4–8, 2018
Vancouver, BC
The BC Data Science workshop is targeted at graduate and undergraduate students in the Mathematical Sciences at UBC, SFU and other PIMS Universities. Participation from local Industry is encouraged and successful applicants will be guided to apply...
Industrial, Lunchbox Lecture
PIMS Lunchbox Lecture: Jöern Davidsen
May 24, 2018
University of Alberta
Physical, geophysical, chemical, living and man-made systems often show behaviors that cannot be understood by studying their building blocks or constituents to ever finer detail but that are emergent. The concept of emergence can be summarized by...
Educational, Conference
Changing the Culture 2018
May 18, 2018
Simon Fraser University
The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...
Industrial
BC Data Colloquium: Andrew Henrey, Phat Tran& Dmitry Samosseiko
May 17, 2018
Vancouver, BC
We conclude the annual BC Data Colloquium with a three part discussion series on May 17. More details on the demonstration and talks are available below. Phat Tran , Head of Shared Services IT, Technical Safety BC Computing on edge and real time...