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The main task of causal discovery is to learn direct causal relationships among observed random variables. These relationships are usually depicted via a directed graph whose vertices are the variables of interest and whose edges represent direct...

Let G be a p-adic reductive group and k a field of characteristic p. The category Rep(G) of smooth k-linear representations is at the heart of the mod-p Langlands program. If we let I be a pro-p Iwahori subgroup of G, there is an associated...

Limits and colimit constructions are ubiquitous in category theory, and are one of the main tools used to understand how objects in a category relate to one another. These are very concrete and easily stated in terms of universal properties: given a...

Canada's First Student-Centric Quantum Conference Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) is an emerging interdisciplinary field poised to revolutionize various areas such as cryptography, communications, simulation, material discovery...

In combinatorial matrix theory (CMT) one studies properties of combinatorial matrices, i.e., matrices with entries 0, 1 and -1. For instance, permutation matrices, i.e., (0,1)-matrices with exactly one 1 in every row and column, are interesting...

Let $f(x)$ be a separable polynomial with rational number coefficients. In this talk I will review how the rational points of the hyperelliptic curve $y^2 = f(x)$ can sometimes be determined using the number field obtained by adjoining a root of $f$...

Characteristic classes are certain cohomology classes that we assign to vector bundles. In this talk, we will first familiarize ourselves with cohomology. We will go over singular cohomology of spaces, the cup product, the cap product, along with...

Strong cocomparability graphs are the reflexive graphs whose adjacency matrix can be rearranged by a simultaneous row and column permutation to avoid the submatrix with rows 01, 10. Strong cocomparability graphs form a subclass of cocomparability...

Fee Structure Room Rate: $189 CAD/night Tax and Service Charges: $26 CAD/night Nightly Rate: $215 CAD Total Cost for the Event Period (September 26th - September 29th): $645 CAD * If you would like to extend your stay, please contact programs@pims...

The first MMI in-person meeting will take place at UBC Vancouver, scheduled from September 26th to September 29th. The schedule is as follows: HQP Summit: September 26th evening to September 28th mid-day Working Groups Meetings: September 28th mid...