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Scientific, Seminar
05C50 Online Seminar: Karen Meagher
January 9, 2026
Online
My research is centred around the famous Erdos-Ko-Rado (EKR) Theorem. I was first introduced to this theorem through an application in computer science, and later learned about its roots in pure mathematics. This is a research area that has grown so...
Scientific, Colloquia
UBC Math Department Colloquium: Danny Ofek
January 9, 2026
University of British Columbia
Let X be your favorite type of algebraic structure. For example, X could be the class of quadratic forms, algebras or algebraic varieties. To estimate the complexity of X, you might consider the following natural question: how many algebraically...
Scientific, Seminar
Joint Maud Menten /Math Bio Seminar: David Earn
January 12, 2026
University of Victoria
Infectious disease outbreaks have precipitated a profusion of mathematical models. Epidemic curves predicted by these models are typically qualitatively similar, despite distinct model assumptions, but there is no theoretical explanation for this...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Algebra and Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Tom Graber
January 12, 2026
University of British Columbia
Abstract TBA
Scientific, Seminar
Diagram Categories in Homotopy Theory CRG Seminar: Valentina Zapata Castro
January 13, 2026
Online
Model categories provide a powerful framework for abstract homotopy theory, but their complexity often makes them difficult to classify. By focusing on finite categories, especially grids, we gain a combinatorial setting where the problem becomes...
Scientific, Seminar
The PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow Seminar: Kostya Druzhkov
January 14, 2026
Online
Differential equations can be studied from a purely geometric point of view, translating many constructions from finite-dimensional differential geometry into their language. This approach helps to clarify such notions as symmetries, conservation...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
Hugh Morris Distinguished Lecture: Inwon Kim
January 16, 2026
University of British Columbia
We are extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Inwon Kim, Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, will deliver an upcoming lecture in the Hugh C. Morris Lecture Series. Dr. Kim is internationally recognized for her influential work in analysis and PDEs...
Scientific, Colloquia
UWashington-PIMS Mathematics Colloquium: Joseph H. Silverman
January 16, 2026
University of Washington
An abstract discrete dynamical system consists of a set X and a self-map f from X to itself. Dynamics studies the orbits of points of X under repeated application of f. When X and f are defined by polynomials, algebraic geometry comes into play, and...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC DG-MP-PDE Seminar: Sung-Hong Min
January 20, 2026
University of British Columbia
We obtain symmetry results of the solution to some overdetermined problems related to the eigenvalue equation on a weakly star shaped annular domain in space forms. If the associated P-function is constant on the boundary, then we get a Serrin type...
Scientific, Seminar
PIMS-CORDS SFU Operations Research Seminar: Nicholas Richardson
January 20, 2026
Simon Fraser University
Throughout scientific and commercial domains, we are often interested in separating mixed signals into their component sources. Supervised deep learning is state-of-the-art when large and well-labeled datasets can be used. But in many applications...