The PIMS mandate is to promote excellent research and applications of the mathematical sciences, to facilitate the training of highly qualified personnel, to create an equitable, diverse and inclusive community in the mathematical sciences, to enrich public awareness of and education in mathematics and to create partnerships with similar organizations around the world.

Upcoming Events

Scientific, Seminar
SFU NTAG Seminar: Daniel Tarnu
October 16, 2025
Simon Fraser University
The Rudin-Shapiro polynomials $p_{m}$ were first studied by Rudin, Shapiro, and Golay independently nearly 80 years ago and are defined recursively by $p_{0}(x) = q_{0}(x) = 1$ and $$ p_{m}(x) = p_{m-1}(x) + x^{2^{m-1}} q_{m-1}(x), $$ $$ q_{m}(x) = p...
Scientific, Colloquia
PIMS-UNBC Distinguished Colloquium: Michael Ward
October 16, 2025
University of Northern British Columbia
Abstract: A new frontier for the modeling and analysis of reaction-diffusion PDE systems is where the diffusing species are nonlinearly coupled through dynamic interactions on the domain boundaries. Some specific examples of such systems, including...
Scientific, Colloquia
UBC Math Department Colloquium: Izabella Laba
October 17, 2025
University of British Columbia
A set $A\subset\mathbb{Z}$ tiles the integers by translations if there is a set $T\subset\mathbb{Z}$ such that every integer $n\in\mathbb{Z}$ has a unique representation $n=a+t$ with $a\in A$ and $t\in T$. It is well known that the translation set in...
Scientific, Colloquia
UWashington-PIMS Mathematics Colloquium: Kavita Ramanan
October 17, 2025
University of Washington
There are many synergies between probability theory and convex geometry, especially in high-dimensional settings. We discuss some classical examples and then focus on a recent development concerning a famous theorem of von Neumann, which establishes...
Scientific, Conference
WCOM Fall 25: West Coast Optimization Meeting
October 18, 2025
University of British Columbia Okanagan
The West Coast Optimization Meeting will take place on October 18, 2025 on the Okanagan Campus of the University of British Columbia. The organizers (Aleksandr Aravkin Warren Hare, Tim Hoheisel, Yves Lucet, and Amy Wiebe) are pleased to invite all...
Educational, Workshop
Math Circles Winter 2025/2026 Session 2
October 20, 2025
University of British Columbia
Students of grades 5 to 7 are invited to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills at the Math Circle Workshops. This is an enrichment program for students organized by the faculty members of the Department of Mathematics at the...
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We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

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PIMS hosts an International Research Lab of the CNRS

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We acknowledge the support from the Simons Foundation

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Collaborative Research Groups (CRG)

CRGs are one of PIMS flagship programs, building world class research networks.

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PIMS Postdocs

Between 1997-2025 we have supported over 450 postdoctoral positions

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Syzygy Users

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Scientific Events

From 1996-2025 PIMS has supported over 6500 scientific events

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Keeping Math Skills Sharp
July 31, 2025
On CTV Morning Live, Dr. Melania Alvarez of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences at UBC outlines methods to keep your math skills sharp!
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