Past Events

UBC Mathematics and the Institute of Applied Mathematics will host an all-day colloquium featuring a series of talks in mathematical biology, bringing together postdoctoral fellows from mathematics and zoology. Tentative Schedule: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM...

Modular forms are certain holomorphic functions on the upper half-plane that play a central role in number theory. In this talk, I will explain how to relate such functions to the topology of certain manifolds, showing how geometric ideas can be used...

We are in the midst of an exciting revolution in quantum science and technology. One of the most intriguing and potentially disruptive innovations to emerge from this second revolution is the prospect of quantum computation. Serious attempts are...

Immune cell infiltration in solid tumours was once regarded as clear evidence of the body’s attempt to eradicate a malignant threat. It is, however, now well established that tumours can co-opt immune cells, reprogramming them from tumour-suppressive...

I will review the progress of large language models for mathematics over the last 3 years, from barely solving high school level mathematics to solving some minor open problems in convex optimization, combinatorics and probability theory. The...

Classical Iwasawa theory studies the variation of arithmetic invariants, such as ideal class groups, along infinite towers of number field extensions. Over the years, these ideas have been extended to a wide range of arithmetic objects, including...

I will review how the comparison of Gaussian processes leads to results in convex geometry, and how extremal problems in convex geometry can be translated into a Gaussian framework. I will conclude by presenting new comparison inequalities for...

The energy image density property arises in two seemingly distinct lines of research. It first appeared in Malliavin’s proof of Hörmander’s hypoellipticity theorem and has since played a central role in the study of regularity properties of...

Communication is essential to all relationships, and the teaching and learning of mathematics is no exception. In this talk, I will share reflections and experiences that highlight how communication shapes my relationships with students, colleagues...

Pattern formation is a fundamental element of many processes in developmental biology. One example is the self-organization of microtubules (MTs) along the inner surface (cortex) of the plant cell membrane. MTs are dynamic polymers found within many...