Upcoming Events
Scientific, Seminar
PIMS CRG Seminar / Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, Convex and Discrete Geometry, and Combinatorics: Boaz Klartag
October 13, 2026
Online
Join us as we survey five years of progress on the distribution of mass in high-dimensional convex bodies and probability distributions. This talk explores how convexity assumptions provide a powerful alternative source of regularity in high...
Scientific, Seminar
Diagram Categories in Homotopy Theory CRG Seminar: Ben Szczesny
October 13, 2026
Online
Equivariant operads provide a powerful framework for encoding homotopic algebraic structures hidden in the non-equivariant setting, specifically those incorporating norm and transfer maps. These structures are organized by combinatorial objects...
Scientific, Seminar
The PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow Seminar: Joshua Turner
October 14, 2026
University of British Columbia
Scientific, Colloquia
PIMS Network Wide Colloquium: Gigliola Staffilani (RESCHEDULED)
October 15, 2026
Online
Wave turbulence theory is a rich and expansive field, aiming to provide a framework for understanding how waves interact across different settings. Wave interactions occur over a wide range of scales and media—spanning from gravitational waves in the...
Scientific, Seminar
SFU Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Carl Lian
October 15, 2026
Simon Fraser University
Abstract: The geometric Tevelev degrees of projective space enumerate general, pointed curves with fixed complex structure interpolating through the maximal number of points in $\mathbb{P}^r$. The study of the corresponding virtual invariants goes...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Theoretical Computer Science Seminar: Mark Schmidt
October 16, 2026
University of British Columbia
Abstract: In 2016 we wrote a paper introducing the phrase ``Polyak-Lojasiewicz (PL) condition'' for an old idea, not being sure how people would react to the paper. The paper ultimately had a larger impact than we expected, and we are surprised and...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
PIMS Distinguished Lecture: Akhil Mathew
October 16, 2026
University of Regina
The notion of a finite locally free group scheme is a natural generalization of the usual notion of a finite group. Lagrange's theorem states that all nth powers vanish in a group of order n. However, this need not hold for a group scheme. I will...
Scientific, Colloquia
USask Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium: Alia Hamieh
October 16, 2026
University of Saskatchewan
Abstract: Many of the central questions in number theory concern the distribution of arithmetic objects and the size of the quantities that encode them. Analytic number theory approaches such questions through the study of $L$-functions, generating...
Educational, Workshop
Math Circles Fall 2026 Session 1
October 19, 2026
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...
Educational, Workshop
Math Circles Fall 2026 Session 2
October 26, 2026
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...