аĿª½±Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address 2023 (online attendance)
Programme (All times GMT)
15.00Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýаĿª½±Annual General Meeting
15.30Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýSupporting Lecture
Professor Oscar Randal-Williams (Cambridge)
Symmetries of manifolds
Abstract:ÌýWhenever one studies a mathematical object one oughtÌýalso to study its symmetries. Manifolds---spaces which look locally like ordinary Euclidean space but which can be globally complicated---are the central objects of study in topology and geometry, and their groups of symmetries come in many flavours (isometries, diffeomorphisms, homeomorphisms, ...). I will discuss some classical results about rigid symmetries, and then some recent results about the spaces of all symmetries of certain manifolds.
16.30Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýTea/Coffee Break
16.55Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýAnnouncement of аĿª½±Election Results
17.00Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPresidential Address
Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS (INI-Cambridge)
Utilising Shape in Data.
Abstract:ÌýÌýModern science and technology generates data at an unprecedented rate. A major challenge is that this data is often complex, high dimensional, and may include temporal or spatial information. The "shape" of the data can be important but it is difficult to extract and quantify.ÌýThe field of topological data analysis is still quite young. We will give an introduction, present some applications, and discuss theoretical challenges. Beyond basic linear algebra, little previous knowledge will be assumed.
18.00Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýClose of Meeting
The Annual General Meeting and Presidential AddressÌýwill be followed by a Reception and the аĿª½±Annual Dinner
18.00Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýаĿª½±Reception
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