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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar: Guss Regts (University of Amsterdam)
DESCRIPTION:Improved bounds for zeros of the chromatic polynomial on bounded degree graphs\nAbout 20 years ago Sokal proved that there exists a constant C so that for any graph G\, all of the complex zeros of its chromatic polynomial are contained in the disk of radius C Delta(G) centered at 0. (Here Delta(G) denotes the maximum degree of G.) He showed that C could be taken slightly smaller than 8. This was improved to 6.91 by Fernández and Procacci. In this talk I will present an improvement to 5.02 and explain some of the ideas and ingredients of the proof. \nBased on joint work with Maurizio Moreschi\, Viresh Patel and Ayla Stam. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: link
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Brown":MAILTO:jason.brown@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211027T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211027T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
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SUMMARY:Formulating Success: Industry Research Connector 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Formulating Success connector aims to connect Atlantic Canadian companies and not-for-profit organizations with mathematical scientists and statisticians. This is an opportunity for industry and not-for-profits to present data-based challenges; for professors to promote their research with an eye towards establishing partnering opportunities; and for everyone to hear from funding agencies on support mechanisms these collaborations. Rapid-fire 3 minute presentations will enable the understanding of needs\, expertise\, and funding\, and there will be follow-on online networking time to explore future opportunities. \nRegistration is free at eventbrite.ca
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/formulating-success-industry-research-connector-2021-2/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211027T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211027T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
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SUMMARY:Formulating Success: Industry Research Connector 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Formulating Success connector aims to connect Atlantic Canadian companies and not-for-profit organizations with mathematical scientists and statisticians. This is an opportunity for industry and not-for-profits to present data-based challenges; for professors to promote their research with an eye towards establishing partnering opportunities; and for everyone to hear from funding agencies on support mechanisms these collaborations. Rapid-fire 3 minute presentations will enable the understanding of needs\, expertise\, and funding\, and there will be follow-on online networking time to explore future opportunities. \nFree registration at eventbrite.ca
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/formulating-success-industry-research-connector-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211026T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211026T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
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SUMMARY:AARMS Scientific Machine Learning Seminar: Nicholas Touikan (University of New Brunswick)
DESCRIPTION:Group equivariant neural networks seen by a mathematician\nArtificial neural networks (ANNs) are incredibly successful at performing certain machine learning tasks\, such as classification. In applications such as computer vision or quantum chemistry\, we will often seek machine learning algorithms that can handle inputs that are transformed. For example\, a cat detector should be able to detect a rotated cat. \nGroup theory provides the natural formalization of what we mean by transformations and group equivariance is the property we seek in artificial neural networks (ANN) and there is currently a flurry of research activity in group equivariant neural networks. In this talk\, I will present the M.Sc. work of my former student Max Hennick\, which gives a characterization of (approximate) G-equivariant linear mappings. What is most striking is how effective a bit of functional analysis and algebra can be at answering this question. \nI will provide as many examples as possible and conclude with some hopefully interesting questions. \n[ recording ] \nThe AARMS Scientific Machine Learning Seminar takes virtually via WebEx.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-scientific-machine-learning-seminar-nicholas-touikan-unb/
LOCATION:WebEx seminar
CATEGORIES:AARMS Scientific Machine Learning Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211020T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211020T163000
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar: Viresh Patel (University of Amsterdam)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Path decompositions of random directed graphs \nIn this talk we consider the problem of partitioning the edges of a digraph into as few paths as possible. The minimum number of paths needed in such an edge decomposition is called the path number of the digraph. \nThe problem of determining the path number is generally NP-hard. However\, there is a simple (easy to compute) lower bound for the path number of a digraph in terms of its degree sequence\, and a conjecture of Alspach\, Pullman\, and Mason from 1976 states that this lower bound gives the correct value of the path number for any even tournament. The conjecture was recently resolved\, and in this talk I will discuss to what extent the conjecture holds for other digraphs. In particular I will discuss some of the ingredients of a recent result showing that the conjecture holds for almost all digraphs. \nMore generally we will see the conjecture holds with high probability for the random directed graph D_{n\,p} for a large range of p. In fact the proof does not use randomness in a significant way.\n\nThis is joint work with Alberto Espuny Díaz and Fabian Stroh. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: link
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-viresh-patel-university-of-amsterdam/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Brown":MAILTO:jason.brown@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211015T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200904T115630Z
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SUMMARY:Dalhousie-AARMS AAMP Seminar: Ben Landon (University of Toronto)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Local eigenvalue statistics of random matrices and Dyson Brownian motion \nAbstract:  Dyson Brownian motion is a stochastic process describing eigenvalue dynamics under a matrix-valued Brownian motion.  We will review this process and its role in the study of universality of the local\nspectral statistics of random matrices.  We discuss results on the local ergodicity of Dyson Brownian motion and applications\, including local eigenvalue universality of the adjacency matrices of sparse random graphs\nand an additive model related to free probability.  Time permitting\, we also review results on the universality of extremal spectral statistics and the fluctuations of a single eigenvalue in the spectral bulk. \nThe Dalhousie-AARMS Analysis-Applied Math-Physics Seminar takes place on Fridays from 4 – 5 pm Atlantic Time in Chase 319 on the Dalhousie University campus with some being broadcasted over Zoom.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/dalhousie-aarms-aamp-seminar-steven-lester-kings-college-london-2-2-3-2/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AAMP Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Suresh Eswarathasan":MAILTO:sr766936@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211013T153000
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar: Danny Dyer (Memorial University)
DESCRIPTION:Title: The basics of the deduction game \nAbstract: \nThe deduction game is a new variant of the classical chasers and runners game where the chasers are trying to catch an invisible runner quickly\, but with no communication possible between chasers on different vertices. Instead\, chasers may deduce where their fellow chasers *must* move\, and make corresponding adjustments to their own movements. The goal is to use as few chasers as possible\, and in some cases that number is quite high. We will examine some bounds on the deduction number\, determine the deduction number of several classes of graphs\, and pose some open problems. This is joint work with Andrea Burgess and Mozhgan Farahani. \nJoin Zoom Meeting 
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-danny-dyer-memorial-university/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Brown":MAILTO:jason.brown@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211006T153000
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DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20211004T174543Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar: Anthony Bonato (Ryerson University)
DESCRIPTION:In pursuit-evasion games\, a set of pursuers attempts to locate\, eliminate\, or contain an evader in a network. The rules\, specified from the outset\, greatly determine the difficulty of the questions posed above. For example\, the evader may be visible\, but the pursuers may have limited movement speed\, only moving to nearby vertices adjacent to them. \nCentral to pursuit-evasion games is the idea of optimizing certain parameters\, whether they are the search number\, burning number\, or localization number\, for example. We report on progress in several pursuit-evasion games on graphs and conjectures arising from their analysis. Finding the values\, bounds\, and algorithms to compute these graph parameters leads to topics intersecting graph theory\, the probabilistic method\, and geometry.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-anthony-bonato-ryerson-university/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Brown":MAILTO:jason.brown@dal.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210924
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210909T215846Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Algebra Centre Minicourse: Introduction to Schubert calculus via (nil-)Hecke algebras
DESCRIPTION:Professor Kirill Zaynullin (University of Ottawa)\nFrom September 20 to September 23\, 2021\, Professor Kirill Zaynullin from the University of Ottawa will give an introductory mini- course on nil-Hecke algebras and their applications in cohomology. \nThe mini-course will consist of four lectures and will give a self-contained exposition on the use of the techniques of nil-Hecke algebras in the equivariant Schubert calculus for cohomology of flag varieties. \nThe first part will discuss root datum and Coxeter groups (Lectures 1-2): definition of a root datum\, simple roots\, fundamental weights and the Cartan matrix\, the Dynkin diagram\, the Weyl group\, geometric realization\, finite real root systems\, coefficient ring of a root system\, non-crystallographic root datum. \nThe second part will introduce nil-Hecke rings and twisted group algebras (Lectures 2-3): definition of nil-Coxeter and nil-Hecke rings\, twisted group algebras and their localizations\, coproducts\, Hecke and Weyl actions\, characteristic and the Borel maps. \nThe third part (Lectures 3-4) will relate nil-Hecke rings and the Schubert calculus techniques: push-pull elements and divided- difference operators\, the coproduct and the actions\, faithful representation\, the augmented coproduct and the formula for the coproduct\, the dual of the nil-Hecke ring and equivariant cohomology. \nThe lectures will take place at the St. John’s campus of Memorial University and will be broadcast via Zoom. The schedule is tentatively: \n\nTuesday\, Sep. 21: 9-9:50 am and 3-3:50 pm (Atlantic time)\nWednesday\, Sep. 22: 9-9:50 am (Atlantic time)\nThursday\, Sep. 23: 9-9:50 am (Atlantic time)\n\nFor Zoom connection details and last minute schedule changes\, see the event website.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-algebra-centre-minicourse-introduction-to-schubert-calculus-via-nil-hecke-algebras/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210920T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210920T163000
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Theodore Kolokolnikov (Dalhousie)
DESCRIPTION:Modelling of disease spread through heterogeneous population\nWe present a simple model of disease spread that incorporates spatial variability in population density. Starting from first principles\, we derive a novel PDE with state-dependent diffusion. Consistent with observations\, this model exhibits higher infection rates in the areas of higher population density. The model also exhibits an infection wave whose speed varies with population density. In addition\, we demonstrate the possibility of super-diffusive propagation of infection\, whereby an infection can “jump” across areas of low population density towards the areas of high population density. Finally\, a case study of coronavirus spread in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia is presented with qualitatively similar features as our model\, including density-dependent infection rates and infection that jumps across main population centers. \n[ recording ] \nMore information about this seminar series.  This is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-09-20/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210823T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200615T150024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210722T150848Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Jane Heffernan (York)
DESCRIPTION:Modelling immunity against SARS-CoV-2 from infection and vaccination: The Atlantic Bubble\nWe have developed a mathematical model model of COVID-19 in the population. The model is stratified over 5-year age groups\, and by immunity status. We track mild\, moderate\, and severe infections by age\, as well as vaccination uptake. The model is fit to COVID-19 case data\, and produces estimates of immunity distributions for each age group\, from infection and vaccination. In this talk I will provide a overview of the model\, and we will discuss results specific to the Atlantic Bubble region. \nMore information about this seminar series.  This is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-08-23/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210813
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210205T171914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T124819Z
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SUMMARY:17th Algorithms and Data Structures Symposium & 33rd Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry
DESCRIPTION:This event consists of two co-located conferences over a four-day period. These two conferences are the 17th Algorithms and Data Structures Symposium (WADS) and the 33rd Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry (CCCG). \nWADS is intended as a forum for researchers in the area of design and analysis of algorithms and data structures. We invite submissions of papers presenting original research on the theory and application of algorithms and data structures in all areas\, including combinatorics\, computational geometry\, databases\, graphics\, and parallel and distributed computing. \nCCCG is a forum to disseminate and discuss new theoretical and applied results in discrete and computational geometry. It focuses on the design of efficient algorithms\, the development of software\, and the study of the mathematical foundations of computational problems whose formulations involve geometric constraints. The field of computational geometry is motivated by problems from a broad range of application areas.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/17th-algorithms-and-data-structures-symposium-33rd-canadian-conference-on-computational-geometry/
LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="Meng He":MAILTO:mhe@cs.dal.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210807
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210714T110437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T110437Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS CRG Online Workshop on Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science
DESCRIPTION:The AARMS CRG Online Workshop on Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science will be held August 6th\, 2020 in PEI\, Canada. This workshop is mainly hosted by the Atlantic Association for Research in Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) collaborative research group (CRG) and the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) at University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)\, Canada.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-crg-online-workshop-on-financial-mathematics-and-actuarial-science/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Alexander Alvarez":MAILTO:alalvarez@upei.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210726T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200615T150024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T153453Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Lam Ho (Dalhousie)
DESCRIPTION:Modelling the dynamics of COVID-19 epidemic\nManaging the COVID-19 pandemic has become the top priority since its inception in late 2019. Modelling the development of the epidemic is a crucial step for governments to make effective public health policies. In this talk\, we will discuss some challenges of studying the dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic as well as our recent ideas that cut directly to the heart of these challenges. \nMore information about this seminar series.  This is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-07-26/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210807
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210719T153708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T153708Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) will host its third Industrial Problem Solving Workshop (IPSW) in a purely online format from from July 26 to August 6 \nAbout IPSWs\n\nThe main goals of an IPSW are to build connections between researchers in industry\, non-profit organizations\, and academia.  Organizations based in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere present problems related to their interests\, and participants will break into teams to explore solutions to these problems.  The problems come from a variety of subject areas\, but all are designed to be approachable by students and postdocs with backgrounds in pure mathematics\, modelling\, scientific computing\, computer science\, or data analysis.  Each problem group will be led by one or more university faculty members with expertise relevant to the technical challenge at hand\, but participants with a wide range of interests and expertise are welcome.  Over the course of the workshop\, problem groups will work collaboratively to explore possible solution strategies to the technical challenges and propose longer-term research directions\, as well as make connections to a larger group of companies and academic researchers with similar interests. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent format\n\nThis year’s IPSW will be a little bit different from previous versions: it is two weeks in duration and convened exclusively online.  Problem solving teams are invited to use AARMS video-conferencing resources to schedule their own problem solving sessions during the course of the workshop.  It is expected that many people will participate on a part-time basis.  We will plan to organize several optional live events during the course of the workshop aimed at networking and career-oriented skills training. \n\n\n\n\n\nPrizes\n\n\nNBIF Award for best problem solving pitch ($500 shared amongst student/postdoc presenters)\nSpringboard Atlantic Award for most valuable student/postdoc problem solver ($500 for one student)\nAARMS Award for best solution ($2000 shared amongst student/postdoc members of the winning team)\nCANSSI Atlantic prize for the most effective use of statistics in problem solving ($200 for one student)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImportant dates\n\n\nJuly 21\, 2021: Registration deadline\nJuly 23\, 2021: Prerecorded problem presentations from industry and non-academic partners available online\nJuly 26\, 2021: Live Q&A panel from industrial and non-academic representatives\nJuly 26-30\, 2021: Groups meet online to discuss problem solving strategies\nJuly 30\, 2021: Mid-workshop progress presentations\nAugust 3-6\, 2021: Groups meet online to discuss problem solving strategies\nAugust 6\, 2021: Final presentation of problem solutions
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-industrial-problem-solving-workshop-2021/
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210712T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210712T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200615T150024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T102825Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Cindy Feng (Dalhousie)
DESCRIPTION:Spatial-Temporal Modeling of COVID-19 Mortality Risk in Toronto\, Canada\nIn this talk\, a spatial-temporal model for modeling georeferenced COVID -19 mortality data in Toronto\, Canada will be presented. A range of factors and spatial-temporal terms are incorporated into the model. The non-linear and interactive effects of the neighborhood-level factors\, i.e.\, population density and average of income\, are modeled as a two-dimensional spline smoother. The change of spatial pattern over time is modeled as a three-dimensional tensor product smoother. By fitting this model\, the space-time effect can uncover the underlying spatial-temporal pattern that is not explained by the covariates. The performance of the modeling method based on the individual data is also compared to the modeling methods based on the aggregated data in terms of in-sample and out-of-sample predictive checking. The results suggest that the individual-level based analysis provided a better overall model fit and higher predictive accuracy for detecting epidemic peaks as compared to the analysis based on the aggregated data in this application. \nMore information about this seminar series.  This is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-07-12/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210705
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210710
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210223T140032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T150644Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Math and Computer Science Camp
DESCRIPTION:This week-long day camp is an opportunity for students entering\ngrade 5 or 6 in the Annapolis Valley to participate in fun and enriching\nscience-based activities with Acadia faculty and students to develop\ntheir curiosity and enjoyment of math and computer science. It\nrepresents an important piece of a multi-year plan to develop the\nmathematical skills of students in the Annapolis Valley by bringing\nyoung students into the Acadia University outreach program. This will\nbegin the process of positively engaging students with math and\ncomputer science at a critical time in their educational careers.\nBursaries are provided for those who qualify for financial assistance.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/junior-math-and-computer-science-camp/
LOCATION:Acadia University\, Wolfville\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Caroline Cochran":MAILTO:caroline.cochran@acadiau.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210619
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200522T135206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T135206Z
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SUMMARY:Aiden Bruen 80th Birthday Geometry Conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference is in celebration of Professor Aiden Bruen’s 80th birthday\, to acknowledge and honour his contributions to finite geometry\, design theory\, coding theory\, and combinatorics in general.  Professor Bruen has had a tremendous impact in these areas\, publishing dozens of highly cited articles. including but certainly not limited to Inventiones Mathematicae\, Journal of Combinatorial Theory\, Series A\, Journal of Combinatorial Designs\, and Designs\, Codes and Cryptography. Professor Bruen is also an author of Cryptography\, Information Theory\, and Error Correction: a Handbook for the 21st Century\, by A.A. Bruen and M.A. Forcinito\, Wiley\, 2004.  This conference will bring together top researchers in the themed areas to present their latest work\, and will facilitate opportunities for collaboration in order to further research in theses areas.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aiden-bruen-80th-birthday-geometry-conference/
LOCATION:Fields Institute\, 222 College St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T 3J1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210612
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210406T105926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T105926Z
UID:5832-1623024000-1623455999@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Session on Designs and Codes at the CMS 75+1 Anniversary Summer Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/session-on-designs-and-codes-at-the-cms-751-anniversary-summer-meeting/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="David Pike":MAILTO:dapike@mun.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210604
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
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SUMMARY:Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada (CWiMAC)
DESCRIPTION:Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada (CWiMAC) workshop will be held online on Wednesday\, June 2 and Thursday\, June 3\, 2021\, preceding the 75th+1 Anniversary Meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society. \nworkshops are organized in coordination with the CMS Womenin Mathematics Committee. The purpose of the workshop is to support the career development of junior female-identified academics in the Canadian mathematics community. The 2021 CWiMAC workshop will include invited presentations\, panels\, and networking events aimed at advancing the careers of junior participants. There will also be a session of contributed talks by students and post-doctoral fellows.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/connecting-women-in-mathematics-across-canada-cwimac/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ailana Fraser":MAILTO:afraser@math.ubc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210531T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210531T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200615T150024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T153841Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Tom Hurd (McMaster)
DESCRIPTION:From Agent Based Infectious Disease Models to Compartment Models\nThere are lots of potential agent based approaches to COVID modelling\, and it is of interest to try to connect them to more standard compartment ODE models. To what extent can any ODE model capture the properties of a given ABM? The Inhomogeneous Random Social Network (IRSN) framework I have developed recently provides an explicit setting where such questions can be explored mathematically. The IRSN approach starts with a finite number N of heterogeneous agents that interact according to \ AB type rules. Under some conditions\, one can analyze their large N limit\, and under even more conditions\, derive a limiting standard stratified compartment ODE model. The IRSN framework can be made arbitrarily fine-grained in many dimensions\, including demographic classification\, immunology (multiple variants)\, contact settings (types of contact locations) but only certain combinations of features are relevant to the ODE limit. ABMs capture characteristics such as non-homogeneous mixing that are not easily captured in any ODE model\, so they help to understand the impact of such characteristics on disease propagation. \nIRSN Model Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720300713 \nMore information about this seminar series.  This is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-05-31/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210205T174428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T174428Z
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SUMMARY:Blundon Seminar Math Camp
DESCRIPTION:The Blundon Seminar is an annual (since 1982) three-day math\ncamp for senior high school students from Newfoundland who are\ninterested in mathematics and demonstrate consistently good\nperformance in mathematics competitions. Participation in the math\ncamp is by invitation only based on the results of preceding Blundon\,\nCOMC\, Euclid\, Fermat\, and Cayley contests. During the seminar the\nstudents attend two one-hour talks given by professors from MUN on\nvarious mathematical topics and applications in science and\nengineering. There are several problem solving sessions as well as\nother activities such as Mathletics and Papers Chase. The winner of\nBlundon Contest is presented with the Blundon Shield\, and the\nwinners of other contests are also presented with money and book\nprizes. The awards for the best results in mathematics competitions\nare presented during the banquet\, where a collective photo is taken\nas well.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/blundon-seminar-math-camp-2/
LOCATION:Memorial University (St. John’s Campus)\, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Margo Kondratieva":MAILTO:mkondra@mun.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210517T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200615T150024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210514T153212Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Madeleine Gorman-Asal (University of New Brunswick Fredericton)
DESCRIPTION:Using a Mathematical Model to Investigate the Efficacy of Asymptomatic Testing to Detect SARS-CoV-2\nA mathematical model was constructed to investigate the efficacy of asymptomatic testing for SARS-CoV-2 detection. Preliminary data suggests that the stage of disease at the time of testing impacts its efficacy. The probability of being detected by the asymptomatic test was compared by the number of days waited until taking the test since arrival given the unknown state of disease at arrival\, the variability of the infectious period and whether case detection efforts were undergone prior to arrival. It was found that if assuming an equal probability of being in the incubation stage or an asymptomatic infectious stage\, waiting until the fifth day since arrival to be tested is the earliest testing date that results in more detected than undetected cases. Additionally\, in the 50% of COVID-19 cases with an infectious period longer than 22 days\, there are limited differences in the probability of being detected when tested within the first 2\, 5 or 8 days since arrival. \nThis is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-05-17/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210507
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210205T172829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T130424Z
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SUMMARY:Canadian Student and Postdoc Conference on Gravity
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Student and Postdoc Conference on Gravity (CSPCG) will provide a forum for both Canadian and international graduate students and postdocs to gather and present their research. It invites submissions for talks covering all aspects of gravitational research\, including mathematical and numerical relativity\, quantum gravity\, string-theoretic approaches to gravity\, gravitational waves\, relativistic astrophysics\, and cosmology. It will run as a virtual event from May 4-6\, 2021\, creating an accessible platform for students and postdocs who do not necessarily have the financial resources or ability to travel. The CSPCG is committed to diversity and inclusivity; and welcomes all participants\, including women; people of any sexual orientation\, gender identity\, or gender expression; Indigenous peoples; visible minorities/racialized people; and people with disabilities.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/canadian-student-and-postdoc-conference-on-gravity/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Turkuler Durgut":MAILTO:tdurgut@mta.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210508
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20210325T114334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T151518Z
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SUMMARY:Groups acting on Trees: minicourse by Olga Kharlampovich
DESCRIPTION:From May 3\, 2021 to May 7\, 2021\, Professor O. Kharlampovich from City University of New York will teach a mini course on Groups acting on Trees. Due to the current situation caused by the corona virus disease\, the mini course will take place virtually. \nBass-Serre theory relates group actions on trees with decomposing groups as iterated applications of the operations of amalgamated product and HNN extension\, via the notion of the fundamental group of a graph of groups. \nOne of the generalizations of Bass-Serre theory is the theory of isometric group actions on real trees (R-trees) which are metric spaces generalizing the graph-theoretic notion of a tree. Group actions on R-trees arise naturally in geometric topology\, as well as in geometric group theory. Asymptotic cones of groups often have a tree-like structure and give rise to group actions on real trees. The use of R-trees and $\Lambda$ -trees\, in particular Zn-trees\, together with Bass-Serre theory\, are key tools in the work on the elementary theory of a free group by Kharlampovich-Miasnikov and Sela. \nThe course will be suitable for undergraduates\, graduate students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and anyone interested in algebra. The internet address for the virtual meeting room will be available at https://www.mun.ca/aac/AACMiniCourses/olga/ \nThe mini course will take place from 10 to 10:50 Eastern Standard Time.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/groups-acting-on-trees-minicourse-by-olga-kharlampovich/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS schools and minicourses
ORGANIZER;CN="Yuri Bahturin":MAILTO:bahturin@mun.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210421T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210421T113000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200615T150024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T181557Z
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SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar:  Ahmed Saif (Dalhousie)
DESCRIPTION:A Simulation-Optimization Framework for Optimizing Response Strategies to Epidemics\nEpidemics require dynamic response strategies that encompass a multitude of policy alternatives and that balance health\, economic and societal considerations. We propose a simulation-optimization framework to aid policymakers select closure\, protection and travel policies to minimize the total number of infections under a limited budget. The proposed framework combines a modified\, age-stratified SEIR compartmental model to evaluate the health impact of response strategies and a Genetic Algorithm to effectively search for better strategies. We implemented our framework on a real case study in Nova Scotia to devise optimized response strategies to COVID-19 under different budget scenarios and found a clear trade-off between health and economic considerations. Closure policies seem to be the most sensitive to budget restrictions\, followed by travel policies. On the other hand\, results suggest that practicing social distancing and wearing masks are necessary under all scenarios. The framework is generic and can be extended to encompass vaccination policies and to use different epidemiological models and optimization methods. \nAhmed Saif\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Dalhousie University. He received a Ph.D. in Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo\, an M.Sc. in Engineering Systems and Management from Masdar Institute of Science and Technology\, an MBA from New York Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Production Engineering from Alexandria University. Prior to joining Dalhousie University\, he spent a year as a Postdoctoral Fellow in HEC Montréal. He also has several years of experience in engineering and consulting companies in Canada and abroad. Dr. Saif’s research focuses on large-scale optimization\, decision making under uncertainty and data analytics methods and their applications in hybrid renewable energy systems and sustainable supply chain problems. His research has been funded by various agencies including NSERC and MITACS\, and has been published in high-impact journals\, including INFORMS Journal on Computing\, Computer & Operations Research \nThis is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.  All times are given in the Atlantic timezone.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-2021-04-21/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210409T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210409T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200904T115630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T131108Z
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SUMMARY:Dalhousie-AARMS AAMP Seminar: Chunyi Gai (Dalhousie University)
DESCRIPTION:The Dalhousie-AARMS Analysis-Applied Math-Physics Seminar takes place on Fridays from 4 – 5 pm Atlantic Time over Zoom.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/dalhousie-aarms-aamp-seminar-steven-lester-kings-college-london-2-2-3/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AAMP Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Suresh Eswarathasan":MAILTO:sr766936@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210407T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210407T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20201006T115021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210127T181430Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar: Dr Jason Brown & Dr Corey DeGagne\, Dalhousie University
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar series will take place every Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 ADT online via zoom. The talks\, provided by researchers\, postdocs and graduate students\, will be on a variety of current topics in graph theory. If you would like to give a talk or attend\, please email one of the organizers (Jason Brown and Danielle Cox).
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-2021-04-07/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Brown":MAILTO:jason.brown@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210331T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210331T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200706T160843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T140122Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic GR Seminar: Dr Robie Hennigar (MUN)
DESCRIPTION:Holographic Complexity and Thermodynamic Volume\nI will discuss recent work exploring the holographic complexity conjectures for rotating black holes. A relationship between the complexity of formation and the thermodynamic volume of the black hole is found\, and I discuss the evidence that suggests this relationship holds generally. This is one of the first connections between thermodynamic volume and holography\, and I will discuss possible implications. \nThe Atlantic General Relativity 2020 online postdoc/student seminar series is in the tradition of the annual AGR meetings\, providing a forum not only for students and postdocs to present their research and make professional contacts but also to facilitate connections and collaborations between all Atlantic Canadian relativists. The series is student-organized and includes all areas of classical and quantum gravity. Talks will occur on the last Wednesday of every month\, with each session consisting of two 30 minute talks. If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details. \nNote: all times are Atlantic Time
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-gr-seminar-2021-03-31/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:Atlantic GR Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T125419
CREATED:20200904T115630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T130929Z
UID:5714-1616774400-1616778000@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Dalhousie-AARMS AAMP Seminar: Jared Wunsch (Northwestern University)
DESCRIPTION:The Dalhousie-AARMS Analysis-Applied Math-Physics Seminar takes place on Fridays from 4 – 5 pm Atlantic Time over Zoom.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/dalhousie-aarms-aamp-seminar-steven-lester-kings-college-london-2-2/
LOCATION:Zoom seminar
CATEGORIES:AAMP Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Suresh Eswarathasan":MAILTO:sr766936@dal.ca
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