Department of Mathematics

Linglong Yuan - Kingman's House of Cards model with random mutation probabilities

15:00 - 16:00 18 October 2023
Linglong Yuan (University of Liverpool) will speak at the Probability seminar. (in-person) Kingman introduced, in 1978, a simple population model with discrete generations and infinite…

Logic seminar: Vahagn Aslanyan (Manchester)

15:15 - 16:15 18 October 2023
Title: Equations involving the j-invariant and its derivatives. Abstract: I'll discuss the problem of solvability of equations in a single complex variable involving the j-function…

SQUIDS Seminar - Trace-class Gaussian priors for Bayesian reinforcement learning

14:30 - 16:00 18 October 2023
Schedule: - 2:30pm: pretalk - 3:05pm: research talk 'Trace-class Gaussian priors for Bayesian reinforcement learning' I will motivate the talk by looking at some challenges in reinforcement…

Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture by Professor Colva Roney-Dougal

17:00 - 20:30 19 October 2023
Professor Colva Roney-Dougal is a mathematician specializing in group theory and computational algebra. She is a Professor of Pure Mathematics and the Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary…

Manchester Geometry Seminar - Pavel Tumarkin

13:30 - 14:30 23 October 2023
Speaker: Professor Pavel Tumarkin (Durham) Title: The Farey graph and ideal tetrahedra Abstract: We explore a 3-dimensional counterpart of the Farey tessellation and show that it…

Algebra seminar - Simple modules for algebraic groups

14:00 - 15:00 24 October 2023
Abstract: I will speak about joint work with David Stewart, giving a classification by highest weight of simple modules for smooth connected algebraic groups over a field, and also…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Ethan Lee

15:00 - 16:00 24 October 2023
Speaker: Ethan Lee (Bristol) Title: Explicit bounds on the residue of the Dedekind zeta-function Abstract: In analytic number theory, we can study the distribution of prime ideals…

Jose Pedraza Ramirez - Optimal Stopping for Exponential Lévy Models with Weighted Discounting

15:00 - 16:00 25 October 2023
Jose Pedraza Ramirez (University of Manchester) will speak at the Probability seminar. (in-person) In this talk, we consider an optimal stopping problem with weighted discounting,…

Logic seminar: Anna Dmitrieva (University of East Anglia)

15:15 - 16:15 25 October 2023
Title: Quasiminimality of a correspondence between two elliptic curves Abstract: One of the well-known accomplishments of model theory is the study of the field of complex numbers.…

Algebra seminar - Kieran Calvert

14:00 31 October 2023
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Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Maleeha Khawaja

15:00 - 16:00 31 October 2023
Speaker: Maleeha Khawaja (Sheffield) Title: Primitive algebraic points on curves Abstract: We say a number field K is primitive if K and Q are the only sub extensions of K. For example,…

Black Heroes of Statistical Research

1 - 3 November 2023
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP The workshop, which is the first of its kind, will bring together young African Statisticians from all over Africa and abroad, including Professional Statisticians…

Ed Hill -- North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences [ONLINE]

13:00 - 14:00 1 November 2023
Join us for this seminar by Ed Hill (University of Warwich) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be found…

SQUIDS Seminar - Bayesian Computation when privacy matters

14:30 - 16:00 1 November 2023
Schedule: - 2:30pm: pretalk - 3:05pm: research talk 'Bayesian Computation when privacy matters' Abstract: When performing Bayesian computation in practice, one is often faced with…

Manchester Geometry Seminar - Andreas Swerdlow

13:30 - 14:30 6 November 2023
Title: Graphical calculus: from numerical methods to Feynman diagrams to higher Lie theory and microformal morphisms, part 4 Abstract: The goal of these talks is to explore a number…

Algebra seminar - Rachel Pengelly

14:00 - 15:00 7 November 2023
Title: A1-subgroups and their unipotent elements Abstract: Let G be a simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field of prime characteristic, and let u be a unipotent element…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Diana Mocanu

15:00 - 16:00 7 November 2023
Speaker: Diana Mocanu (Warwick) Title: The modular approach for solving x^r+y^r=z^p Abstract: Since Wiles’ famous proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, number theorists extensively studied…

Jan Palczewski - A non-zero sum game of exit with asymmetric information

15:00 - 16:00 8 November 2023
Jan Palczewski (University of Leeds) will speak at the Probability seminar. (in-person) The timing of a strategic exit from a competitive market is one of the most important business…

Logic seminar: Boris Zilber (University of Oxford)

15:15 - 16:15 8 November 2023
Title: Model theory and topological invariants of algebraic varieties. Abstract: Can model theory distinguish complex algebraic varieties which are isomorphic as structures but topologically…

Manchester Geometry Seminar - Oleg Karpenkov

13:30 - 14:30 13 November 2023
Speaker: Oleg Karpenkov (Liverpool) Title: First steps in lattice trigonometry Abstract: In this talk we discuss a new insight on lattice geometry and its invariants. In particular…

Algebra seminar - Jason Semararo - The ideal spectrum of the Chern subring of a fusion system

14:00 - 15:00 14 November 2023
I will report on some joint work with Ian Leary. It is a classical fact that the even degree elements in the cohomology of a finite group G over a field of characteristic p form a finitely…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Min Lee

15:00 - 16:00 14 November 2023
Speaker: Min Lee (Bristol) Title: Murmurations of holomorphic modular forms in the weight aspect Abstract: In April 2022, He, Lee, Oliver, and Pozdnyakov made an interesting discovery…

Mudassar Iqbal -- New Computational Methods for Single Cell Epigenomics and Multiomics data [ONLINE]

13:00 - 14:00 15 November 2023
Join us for this seminar by Mudassar Iqbal (University of Manchester) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series…

SQUIDS Seminar - How mathematics can inspire novel deep learning architectures: two case studies

14:30 - 16:00 15 November 2023
Schedule: - 2:30pm: pretalk - 3:05pm: research talk 'How mathematics can inspire novel deep learning architectures: two case studies' Abstract: Deep learning is revolutionising the…

Manchester Geometry Seminar - Andreas Swerdlow

13:30 - 14:30 20 November 2023
Title: Graphical calculus: from numerical methods to Feynman diagrams to higher Lie theory and microformal morphisms, part 5 Abstract: The goal of these talks is to explore a number…

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