Department of Mathematics

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…

Algebra seminar - Jack Saunders

14:00 - 15:00 21 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 - Dan Fretwell

15:00 - 16:00 21 November 2023
Speaker: Dan Fretwell (Lancaster) Title: Quaternary lattices, modular forms and elliptic curves Abstract: A common theme in modern Number Theory is to find non-trivial links between…

Logic seminar: Sonia Marin (University of Birmingham)

15:15 - 16:15 22 November 2023
Title: Proof theory for intuitionistic modal logic, new developments. Abstract: In his thesis in 1994, Simpson gave a comprehensive presentation of the field of intuitionistic modal…

TBA

14:00 - 15:00 22 November 2023
Statistics seminar

Hashem Koohy -- Decoding T cell recognition: Unravelling the intricacies of adaptive T cell immunity [IN PERSON]

14:00 - 15:00 27 November 2023
Join us for this seminar by Hashem Koohy (University of Oxford) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series can be…

Algebra seminar - Tom Aird

14:00 - 15:00 28 November 2023
Title: Tropical representations of the Stylic monoid Abstract: The tropical semiring has been increasingly used as a carrier for representations of monoids, which cannot be faithfully…

Manchester Number Theory Seminar - Vahagn Aslanyan

15:00 - 16:00 28 November 2023
Speaker: Vahagn Aslanyan (Manchester) Title: Multiplicative relations among differences of singular moduli Abstract: I will report on recent joint work with Sebastian Eterovic and…

Chris Hadjichrysanthou -- North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences [ONLINE]

13:00 - 14:00 29 November 2023
Join us for this seminar by Chris Hadjichrysanthou (University of Sussex) as part of the North West Seminar Series in Mathematical Biology and Data Sciences. Details of the full series…

Logic seminar: Christian d'Elbee (University of Leeds)

15:15 - 16:15 29 November 2023
Title: Amalgamation in the class of finite nilpotent Lie algebras Abstract: In this talk, I will present recent work on the model theory of Lie algebras. The class of finite Lie algebras…

SQUIDS Seminar - A State-Space Perspective on Modelling and Inference for Online Skill Rating

14:30 - 16:00 29 November 2023
Schedule: - 2:30pm: pretalk - 3:05pm: research talk 'How mathematics can inspire novel deep learning architectures: two case studies' Abstract: In the quantitative analysis of competitive…

Stefano Bruno - Optimal Regularity in Time and Space for Stochastic Porous Medium Equations

15:00 - 16:00 29 November 2023
Stefano Bruno (University of Edinburgh) will speak at the Probability seminar. (in-person) Stochastic porous medium equations are well-studied models describing non-linear diffusion…

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