Current Seminars
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5 Minute Talks
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/Virtual Speakers: Gregorio Baldi (Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES)), Stephanie Chan (MSRI / Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath)), Murilo Corato Zanarella (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Jordan Ellenberg (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Maria Fox (Oklahoma State University), Tangli Ge (Princeton University), Andrew Graham (Université de Paris XI), Eric Larson (Brown University), Wanlin Li (CRM - Centre de Recherches Mathématiques), Isabella Negrini (MSRI / Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath)), Alice Pozzi (Imperial College, London), Michael Rapoport (Universität Bonn), Naomi Sweeting (Harvard University), Amanda Tucker (University of Rochester), Bianca Viray (University of Washington), Wojtek Wawrów (London School of Geometry & Number Theory), Tonghai Yang (University of Wisconsin-Madison)The order is as follows:
Michael Rapoport (via Zoom), Andrew Graham (via Zoom), Maria Fox (via Zoom), Wanlin Li, Isabella Negrini, Amanda Tucker, Alice Pozzi, Tangli Ge, Wojtek Wawrów, Bianca Viray, Murilo Corato Zanarella, Stephanie Chan, Tonghai Yang, Eric Larson, Naomi Sweeting, Jordan Ellenberg, Greg Baldi
Updated on Jan 26, 2023 10:06 AM PST -
Graduate Student Seminar
Location: MSRI: Online/Virtual, Simons Auditorium Speakers: Wojtek Wawrów (London School of Geometry & Number Theory)Updated on Jan 31, 2023 11:18 AM PST
Upcoming Seminars
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Meet the Staff Tea
Location: MSRI: Front CourtyardCreated on Jan 25, 2023 08:14 AM PST -
Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture: "How Complex is Complexity? Or What's a 'Meta' for?"
Location: Calvin Lab Auditorium; Virtual Speakers: Eric Allender (Rutgers University)Registration required to attend or view on Zoom
The fundamental open questions in complexity theory have resisted our best efforts for more than half a century. But is there any reason to believe that it is fundamentally difficult to show that certain problems are hard to compute? In other words, what is the computational complexity of computational complexity? This question lies at the core of the study of meta-complexity, which is the focus of the Simons Institute this semester. This lecture will survey a few highlights this study has revealed thus far, and show how meta-complexity has opened up some promising new avenues of attack on the long-standing open questions of computational complexity theory.
Eric Allender is widely recognized as a leading researcher in computational complexity theory. His research frequently exploits connections between computational complexity and Kolmogorov complexity — the study of how “random’ an object is. He has given numerous invited addresses at computer science symposia worldwide. He received a BA from the University of Iowa in 1979, majoring in computer science and theater, and a PhD from Georgia Tech in 1985. He has been at Rutgers University since then, rising to the rank of distinguished professor, and serving as department chair from 2006 to 2009. He is a fellow of the ACM, has served frequently on conference program committees, and has held various offices in SIGACT and the Computational Complexity Foundation. During the 2009/2010 academic year, he was a Fulbright fellow in South Africa.
Created on Jan 24, 2023 02:33 PM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
Simons Institute Event: What Do the Theory of Computing and the Movies Have in Common?
Location: David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley Speakers: Alvy SmithRegistration is required to attend.
What does theoretical computer science have to do with art and the movies? Alvy Ray Smith, who has done it all, tells that story. Born before computers and pixels, he has ridden the Moore’s law supernova wave all the way from the first pixels to the first digital movie, Toy Story, from Pixar, the company he cofounded. But before that, he was an oil painter in New Mexico and then took a decade-long voyage through computation theory for his PhD work and early professorhood. A cover of Scientific American brought him an early fame of sorts and a request to design the cover for the annual proceedings of the Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science. Smith’s talk for the Simons Institute will feature that FOCS cover, used for 38 years in print and three more as the proceedings went digital. He executed it with pre-digital technology but uses it to explain the central dogma that drives much of modern computer graphics. Smith spent the last 10 years writing a book called A Biography of the Pixel. His talk will reference the book, but many parts of his discussion will be UC Berkeley specific, having to do with the computation-theory crowd and its influence.
Created on Jan 26, 2023 03:37 PM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST -
"What is...?" Seminar
Location: MSRI: 2nd Floor DeckUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:24 AM PST -
ES Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:26 AM PST -
ES Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:27 AM PST -
DioG Program Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:29 AM PST -
DioG Learning Seminar
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium, Online/VirtualUpdated on Jan 31, 2023 09:30 AM PST
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2023 African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop
The African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop (ADJOINT) will take place at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, CA from June 19 to June 30, 2023.
ADJOINT is a two-week summer activity designed for researchers with a Ph.D. degree in the mathematical sciences who are interested in conducting research in a collegial environment.
The main objective of ADJOINT is to provide opportunities for in-person research collaboration to U.S. mathematicians, especially those from the African Diaspora, who will work in small groups with research leaders on various research projects.
Through this effort, MSRI aims to establish and promote research communities that will foster and strengthen research productivity and career development among its participants. The ADJOINT workshops are designed to catalyze research collaborations, provide support for conferences to increase the visibility of the researchers, and to develop a sense of community among the mathematicians who attend.
The end goal of this program is to enhance the mathematical sciences and its community by positively affecting the research and careers of African-American mathematicians and supporting their efforts to achieve full access and engagement in the broader research community.
Each summer, three to five research leaders will each propose a research topic to be studied during a two-week workshop.
During the workshop, each participant will:
- conduct research at MSRI within a group of four to five mathematicians under the direction of one of the research leaders
- participate in professional enhancement activities provided by the onsite ADJOINT Director
- receive funding for two weeks of lodging, meals and incidentals, and one round-trip travel to Berkeley, CA
After the two-week workshop, each participant will:
- have the opportunity to further their research project with the team members including the research leader
- have access to funding to attend conference(s) or to meet with other team members to pursue the research project, or to present results
- become part of a network of research and career mentors
Updated on Sep 19, 2022 11:48 AM PDT
Past Seminars
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Seminar 5 Minute Talks
Updated on Jan 23, 2023 02:43 PM PST -
Seminar 5 Minute Talks
Updated on Jan 23, 2023 02:43 PM PST -
Seminar FHT Graduate Student Seminar: Homological Perturbation Lemma and Formal DG Algebras
Updated on Dec 13, 2022 08:32 AM PST -
Seminar Journal Club
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:54 PM PDT -
Seminar Homotopy Types in Low-Dimensional Topology Seminar: Inductive Construction of the HFK Moduli Spaces
Updated on Dec 07, 2022 08:21 AM PST -
Seminar Homotopy Computations and uses in Floer Theory Seminar: Computations in Morava K-Theory
Updated on Dec 12, 2022 08:36 AM PST -
Seminar Floer Homotopy Foundations Seminar: The Stable Quasicategory of Flow Categories
Updated on Dec 09, 2022 08:41 AM PST -
Seminar Q&A Session
Updated on Dec 09, 2022 11:18 AM PST -
Seminar GT Program Seminar: Coulomb Branches and KO Theory
Updated on Dec 05, 2022 02:31 PM PST -
Seminar GT Graduate Student Seminar: Some Non-Trivial Families of Symplectic Structures
Updated on Dec 08, 2022 03:33 PM PST -
Seminar Gauge Theory (Semi)-Virtual Seminar: Stability and Neck Pinches in Lagrangian Mean Curvature Flow
Updated on Dec 07, 2022 03:50 PM PST -
Seminar FHT Program Seminar: Squeezed Knots
Updated on Dec 01, 2022 02:50 PM PST -
Seminar Journal Club
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:53 PM PDT -
Seminar Diffeomorphisms and Gauge Theory Seminar: Monopole Floer Homology and Reality
Updated on Dec 01, 2022 09:52 AM PST -
Seminar Simons Institute Event: "PACE Tech: Physics and Algorithms Coupled to Enhance Technology"
Updated on Nov 21, 2022 08:13 AM PST -
Seminar Homotopy Computations and uses in Floer Theory Seminar: Introduction to Topological Hochschild Homology
Updated on Nov 09, 2022 08:20 AM PST -
Seminar What Is Seminar
Updated on Sep 27, 2022 02:44 PM PDT -
Seminar Simons Institute Event: "Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture: 'Learning-Augmented Algorithms for Safety-Critical Systems'"
Updated on Nov 21, 2022 12:46 PM PST -
Seminar GT Program Seminar: Knots and Equivariant Aspects of Singular Instantons
Updated on Dec 01, 2022 12:46 PM PST -
Seminar GT Graduate Student Seminar: Harmonic Flat Bundles and the Corlette-Donaldson Theorem
Updated on Dec 01, 2022 02:52 PM PST -
Seminar Homotopy Types in Low-Dimensional Topology Seminar: The Stratified Spaces M(N, λ) Modeling Moduli Spaces
Updated on Nov 30, 2022 12:55 PM PST -
Seminar UC Berkeley Chancellor Course: Topics in Differential Geometry
Updated on Nov 22, 2022 11:27 AM PST -
Seminar FHT Program Seminar: Homology Cobordism and Knot Concordance
Updated on Nov 21, 2022 01:53 PM PST -
Seminar FHT Program Seminar: The Quantum Connection, Familiar and Yet Mysterious
Updated on Nov 21, 2022 01:52 PM PST -
Seminar Journal Club
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:51 PM PDT -
Seminar Homotopy Computations and uses in Floer Theory Seminar: KR-Theory Computations
Updated on Nov 09, 2022 08:15 AM PST -
Seminar What Is Seminar: Hermitian-Yang-Mills Connections on Some Non-Compact Kahler Manifolds with Volume Growth at Most 2
Updated on Nov 29, 2022 01:32 PM PST -
Seminar UC Berkeley Chancellor Course: Topics in Differential Geometry
Updated on Nov 21, 2022 10:19 AM PST -
Seminar Extended Q&A
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 12:36 PM PDT -
Seminar Floer Homotopy Foundations Seminar: The Multicategory of Low Categories
Updated on Nov 23, 2022 08:10 AM PST