SMaSH: Symposium for Mathematical Sciences at Harvard

Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) 150 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134, MA

SMaSH: Symposium for Mathematical Sciences at Harvard On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm, the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Harvard Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (CMSA) held a Symposium for Mathematical Sciences for the mathematical sciences community at Harvard. Organizing Committee […]

Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing (FORC)

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

On June 6-8, 2022, the CMSA hosted the 3rd annual Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing (FORC). The Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing (FORC) is a forum for mathematical research in computation and society writ large.  The Symposium aims to catalyze the formation of a community supportive of the application of theoretical computer science, statistics, […]

Joint BHI/CMSA Conference on Flat Holography

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

On June 21–24, 2022, the Harvard Black Hole Initiative and the CMSA hosted the Joint BHI/CMSA Conference on Flat Holography (and related topics). The recent discovery of infinitely-many soft symmetries for all quantum theories of gravity in asymptotically flat space has provided a promising starting point for a bottom-up construction of a holographic dual for […]

Advances in Mathematical Physics

Harvard Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

A Conference in Honor of Elliott H. Lieb on his 90th Birthday On July 30 - Aug 1, 2022 the Harvard Mathematics Department and the CMSA co-hosted a birthday conference in honor of Elliott Lieb. This meeting highlights Elliott’s vast contribution to math and physics. Additionally, this meeting features Prof. Lieb’s more recent impact in […]

Big Data Conference 2022

Virtual

https://youtu.be/lmgwSxwDAHg On August 26, 2022 the CMSA hosted our eighth annual Conference on Big Data. The Big Data Conference features speakers from the Harvard community as well as scholars from across the globe, with talks focusing on computer science, statistics, math and physics, and economics. The 2022 Big Data Conference took place virtually on Zoom. […]

Conference on Geometry and Statistics

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

On Feb 27-March 1, 2023 the CMSA will host a Conference on Geometry and Statistics. Location: G10, CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 Organizing Committee: Stephan Huckemann (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) Ezra Miller (Duke University) Zhigang Yao (Harvard CMSA and Committee Chair) Scientific Advisors: Horng-Tzer Yau (Harvard CMSA) Shing-Tung Yau (Harvard CMSA) Speakers: Tamara Broderick (MIT) […]

Current Developments in Mathematics Conference 2023

Harvard Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

Current Developments in Mathematics 2023 Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall C April 7-8, 2023 Speakers: Amol Aggarwal - Columbia University Bhargav Bhatt - Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, & University of Michigan Paul Bourgade - New York University, Courant Institute Vesselin Dimitrov - Institute for Advanced Study & Georgia Institute of Technology Greta […]

Mathematics in Science: Perspectives and Prospects

Harvard Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

Mathematics in Science: Perspectives and Prospects A showcase of mathematics in interaction with physics, computer science, biology, and beyond. October 27–28, 2023 Location: Harvard University Science Center Hall D & via Zoom. Directions and Recommended Lodging Mathematics in Science: Perspectives and Prospects Youtube Playlist   Speakers Nima Arkani-Hamed (IAS) Constantinos Daskalakis (MIT) Alison Etheridge (Oxford) Mike […]

Arithmetic Quantum Field Theory Conference

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Arithmetic Quantum Field Theory Conference Dates: March 25-29, 2024 Location: Room G10, Harvard CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 Arithmetic Quantum Field Theory Conference Youtube Playlist Organizers: David Ben-Zvi (University of Texas Austin) Solomon Friedberg (Boston College) Natalie Paquette (University of Washington Seattle) Brian Williams (Boston University) Scientific Goals: On one hand, there has been tremendous progress in […]

Current Developments in Mathematics Conference 2024

Harvard Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MATHEMATICS 2024 APRIL 5-6, 2024 HARVARD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CENTER LECTURE HALL C https://www.math.harvard.edu/event/current-developments-in-mathematics-2024/   Speakers: Daniel Cristofaro-Gardiner - University of Maryland Samit Dasgupta - Duke University Jiaoyang Huang - University of Pennsylvania Daniel Litt - University of Toronto Lisa Piccirillo - MIT/University of Texas Download PDF for a detailed schedule of lectures […]

Amplituhedra, Cluster Algebras, and Positive Geometry

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Amplituhedra, Cluster Algebras, and Positive Geometry Dates: May 29-31, 2024 Location: Harvard CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 & via Zoom In recent years, a remarkable paradigm shift has occurred in understanding quantum observables in particle physics and cosmology, revealing their emergence from underlying novel mathematical objects known as positive geometries. The conference will […]

Advances in Probability Theory and Interacting Particle Systems

Harvard Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, United States

Advances in Probability Theory and Interacting Particle Systems A conference in honor of S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan. August 26 - August 28, 2024 Harvard Geological Lecture Hall Conference Website: www.math.harvard.edu/event/math-conference-honoring-srinivasa-varadhan Speakers Ines Armendariz, Universidad de Buenos Aires Yuri Bakhtin, Courant Institute Gérard Ben Arous, Courant Institute Sourav Chatterjee, Stanford University Amir Dembo, Stanford University Peter […]