The Math Department and Harvard’s Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (CMSA) will be running a math program/course for mathematically minded undergraduates this summer. The course will be run by Dr. Yingying Wu from CMSA. Here is a description: Summer Introduction to Mathematical Research (sponsored by CMSA and the Harvard Math Department) In this course, we will start […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
On August 2–5, the CMSA hosted a workshop on Phase Transitions and Topological Defects in the Early Universe. The workshop was held in room G10 of the CMSA, located at 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA and online via Zoom webinar. The next decade will see a wealth of new cosmological data, which can lead to new insights into […]
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. […]
CMSA/MATH Fall Gathering Friday, Sep 23, 2022 4:30–6:00 pm All CMSA and Math affiliates are invited.
https://youtu.be/eqCez92m9XE CMSA/Tsinghua Math-Science Literature Lecture Prof. Hugh Woodin will present a lecture in the CMSA/Tsinghua Math-Science Literature Lecture Series. Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Time: 9:30 - 11:00 am ET Location: Via Zoom Webinar and Room G10, CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 Title: Large cardinals and small sets: The AD+ Duality Program […]
Videos are available on the CMSA Youtube Playlist. On November 28 - Dec 1, 2022, the CMSA hosted a Workshop on Representation Theory, Calabi-Yau Manifolds, and Mirror Symmetry. Organizers: An Huang (Brandeis University) | Siu-Cheong Lau (Boston University) | Tsung-Ju Lee (CMSA, Harvard) | Andrew Linshaw (University of Denver) Scientific Advisor: Shing-Tung Yau (Harvard, Tsinghua) Location: […]
Andrew Strominger will give the Third Annual Yip Lecture on February 2, 2023. Time: 7:00-8:00 pm ET Location: Harvard Science Center Hall A Title: Black Holes: The Most Mysterious Objects in the Universe Abstract: In the last decade black holes have come to center stage in both theoretical and observational science. Theoretically, they were […]
The CMSA hosted a series of three 90-minute lectures on the subject of machine learning for protein folding. Thursday Feb. 9, Thursday Feb. 16, & Thursday March 9, 2023, 3:30-5:00 pm ET Location: G10, CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 & via Zoom Speaker: Nazim Bouatta, Harvard Medical School Abstract: AlphaFold2, a […]
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) […]