Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Vasily Krylov, Harvard
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Vasily Krylov, Harvard
New Technologies in Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Pierfrancesco Urbani, Universite Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, Institut de physique theorique Title: Separation of timescales controls feature learning and overfitting in large neural networks Abstract: To understand the inductive bias and generalization capabilities of large, overparameterized machine learning models, it is essential to analyze the dynamics of their training algorithms. […]
https://youtu.be/fNrR4lTiScQ Introduction to First Proof: A conversation Date: June 3, 2026 Time: 1:00–2:00 pm Location: via Webinar Harvard CMSA Director Dan Freed will lead a dialogue with First Proof Editors Mohammed Abouzaid (Stanford), Nikhil Srivastava (UC Berkeley), Rachel Ward (UT Austin), and Lauren Williams (Harvard) to explore the origins and goals of First Proof, sample […]
https://youtu.be/pAlKAFC5u64 First Proof, Second Batch: Results Date: June 10, 2026 Time: 1:00–2:00 pm ET Location: via Webinar The First Proof Editors present the results of their Second Batch benchmark testing on AI systems. First Proof Editors Mohammed Abouzaid (Stanford) Nikhil Srivastava (UC Berkeley) Rachel Ward (UT Austin) Lauren Williams (Harvard)
Big Data Conference 2026 Dates: Sep. 3–4, 2026 Location: Harvard University CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge & via Zoom 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. Register to attend in person Register […]
The Geometry of Machine Learning 2026 Dates: September 8–11, 2026 Location: Harvard CMSA, Room G10, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 Register to attend in person Register for Zoom Webinar Confirmed Speakers: Nada Amin, Harvard Randall Balestriero, Brown Michael Brenner, Harvard and Google Bennet Chow, UCSD Surya Ganguli, Stanford Boris Hanin, Princeton Roi Holtzman, […]
AI for the Working Mathematician Speaker: Daniel Litt, University of Toronto Title: TBA
Lagrangian Floer theory and Applications Program Dates: September 15–November 21, 2026 Location: CMSA G10, 20 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138 This thematic program will focus on recent developments in Lagrangian Floer theory and applications. These include the development of family Floer theory, degeneration techniques, Floer homotopy theory in the Lagrangian case, Floer theory in prime […]
Ahlfors Lectures Dates: September 16 & 17, 2026 Time: 4:00–5:00 pm Speaker: Mohammed Abouzaid (Stanford) Register to attend in person or online at: https://www.math.harvard.edu/event/ahlfors-lecture-series-mohammed-abouzaid/ September 16, 2026 Title: Framed bordism and nearby Lagrangians Abstract: The problem of understanding Lagrangian embeddings in symplectic manifolds remains a mystery. The simplest class of symplectic manifolds are the cotangent […]
CMSA/Tsinghua Math-Science Literature Lecture Date: September 16, 2026 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am ET Location: CMSA G10, 20 Garden Street & via Zoom Webinar Please register to attend In-person registration Zoom Webinar registration Speaker: Robert E. Gompf, University of Texas, Austin Title: On classifying smoothings of R^4–from the beginning to the present Abstract: The field […]
CMSA Special Seminar Speaker: Thanasis Fokas, University of Cambridge
CMSA Q&A Seminar Speaker: Hugh Woodin, Harvard Title: Truth, proof, and AI