Geometry and Mathematical Physics Seminar Speaker: Brian Williams, Boston University Title: Higher Virasoro algebras Abstract: I will introduce and classify central extensions of the dg Lie algebra of derived global sections of the tangent sheaf on the punctured d-disk for d > 1. Then, I will formulate and sketch the proof of a formal and […]
Member Seminar Speaker: Elena Kim Title: A beginner's guide to quantum unique ergodicity Abstract: The Quantum Unique Ergodicity conjecture is one of the main open questions in quantum chaos. I will explain the conjecture and the progress towards its resolution.
CMSA Special Lecture Time: 2:30 pm ET Date: Friday, Sep. 11, 2026 Location: Harvard Science Center Hall A & via Zoom Webinar With the announcement this week that AI has finished off a solution to one of the Millennium Prize Problems, the Harvard CMSA will host this special lecture to review recent developments on […]
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 Location: Science Center Hall A 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 […]
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 Title: Deformations to the Complex Plane, Novel Asymptotic Techniques, and the Large t- Asymptotics of the Riemann Zeta Function Abstract: The Unified Transform (also known as the Fokas method) is a powerful new method for solving boundary value problems for linear and for integrable nonlinear PDEs. For […]
Mathematical Economics Seminar: Algorithmic Decision-Making Speaker: Ashesh Rambachan, MIT Title: Human Decisions and Machine Predictions in Multistage Systems Abstract: Many high-stakes decisions go through successive stages of human review before a final decision is made, complicating efforts to evaluate both the human decision-makers and algorithmic counterfactuals. We develop a framework for evaluating both humans and algorithms […]
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar
CMSA Q&A Seminar Speaker: Hugh Woodin, Harvard Title: Truth, proof, and AI
New Technologies in Mathematics Seminar Speaker: tba
AI for the Working Mathematician Speaker: Akhil Mathew, University of Chicago