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  • When do anomalous finite symmetries in (3+1)d enforce gaplessness?

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

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Matthew Yu (University of Oxford) Title: When do anomalous finite symmetries in (3+1)d enforce gaplessness? Abstract: I will explain a comprehensive framework for characterizing the infrared (IR) phases of a fermionic QFTs in (3+1)d, based on their quantum anomalies associated with a finite symmetry. We uncover a […]

  • Statistical Shape Analysis of Complex Natural Structures

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

    Colloquium Speaker: Anuj Srivastava, Johns Hopkins University Title: Statistical Shape Analysis of Complex Natural Structures Abstract: Statistical modeling and analysis of structured data is a fast-growing field in Statistics and Data Science. Rapid advances in imaging techniques have led to tremendous amounts of data for analyzing imaged objects across several scientific disciplines. Examples include shapes […]

  • Polynomial invariants of conjugation over finite fields

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

    Algebra Seminar Speaker: Aryaman Maithani, University of Utah Title: Polynomial invariants of conjugation over finite fields Abstract: Consider the conjugation action of GL₂(K) on the polynomial ring K. When K is an infinite field, the ring of invariants is a polynomial ring generated by the trace and the determinant. We describe the ring of invariants when K is a finite field, and show that it is a hypersurface.    

  • Big Data Conference 2026

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

    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. Details TBA  

  • CMSA/Tsinghua Math-Science Literature Lecture: Robert Gompf

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

    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 Speaker: Robert E. Gompf, University of Texas, Austin   Beginning in Spring 2020, the CMSA began hosting a lecture series on literature in the mathematical sciences, with a focus on significant […]

  • Northeast Conference on Categorical Methods

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

    Northeast Conference on Categorical Methods This conference is intended to bring together researchers in all areas of mathematics and mathematical physics whose work involves the use of methods from categorical algebra, abstract homotopy theory, and higher category theory. Our goal is to showcase new, exciting research and offer an avenue for researchers from the Northeast […]