NEWS AT THE CRM

Professor Octav Cornea appointed next director of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM)

Professor Octav Cornea has been appointed the next CRM director, effective July 1, 2021, for a four-year term. He will follow in the footsteps of Professor Luc Vinet who has held this position since 2013 and who writes:
"I am very happy that Octav Cornea will follow me at the helm of the CRM. By accepting these responsibilities, he demonstrates an altruism that honors him. I have no doubt that the CRM will continue its remarkable history and excel more than ever under his leadership."

Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the Université de Montréal since 2003, Octav Cornea, obtained his doctorate at the University of Rochester in 1993 and, in 1994, he became Professor at the University of Lille 1, where he remained until 2002. He was director of the Institut des sciences mathématiques (2006-2009), director of the Séminaire de Mathématiques Supérieures (2010-2019) and deputy director of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (2011-2014). He works in geometry and topology, with contributions to algebraic topology, dynamical systems and, over the last twenty years, mainly to symplectic topology. He was a Simons Fellow (2015-2016), member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (2015-2016), Research Professor at the Mathematical Science Research Institute at Berkeley (2009) and invited speaker at the Inaugural Mathematical Congress of the Americas in 2013.

"I thank the Québec mathematical community, and, in particular, my predecessor Luc Vinet, for their support. It is a challenging time, of profound restructuring, but it is also a golden era for the mathematical sciences and, together, I hope we will be able to make the most of the ensuing opportunities."

Zooming in on collaborative digital intelligence

As part of World Creativity and Innovation Day, this event highlights the most beautiful innovative collaborations in digital intelligence of IVADO and at least three of the speakers are affiliated with the CRM: Arthur Charpentier will present " Modéliser le comportement des compagnies d'assurances dans un marché compétitif " at 9:15 am, Manuel Morales will present "Detection of Unusual Patterns in Equity Option Trading" at 13:55 and Morgan Craig will present "A toolbox to understand immune disorders" at 16:30.
The event will take place on April 21, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and it also bring together a panel of experts from various sectors at noon to open the debate on the issues and tactics for successful innovative digital collaborations!
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Join the conversation!

Learn to talk to the media. For those interested in developing public communication skills, we are offering in May online training sessions in French on Thursday and Friday mornings (Eastern time) in collaboration with CAIMS-SCMAI and BIRS who are also offering training sessions in English on Thursday and Friday afternoons (for info: ECSAM.ca ). We have designed an original training workshop aimed at applied mathematicians in particular, but also at the entire community sharing the same challenges in terms of effective communication.

Workshops are aimed at applied mathematicians, statisticians and data scientists, whether professors, postdocs or graduate students.

If the scientists don't speak up, who will?

Whether you are applying for one or all of the modules, you are invited to complete the form below:
Information and application form for the French Workshop
Information and application form for the English Workshop

For a detailed description of the French Workshop
For a detailed description of the English Workshop

Conférence grand public virtuelle dans le cadre de la 15e édition des 24 heures de science

Friday May 7, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Lecturer Mary Lou Zeeman (Bowdoin College, USA)
Registrations are now open  here
You will also be able to follow the conference as it will be streaming live on the  CRM's YouTube channel.

Abstract: Whatever your talents, and whatever your passions, you can use them to help our planet. This is especially true if you enjoy math. In this talk, we'll explore the mathematics of "tipping points” — dramatic moments when a system suddenly shifts from one state to another —  and see how it can help us to make decisions for a better world.

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11th Industrial Problem Solving Workshop from August 23-27, 2021

In 2021, the event aimed at solving concrete industrial problems while developing a unique work experience will be held virtually and face-to-face. We are looking for professors to participate as team coordinators in this 11th Workshop. To learn more about the responsibilities and expectations of team coordinators, and show your interest, click here.

Participation in this workshop is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, academic and professional researchers and professors. The description of the problems proposed by companies or institutions will be posted on the workshop website in May 2021.
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Call for field activities 2021-2022: L'avenir est mathématique

En avant math!launches its 2nd call for field activities. These activities will be aimed at various audiences: preschool, elementary and secondary including parent-child, college and university activities as well as activities for the general public. The grants will be up to $ 15,000 each and the proposals must be in line with the objectives of En avant math!

Deadline: April 16, 2021
To submit an activity, follow the instructions at
https://enavantmath.org/#projets2021

To see the 12 projects selected during the 1st call:
https://enavantmath.org/#projets2020

The En avant math! project is made possible through a grant from the Quebec Ministry of Finance and is an initiative of two research centers, CIRANO and the CRM.

Egor Shelukhin is 2021 Sloan Research Fellow

The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) would like to congratulate Egor Shelukhin, recipient of the prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship 2021 in the Mathematics category. Egor Shelukhin is the first mathematician from the Université de Montréal to receive this distinction and also the first, across all disciplines, to obtain the fellowship for the university since 1996. This scholarship is awarded to today's most promising researchers in multiple disciplines including mathematics, physics, chemistry as well as neuroscience, economics, computer science and biochemistry. Egor Shelukhin is one of 128 researchers selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for this award. His accomplishments and potential place him among the next generation of scientific leaders in Canada and the United States.

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Sloan Research Fellowships

Call for applications for the position of Director of the CRM

The CRM is looking for a Director as Luc Vinet, the current Director will end his second consecutive term on July 1st. The renewable term is for four years.
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The importance of mathematics and numeracy for Quebec, by Luc Vinet

The 9th edition of Québec économique examines the challenges of digital transformation. Luc Vinet, Director of the CRM, presents an analysis on numeracy and mathematical research essential to training and of economic and general importance for Québec.

This publication by our partner CIRANO is written under the scientific direction of Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin and Benoit Dostie, under the coordination of Geneviève Dufour.

Summary:
Two closely related topics, numeracy and mathematical research, are discussed. The first is presented as one of the touchstones essential to the training and culture of our fellow citizens and to the competitive development of Québec. Subsequently, an argument emphasizing the economic and general importance of mathematical research is offered. Québec is very well served in both respects through the "En avant math!" initiative and the CRM respectively, and for this reason, these two organizations deserve all the support possible to strategically position Québec.

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Workshop: Women in Mathematics during the time of COVID
Monday, March 8, 2021 from 1 p.m. tp 8 p.m.

On International Women's Day, the CRM welcomes four outstanding women mathematicians who will present their recent work in the afternoon, followed by a trivia game at 6 p.m. and a discussion period at 7 p.m.

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2nd UNESCO International Day of Mathematics
Mathematics for a Better World
March 12, 2021 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

With its 2021 theme «Mathematics for a Better Worldé, UNESCO's International Mathematics Day highlights the impact of mathematical sciences to face some challenges.

This event will be held in French and will be hosted by Frédéric Gourdeau (Université Laval)

With the participation of:
Yvan Saint-Aubin (UdeM), Un modèle simple de pandémie
Christian Genest ((McGill University), Dépistage par groupe
Christiane Rousseau (UdeM), Partage équitable

Free admission but mandatory registration: Registration
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - ANDRÉ-AISENSTADT MATHEMATICS PRIZE

Launched in 1991 by the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the André-Aisenstadt Prize is awarded to recognize outstanding research achievement by a young Canadian mathematician in pure or applied mathematics. This Prize consists of a $3,000 award and a medal.

Visibility
The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture and to write a brief article on his or her work for publication in the Bulletin of the CRM.

An international jury
The CRM's International Scientific Advisory Committee which advises the CRM on all its major scientific orientations, chooses the recipient each year.

Deadline: March 1st, 2021
Please, email nomination files at: nomination@crm.umontreal.ca

Awarding rules

In memoriam : Pavel Winternitz

Pavel Winternitz died on February 13, 2021 in Montréal. The CRM loses one of its pioneers. Professor Winternitz had a long and fruitful career, first as a researcher at the CRM, then as a professor at the Université de Montréal's Department of Mathematics and Statistics where he made a significant contribution to the development of mathematical physics. With an unusual passion for research, he still very actively pursued his work in the CRM's mathematical physics laboratory. His kindness and friendship will be sorely missed.
To learn more about his important contributions, we invite you to read this press release.

March 8, 2021 Workshop : Women in Mathematics during the time of COVID

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), we are pleased to launch the Women in Mathematics during the time of COVID workshop which will be held on March 8 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. with four outstanding mathematicians.
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The proof of the Duffin-Schaeffer conjecture applauded by Québec Science

What Richard Duffin and Albert Schaeffer had postulated in 1941, Dimitris Koukoulopoulos (Université de Montréal) and James Maynard (University of Oxford) finally proved in 2019, then published in 2020. The conjecture had long resisted the efforts of the best researchers and its proof represents a milestone in metric diophantine approximation. Koukoulopoulos and Maynard were postdoctoral researchers at the Centre de recherches mathématiques, from 2010 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2014 respectively, under the supervision of Professor Andrew Granville (University of Montreal). You can read about the major advances selected by Québec Science for 2020 and vote before Monday, February 8, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

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2021 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize Recipient

The CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize has been awarded this year to Andrew Granville (Université de Montréal). This award is the premier Canadian prize for research in the mathematical sciences. The 2021 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize recognizes Professor Andrew Granville's outstanding contributions to the field. | Read more

As part of the Grandes conférences publiques du CRM

François Bergeron (UQAM) will give a conference:

Bach et les mathématiques de la Fugue

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Free admission but mandatory registration : Registration

The conference will be delivered in French

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2020 André-Aisenstadt Prize Lectures: ex aequo by Robert Haslhofer (University of Toronto) and Egor Shelukhin (Université de Montréal)

2nd Conference, February 5, 2021 at 3 p.m. (videoconference)

Egor Shelukhin (Université de Montréal), ex aequo

Title: Symmetry, barcodes, and Hamiltonian dynamics

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2020 André-Aisenstadt Prize Lectures: ex aequo by Robert Haslhofer (University of Toronto) and Egor Shelukhin (Université de Montréal)

1st Conference, January 22, 2021 at 3 p.m. (videoconference)

Robert Haslhofer (University of Toront), ex aequo

Title: Mean curvature flow through neck-singularities

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