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Recent and Upcoming Talks

  • Dec 2, 2009: Classifying Local Topological Field Theories in Low Dimensions. Boston University.
  • Nov 18, 2009: Topological Cyclic Homology and Friends. MIT Juvi-Top Seminar.
  • Oct. 20, 2009: Classifying Local Topological Field Theories in Low Dimensions. Northwestern.
  • Sept. 14, 2009: Extensions of 2-Groups and a Finite Dimensional String Group. MIT Topology Seminar. Abstract.
  • July 21, 2009: A Finite Dimensional String Group and Extensions of Topological 2-Groups. Goettingen
  • July 14, 2009: Classifying Local Topological Field Theories in Low Dimensions.  Algebra, Geometry and Physics Seminar Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics. Slides.
  • June , 2009: D-Branes, Defects, and Natural Transformations of Topological Field Theories. Slides. Strings, Fields, and Topoogy  Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach
  • May 6, 2009: D-Branes, Defects and Natural Transformations of Topological Field Theories. Abstract. UC Berkeley Student Topology Seminar.
  • April 29, 2009: Classifying Extened Topological Field Theories in Low Dimensions. Abstract. UC Berkeley Student Topology Seminar.
  • April 21, 2009: Classifying Extened Topological Field Theories in Low Dimensions. University of Notre Dame, Topology Seminar.
  • Feb 10, 2009: Complete Segal Spaces and (Infinity, n)-Categories after Jacob Lurie, II. Hot Topics Seminar at UC Berkeley
  • Feb 3, 2009: Complete Segal Spaces and (Infinity, n)-Categories after Jacob Lurie, I. Hot Topics Seminar at UC Berkeley
  • Dec 5, 2008: An Introduction to TQFTs via Planar Algebras. Abstract.
  • Oct 29 , 2008: A Finite Dimensional String Group, Part III. Abstract.
  • Sept 24, 2008: A Finite Dimensional String Group, Part II. Abstract.
  • Sept 17, 2008: A Finite Dimensional String Group, Part I. Abstract.
  • Sept. 3, 2008: Topological Group Cohomology. Abstract.

  • June, 2008: Classification of Extended 2D TQFTs. Internal Seminar at the Hausdorff Research Institute .
  • November 7, 2007: Functors for Bicategories. Student Topology Seminar at UC Berkeley.
  • October 30, 2007: A-infinity Categories and TCFTs. Hot Topics course at Berkeley.
  • October 24, 2007: Bicategories. Student Topology Seminar at UC Berkeley..
  • October 4, 2007: Two-Dimensional Topological Quantum Field Theories. University of Notre Dame, topology seminar. Abstract
  • September 26, 2007: Two-Dimensional Topological Quantum Field Theories. Student Topology Seminar at Berkeley. Abstract

  • April 5, 2007: Subfactors and TQFTs. Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Algebraic Structures in Conformal Field Theory at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach . Several people asked about my Slides. Abstract.
  • March 23, 2007: Subfactors and 2+1 TQFTs. Subfactors Seminar at Berkeley. Abstract
  • Feb 7, 2007: What is an N-Category? Topology seminar at Berkeley. Here are my Slides. Abstract