Speakers with title of talks:
Prof. Geetha Venkataraman, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Title : Maryam Mirzhakani: An ode to her life and work
Prof. Manjunath Krishnapur, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Title : Statistics for everyone
Abstract: Like basic arithmetic, a knowledge of statistics is one of the few things in mathematics that can be said to be required for every educated person. In this talk we try to convey various ways in which statistical reasoning can be interesting and non-trivial. Very little sophisticated mathematics is required, and it should be accessible to undergraduates too.
Dr. Sumana Hatui, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Title : Burnside lemma and a coloring problem
Dr. Parul Gupta, IISER Pune
Title : Quaternions and their applications
Dr. Debanjana Kundu, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Title: When 10th century mathematicians asked a million dollar problem
Abstract: A positive integer n is said to be congruent if there exists a right triangle with area n such that the length of all three sides is rational. In the 10th century, Arab mathematicians asked the naive question whether a given positive integer n is always a congruent number. To seek an answer to this problem and to justify the title of the talk, we will take a leisurely stroll. Our journey will start from 10th century Persia; then we will travel through medieval (and Renaissance) Europe and reach our present day formulation of this question which we will see is in fact closely related to a Millenium Prize Problem.
Prof. Meena Mahajan, IMSc Chennai
Title : The complexity of formal proofs
Abstract : A proof of a statement convinces the person/entity addressed that the statement is true. Intuitively, a good proof is short, and easy to verify. A formal proof must convince an automated checking program (that may have limited resources). This talk discusses why we care about formal proofs, how we can design good formal proofs, and situations where we hit a wall.
Prof. Debasis Kundu, IIT Kanpur
Title : A Journey Beyond Normality
Abstract: Normal or Gaussian distribution has been used quite extensively in different areas of science and technology both in theory and practice. Although, it has several desirable properties, it has its own limitations also. Recently, various non-normal distributions (both univariate as well as multivariate) have been proposed in the literature for data analysis purposes. In this talk we will consider different non-normal distributions and discuss their properties and provide applications in different areas.
Prof. Gurmeet Kaur Bakshi, Panjab University Chandigarh
Title : Role of Mathematics in data transmission
Abstract : In this talk I will briefly explain how Mathematics plays a key role in transmission of data safely, securely and correctly i.e. with no errors.
Dr. Sugandha Maheshwary, IISER Mohali
Title : Mathematics as career: Motivation and awareness
Panel Discussion : Women in Maths : Progress and Challenges
Prof. Geetha Venkataraman, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Prof. Parvati Shastri, Mumbai University (Retired)
Prof. Lipika Dey, Tata Consultancy Services
Prof. Amit Kulshrestha, IISER Mohali