South African-Japanese Discrete Homotopy Meeting 2025
10th and 11th of September 2025
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Venue MAM 111)
University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa)
Organizers: Y. Bavuma (University of Cape Town, South Africa) and S. Yamagata (Fukuoka University, Japan)
Program
Wednesday 10 September 2025
08.30 - 09.00 Registration and welcome message from
Consul of Japan in Cape Town, Mr. Masahiro Katamoto
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Internationalization) of the University of Cape Town, Prof. Jeff Murugan
Head of Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of the University of Cape Town, Prof. David Erwin
Morning Session 1 (in person) - Moderator: Y. Bavuma
09.00 - 09.40 Yasuhiko Asao (Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan) Title and Abstract
09.50 - 10.30 Takuya Saito (Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan) Title and Abstract
10.40 - 11.20 Marco Farotti (University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy) Title and Abstract
Coffee break (25 minutes)
Morning Session 2 (online) - Moderator: F.G. Russo
11.45 - 12.25 Daisuke Kishimoto (Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan) Title and Abstract
12.35 - 13.15 Takahiro Matsushita (Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan) Title and Abstract
Lunch break (less than 2h)
Afternoon Session (in person)
15.00 - 16.00 Short course in basic algebraic topology for the participants (given by Y. Bavuma) Title and Abstract
16.15 Social picture
Social dinner around 20.00
Thursday 11 September 2025
Morning Session 1 (in person) - Moderator: S. Yamagata
09.00 - 09.40 Luigi Caputi (University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy) Title and Abstract
09.50 - 10.30 Ilaria Svampa (Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany) Title and Abstract
10.40 - 11.20 Olwethu Waka (University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa) Title and Abstract
Lunch break (less than 2h)
Afternoon Session (in person)
14.00 - 16.00 Short course in basic algebraic topology for the participants (given by Y. Bavuma) Title and Abstract
16.00 - 16.20 Conclusion and greetings from the organizers
Additional scientific activities
There will be extra scientific activities, which are planned in the week 8-12 September 2025, namely the seminars of
Dr. Martin Mijangos (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico),
Dr. Manjunath Gandhi (University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa),
Dr. Daniele Ettore Otera (Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania),
in form of IRGTADS seminars, see details here