The Schedule

Welcome 9:45 am in Markin Hall Room M1040

Mathematics for Humanity

The world is going through major changes with the climate crisis and the dual revolutions of artificial intelligence and bio-technology. These changes require us to rethink our systems and build new ones. In this talk, I will discuss why mathematics  as the common language for sciences is the most important factor in building this new world and how diverse perspectives can help us solve these problems better. 

Dr. Laleh Behjat
NSERC Prairie Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Software Engineering
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

11:00 to 11:15 am: Coffee break (Markin Hall Atrium)

Student talk 1:
On the quality of the ABC-solutions  (Abstract)

Solaleh Bolvardizadeh (Lethbridge)

Student talk 2
Discussion on the history of the Prime Number Theorem and bounds of psi(x).

Abstract : In this talk I will be discussing the history of the Prime Number Theorem following the works of Legendre, Gauss, Riemann, Hadamard, and de la Vallée Poussin, followed by a survey on explicit bounds for psi(x) beginning with the work of Rosser in 1941. I will go over various improvements over the years including the works of Rosser and Schoenfeld, Dusart, Faber-Kadiri, and Büthe. I will finally briefly discuss my work on the survey of a paper by Büthe and its significance.  

Sreerupa Bhattacharjee (Lethbridge)

Noon to 1:30pm: Light Lunch (Markin Hall Atrium)

Twelve on the twelfth

The under representation of women, especially women of color, has been persistently well documented (see for example the data dashboard on www.womendomath.org).  One reason that this is a problem is that it can be difficult for women to identify role models - this can in turn make it harder for women to envision their own success.  During my career, I found it very helpful to learn the stories of women in STEM and to draw on aspects of their success to try to invent my own path.  In this talk, I will retell twelve stories of women in STEM that influenced me.  I can’t promise that the stories will be historically accurate, but I will try to say what I learned from the stories as I heard them and what lessons I hope others might take from them as well.

Dr. Kristine Bauer

Co Director Industry, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
University of Calgary

2:30 to 2:45 pm: Coffee break (Markin Hall Atrium)

Panel "Challenges for international mathematicians"

Many international mathematicians, including students, come from places of unrest. They left behind family and friends. Consequently, they often have an extra burden of worrying for situations and people others only occasionally hear about on the news. Women and LGBTQ+ people would be disproportionately affected in those contexts. Their work could be affected in various ways. The goal of this panel is to give the opportunity to share these experiences with the wider community in the hope to create better understanding between "domestic" and "international" mathematicians.

Panel: Shirin Alimirzaei, Kristine Bauer, Laleh Behjat, Golnoush Farzanfard, Alia Hamieh, Hermie Monterde.

Moderator: Habiba Kadiri