Top Flavours
University of Warwick (ONLINE)
17-18 June 2021
Welcome to TopFlavours 2021!
TopFlavours (Topology in Distinct Flavours) is a 2-day conference that will bring together early-career researchers in both pure and applied topology. It will take place online Thursday 17th - Friday 18th of June.
Registration is now open.
There will be two 1-hour lectures by the invited speakers.
Participants have the chance to give a 25-minute contributed talk or participate in the Gong Show.
invited speakers
University of Aberdeen.
Title: Classification of module spectra and Franke’s algebraicity conjecture
University of Oxford
Title: Optimal cycle representatives in persistent homology
Abstract: Persistent homology has emerged as a powerful tool for understanding complex data.
However, interpretation and use of persistent shape statistics often hinges on a (theoretically) intractable inverse problem: selection of "good" cycle representatives in homology.
In this talk, we'll introduce/recall the basic notions of persistent homology, as well as some recent scientific applications. We'll discuss what makes cycle representatives "good" in this context, and explain recent empirical results that show good representatives can almost always be found by "guessing." We'll then explore some beautiful and interesting properties of optimal generators observed empirically, in real-world data.
About us
TopFlavours 2020 organizers:
There have been a number of UK based early-career topology meetings in the past. Some of the previous ones are listed below.
CONTACT
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in contact:
TorrasCasasA (at) cardiff.ac.uk
Igor.Sikora (at) warwick.ac.uk