Two-Day Regional Workshop

INDIAN WOMEN AND MATHEMATICS (IWM)

Regional Workshop on Research and Opportunities

June 22-23, 2023 (Offline mode)

at

Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Kashmir

Funded by National Board for Higher Mathematics, India

Objectives of the Workshop

Two-Day regional workshop of Indian Women and Mathematics funded by National Board of Higher Mathematics, India will be held on June 22–23, 2023 at Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Kashmir. The workshop is open to mathematics graduate and post-graduate students, research fellows, college and university teachers and researchers from UT of Jammu & Kashmir, UT of Ladakh, Punjab, Himachal and also intended for neighboring regions. It will however, have a special focus on women participants. The aim of the workshop is to promote larger participation of women in mathematics education and encourage them to choose mathematics as a profession.

During the one-and-a-half day workshop, mathematicians from different parts of the country will deliver lectures on wide range of topics which will expose participants to glimpses of modern mathematics. The lectures will be expository in nature making them accessible to a wide audience. This event's main objective is to provide junior female mathematicians with the opportunity to communicate with their senior colleagues both individually and in small groups. There will be poster sessions in addition to the invited talks, facilitating contacts between junior students/researchers and experienced mathematicians.

About Indian Women and Mathematics (IWM)

Indian Women and Mathematics (IWM) is a collective of Indian mathematicians that has been in existence since 2009. The objective of IWM is to encourage more women to pursue higher education in Mathematics and to organize events and networking opportunities that will enable them to take up careers in Mathematics.

For more information about IWM, please visit https://iwm.org.in/

About Department of Mathematical Sciences, IUST, Kashmir

The Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the few math departments in the country to offer a program in actuarial mathematics and the only such department in Jammu and Kashmir. It supports the University’s mission of fostering an interdisciplinary climate of scholarship and learning with an eye towards career development for our students. The Department offers four programs: B.Sc. (actuarial and financial mathematics), M.Sc. (statistics), Ph.D.(mathematics), Ph.D. (statistics). By offering a relevant mix of mathematics and statistics courses, together with some finance, technology and communication courses our students are equipped with the skills necessary for today’s competitive job market in many fields including actuarial & insurance sector, financial sector, academics, statistics & planning, data science, investment banking, medical research, bioinformatics and so on.

For more information, please visit HERE

Patron: Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo (Vice Chancellor, IUST Kashmir)

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