”What’s on” - events at SDU;
QM Research Seminar: Calabi-Yau threefold flops as quiver varieties from monopole deformations
Speaker: Marina Moleti Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) Abstract:We present a new algorithm to extract the quiver and superpotential of a broad class of threefolds that fall under simple threefold flops. These geometries are generally non-toric and can be viewed as monodromic fibrations over a complex plane of deformed ADE singularities. We illustrate how the quantum field theory of a D2 brane probing these spaces captures their non-commutative resolution (NCCR).
DIAS event: Fabrizio Montesi - 'Programming languages for a better world'
If you could change the language(s) that people use, what would you do?
Science Facts/Fictions (SFF): Science Fiction, Robotics Engineering and Policy
SFF invites discussion on the interchange between AI, robot science, and science fiction. The event takes place at the DIAS Seminar Room.
Science Facts/Fictions (SFF): Science Fiction, Robotics Engineering and Policy
SFF invites discussion on the interchange between AI, robot science, and science fiction. The event takes place at the DIAS Seminar Room.
IMADA Talks!
Want to know what is going on behind the scenes at IMADA?Come and join us for 2 x 20 min. inspiring talks while you enjoy a free “casual after-work” beer with your fellow student, colleague or teacher.Speakers will be Associate Professor Jing Qin (»AcuteX: Impact of extreme climate events for acute hospital services in Denmark«) and Communication Officer Ursula Lundgreen Svane (»Communicating on LinkedIn in 2024«).
QM Research Seminar: TBA
Speaker: Apoorv Tiwari (University of Southern Denmark) Abstract:TBA
DIAS event: Center for Subjectivity Research 2002-2024
Center for Subjectivity Research at the University of Copenhagen was established in 2002 on the basis of a grant from the Danish National Research Foundation (Danmarks Grundforskningsfond). Its three founders were a philosopher, a psychiatrist, and a professor of systematic theology. Since then, it has had more than 80 employees, attracted more than 250 guest researchers, and secured external funding in excess of 140.000.000 DKK. Currently, its staff involves people with a background in philosophy, psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, and criminology. In my talk, I will outline the history of the center, present some of its distinctive features, and discuss how it over the years has facilitated interdisciplinary collaboration.About Dan ZahaviDan Zahavi is Professor of Philosophy and director of the Center for Subjectivity Research at the University of Copenhagen. Zahavi’s primary research area is phenomenology and philosophy of mind, and their intersection with empirical disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, and anthropology. In addition to various scholarly works on the phenomenology of Husserl, Zahavi has mainly written on the nature of selfhood, self-consciousness, intersubjectivity, empathy, and most recently on topics in social ontology. His most important publications include Self-awareness and Alterity (1999/2020), Husserl’s Phenomenology (2003), Subjectivity and Selfhood (2005), The Phenomenological Mind (together with Shaun Gallagher) (2008/2012/2021), Self and Other (2014), Husserl’s Legacy (2017), Phenomenology: The Basics (2019), and Being We (forthcoming in 2025). His work has been translated into more than 30 languages.
Meeting of the Teaching Coordination Group for the teaching committees at IMADA
Meeting notice with time and agenda will be sent by email.
PhD defence @IMADA: Valentino Picotti
Valentino Picotti defends his PhD thesis: Language Support for Microservices Development.Professor Jacopo Mauro will act as chairman at the defence.
QM Research Seminar: A universal characterization of uncurving
Speaker: Guillaume Laplante-Anfossi (University of Southern Denmark) Abstract:Given a curved A-infinity algebra and a bounding cochain (a.k.a Maurer—Cartan element), one can twist the former by the latter to get a new A-infinity algebra where the curvature is zero. This uncurving procedure plays a central rôle in Floer theory, where Fukaya categories are naturally curved objects. The goal of this talk will be to give a universal characterization of the procedure, using the theory of operads: we will show that the operad cMC, whose algebras are curved A-infinity algebras endowed with a Maurer—Cartan element, together with its natural morphism to the A-infinity operad, is terminal in a certain comma category. This category does not contain the Maurer—Cartan equation, thus the theorem provides a way to « rediscover » it as the answer to a universal (algebraic) problem. This is joint work with Adrian Petr and Vivek Shende.
QM Research Seminar: TBA
Speaker: Christoph Nega (Technical University of Munich)Abstract:TBA
The Future of Archives in the Digital Age
The digital revolution has transformed the way we create, preserve, and access information, reshaping the role of archives in society.This talk explores the potential future of archives in the digital age, using one of the oldest philosophical archives and research institutes for philosophy in Germany – the Husserl Archives Cologne – as an example. Drawing on insights from phenomenology and digital humanities, it examines how digitalization challenges traditional notions of permanence, authenticity, and ownership. How do virtual repositories affect the human experience of accessibility and historical continuity? What implications does this have for cultural memory? About Thiemo BreyerThiemo Breyer is Professor of Phenomenology and Anthropology at the University of Cologne, where he also serves as Director of the Husserl Archives. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Freiburg and an M.Phil. in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. He was visiting professor in Kyoto, Mainz, Milano, and Montreal, and research fellow at Harvard University. His research interests within the broader field of consciousness studies include affectivity, attention, embodiment, empathy, and memory. Venue: DIAS Auditorium Address: Fioniavej 34, 5230 OdenseOpen for all
IMADA Departmental Council
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QM Research Seminar: On the Euler characteristic of the commutative graph complex
Speaker: Michael Borinsky The Institute for Theoretical Studies (ETH-ITS), Zürich Abstract:I will present new results on the asymptotic growth rate of the Euler characteristic of Kontsevich's commutative graph complex. These results imply the same asymptotic growth rate for the top-weight Euler characteristic of M_g, the moduli space of curves, due to a recent work by Chan, Galatius and Payne. Further, they establish the existence of large amounts of unexplained cohomology in this graph complex. I will explain the role of this graph complex from the perspective of M_g's cohomology.
QM Research Seminar: TBA
Speaker: Meer Ashwinkumar University of Bern Abstract:TBA
IMADA Teaching Committee meeting
Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg
IMADA Departmental Forum
All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.
IMADA Teaching Committee meeting
Read more about the Teaching Committee: https://www.sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi/ledelse_administration/raad_naevn_udvalg/undervisningsudvalg