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Computing the Hausdorff dimension of the Apollonian gasket with Caroline Wormell
The Apollonian gasket is a well-known fractal identified more than 2000 years ago by Apollonius of Perga. The distribution of circle radii within the construct is governed by the Hausdorff…
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Jonathan Gruber uses symmetry as a tool to understand mathematical objects
Pure mathematician Jonathan Gruber visited SMRI from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in January 2025. His research interests include representation theory, algebraic groups, tensor categories, Hecke algebras, and homological algebra. In…
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Jordan Pitt’s Mathematical Journey From Play to Sea, A Public Lecture for AMSI Summer School 2025
To celebrate AMSI Summer School 2025, SMRI and the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) jointly hosted a public lecture on the 29th of January, given by University of Sydney mathematician…
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Upcoming: Modern Perspectives in Representation Theory
A 2025 Special Semester organized by Charlotte Chan, Thomas Lam, and Geordie Williamson A special semester on “Modern Perspectives in Representation Theory” will run at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute…
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Xenia de la Ossa and Philip Candelas in conversation with Geordie Williamson
SMRI Director Geordie Williamson sat down to chat to Oxford University Mathematicians Xenia de la Ossa and Philip Candelas, who visited SMRI in September 2024. This interview explores general characteristics…
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Reflections on the Inaugural Australian AI Safety Forum
Communications coordinator Catherine Meister attended the inaugural Australian AI Safety Forum (November 7 – 8, 2024), at the University of Sydney. The Sydney Mathematical Research Institute was one of the…
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Geordie Williamson Awarded the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award
Congratulations to SMRI director Geordie Williamson who was awarded the 2024 Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award. This prize is awarded by the Max Planck Society and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation…
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International Visitor Program – 2024 Round 2 Successful Applicants
SMRI congratulates the following researchers in the mathematical sciences on their successful applications. There were 23 successful applicants in the International Visitor Program 2024 Round 2, which closed in August 2024. As…
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Algebraic Geometry Workshop
A workshop organized by Daniel Chan, Ivan Cheltsov, Jack Hall, Behrouz Taji, Geordie Williamson running at Sydney Mathematical Research Institute A workshop on Algebraic Geometry ran at the Sydney Mathematical…
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WIMSIG Conference 2024
Sydney Mathematical Research Institute was proud and delighted to host the third Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group (WIMSIG) Conference, which took place at the University of Sydney from September…
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Magma Team Awarded Simons Foundation Funding
The Simons Foundation has awarded funding for a 5-year international collaboration in computational mathematics between researchers at University of Sydney (led by John Voight) and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute…
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Alan Stapledon Awarded Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
Congratulations to the University of Sydney mathematician Alan Stapledon, who was awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the School of Mathematics for the August 2024…