INI newsletter - June 2019 No Images? Click here (above) M.C.Escher's "Relativity" against a backdrop of INI's main staircase. The Dutch-born artist famed for his mathematical lithographs was born on 17 June 1898. INI NEWS BULLETIN Dear friends, associates and supporters of INI, Welcome to the June 2019 edition of our monthly news bulletin. In this release you will find the following seven stories: 1. REPORT: INI and others analyse and explore the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Would you like to direct colleagues or associates to our newsletter sign-up page? Simply forward them this link: bit.ly/inisignup Contact: communications@newton.ac.uk (above) Deputy Director Christie Marr, front centre, welcomes Further Maths students and teachers from Southfields Academy (London) for an introductory day to studying mathematics at the University of Cambridge. 1. REPORT: INI and others analyse and explore the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. In February 2019, a workshop took place to analyse and explore the various aspects of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). This was organised by INI, the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and an organising committee representing the breadth of the mathematical sciences. The event took place at ICMS in Edinburgh, related to one of 26 recommendations made by Professor Philip Bond in his 2018 Review of Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences launched at the House of Lords. Over the three days, the 70 representatives from the mathematical sciences community heard from senior UKRI representatives who outlined the ISCF purpose and processes and the various challenges for consideration. The mathematical sciences community then discussed with these representatives the areas of mathematical innovation they felt underpinned the challenges. They also considered how the community might engage with senior business delegates in co-creating such challenges. By discussing the requirements for a ‘good’ ISCF challenge and with priming talks on global industry trends, templates were worked on which might be considered mathematically-inspired ISCF challenges. A report has now been published that summarises the discussion that took place at the workshop and identifies some next steps. This includes a foreword by INI Director David Abrahams and was written by Matt Butchers (KTN) and Joanna Jordan (Independent Mathematics Knowledge Exchange Consultant).
2. ROTHSCHILD LECTURE: watch footage of Professor Graeme Milton's talk: "Metamaterials: composite materials with striking properties". On Monday 3 June, Professor Graeme Milton delivered the talk: "Metamaterials: composite materials with striking properties". Given as part of his role as Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow for the "Mathematical design of new materials" programme, it is now available to view online. The talk's abstract and a link to the video follow below.
3. KIRK LECTURE: watch footage of Professor Svitlana Mayboroda's talk: "The hidden landscape of localization". On Wednesday 12 June, Professor Svitlana Mayboroda delivered the talk: "The hidden landscape of localization". Given as part of her role as Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for the "Approximation, sampling and compression in data science" programme, it is now available to view online. The talk's abstract and a link to the video follow below.
4. PODCAST OF THE MONTH: Dr Bubacarr Bah of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) speaks to INI about compressive sampling and the ambitious work of AIMS. In the tenth episode of the INI podcast Dr Bubacarr Bah of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town shared with us: his thoughts on compressive sampling and its relevance for the "Approximation, sampling and compression in data science" programme, details his role within AIMS, and thoughts on the important work the Institute does in providing opportunities and teaching to talented mathematicians from across the African continent.
5. BONUS PODCAST: Professor Svitlana Mayboroda speaks about harmonic analysis, a love of mathematics and her feelings about the Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellowship. In this month's bonus podcast INI welcomes Professor Svitlana Mayboroda. The Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for the "Approximation, sampling and compression in data science" programme, Svitlana talked us through a brief history of her career, her specialism in harmonic analysis, a love of mathematics for its own sake and the research aims that she and her collaborators are working towards during their time at INI.
6. WORKSHOPS: details of the two "Complex analysis" workshops still open for applications. The four-month programme "Complex analysis: techniques, applications and computations" begins on 2 September 2019. Of its three workshops, one is already closed to applications, and two have limited spaces remaining. We would urge any who are considering applying to do so at the first available opportunity. Click the above poster to download and distribute in .pdf format, or click the link below to find out more about each individual workshop and register an application. 7. FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS/TALKS/EVENTS: looking forward to the month ahead at INI. > Workshop: Uncertainty quantification for cardiac models 5-7 June 2019 > Programme: Mathematical and statistical challenges in landscape decision making 3 July - 2 August 2019 > Workshop: Current status and key questions in Landscape Decision making 3-5 July 2019 > Programme: Geometry, compatibility and structure preservation in computational differential equations 3 July 2019 - 19 December 2019 > Workshop: Challenges in Landscape Decision-making 3 July 2019 > Workshop: Tutorial workshop 8-12 July 2019 > Workshop: Progress on novel mathematics and statistics for Landscape Decisions, including priorities for further research 31 July - 2 August 2019 See all forthcoming INI events here: https://www.newton.ac.uk/events/calendar |