Workshops 2014

 
 

Workshops 2014

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    • 1433 - Mathematics and Algorithms in Tomography 

      [OWR-2014-37] Workshop Report 2014,37 (2014) - (10 Aug - 16 Aug 2014)
      This was the ninth Oberwolfach conference on the mathematics of tomography. Modalities represented at the workshop included X-ray tomography, radar, seismic imaging, ultrasound, electron microscopy, impedance imaging, ...

    • 1432 - Analysis, Geometry and Topology of Positive Scalar Curvature Metrics 

      [OWR-2014-36] Workshop Report 2014,36 (2014) - (03 Aug - 09 Aug 2014)
      One of the fundamental problems in Riemannian geometry is to understand the relation of locally defined curvature invariants and global properties of smooth manifolds. This workshop was centered around the investigation ...

    • 1431 - Cryptography 

      [OWR-2014-35] Workshop Report 2014,35 (2014) - (27 Jul - 02 Aug 2014)
      The Oberwolfach workshop Cryptography brought together scientists from cryptography with mathematicians specializing in the algorithmic problems underlying cryptographic security. The goal of the workshop was to stimulate ...

    • 1430 - Real Analysis, Harmonic Analysis and Applications 

      [OWR-2014-34] Workshop Report 2014,34 (2014) - (20 Jul - 26 Jul 2014)
      The workshop has focused on important developments within the last few years in the point of view and methods of real and harmonic Analysis as well as significant concurrent progress in the application of these to various ...

    • 1429 - Calculus of Variations 

      [OWR-2014-33] Workshop Report 2014,33 (2014) - (13 Jul - 19 Jul 2014)
      The Calculus of Variations is at the same time a classical subject, with long-standing open questions which have generated deep discoveries in recent decades, and a modern subject in which new types of questions arise, ...

    • 1428 - Algebraische Zahlentheorie 

      [OWR-2014-32] Workshop Report 2014,32 (2014) - (06 Jul - 12 Jul 2014)
      The workshop brought together leading experts in Algebraic Number Theory. The talks presented new methods and results that intertwine a multitude of topics ranging from classical diophantine themes to modern arithmetic ...

    • 1427 - Classical Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2014-31] Workshop Report 2014,31 (2014) - (29 Jun - 05 Jul 2014)
      Progress in algebraic geometry usually comes through the introduction of new tools and ideas to tackle the classical problems of the field. Examples include new invariants that capture some aspect of geometry in a novel ...

    • 1426 - Computational Multiscale Methods 

      [OWR-2014-30] Workshop Report 2014,30 (2014) - (22 Jun - 28 Jun 2014)
      Almost all processes in engineering and the sciences are characterised by the complicated relation of features on a large range of nonseparable spatial and time scales. The workshop concerned the computer-aided simulation ...

    • 1425 - Geometrie 

      [OWR-2014-29] Workshop Report 2014,29 (2014) - (15 Jun - 21 Jun 2014)
      The topics discussed at the meeting ranged from geometric evolution equations to minimal surfaces, Riemannian foliations and hyperbolic geometry. Because of a flexible schedule, the 53 participants had ample time for discussion.

    • 1423 - Stochastic Analysis: Around the KPZ Universality Class 

      [OWR-2014-28] Workshop Report 2014,28 (2014) - (01 Jun - 07 Jun 2014)
      The Gaussian distribution is the “universal” distribution arising in a huge variety of contexts that describes the compound effect of the random fluctuations of many independent (or weakly dependent) sources of randomness ...

    • 1422b - Okounkov Bodies and Applications 

      [OWR-2014-27] Workshop Report 2014,27 (2014) - (25 May - 31 May 2014)
      The theory of Newton–Okounkov bodies, also called Okounkov bodies, is a relatively new connection between algebraic geometry and convex geometry. It generalizes the well-known and extremely rich correspondence between ...

    • 1422a - Algebraic Structures in Low-Dimensional Topology 

      [OWR-2014-26] Workshop Report 2014,26 (2014) - (25 May - 31 May 2014)
      The workshop concentrated on important and interrelated invariants in low dimensional topology. This work involved virtual knot theory, knot theory, three and four dimensional manifolds and their properties.

    • 1421 - Interactions between Algebraic Geometry and Noncommutative Algebra 

      [OWR-2014-25] Workshop Report 2014,25 (2014) - (18 May - 24 May 2014)
      The workshop presented the current developments in the field of noncommutative algebra geometry and its interactions with algebraic geometry and representation theory.

    • 1420 - Schnelle Löser für Partielle Differentialgleichungen 

      [OWR-2014-24] Workshop Report 2014,24 (2014) - (11 May - 17 May 2014)
      This workshop was well attended by 52 participants with broad geographic representation from 11 countries and 3 continents. It was a nice blend of researchers with various backgrounds.

    • 1419 - Stochastic Analysis in Finance and Insurance 

      [OWR-2014-23] Workshop Report 2014,23 (2014) - (04 May - 10 May 2014)
      This workshop brought together leading experts and a large number of younger researchers in stochastic analysis and mathematical finance from all over the world. During a highly intense week, participants exchanged many ...

    • 1418 - Modular Forms 

      [OWR-2014-22] Workshop Report 2014,22 (2014) - (27 Apr - 03 May 2014)
      The theory of Modular Forms has been central in mathematics with a rich history and connections to many other areas of mathematics. The workshop explored recent developments and future directions with a particular focus ...

    • 1417 - Hilbert Modules and Complex Geometry 

      [OWR-2014-21] Workshop Report 2014,21 (2014) - (20 Apr - 26 Apr 2014)
      The major topics discussed in the workshop were Hilbert modules of analytic functions on domains in Cn, Toeplitz and Hankel operators, reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces and multiplier algebras, the interplay of complex ...

    • 1416a - Mini-Workshop: Mathematical Physics meets Sparse Recovery 

      [OWR-2014-18] Workshop Report 2014,18 (2014) - (13 Apr - 19 Apr 2014)
      In recent years, there have been several fruitful interchanges of methods between the fields of sparse and low-rank recovery on the one hand and quantum information theory on the other hand. One way to understand this ...

    • 1416b - Mini-Workshop: Mathematical Models for Cancer Cell Migration 

      [OWR-2014-19] Workshop Report 2014,19 (2014) - (13 Apr - 19 Apr 2014)
      Tumour cell invasion is an essential hallmark in the progression of malignant cancer. Thereby, cancer cells migrate through the surrounding tissue (normal cells, extracellular matrix, interstitial fluid) towards blood or ...

    • 1416c - Mini-Workshop: Infinite Dimensional Hopf Algebras 

      [OWR-2014-20] Workshop Report 2014,20 (2014) - (13 Apr - 19 Apr 2014)
      This is a report of the above mini-workshop. It contains brief accounts of all 17 talks given at the meeting, with commentary on their interconnections. A selection of the numerous open questions discussed at and generated ...