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Autumn Semester 2022

Date / Time Speaker Title Location
20 September 2022
16:30-18:15
Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Serre
Collège de France
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Cohomological invariants in topology and algebra
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Serre, Collège de France
Date, Time 20 September 2022, 16:30-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
More information https://math.ethz.ch/news-and-events/events/research-seminars/zurich-colloquium-in-mathematics.html?s=hs22
Cohomological invariants in topology and algebraread_more
KO2 F 150
1 November 2022
16:30-18:15
Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus
Universität Münster
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Algebraic K-Theory and higher algebra
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus, Universität Münster
Date, Time 1 November 2022, 16:30-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
Abstract This talk is about algebraic K-theory groups (defined by Quillen in the early 1970s). We will review the definition and motivation behind those groups and explain some applications. Then we try to summarise what is known in terms of computations and explain some recent breakthroughs (based on so-called trace methods). One of the central tools used to achieve this progress is`higher categorical algebra' in the sense of Waldhausen, Lurie and others. As an sample application we cover the recent results on the K-theory of Z/p^n obtained in joint work with Anteau and Krause.
More information https://math.ethz.ch/news-and-events/events/research-seminars/zurich-colloquium-in-mathematics.html?s=hs22
Algebraic K-Theory and higher algebraread_more
KO2 F 150
22 November 2022
16:30-18:15
Prof. Dr. Michael Bronstein
University of Oxford
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Physics-inspired learning on graphs
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Michael Bronstein, University of Oxford
Date, Time 22 November 2022, 16:30-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
Abstract Abstract: The message-passing paradigm has been the “battle horse” of deep learning on graphs for several years, making graph neural networks a big success in a wide range of applications, from particle physics to protein design. From a theoretical viewpoint, it established the link to the Weisfeiler-Lehman hierarchy, allowing to analyse the expressive power of GNNs. We argue that the very “node-and-edge”-centric mindset of current graph deep learning schemes may hinder future progress in the field. As an alternative, we propose physics-inspired “continuous” learning models that open up a new trove of tools from the fields of differential geometry, algebraic topology, and differential equations so far largely unexplored in graph ML.
More information https://math.ethz.ch/news-and-events/events/research-seminars/zurich-colloquium-in-mathematics.html?s=hs22
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KO2 F 150
13 December 2022
15:15-17:00
Prof. Dr. Julia Wolf
University of Cambridge
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title When is a mathematical object well-behaved?
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Julia Wolf, University of Cambridge
Date, Time 13 December 2022, 15:15-17:00
Location KOL G 217
More information https://math.ethz.ch/news-and-events/events/research-seminars/zurich-colloquium-in-mathematics.html?s=hs22
When is a mathematical object well-behaved?read_more
KOL G 217
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