This online series is held three times annually (November, February and May) and features distinguished mathematical speakers from around the world. The talks are 50 minutes in length, followed by a leisurely Q&A session about the talk and then an hour for a Roundtable discussion about the future directions in mathematics and what opportunities are available to prospective PhD students.
The goal is to encourage undergraduates in the mathematical sciences to consider engaging in research degrees in mathematics by:
- providing an overview of possible avenues of research from the point of view of leaders in the field,
- discussing how undergraduates can take the next steps towards applying for a postgraduate degree,
- offering insights to the applications and funding processes,
- hearing from current Masters and/or PhD students,
- answering questions from undergraduates who are considering applying for a postgraduate degree after they have completed their current studies.
ICMS-LMS Undergraduate Series - Programme for 2022-23
On behalf of the London Mathematical Society and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2022-23 talks in the ICMS-LMS Undergraduate Series: Opportunities and directions in modern mathematics.
2. Wednesday 29 March 2023: 4.00 - 6.00pm (GMT), hosted online by the ICMS.
4.00pm Welcome
Kevin Buzzard (Imperial College)
Title: Will computers prove theorems?
Abstract: Today we have ChatGPT. In ten years' time will we have a machine where you can type in the statement of the Riemann Hypothesis, press a button, and out pops a correct proof? My guess is no. However in ten years' time will we have machines which can give humans mathematical ideas? Will we have interactive mathematics papers where you can choose the level of detail you want to see in a proof? Will we have machines which understand the state of the art in mathematics? Will mathematicians be being helped by computers in new ways? My guess is that these things are not out of the question. I'll talk about recent developments in AI and in theorem proving software which make me cautiously optimistic.
Please note that only the lecture will be recorded. The Q&A session and Roundtable discussion will not be recorded.
5.00pm: Q&A and Roundtable Discussion
6.00pm: Thanks and Close.
Further details including how to register by 28 March 2023 are available on the ICMS website here
3. Wednesday 31 May 2023: 4.00 - 6.00pm (BST), hosted online by the ICMS.
4.00pm Welcome
Speaker tbc
Title: To be announced
Abstract: To be announced
Please note that only the lecture will be recorded. The Q&A session and Roundtable discussion will not be recorded.
5.00pm: Q&A and Roundtable Discussion
6.00pm: Thanks and Close.
Further details including how to register will be available in due course here and on the ICMS website here
Recordings from Previous Sessions in this series
- 23 November 2022 - Ulrike Tillmann (INI, Cambridge) Strings and surfaces
- 19 May 2022 - Barry Mazur (Harvard) Hilbert's Hotel and other encounters with infinity
- 24 February 2022 - Simon Donaldson (Imperial College and Stony Brook) Invitation to Geometric Analysis
These lectures are recorded and, pending approvals the recording, will be available on the ICMS website approx. two weeks after the event.