The conference will feature lectures by Vin de Silva, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College, on the following topics.
- Winding Numbers
- Cycles and Cocycles, Sensor Network Coverage
- Persistent Homology
- Topological Data Analysis
- Persistence Diagrams
- Zigzag Persistence
- The Stability Theorem
- Topological Dimensionality Reduction
- Persistence, Category Theory, and Reeb Graphs — part 1
- Persistence, Category Theory, and Reeb Graphs — part 2
Daily Schedule
The following is a tentative daily schedule for the conference:
9:00 – 9:15 — welcome and announcements (Neill 226)
9:15 – 10:30 — lecture (Neill 226)
10:30 – 10:45 — break (Neill 400)
10:45 – 12:00 — lecture (Neill 226)
12:00 – 1:30 — lunch
1:30 – 3:00 — software lab (Monday through Thursday; Neill 302 and 304)
3:00 – 3:30 — break (Monday through Thursday; Neill 400)
3:30 – 5:00 — open lab and discussion (Monday through Wednesday); poster session (Thursday)
In addition, the conference will feature a reception on Monday at 6pm in the Weyerhaeuser Board Room, an excursion on Wednesday evening, and a poster session on Thursday at 3:30pm in the Smail Gallery (Olin-Rice Science Center).