Category: appliedtopology

A virtual Hot Topics workshop on Topological Insights in Neuroscience will be hosted by MSRI, May 3 – 7, 2021.  The talks in this workshop will present a wide array of current applications of topology in neuroscience, including classification and synthesis of neuron morphologies, analysis of synaptic plasticity, algebraic analysis of the neural code, topological analysis of neural networks and their dynamics, topological decoding of neural activity, diagnosis of traumatic brain injuries, and topological biomarkers for psychiatric disease. Some of the talks will be devoted to promising new directions in algebraic topology that have been inspired by neuroscience.

Speakers include: 
• Ann Blevins (University of Pennsylvania)
• Benjamin Dunn (NTNU)(TBC)
• Daniela Egas Santander ( EPFL)
• Tim Gentner (Univ. California, San Diego)(TBC)
• Vladimir Itskov (Pennsylvania State University)
• Lida Kanari (EPFL)
• Matilde Marcolli (California Institute of Technology)
• Ezra Miller (Duke University)
• Konstantin Mischaikow (Rutgers University)
• Alice Patania (Indiana University)
• Jose Perea (Michigan State University)
• Xaq Pitkow (Rice University)(TBC)
• Manish Saggar (Stanford University School of Medicine)
• Martina Scolamiero (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH))
• Tatyana Sharpee (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
• Katharine Turner (Australian National University)
• Bei Wang (University of Utah)
• Yusu Wang (Univ. California, San Diego)

Registration is now open, on the workshop webpage.  This workshop will be held online, in Pacific Standard Time.  The Zoom link will be provided at a later time. You must register for the workshop to receive the password. 

We look forward to welcoming you to the workshop!

Best wishes,
Carina Curto, Chad Giusti, Kathryn Hess, and Ran Levi

A virtual workshop on Topological Data Analysis will be hosted by the new Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, April 26 – 30, 2021.  This workshop will consist of a small number of plenary one-hour lectures by leading researchers in the field, a larger number of contributed short talks from early-career researchers, live demos of software, a problem session, and a poster session.  The speakers will cover a wide range of topics, from theory to concrete applications of TDA in science and engineering. 
The goals of the workshop are to foster scientific interactions across the growing breadth of the applied topology community and to provide an opportunity for algebraic topologists, statisticians, and data scientists curious about this dynamic new field to learn more about it.

Confirmed speakers include: 
• Lorin Crawford (Microsoft Research New England)
• Sara Kalisnik (Bentley University)
• Facundo Memoli (Ohio State)
• Ezra Miller (Duke University)
• Anthea Monod (Imperial College London)
• Elizabeth Munch (Michigan State University)
• Vidit Nanda (University of Oxford)
• Katharine Turner (Australian National University)
• Yusu Wang (UC San Diego)

Registration is now open, on the workshop webpage.  

We look forward to welcoming you (virtually only, sadly) to the workshop.

Best wishes,
Brittany Fasy, Kathryn Hess, Matt Kahle, Sayan Mukherjee, and Jose Perea

Postdoc Position on Topological data analysis (TDA) based machine learning at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Two postdoc positions are available at the School of Physics and Mathematics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.

The annual salary will be about 60000-70000 SGD/year (dependent on previous qualifications and experience) with an additional performance bonus of up to 3 months (Income tax rate is ~4%).  The position will start at about May 2021. It will be 2 years and can be extended to 3 years. 

The research areas of the candidate should be on applied topology, computational topology, computational geometry, and machine learning. The ideal applicants should have good training on computation, algorithm design and modeling. Previous experience on molecular data analysis, chemical or biological modeling are preferred but not necessary.

For those interested, please send CV, research statement, and contact information for three references to Prof. Kelin Xia at [email protected].

We are excited to announce a week-long series of online talks, from January 11th to 16th, in collaboration with ATMCS. These talks were contributed to and accepted by ATMCS in 2020, which was cancelled/postponed due to Covid-19. We emphasize that our week-long series will not be ATMCS itself.

Each talk will last 20 minutes, and there will be two talks a day, scheduled at 11am and 11:30 am EST. Schedule information can be found here:

ATMCS 2020 Talks (hosted by the AATN)

Thanks to Claudia Landi, and the rest of the ATMCS team, for their work in moving these talks online.

If you want to attend these talks, then please become an AATRN member by clicking on the “members” tab at https://topology.ima.umn.edu/. Closer to the date, we will email AATRN members the information for how to join the talks on Zoom. If you have any difficulties joining or obtaining the Zoom details, then please send an email to [email protected].

Best,

The AATRN co-directors, Elchanan, Henry, and Sara

Dear applied topologists

We are excited to announce a week-long series of online talks, from January 11th to 16th, in collaboration with ATMCS. These talks were contributed to and accepted by ATMCS in 2020, which was cancelled/postponed due to Covid-19. We emphasize that our week-long series will not be ATMCS itself.

Each talk will last 20 minutes, and there will be two talks a day, scheduled at 11am and 11:30 am EST. Schedule information can be found here:

ATMCS 2020 Talks (hosted by the AATN)

Thanks to Claudia Landi, and the rest of the ATMCS team, for their work in moving these talks online.

If you want to attend these talks, then please become an AATRN member by clicking on the “members” tab at https://topology.ima.umn.edu/. Closer to the date, we will email AATRN members the information for how to join the talks on Zoom. If you have any difficulties joining or obtaining the Zoom details, then please send an email to [email protected].

Best,

The AATRN co-directors, Elchanan, Henry, and Sara

Valdosta State University is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor.  All are welcome to apply, although preference will be given to those applicants who may contribute to our applied programs, including data science.  Those working in topological data analysis are encouraged to apply!

https://www.valdosta.edu/administration/finance-admin/human-resources/employment-opportunities.php

Heather Harrington writes:

We are advertising two postdoc positions at Oxford’s mathematical institute to start October 2021. 
One is one year postdoc in algebraic systems biology, and I can cover some relocation costs. Closes 6 January.
The other postdoc is a two year position in topological data analysis for analysing single cell/genomic data. Closes 13 January.
https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

Graduate Talks in Geometry and Topology, (GT)^2, is an online symposium organised by and for graduate students, running fortnightly throughout Semester 1, 2021. The series will start on Tuesday 2 March 2021. The symposium is designed to provide an opportunity for Australian graduate students in geometry and topology to present their research to a diverse audience, as well as engage, network, and share ideas with other students in their field. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.

This will all be in an inclusive, supportive environment that assumes only undergraduate-level mathematical knowledge.

To register your interest in giving a talk and/or attending, please use this form. To give a talk, please register by Monday 15 February 2021. For more information, see the website. Supported by MATRIX and AMSI.


Ellena, Grace & Yossi,
Organising Committee
[email protected]

(On behalf of Primoz Skraba)

The School of Mathematical Sciences at the Queen Mary University of London is looking to hire in the field of mathematical data science, and one of the explicitly-mentioned areas of interest is applied and computational algebraic topology. Details below:

https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/16958

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is looking to hire one or two postdocs in computational topology. We have a growing group of TDA researchers with a number of exciting projects in the area. See the job description, requirements, and apply online here: https://pnnl.jobs/seattle-wa/post-doctorate-ra-data-science-computational-topology/F757F358214349B58F9F17B3094EEBD1/job/