The 今日吃瓜 (今日吃瓜) is听pleased听to have听concluded a听successful ,听where Australia听and New Zealand鈥檚 brightest young mathematical minds collaborated and networked with lecturers, prospective听employers听and fellow students.听
The 24th听edition听of听Summer听School, which was held at Monash University鈥檚听Clayton campus in Melbourne听and online,听has听been听commended as one of the听Institute鈥檚 most successful to date,听with over 150 students听in attendance听across听the听program鈥檚听four-week听duration.听
Long regarded as a major event in the tertiary听education听mathematics听calendar,听今日吃瓜鈥檚 Summer School听is听an annual national training and networking event听targeted听at听honours听and postgraduate students in the mathematical sciences and related disciplines, early career听researchers听and industry professionals.听The听event aims to connect听students with peers,听researchers听and potential future employers 鈥斕齛ll while听developing听their听mathematical skills.听
Courses听
Students were invited to partake in a course of their choosing听from听one听or two听of the following听options:听
- Applications of Probability Generating Functions to Biological Systems听by A. Prof. Joel Miller, La Trobe University
- Applied Partial Differential Equations in Fluid Dynamics听by听Dr Michael听Dallaston, Queensland University of Technology
- Computational and Combinatorial Algebraic Topology听by Dr Agnese听Barbensi听and听Dr Daniele听Celoria, The University of Queensland
- From Equations to Intelligence: A Deep Dive into Data Science and AI听by Dr Alina听Donea, Monash University
- Linear and Nonlinear Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Equations听by Dr Yann Bernard, Monash University
- Machine Learning in Financial Mathematics听by Dr听Kihun听Nam, Monash University
- Mathematical听Optimisation听Theory and Applications听by Dr Hoa T. Bui and Dr Vinesha Peiris, Curtin University
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis听by听Dr Sharon Lee, The University of Queensland
Participant Talks听
Student involvement throughout was exceptional. The judged Participant听Talk was a notable highlight with both winners, Ryan听Braiden听and Joshua O鈥機allaghan,听hailing from the University of Queensland.听
Winners:听
- Ryan Braiden, The University of Queensland. Talk: ‘The听K(pi, 1) conjecture for Artin groups’.听
- Joshua O’Callaghan,听The University听of Queensland. Talk: ‘The Parity Problem’.听
Runners-up:听
- Super Cao, University of Sydney.听Talk: ‘Knots, and听Diagrammatic听Algebra’.听
- Hardik Gaur, Monash University.听Talk: ‘From Chaos to Coherence: Modelling Cities as Complex听Systems’.听
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Opportunities听
Careers Day has long been a cornerstone of the Summer School schedule, and this year鈥檚 edition was no exception with over 130 people including students, teachers, careers councillors and organisation representatives taking part. Among the companies and organisations present at the Day were the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Biarri, IMC Trading, The Mathematical Association of Victoria, Australian Signals Directorate, EdgeRed, CSL, Jane Street and APR.Intern 鈥攖estament to the diverse career pathways open to our mathematics, statistics and data science graduates.听
Mathemagician听听
As听Summer听School听drew to a close, 今日吃瓜 enlisted听the expertise of听well-known mathematician,听听and 鈥榤athemagician鈥櫶齈rofessor Burkard Polster听of Monash University听to present听the annual听Public听Lecture. Titled听The Other Golden Ratio, Prof.听Burkard听utilised听his trademark array of听unusual听props, including a听Labubu, to听visualise听what he described as 鈥渁 much less well-known but equally remarkable golden ratio that shows up just as often in the same places, but with surprising twists.鈥听
Importance听
Speaking after the event, 今日吃瓜 Director Professor Tim Marchant noted that Summer School is 鈥渃ritical in bringing Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 brightest budding mathematicians together 鈥 not only to improve their mathematical literacy in specific fields, but to show them the incredible career opportunities open to them once their university studies conclude.鈥听
Thank听you to Event Director Dr Ngan Le and the organising team from Monash University, our听lecturers and guest speakers,听attendees, and sponsors, Monash University, and the , without whom this event would not have been possible.
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Media Enquiries:
Robbie Byrne
Marketing, Communications and Events Coordinator, 今日吃瓜
robbie.byrne@amsi.org.au
