Scientific Workshop – ��ճԹ� I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement

Groups Go West

leanne — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:45:20 +0000

Groups Go West – adjacent to this year’s Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society, this workshop brings together national and international researchers working across the many different areas of group theory, including algorithmic, combinatorial, computational, geometric, homological, topological, and permutation group theory. The event will feature invited talks each day by top national and international speakers, contributed talks including talks by students, as well as ample time for research discussions in the afternoons. With a strong emphasis on interaction across different areas of specialisation and career stages, we hope to spark new collaborations and ideas, and attract new researchers, including students, to the field. The workshop thereby aims to enhance Australia’s significant group theory expertise.

This MATRIX Research Program is partially supported by ��ճԹ� and AustMS through the program.

70th Annual Meeting of the AustMS

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:18:22 +0000

The 70th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society,will be held from the 1st – 4th December 2026, at the stunning campus of the University of Western Australia in Perth.

Bringing together researchers, educators, students, and industry leaders from across Australia and around the world, AustMS 2026 is a celebration of mathematical discovery, collaboration, and impact. From fundamental theory to real-world applications, the conference showcases the depth and diversity of contemporary mathematical sciences.

Set against the unique backdrop of Western Australia, this year’s meeting offers an opportunity to connect across disciplines, exchange ideas, and explore new directions in mathematics.

Algebraic and geometric methods in four dimensions

leanne — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:05:40 +0000

This workshop will focus on the geometric and algebraic topology of manifolds. The qualitative behaviour of manifolds varies significantly with their dimension. In a sense, dimension four is the boundary case between low and high dimensions; there is enough freedom for the manifold topology to exhibit complex behaviour, but not enough room for the usual high dimensional tools to work. In particular, there is an astonishing divergence between the smooth and topological settings for 4-manifolds. Moreover, deep questions such as the Poincare conjecture and the Schoenflies conjecture remain open in dimension four.

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in 4-dimensional manifolds, both on the topological side using techniques pioneered by Freedman and Quinn, as well as on the smooth side due to Gabai’s 4-dimensional light bulb theorem and Watanabe’s disproof of the 4-dimensional Smale conjecture. Notably this progress can be seen as the result of inspiration drawn both from research on 3-manifolds, including knots and links, as well as on higher-dimensional manifolds. With a new generation of researchers focusing their interest on this area, the time is ripe for new developments.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together junior and senior researchers in 4-manifolds, as well as the neighbouring fields of 3-manifolds and higher-dimensional manifolds, stimulating further collaboration on fundamental questions. In particular, we hope to strengthen the ties between the Australian and international research communities.

This MATRIX Research Program is partially supported by ��ճԹ� and AustMS through the program, and benefits from the .

FACETS Workshop 2027

leanne — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:44:26 +0000

Coxeter groups and Artin groups are two prominent families of groups which are closely related to each other. A key family of examples are the braid groups and the symmetric groups, corresponding to Artin groups and Coxeter groups respectively. Led by Australian mathematicians, in recent years there have been increasing connections between distinct communities of mathematicians studying Coxeter groups and Artin groups, so that the full range of techniques from algebra, category theory, combinatorics, geometry and topology are becoming available to solve deep problems from a variety of areas. This workshop and the focus period following it at SMRI is a timely opportunity to strengthen these connections, by bringing Australian researchers together with international experts.

This MATRIX Research Program is partially supported by ��ճԹ� and AustMS through the program, and benefits from the .

This research program is supported by the ARC and the University of Sydney.

OPTIMA-CON 27

leanne — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:24:59 +0000

OPTIMA-CON 2027 is a national optimisation and operations research conference bringing together
researchers, HDR and Masters students, and industry practitioners to accelerate collaboration on
real-world decision-making challenges. Building on the success of OPTIMA- CON 2024, the 2027
conference will feature accessible, applied talks; industry case studies across multiple sectors;
hands-on industry challenge sessions; careers and pathway panels; and structured networking
designed to seed new cross-institution research partnerships. The program connects mathematical
theory with operational constraints in areas such as large- scale optimisation, uncertainty and
stochastic decision-making, data-driven methods, and computational approaches. The conference is
intentionally face-to-face to create an environment where industry and academia can connect,
collaborate, and develop follow-on projects. ��ճԹ�/AustMS support will be used to broaden
participation (particularly students, ECRs, and women), connect nationally and internationally, and
strengthen collaboration- focused elements of the program.

This is partially supported by ��ճԹ� through the program, and benefits from the .

MATRIX Workshop on Modelling and Inference for Cellular Systems

leanne — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:11:57 +0000

This workshop will bring together international and Australian researchers to advance mathematical and computational methods for modelling and inference in cellular systems. The program is motivated by the growing need for rigorous mathematical frameworks to understand the complexity of life at the cellular level — problems which are at the heart of MACSYS’s research goals. We also hope to use this opportunity to strengthen collaborative ties between the mathematical biology community industry partners.

The program is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. It will be problem-focussed with short research talks followed by collaborative sessions to work on real problems in mathematical and systems biology proposed by MACSYS members and partners. MACSYS aims for the workshop to spark new collaborative relationships and kickstart exciting new collaborative research projects.

This MATRIX Research Program is partially supported by ��ճԹ� and AustMS through the program.

46th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications

leanne — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:09:24 +0000

The Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications (SPA) is the leading annual international meeting dedicated to the theory and applications of stochastic processes. SPA conferences are held each year under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability. Recent editions have taken place in Ithaca (2026), Warsaw (2025), Lisbon (2023) and Wuhan (2022). The 46th SPA will be hosted by Monash University in July 2027. The program will include plenary lectures, invited and contributed talks, and opportunities for discussion across a broad range of topics in the field. The conference will support participation by early-career researchers and students, and will provide an opportunity for the Australian mathematical sciences community to engage with leading international researchers.

Mathematics of Metamaterials

leanne — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:34:35 +0000

Metamaterials are engineered structures that achieve responses not possible with conventional materials. They are the basis of many potentially transformative technological advances. The design of metamaterials poses signiﬁcant mathematical challenges, due to their multiscale physical properties and their resonant microstructures. The MATRIX workshop is a major opportunity for the rapidly growing community of Australian researchers working on metamaterials to interact with senior and emerging experts from the international community at the cutting edge of the mathematics of metamaterials. Participants have been secured from major international research groups in the UK, Europe and USA, who will be able to share the latest trends in the mathematics of metamaterials, and provide advice on interdisciplinary collaborations and interacting with industry.

Scientific Workshop – ���ճԹ� I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement