Summer School – ճԹ I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement ճԹ Wed, 20 May 2026 06:08:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.17 /wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-ճԹ_icon-32x32.png Summer School – ճԹ I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement 32 32 2026 starts on a high with conclusion of ճԹ Summer School /2026/02/10/2026-starts-on-a-high-with-conclusion-of-amsi-summer-school/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:27:29 +0000 /?p=16783 The ճԹ (ճԹ) ispleasedto haveconcluded asuccessful ,where Australiaand New Zealand’s brightest young mathematical minds collaborated and networked with lecturers, prospectiveemployersand fellow students.

The 24theditionofSummerSchool, which was held at Monash University’sClayton campus in Melbourneand online,hasbeencommended as one of theInstitute’s most successful to date,with over 150 studentsin attendanceacrosstheprogram’sfour-weekduration.

Long regarded as a major event in the tertiaryeducationmathematicscalendar,ճԹ’s Summer Schoolisan annual national training and networking eventtargetedathonoursand postgraduate students in the mathematical sciences and related disciplines, early careerresearchersand industry professionals.Theevent aims to connectstudents with peers,researchersand potential future employers —all whiledevelopingtheirmathematical skills.

Courses

Students were invited to partake in a course of their choosingfromoneor twoof the followingoptions:

  • Applications of Probability Generating Functions to Biological Systemsby A. Prof. Joel Miller, La Trobe University
  • Applied Partial Differential Equations in Fluid DynamicsbyDr MichaelDallaston, Queensland University of Technology
  • Computational and Combinatorial Algebraic Topologyby Dr AgneseBarbensiandDr DanieleCeloria, The University of Queensland
  • From Equations to Intelligence: A Deep Dive into Data Science and AIby Dr AlinaDonea, Monash University
  • Linear and Nonlinear Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Equationsby Dr Yann Bernard, Monash University
  • Machine Learning in Financial Mathematicsby DrKihunNam, Monash University
  • MathematicalOptimisationTheory and Applicationsby Dr Hoa T. Bui and Dr Vinesha Peiris, Curtin University
  • Multivariate Statistical AnalysisbyDr Sharon Lee, The University of Queensland

Participant Talks

Student involvement throughout was exceptional. The judged ParticipantTalk was a notable highlight with both winners, RyanBraidenand Joshua O’Callaghan,hailing from the University of Queensland.

Winners:

  • Ryan Braiden, The University of Queensland. Talk: ‘TheK(pi, 1) conjecture for Artin groups’.
  • Joshua O’Callaghan,The Universityof Queensland. Talk: ‘The Parity Problem’.

Runners-up:

  • Super Cao, University of Sydney.Talk: ‘Knots, andDiagrammaticAlgebra’.
  • Hardik Gaur, Monash University.Talk: ‘From Chaos to Coherence: Modelling Cities as ComplexSystems’.

 

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Opportunities

Careers Day has long been a cornerstone of the Summer School schedule, and this year’s 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 —testament to the diverse career pathways open to our mathematics, statistics and data science graduates.

Mathemagician

AsSummerSchooldrew to a close, ճԹ enlistedthe expertise ofwell-known mathematician,and ‘mathemagician’Professor Burkard Polsterof Monash Universityto presentthe annualPublicLecture. TitledThe Other Golden Ratio, Prof.Burkardutilisedhis trademark array ofunusualprops, including aLabubu, tovisualisewhat he described as “a much less well-known but equally remarkable golden ratio that shows up just as often in the same places, but with surprising twists.”

Importance

Speaking after the event, ճԹ Director Professor Tim Marchant noted that Summer School is “critical in bringing Australia and New Zealand’s brightest budding mathematicians together — 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.”

Thankyou to Event Director Dr Ngan Le and the organising team from Monash University, ourlecturers and guest speakers,attendees, and sponsors, Monash University, and the , without whom this event would not have been possible.

 

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]]> Dr Norman Do: mathematical heroes, geometry and geeking it up. /2015/01/19/dr-norman-radio/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:47:15 +0000 http://amsi.org.au/?p=2483 Dr Norman Do is a self-proclaimed mathematics geek, and lecturer at Monash University. He often finds himself asking “what shape is that, how can I define it and what can it teach me about the world at large?” Before Norman answered those questions at the public lecture: “The hitchhiker’s guide to geometry” he spoke with ABC Newcastle1233’s Jill Emberson about hosting a night out on maths and geometry.

In the interview Norman talks about why he loves to study and teach mathematics, his ideas on how to inspire more people to study mathematics and the variedjobs out there for mathematicians. “We need to encourage people to take on challenges, do hard things and gain a sense of self-worth from learning,” Norman said. “We need to celebrate our mathematical heroes like Terry Tao and we need to understand that if you’re a mathematician you can work behind the scenes in jobs as varied as biochemistry, government departments, animation and finance.”

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Norman’s public lecturewaspart of the University of Newcastle’s 50th anniversary celebrations, and wasthe outreach component of ճԹ’s Summer School 2015. Find out aboutճԹ’s :

]]> Holiday road trips made easier with maths and stats /2014/12/27/holiday-road-trips-made-easier-maths-stats/ Fri, 26 Dec 2014 21:00:31 +0000 http://amsi.org.au/?p=2421 NEWCASTLE, 27 DECEMBER2014: Thousands of Australians will be hitting the roads this summer; cars packed with eskies, tents and boogie boards.

But who makes sure the roads are safe, the traffic lights change efficiently and any road works cause as little delays as possible?

One hundred and ten Australian students have opted to hit the books over the road this summer and attend the ճԹ’s (ճԹ) Summer School at the University of Newcastle from January 5 – 29.

Among other specialist subjects these students will be learning about current methods used in traffic flow management. Whether in the inner suburbs of your capital city or the great open roads of the Australian countryside, mathematics, statistics and computational techniques are essential for making our roads safer, our journeys more efficient and our holidays relaxing.

Professor Jan de Gier is the deputy director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) and will be teaching at ճԹ’s Summer School together with Dr Tim Garoni from Monash University.

“VicRoads is a frontrunner in realising that mathematics and statistics is essential to improve traffic networks,” Jan says. “Theory and ideas borrowed from mathematical physics and statistical mechanics being taught at this Summer School are extremely adaptable to traffic modelling.”

In fact, through a long running collaboration between VicRoads, Monash University, the University of Melbourne and the newly formed ACEMS, efficient simulators are being developed — such as CEASAR () — to mitigate bumps in your road.

“The beauty of the ճԹ Summer School is that we can efficiently deliver state of the art mathematics and statistics, like this work on traffic management from Victoria, to a large number of future specialists in every state,” says Professor Geoff Prince, ճԹ Director.

He continues: “Over the last 12 years most Australian honours and PhD graduates in the mathematical sciences have benefited from our national research training programs, meeting a growing demand for quantitative skills in the economy. These programs have expanded over the last three years due in part to Department of Education funding.”

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