Number Theory Meeting
On Ramanujan’s 135th birth year
[Feb 27 to Mar 01, 2023 at IIT Kanpur]
Generously supported by VIBHA, C3i Hub and Ministry of Culture
On Ramanujan’s 135th birth year
[Feb 27 to Mar 01, 2023 at IIT Kanpur]
Generously supported by VIBHA, C3i Hub and Ministry of Culture
To commemorate the 135th birth year of Srinivasa Ramanujan, IIT Kanpur, C3i Hub, VIBHA, and the Ministry of Culture, Government of India will be organising an event from 27 Feb to 01 Mar 2023 at IIT Kanpur in the broad theme of number theory, and its application in computational problems.
Some of the leading experts in the relevant areas will be present in this meeting to discuss their research work.
Young researchers including some PhD students will also be present in this event.
Prof. U K Anandavardhanan, IIT Bombay
Prof. Eknath Ghate, TIFR
Prof. Sanoli Gun, IMSc
Prof. Mahesh Kakde, IISc
Prof. Kiran S Kedlaya, UCSD
Prof. Mrinal Kumar, IIT Bombay/TIFR
Prof. V Kumar Murty, University of Toronto
Prof. Rafael Oliveira, University of Waterloo
Prof. C S Rajan, Ashoka University/TIFR
Prof. Michel Waldschmidt, Sorbonne University
Feb 28
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Welcome | Prof. Abhay Karandikar |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | On the Landau Ramanujan constant: sums of two squares, families of binary forms | Prof. Michel Waldschmidt |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Tea | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | To be given | Prof. Mahesh Kakde |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Tea | |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Fast multivariate multipoint evaluation | Prof. Mrinal Kumar |
| 13:15 - 15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Zeta functions of algebraic varieties: theory and algorithms | Prof. Kiran S Kedlaya |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Tea | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | To be given | Prof. C S Rajan |
Mar 01
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:30 | To be given | Prof. V Kumar Murty |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Tea | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | To be given | Prof. U K Anandavardhanan |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Tea | |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | To be given | Prof. Rafael Oliveira |
| 13:15 - 15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Galois representations | Prof. Eknath Ghate |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Tea | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | To be given | Prof. Sanoli Gun |
| 17:30 - 17:40 | Vote of thanks | Prof. Manindra Agrawal |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
Interested students and postdocs can send their details to numbertheoryiitk@gmail.com with the subject line “Application for Participation: Last Name”.
Please mention in your email the following:
We have a limited number of seats and confirmation will be sent to selected candidates, who will also receive some financial support.
Deadline — 23:59, 29 January, 2023
Deadline for registration has passed. However, IITK students can register before 23:59, Feb 18.
Confirmation will be sent to selected students.
Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IITK
Prof. Manindra Agrawal, CSE IITK and Project Director C3i Hub
Dr. Tanima Hajra, CEO C3i Hub
Prof. Nitin Saxena, CSE IITK
Prof. Sunil K Mishra, VIBHA
Dr. Somnath Jha, MATHS IITK
Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, MATHS IITK