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EAUMP - ICTP Summer School on Algebraic Topology and its Applications | (smr 3310)
Kampala - Uganda
The Eastern Africa Universities Mathematics Programme (EAUMP) courtesy of the International Science Programme (ISP) of Sweden; jointly with ICTP, Trieste, Italy; Sida, CIMPA, DAAD, LMS/AMMSI, COMPOSITIO is organizing a three weeks summer School on Algebraic Topology and its Applications to be held at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda from 15th July to 30th July, 2019.
It is intended that the School will take the audience comprising young academic staff members and advanced graduate students (M.Sc, Ph.D and Postdoctoral Students) of Mathematics from the Eastern African region and beyond. The school is the next one in a series of schools organized under the Eastern African Universities Mathematics Programme (EAUMP). The most recent EAUMP schools were organized in 2015 at Makerere University, Uganda, on Experimental Pure Mathematics; in 2016 at the University of Rwanda on Number Theory; in 2017 at the University of Nairobi on Modern Functional Analysis; and in 2018 at the University of Dar es Salaam on Homological methods in Algebra and Geometry. All the schools are within one of the main aims of EAUMP which is to improve the pure mathematics in the region.
The member Universities of the EAUMP are University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; University of Nairobi, Kenya; University of Zambia, Zambia; Makerere University, Uganda; University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
GOALS OF THE SCHOOL
It is intended that the School will take the audience comprising young academic staff members and advanced graduate students (M.Sc, Ph.D and Postdoctoral Students) of Mathematics from the Eastern African region and beyond. The school is the next one in a series of schools organized under the Eastern African Universities Mathematics Programme (EAUMP). The most recent EAUMP schools were organized in 2015 at Makerere University, Uganda, on Experimental Pure Mathematics; in 2016 at the University of Rwanda on Number Theory; in 2017 at the University of Nairobi on Modern Functional Analysis; and in 2018 at the University of Dar es Salaam on Homological methods in Algebra and Geometry. All the schools are within one of the main aims of EAUMP which is to improve the pure mathematics in the region.
The member Universities of the EAUMP are University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; University of Nairobi, Kenya; University of Zambia, Zambia; Makerere University, Uganda; University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
GOALS OF THE SCHOOL
- To introduce participants to current trends in Algebraic Topology and its applications, including knot theory and Topological Data Science, and provide research topics for masters and PhD studies.
- To provide a forum for African mathematicians to interact, exchange ideas and initiate collaborations.
- Identify talented students for possible PhD programs.
- To produce digital lecture material for dissemination, which contributes to the training of master students in the Eastern Africa region.
STURCTURE AND PROGRAMME
As in the years 2013-2017, participants will be asked to submit mini-projects on the material studied at the School, with the best submissions receiving prizes/awards. They will work on their projects after the end of the School and will submit them during the third week of the school.
Here is the detailed course plan for the School.
As in the years 2013-2017, participants will be asked to submit mini-projects on the material studied at the School, with the best submissions receiving prizes/awards. They will work on their projects after the end of the School and will submit them during the third week of the school.
Here is the detailed course plan for the School.
Week 1: Introductory courses Course 1: Introductory Topology Lecturer: Venuste Nyagahakwa (University of Rwanda) Description: This course will introduce the basic ideas of topology, starting with an abstract definition of topological space, and treating many examples. Course 2: The Fundamental Group Lecturer: Jean-Baptiste Gatsinzi (Botswana Institute of Science and Technology) Description: The fundamental group is a basic but key algebraic invariant of a topological space. This course will define this group and give some interesting examples of how to compute it. Course 3: Introduction to knot theory Lecturer: Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford) Description: A knot is a tangled piece of rope in the three dimensional space, with the two loose ends glued together. Knot theory asks questions such as: can this knot be untangled by continuously deforming the rope? Are there ways to tell two knots apart? This course will discuss these motivating questions and present some ideas how to solve them. Week 2: Advanced courses Course 3: Manifolds Lecturer: Claudia Scheimbauer (NTNU, Trondheim) Description: Manifolds provide a very interesting class of examples of topological spaces, of great interest in applications to geometry, physics and elsewhere. This course will introduce this notion with many examples, mainly from dimensions 1, 2 and 3. Course 4: Topological Data Analysis Lecturer: Ulrike Tillmann (University of Oxford) Description: Topological data analysis is a recent and fast-growing field providing a set of new topological and geometric tools to infer global features from complex data. This course will give an introduction to this circle of ideas.
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
Online application form is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8699/, and will close on 28th April, 2019. Alternative request for participation can be done by originating an email to kasozi@cns.mak.ac.ug copied to ssevviiri@cns.mak.ac.ug, szendroi@maths.ox.ac.uk. Only those applicants who will be successful shall be contacted. Letters of invitation will be issued to participants upon request for the processing of travel documents or soliciting for funding.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Leif Abrahamson (University of Uppsala, Sweden), Prof. Bengt-Ove Turesson (Linkoping University, Sweden), Fernando Rodriguez Villegas (ICTP, Italy), Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford, UK), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi, Kenya).
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
David Ssevviiri (Makerere University), Juma Kasozi (Makerere University), John Mango Makerere University), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi), Jared Ongaro (University of Nairobi), Eunice Mureithi (University of Dar es Salaam), James Makungu (University of Dar es Salaam), Michael Gahirima (UR-CST, Nyarugenge), Wellars Banzi (UR-CST, Nyarugenge), Mubanga Lombe (University of Zambia), Isaac D. Tembo (University of Zambia).
Online application form is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8699/, and will close on 28th April, 2019. Alternative request for participation can be done by originating an email to kasozi@cns.mak.ac.ug copied to ssevviiri@cns.mak.ac.ug, szendroi@maths.ox.ac.uk. Only those applicants who will be successful shall be contacted. Letters of invitation will be issued to participants upon request for the processing of travel documents or soliciting for funding.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Leif Abrahamson (University of Uppsala, Sweden), Prof. Bengt-Ove Turesson (Linkoping University, Sweden), Fernando Rodriguez Villegas (ICTP, Italy), Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford, UK), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi, Kenya).
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
David Ssevviiri (Makerere University), Juma Kasozi (Makerere University), John Mango Makerere University), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi), Jared Ongaro (University of Nairobi), Eunice Mureithi (University of Dar es Salaam), James Makungu (University of Dar es Salaam), Michael Gahirima (UR-CST, Nyarugenge), Wellars Banzi (UR-CST, Nyarugenge), Mubanga Lombe (University of Zambia), Isaac D. Tembo (University of Zambia).
LANGUAGE
English will be the official language at the School.
CURRENCY
Local currency is the Uganda Shilling at the foreign exchange rate of US$ 1 = 3,650 UgShs . There are many local Forex bureaus in Kampala, some of them open 24 hours. Banks and Forex bureaus accept traveler’s cheques and major credits cards are accepted at leading hotels, restaurants and super markets.
VISA
Visa may be required for International visitors to Kampala - Uganda. Please check with the respective local Embassy for details and other requirements. Letters of invitation will be issued to participants upon request for the processing of travel documents.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Dr. David Ssevviiri, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University
Email: ssevviiri@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-778-486571
Dr. John Mango, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University
Email: mango@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-772-649455
Dr. Juma Kasozi, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University
Email: kasozi@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-782-308010
English will be the official language at the School.
CURRENCY
Local currency is the Uganda Shilling at the foreign exchange rate of US$ 1 = 3,650 UgShs . There are many local Forex bureaus in Kampala, some of them open 24 hours. Banks and Forex bureaus accept traveler’s cheques and major credits cards are accepted at leading hotels, restaurants and super markets.
VISA
Visa may be required for International visitors to Kampala - Uganda. Please check with the respective local Embassy for details and other requirements. Letters of invitation will be issued to participants upon request for the processing of travel documents.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Dr. David Ssevviiri, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University
Email: ssevviiri@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-778-486571
Dr. John Mango, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University
Email: mango@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-772-649455
Dr. Juma Kasozi, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University
Email: kasozi@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-782-308010
Organizers
Leif Abrahamson (University of Uppsala, Sweden), Bengt-Ove Turesson (Linkoping University, Sweden), Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford, UK), Fernando Rodriguez Villegas (ICTP, Italy), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi, Kenya),
