Organisers:

Motohico Mulase (University of California, Davis), Craig Hodgson (The University of Melbourne), Paul Norbury (The University of Melbourne), Norman Do (Monash University), Neil Hoffman (Oklahoma State University)

Registration:

• Deadline 6 October, 2016 (session 1)
• Only one registration is required. Please add all events associated with this program (see links below) to the Event Cart before checkout
• Participation is by invitation only

Description:

This workshop will provide introductory lectures that focus on the four main themes of the program. The lectures will be particularly suitable for graduate students and early career researchers.

Speakers:

• Katrin Wendland (Universität Freiburg): Conformal field theory for mathematicians
• Roland van der Veen (Universiteit Leiden): Quantum invariants
• Jessica Purcell (Monash University): Hyperbolic knot theory
• Norman Do (Monash University): Topological recursion and quantum curves
• Benjamin Burton (The University of Queensland): Computational 3-manifold topology

Program Structure (click to enlarge):

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

Program: Interactions between topological recursion, modularity, quantum-invariants and low-dimensional topology  28 November 2016 – 23 December 2016

Conference: Quantum invariants and low-dimensional topology  14 December 2016 – 17 December 2016

Conference: Topological recursion and modularity 19 December 2016 – 23 December 2016

MATRIX Wine and Cheese Afternoon 29 November, 13 December 2016