IMSc Outreach - Events

Research in Science 2014

2014-11-05T00:00:00Z

Research in Science 2014

An outreach programme in science for college students will be held at IMSc on 6th November, 2014.

The registration is CLOSED.

List of selected participants is here.

Videos of lectures and the panel discussion is available here.

Poster for the programme is here.

The timetable for the programme is here.

List of speakers (with links to slides/notes):

There will be documentary `The immortal coils' on the work of Dr G N Ramachandran, an eminent scientist. The documentary will be presented by Dr R Ramachandran.

Panelists for discussion on "research in science as a career":

Participants of this programme are invited to attend the scientific programme of the 80th Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, to be held during 7--9th November, 2014, hosted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, (IMSc) in association with IIT Madras, CLRI, CMI, MSSRF, and IGCAR.

The schedule of programme for the Annual Meeting is available here.

Office Address:

Institute of Mathematical Sciences
CIT Campus, Taramani
Chennai 600 113
INDIA
Email: ris2014 AT imsc dot res dot in

Phone: 2254-3211
Fax: 2254-1586

One Per Cent 2014

2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

Mathematics workshop for students of classes XI and XII

This is an annual event aimed at students of classes XI and XII.

The 2014 edition featured four one-hour talks by Professors Amritanshu Prasad (IMSc), B V Rao (CMI), Arindama Singh (IIT), and Kotyada Srinivas (IMSc). For the titles and abstracts of the talks, please click on the "Timetable" link above. Videos of all the talks are available.

There was also a written quiz towards the end of the day, the purpose of which was not at all to 'test' or 'grade' the participating students but only to incentivize them to pay close attention to the talks. Thus the quiz was 'open notes' and based on the material covered in the talks. Participants were encouraged to listen attentively, take notes, and clear their doubts by asking questions. Books were distributed as prizes to the top thirteen scorers on the quiz. The quiz paper is here. The solutions are here.

The workshop was free. No fee of any kind was charged. Lunch, snacks, and beverages were provided free of cost to all participants.

Schools were invited to nominate up to five students each to participate in the workshop. Each participating school was optionally allowed to send a maths teacher as escort. The original form on this web page announcing the workshop is here.

Total number of student participants: 200 (out of these 195 were nominated by their schools and 5 registered individually)
Total number of teacher escorts: 31
Total number of schools that nominated students: 40

We thank the schools for their participation and look forward to their continued support for future outreach efforts of IMSc.

The report (including videos and notes of lectures) of last year's workshop is here.

Links to some of the other maths outreach activities of IMSc (past, present, and future) maybe found here.

Explanation of the title

The title is an allusion to the famous quote "Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety nine per cent perspiration", attributed to Edison. The workshop is an attempt to provide a bit of inspiration. For any inspiration to have effect, it must be backed up by a lot of hard work ("ninety nine per cent perspiration"), which message we hope is not lost on the participants.

Organizers

K N Raghavan: knr-at-imsc-dot-res-dot-in
K Srinivas: srini-at-imsc-dot-res-dot-in
Sankaran Viswanath: svis-at-imsc-dot-res-dot-in

Videos of lectures

Science at the Sabha 2017

2017-02-25T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) is a national institute for fundamental research in the mathematical and physical sciences. This program of four talks aimed at the general public is part of the Triveni Outreach Series of IMSc.

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration is required.

Program

Time	Event
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Uma Ramakrishnan: How understanding tiger genomes can help save a species
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Amritanshu Prasad: Securing information in the internet era
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	Yashwant Gupta: Reaching out to the stars
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	S. Krishnaswamy: Of molecular shapes and functions: the Madras contribution

Talks

How understanding tiger genomes can help save a species

Uma Ramakrishnan, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru

Like many other charismatic species, tigers are headed towards extinction. Can scientists help save them? Studying the DNA of tigers can help us estimate their populations and track their movements across forests. Such studies, helped by recent technological advances like genome sequencing, shed light on the history of tigers as a species. They reveal that the Indian tiger holds the key to the survival of the species.

Uma Ramakrishnan

Uma Ramakrishnan is an associate professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). She obtained her PhD from the University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on the use of genetic data, such as from feces and skin, to understand biodiversity and assist in its conservation. Along with her students, she has done fieldwork in Northeast India, the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, and the Central Indian Highlands. She is a recipient of the Ramanujan Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), of the Outstanding Scientist award of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), the Wellcome Trust Indian Alliance Senior Fellowship and, recently, the Parker Gentry Conservation Award.

Securing information in the internet era

Amritanshu Prasad, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Cryptography, the science of transmitting coded messages, was once solely associated with spies and the transmission of military information during wartime. Today we routinely transmit sensitive information like banking passwords over the internet as coded messages. How is this information secured? How have the algorithms that we use to code and decode such information changed over the years? Will advances in mathematics and computer science make it easier to break these codes? Can they help us design stronger codes?

Amritanshu Prasad

Amritanshu Prasad is a professor of mathematics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. He graduated with a B. Stat. degree from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, completing his PhD at the University of Chicago. His recent research is in group theory (the study of symmetry) and combinatorics (the theory of counting). Although a pure mathematician, he uses computers extensively in his research work. He was awarded the Swarnajayanti fellowship of the Department of Science & Technology in 2015. He enjoys popularizing mathematics, sometimes using origami and matchstick models.

Reaching out to the stars

Yashwant Gupta, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune

Astronomy is among the oldest of sciences, star gazing being as old as man himself. How large is our universe? How is it evolving over time? We will take a tour through the vast expanses of the Universe, starting with the tools we use to study the cosmos and moving on to some of the secrets that our explorations have revealed. We will see how the different branches of astronomy have evolved, and how they complement each other, as well as what keeps astronomers busy through the nights (and days).

Yashwant Gupta

Yashwant Gupta is a senior professor at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune, a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). He is Dean at the Giant Metre Wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) located near Pune. He holds a BTech degree in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur and a PhD from the University of California in San Diego. Pulsars and radio astronomy have been the focus of his research work. He currently leads India's technical involvement in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), an international collaborative project to design and build the next generation global radio astronomy facility. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in the physical sciences in the year 2007.

Of molecular shapes and functions: the Madras contribution

S. Krishnaswamy, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

We are all composed of molecules: proteins, nucleic acids, fats, and carbohydrates, among others. How do these molecules function? Are their shapes and functions related? Can molecules take any sort of shape? How can we answer these questions? And, finally, what does all this have to do with Madras?

S. Krishnaswamy

S. Krishnaswamy retired as senior professor from Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) and is currently a Visiting Professor with the Computational Biology group at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree from IIT Kharagpur and a PhD in Biophysics and Crystallography from Madras University. At MKU, he headed the department of genetic engineering and was also the coordinator of the centre of excellence in Bioinformatics. A highly respected researcher and teacher, apart from his reseach in the areas of structural biology and bioinformatics, he has contributed to science popularization among students at all levels across Tamil Nadu.

kaNita kAnakam 2017

2017-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mathematics program in Tamil for school children

Poster

This is the 1st edition of IMSc's outreach program for school children in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at students of of class VIII - XII. The workshop is free. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

List of Speakers:

Sri. Athmaraman Rajaratnam (Retired Headmaster)
Prof. Gummdigampatti Youvaraj (Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, University of Madras)
Prof. S.P. Suresh (Chennai Mathematical Institute)

The program will also include a number of Mathematics activities conducted by IMSc members for students to engage with topics more interactively.

How to register for participation?

All schools in Chennai are invited to resgister their students to attend the program. Each school can nominate a maximum of 10 students for the workshop.

Please register your students by:

Phone: (044) 2453 100 (09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday)

Email: outreach@imsc.res.in

Deadline for sending nominations: Friday, 20th October 2017

Registrations will be accepted, mostly on a first-come-first-served basis, until we reach our capacity. It is recommended that you respond quickly.

Science Fun, Science Toys

2017-11-01T00:00:00Z

”Our core belief is that children learn by doing – by touching, feeling, cutting, sticking – pulling things apart, putting things together. We believe that this hands-on science helps them relate to curriculum and get conceptual understanding. We believe this will revolutionize the way children learn. A child lighting up a LED with a Syringe Generator is more likely to light up his village tomorrow.” – Arvind Gupta

Arvind Gupta is a toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. An IIT-Kanpur graduate, he has been working since 1975 on innovative ways to teach and learn science. Gupta’s website makes available instructions and videos for making hundreds of improvised toys in a number of languages. Gupta and his team at the Children’s Science Centre in the Savitribai Phule Pune University, where he worked for 11 years, create simple toys out of trash and everyday goods to simplify the complex concepts of gravity, magnetic field, friction, electricity, Newtonian laws among several other things. He’s the author of numerous books available in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, including Little Toys, Amazing Activities, Science from Scrap, and Science Skills & Thrills: The Best of Arvind Gupta.

Poster

Scientists and school education: A discussion

2017-11-23T00:00:00Z

Scientists and school education: A discussion

Speaker: Krishna Kumar

Visiting Fellow, MIDS, Chennai; Formerly Professor, Delhi University and Director, NCERT.

Can disciplinary researchers contribute meaningfully to school education? Should they?

The discussion with Professor Krishna Kumar, an eminent educationist and scholar, will centre on these questions.

Currently an Honorary Professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh, Professor Krishna Kumar taught for many years at the Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi and served as Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

In 2011 Professor Kumar received an honorary D. Litt. from the Institute of Education, University of London, and was also awarded the Padmashri. A former visiting fellow at the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies, Berlin, and at the Centre for the Advanced Study of India, Philadelphia, he also delivered the Gladwyn Lecture (2007) in the House of Lords of the British parliament.

A bilingual author, columnist and children's writer, his books include Politics of Education in Colonial India, What is Worth Teaching, The Child's Language and the Teacher, Prejudice and Pride, Battle for Peace, A Pedagogue's Romance and Education and Conflict and Peace. His edited volume, The Routledge Handbook of Education in India, has just been released.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop (Engineering) 2017

2017-11-26T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Engineering

The broad goal of IMSc's Enriching Collegiate Education series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and college teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in colleges. It is noteworthy in this context that IMSc is primarily a research institute. This workshop is part of a Teacher's Enrichment Workshop, one of a series sponsored by the NCM

This week-long workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers in Engineering colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content and/or knowledge. The lectures will cover a few specific topics (see below). The workshop also includes discussion sections where teachers can get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced).

List of speakers and topics :

Applications of Linear Algebra: P. Sankaran, K. N. Raghavan, IMSc Applications of Partial Differential Equations: S. Kesavan, IITM Applications of Number Theory (Cryptography) : K. Srinivas, IMSc

Schedule and Notes

A detailed schedule is available here

Applications of Linear Algebra: notes for K. N. Raghavan's section

Selected candidates

The list of confirmed participants is available here.

Other information The workshop is free. Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.

This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges. Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accomodation. Teachers in areas outside Chennai interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2017.

Teachers not in engineering colleges (e.g., arts and science colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from engineering colleges.

Links to upcoming and past outreach events (including videos, slides and notes) may be found here. For any other queries, email us: outreach@imsc.res.in

Science at the Sabha 2018

2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration (on this web page) is required.

Program

Time	Event
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Shubha Tole, TIFR, Mumbai Outside-in: How we perceive the world
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	R Rajesh, IMSc, Chennai Why does time go forward?
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	Guru Kumaraswamy, NCL-CSIR, Pune Materials: The Hard, the Soft and the Squishy
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	Vijay Kodiyalam, IMSc, Chennai Knotty problem: how many different ways can you tie your shoelaces?

Talks

Outside-in: How we perceive the world

Shubha Tole, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

How do we know what the world around us is like? The world we know is "constructed" in our brains using information gathered by our five senses. Understanding how sensory nerves connect to the brain in a growing embryo is an area of intense research, because this circuitry controls how we experience the world. Come, let us try to discover whether there is a boundary between reality and illusion! [See "Our Marvellous imagination machines"]

Shubha Tole

Shubha Tole obtained her BSc degree in Life Sciences and Biochemistry from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and her MSc and PhD degrees from Caltech, USA. She worked at the University of Chicago as a post-doctoral fellow before joining TIFR, Mumbai, as a faculty member in 1999. Tole has been awarded the Infosys Prize for Life Sciences (2014), the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2010) and the Research Award for Innovation in Neurosciences (RAIN) by the Society for Neuroscience (2008), which is given for innovative work regardless of age or nationality. She received the National Woman Bioscientist award of the Department of Biotechnology (2008), the Swarnajayanti Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology (2005) and a Wellcome Trust Senior International Fellowship (1999), when she started her laboratory in Mumbai. She is a fellow of all the three national scientific academies of India. Tole has offered workshops on "Ethics in Science" at national and international fora. She also actively engages in public outreach via workshops in schools and colleges, and encourages her students to do the same. Shubha Tole also writes blogs to provide guidance and mentorship to younger colleagues. Blogs: https://indiabioscience.org/authors/ShubhaTole

Why does time go forward?

R Rajesh, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Imagine a cup falling on the ground and shattering into fragments. We never see the fragments jump together to form the cup. However, the laws of physics allow equally for both possibilities. So, why do we see only one type of behaviour and never the other? I'll try to explain this paradox, and what it means for what we see in the world around us.

R Rajesh

Rajesh did his PhD degree in Physics at the TIFR, Mumbai, after completing a masters degree from IIT, Kanpur. He went on to work at Oxford University, UK, and Brandeis University, USA, before returning to become a faculty member at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. In his research, he studies granular powders, polymers, the structure of bones and how differently shaped objects pack together.

Materials: The Hard, the Soft and the Squishy

Guru Kumaraswamy, National Chemical Laboratory - CSIR, Pune

Is toothpaste a solid or a liquid? It doesn't flow unless we squeeze the tube but flows readily after that. I will describe some soft and squishy materials that we encounter in daily life and how such materials can be combined with harder ones. These combinations result in unusual composites. For example, the sea shells that protect soft-shelled aquatic animals are hard and yet they don't break easily, unlike glass which is hard but shatters readily. We are just beginning to learn how nature builds these amazing materials and to apply this knowledge to synthesize technologically useful composite materials.

Guru Kumaraswamy

Guru Kumaraswamy received a BTech from IIT, Bombay, followed by an MS and PhD from Caltech, USA, all in Chemical Engineering. He was a Volkswagen postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Germany before joining NCL-CSIR, Pune, in 2001, where he is currently a Principal Scientist. Guru works on soft materials and uses a wide variety of experiments to understand the structure and properties of this fascinating class of materials.

Knotty problem: how many different ways can you tie your shoelaces?

Vijay Kodiyalam, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Knots and braids are familiar to us all from childhood. How do we tell one knot from another? How many knots are there? Given a tangled loop of string, is it really knotted or can we open it up without having to cut it? I will try to explain how mathematicians think about these questions. Besides being of intrinsic interest, answers to such questions have applications to subjects as varied as cryptology and the structure of DNA.

Vijay Kodiyalam

Vijay Kodiyalam received his BTech degree in Computer Science from IIT, Madras, and his MS and PhD degrees in Mathematics from Purdue University, USA. He worked at the University of Kansas for two years before moving to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in 1995. He does research in areas of mathematics that have a bearing on our understanding of knots and braids. He has been awarded the B. M. Birla Science Prize and is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and of the National Academy of Sciences, India.

Indian Women in Science Exhibition

TLoS

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2018, IMSc is partnering with The Life of Science to feature 13 Indian Women in Science. The exhibition will be displayed in the foyer of The Music Academy from 3pm - 8pm on February 11

The registration for the event is now closed. However, you are still welcome to show up directly at the venue (Music Academy, TTK Auditorium) on Sunday Feb 11th. The event is scheduled to start at 4.00pm. After 3.50pm, we will allow walk-ins, depending upon space being available. Thank you for your interest in the event.

Extra parking (3--8pm): St. Ebbas Girls Higher Secondary School (across the road to the East)

Towards understanding grassroots India

2018-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ravi Kuchimanchi has been involved in efforts from the US and Indian cities to connect with grassroots movements and NGOs in villages of India that work towards sustainable development and social justice. He works on a range of issues including education, health, agriculture, alternate technology, environment and human rights. In his talk, he will give us a glimpse of how we all can be more aware and get more involved.

Ravi Kuchimanchi has a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Bombay and a PhD in Physics from University of Maryland. He has published several papers in international physics journals. His continuing interest and work in physics include the Strong CP Problem, hierarchy problem, leptonic CP violation and left-right symmetric theories. In addition to be a physicist, Ravi founded the Association for India’s Development (AID) in 1991 with the vision “problems are interconnected, so must be the solution”. AID has matured into a volunteer movement for sustainable, holistic development with 30 chapters all over the world.

Passionately interested in pursuing appropriate technology to benefit the under-privileged, Ravi with his colleagues developed a pedal power generator to light remote village schools where students take turns to pedal. Along with AID and grassroots groups, he has also led a movement to electrify 12 hamlets of the tribal village Bilgaon by tapping the energy of a waterfall. His story inspired the Bollywood film Swades (2005) that has become a symbol for Non-Resident Indians interested in India’s development. Ravi received various awards and honors over the years, including Andrei Sakharov Prize from by the American Physical Society this year “for his continued research in physics while simultaneously advocating for global policies that reflect science...”

Poster

Discovery of Helium from Andhra Pradesh

2018-08-16T00:00:00Z

150th anniversary of fingerprinting the Universe

Dr. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam

18 August 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the element Helium that happened during a Total Solar Eclipse observed by European astronomers from Machilipatnam and Guntur in 1868.

Helium remains the only element to have been discovered first in space, before being found on Earth. The story of this discovery itself is fascinating – the truth behind who among Janssen, Lockyer and Pogson (of Madras Observatory) should get the credit, was cleared up only a few years ago. More importantly, this discovery truly marks the beginning of modern Astrophysics. This beginning is intricately linked with the history of thermodynamics, atomic theory, and chemistry.

Poster

Video

IMSc Open Day 2018

2018-09-14T00:00:00Z

A day of fun mathematics and science

The program is intended for students from 8th - 10th standards.

The program will consist of lectures and demonstrations in a range of topics by students and professors of the institute. We hope to be able to share with students the curiosity and excitement that we have for mathematics, science and research.

The program is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

The workshop is meant for local schools. IMSc is unable to provide any support towards travel and accommodation.

You can print out a poster for your school.

Here is a tentative schedule.

Time	Events
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:20 - 09:30	Welcome Address V. Arvind
09:30 - 10:15	Some simple math in tournaments Venkatesh Raman
10:15 - 11:00	Origin of Mass Shrihari Gopalakrishna
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Juice / Snacks
11:30 - 12:15	What's the next number? Amritanshu Prasad
12:15 - 13:00	Quiz prelims
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Demonstrations and Experiments Chandrashekar Hall Current without wire Flying without wing Motor for fun Current in pencil At last everything is white Water as lens Van De graff generator Lively Slime Biomolecules: Looking through structures Hall 123 Card corrections Facebook problems Birthday puzzles Dominoes on a Chessboard Tipping Cups Cut a Mobius Strip Pentominoes Room 117 Optical trickery Spectroscopy Outside Library Fun with liquid Nitrogen Is the straight path the best path? The right balance Rising water levels
15:30 - 16:00	Tea / Snacks
16:00 - 17:00	Quiz

The videos and photos of the event are now available. See other IMSc outreach programs here.

kaNita kAnakam 2018

2018-10-25T00:00:00Z

This is the 2nd edition of IMSc's outreach program for school children in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at students of of class VIII - XII. The workshop is free. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

List of Speakers:

R. Ganesh (IMSc)
R. Ramanujam (IMSc)
Roopika Sood
Vijay Ravikumar (CMI)

For more details, see our schedule.

You can print this poster for your notice boards

The program was covered in Pattam.

The videos and photos of the event are now available.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop (Engineering) 2018

2018-11-25T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Engineering colleges

This week-long workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers in Engineering colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content and/or knowledge. The lectures will cover a few specific topics (see below). The workshop also includes discussion sessions where teachers can get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced). A detailed schedule is now available. Photos of the program now available. Topics and Notes:

Linear Algebra: S. Viswanath, IMSc Lecture Notes

Partial Differential Equations: Phoolan Prasad, IISc Phoolan Prasad and Renuka Ravindran - Partial Differential Equations, New age, Second Edition, 2011. Yehuda Pinchover and Jacob Rubinstein, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Cambridge University Press, 2005. Lecture Slides: Nonlinear Equations Lecture Slides: Linear and Quasilinear PDEs Lecture Slides: Wave Equation Lecture Slides: Single Conservation Law

First Order Partial Differential Equations: a simple approach for beginners An Introduction to Single Conservation Law (Exerpt from Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves in Multi-dimensions, Chapman and Hall/CRC, London, 2001) Nonlinearity, Conservation Law and Shocks: Part I Nonlinearity, Conservation Law and Shocks: Part II

Fourier Series and Fourier Transform: T. N. Shanmugam, Anna University Lecture Slides 1 Lecture Slides 2 Lecture Slides 3 Lecture Slides 4 Lecture Slides 5 Lecture Slides 6

How to apply? Applications for this workshop are now closed.

Other information

Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all selected participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.

This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges.

Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accomodation.

Teachers in areas outside Chennai interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2018.

Teachers not in Engineering colleges (e.g., Arts & Science colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from Engineering colleges.

Links to upcoming and past outreach events (including videos, slides and notes) may be found here. For any other queries, email us: outreach@imsc.res.in

The Ramanujan Tau Function

2018-12-21T00:00:00Z

Bio

Prof. M. Ram Murty obtained his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1980 and then was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS, Princeton) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) during 1980-82. He currently holds the Queen's Research Chair at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, he was elected as Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and in 2013 was awarded the Simons Fellowship. He has written more than 250 research papers and more than a dozen books including one on Indian philosophy. He is also an adjunct professor at several Indian institutions including TIFR, IMSc, HRI, CMI, IIT (Bombay) and IISER (Bhopal). He specializes in number theory.

In the lecture, I will survey the famous Ramanujan Tau function. I will highlight how his three conjectures regarding this function motivated the growth of the theory of modular forms, as well as their intimate connection to algebraic geometry and the Langlands program. I will discuss some recent developments and indicate open problems. The talk will be accessible to a general mathematical audience.

Poster

From the Triangle Inequality to the Isoperimetric Inequality

2018-12-21T00:00:00Z

A lecture in celebration of National Mathematics Day by S. Kesavan, Adjunct Professor, IITM

Prof. Kesavan retired as professor from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) after over two decades of distinguished service there. He is an expert in differential equations and has authored several books and monographs in addition to research papers.

The triangle inequality states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is at least the length of the third side. Starting from this, we will introduce a series of shape optimization problems in elementary geometry. We will end up proving the isoperimetric inequality which states that of all simple closed curves in the plane with a fixed perimeter, the circle encloses the maximum area.

All are welcome. The lecture is aimed at students of 10th standard and upward.

Poster

This program is sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Quantum Black Holes

2019-01-06T00:00:00Z

A public lecture on an encounter between Hawking and Ramanujan (part of the Nag memorial lecture series)

Black Holes are an astonishing prediction of Einstein's General Relativity with bizarre causal and quantum properties.

Hawking discovered that a Quantum Black Hole is not really black but is slowly emitting radiation. Understanding the implications of Hawking radiation has proved to be a very valuable guide in our search to unify General Relativity with Quantum Mechanics to learn about the quantum structure of spacetime.

Explorations of quantum black holes in string theory have led to unexpected connections with the beautiful mathematical structures created by Ramanujan from a century ago.

In this lecture I will describe the fascinating history, physics, and mathematics of quantum black holes.

Prof Atish Dabholkar, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

Poster

Contact: sashok@imsc.res.in

UN International Day of Girls and Women in Science 2019

2019-02-10T00:00:00Z

A celebration of the UN International Day for Girls and Women in Science

The program is intended for students from 8th - 10th standards.

The program will consist of lectures and demonstrations in a range of topics. We hope to be able to share with the girls the curiosity and excitement that we have for mathematics, science and research.

You can print out a poster for your school.

The program is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Note: The program will include a movie screening and will end at 18:00hrs. We request that students and teachers make the necessary transport arrangements.

The workshop is meant for local schools. IMSc is unable to provide any support towards travel and accommodation.

Schedule

Time	Event
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 10:30	Let there be light! Shanti Bhattacharya, IITM We have come a long way from our ancestors who first learnt to tame fire both for its heat, as well as its light. The sun and fire are no longer the only sources of light and illumination is no longer its only use. Today, we engineer many different kinds of sources for a variety of applications, ranging from life-saving medical devices to technology, whose sole aim is to entertain us! In this presentation, we will look at total internal reflection and interference, and study their role in a variety of everyday applications and phenomena.
10:30 - 11:00	Tea / Juice / Snacks
11:00 - 12:00	Popular matchings Prajakta Nimbhorkar, CMI We want to allocate students to hostel rooms where each student likes some rooms more than the rest. If each student submits a list of rooms according to his/her liking, how do we allocate the rooms? Popular matchings gives us one such way.
12:00 - 13:00	Using computers to probe material properties Satyavani Vemparala, IMSc Vani will explain how large scale computation can be used to probe material properties in accessible to experiments. In particular, she will focus on polymers and water.
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	Demonstrations and Activites IMSc members
15:00 - 15:30	Tea / Juice / Snacks
15:30 - 16:00	Hidden figures of Indian Science Nandita Jayaraj, TLoS A science journalist gives you the breaking news. An interactive session to WOW you with some some of the coolest things Indian scientists are doing in their laboratories today.
16:00 - 18:00	Moulik Berkana, American Counsulate, Chennai Movie: Hidden Figures (2016) The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
18:00 - 18:30	Snacks

The videos of the event are now available.

Science at the Sabha 2019

2019-02-23T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

Program

Time	Event
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Sandhya Koushika, TIFR, Mumbai Traffic rules in neurons
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Vijay Shenoy, IISc, Bengaluru Untwisting twisted matter
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	Harini Nagendra, APU, Bengaluru Thinking ecologically about our urban future
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	Sitabhra Sinha, IMSc, Chennai The whole is more than the sum of its parts

Talks

Traffic rules in neurons

Sandhya Koushika, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Neurons are long cells within which many different types of cargo move. Remarkably, traffic movement on man-made roads, the movement of ants, and cargo transport in neurons all appear to share important features. I'll explore the significance of this finding.

Sandhya Koushika

Sandhya P. Koushika obtained her PhD from Brandeis University and did her post-doctoral training at Washington University, St. Louis, USA. After several years as a faculty member at the NCBS-TIFR, Bengaluru, she moved to the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research in Mumbai, where she is currently an Associate Professor. She was the first recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Early Career Scientist award. Sandhya studies the long-distance transport of organelles within neurons using genetics, state of the art imaging technologies, and mathematical models. Her research has implications for our understanding of the development of the nervous system as well as for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Her lab works on identifying molecules and mechanisms that regulate the transport of synaptic vesicles and mitochondria and she collaborates widely with scientists in other disciplines.

Untwisting twisted matter

Vijay Shenoy, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Behind the many wonderful devices such as your cell phone are the materials that make them up. These materials owe many of their properties to the different ways in which their electrons organize themselves. I will explore what electrons can do collectively, leading up to the recent discovery of materials with "an electronic twist".

Vijay Shenoy

Vijay B. Shenoy obtained his BTech from IIT Madras in 1992 and his MS from Georgia Tech (USA) in 1994. He received his PhD from Brown University in 1998 and was also briefly an Adjunct Assistant Professor there. He was a member of the faculty at IIT Kanpur from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, he joined the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He was awarded the INSA Medal for Young Scientists in 2002, the INAE Young Engineer Award in 2005, the NASI-SCOPUS Young Scientist Award in 2009, and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology, the highest science award in India, in the year 2013. He has worked in a number of areas, including soft matter physics and materials science, but currently works in quantum condensed matter physics, aiming to develop an understanding of the role of topology and entanglement in the description of quantum many body systems.

Thinking ecologically about our urban future

Harini Nagendra, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

India's cities are on a breakneck path to growth. Cities are engines of prosperity and promise, but also concentrations of pollution, stress, and disease. Episodes of flood, drought, heat waves, and smog tell us why we must begin to think ecologically about our urban future in cities like Chennai.

Harini Nagendra

Harini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, where she anchors the Centre for Urban Ecological Sustainability. Her research focuses on natural resource management in the global south. She is one of the leading researchers in the study of urban sustainability from the perspective of both ecology and social justice. Her awards include the 2009 Cozzarelli Prize from the US National Academy of Sciences, the 2013 Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar award, and the 2017 Clarivate Web of Science award. She has worked and taught at multiple institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science, Indiana University, and Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. She was also a 2014 Hubert Humphrey Distinguished Visiting Professor at Macalester College. In addition to research publications in journals including Science, Nature, and Nature Sustainability, she writes widely for the public, and engages with undergraduate colleges and urban conservation groups in a number of cities. Her 2016 book “Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present and Future” (Oxford) describes the ecological history of one of India’s largest cities. Her forthcoming book on “Trees of Indian Cities” (Penguin, with Seema Mundoli) is a popular account for tree lovers, mixing recipes, games, poems, fun facts, and science.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts

Sitabhra Sinha, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

What is common to the power-grid, stock markets, lynch mobs, and the human brain? They are all complex systems made up of many parts. Knowing how each part of a complex system works is not enough to tell us how the whole will behave. We will explore the "emergence" of such unexpected behaviour which is a feature of all complex systems.

Sitabhra Sinha

Sitabhra Sinha obtained his PhD degree from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, after a Masters in Physics from Calcutta University. Following postdoctoral research at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and the Division of Cardiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, he joined the faculty of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) in 2002. He has been an International Fellow of the Santa Fe Institute, USA, and an adjunct faculty member at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bengaluru. A member of both the physics and computational biology groups of IMSc, his research involves using techniques of statistical physics, nonlinear science, and large-scale data analysis to understand a wide range of physical, biological, and social complex systems, answering questions such as what makes the uterus contract during childbirth, why some movies become "hits" while very similar ones flop, and whether there are universal patterns inherent in all human languages. He has authored two books in addition to a large number of research publications, some of which have received extensive press coverage.

Poster Exhibition: "From Learning to Doing"

Displayed in the foyer of the Music Academy during 3--8 pm on the day of the event (Sunday, 24th Feb 2019) will be a dozen posters highlighting some of Chennai's traditions in science, mathematics, education, and public service, together with the people and institutions that helped to shape them. All registrants are invited to view this exhibition.

Registration Form

The registration for the event is now closed. However, you are still welcome to show up directly at the venue (Music Academy, TTK Auditorium) today (Sunday Feb 24th). The e vent is scheduled to start at 4.00pm. After 3.50pm, we will allow walk-ins, depending upon space being available (which we guess there should be). Thank you for your interest in the event.

Extra parking (3--8pm): St. Ebbas Girls Higher Secondary School (across the road to the East)

Instructions to the participants

Entry to the exhibition in the foyer opens at 3:00 pm. Auditorium doors open at 3:30 pm. Please be seated by 3:45 pm. After that time, we will start letting in walk-in participants.

Extra parking (3--8 pm) is available at St. Ebbas Girls Higher Secondary School (across the road to the East).

To enter the hall, just show the QRCode (preferred option) sent by us or quote your email address or produce a printout of this email.

Have a question for any of the speakers?

Post them

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/scisabha
Or tweet: @scisabha, #SatS2019
Or SMS: 9940572770

Selected questions will be answered by the speakers on stage!

Heat waves, cyclones and sea level rise: understanding the recent IPCC report on climate change and its ramifications for India and the world

2019-03-26T00:00:00Z

Organised by Tamilnadu Science Forum

A Symplectic World View

2019-10-14T00:00:00Z

A public lecture on Symplectic Geometry and its applications to the understanding of our physical world

Dishant Pancholi, IMSc, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize 2019 awardee

Poster

kaNita-kAnakam 2019

2019-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mathematics and Science program in Tamil for school children

You can print this poster for your notice boards This is the 3rd edition of IMSc's outreach program for school students in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at students of of class VIII - XII.

List of Speakers:

R. Baskaran (IMSc)
S. Viswanath (IMSc)
R. Ventakesh (IISc)

For more details, see our schedule.

The workshop is free. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided. A nominal per student travel allowence will be available.

How to register?

All schools in Chennai are invited to resgister their students to attend the program. Each school can nominate a maximum of 10 students for the workshop.

Please register your students by:

Phone: (044) 2453 100 (09:00-17:00, Monday - Friday)

Email: outreach@imsc.res.in

Registrations will be accepted, mostly on a first-come-first-served basis, until we reach our capacity.

FAQs

My school would like to participate but we have not received an invitation. What to do?

Please consider yourself invited and register by email or phone.

I am a school student. My school is not participating. Can I myself register to participate?

We generally prefer students to come through their schools with a teacher. But we will consider individual requests. Please email us: outreach@imsc.res.in.

Previous editions of the program:

Enriching Mathematics Education 2019

2019-11-07T00:00:00Z

IMSc Mathematics workshop for high school teachers

This is the 8th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school teachers.

This year, the workshop will focus on the use of Geogebra as an exploration tool for students.

The workshop is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Teachers can use any of the SSN college buses to reach SSN on the day. Please check the bus routes and find one close to you.

Here is a poster for your notice boards.

List of topics

Mid-point Quadrilateral: Understanding Midpoint Quadrilaterals
Loci: Solving locus problems; circles, parallel lines, perpendicular bisector, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola
Euler's Line: Construction of the Euler's Line
Coordinate Geometry: Midpoint coordinates, distance formula, polynomials, coefficients
Calculus: Derivative by first principle, derivative as a slope, Integration

Registrations are no longer being accepted.

Using ancient DNA to understand Indian history

2019-11-10T00:00:00Z

A public lecture on how the genetic makeup of modern Indian populations came to be.

The revolutionary ability to sequence genetic material from skeletal material thousands of years old has allowed us to study human history in a way never possible before. The speaker will discuss recent results from ancient DNA extracted from the Indus Valley Site of Rakhigarhi as well as from the Iron Age and other historical settlements at Gandhara in the Swat Valley. By comparing their relationship to other samples from Central Asia and modern genomes from across India, one can understand how the genetic makeup of modern Indian populations came to be. Finally, these results provide insight about the demographic plausibilities for the spread of language in the ancient world.

Poster

Topics in Biology 2019

2019-11-20T00:00:00Z

Evolution and Ecology - A series of lectures on topics in biology for college students

This is 1st of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) students of biology and related fields.

However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level science or mathematics can also attend.

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

Here's a poster for your notice boards.

Speakers

Analabha Basu (NIBMG, Kalyani)
Geeta R (rtd, Delhi University)
Manjari Jain (IISER-Mohali)
Nandini Rajamani (IISER-Tirupati)
Robin Vijayan (IISER-Tirupati)

Schedule

Time	Event
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 10:30	Understanding animal communication and it's ecological, ethological and evolutionary framework Manjari Jain (IISER-Mohali) Communication modulates much of what animals do in their daily lives. In my talk I will discuss the diversity, ecological limitations and behavioural context of animal communication. I will discuss the historical backdrop of our current understanding of the evolution of extravagant signals. Using acoustic communication as a model, I will brief upon the problems of communication and how animals solve them. While communication is not unique to humans, humans are unique in having a language. I will present the scientific evidence for complex vocalization in non-human animals and why it may be regarded as a precursor of language. For all of this I will draw upon the work of the larger scientific community working in the field of animal communication, including some of my own.
10:30 - 11:30	Genetic Reconstruction of Our Ancestral Footprints Analabha Basu (NIBMG, Kalyani) Molecular Biology and Genetics has completely revolutionized our understanding of human evolution and migration. In this talk we will discuss how advancements in molecular biology along with statistical and computational methods have challenged existing dogma and made possible new horizons to evolve. In the process we discuss our complex relationships with our ancestors, other primates, our closer hominin cousins and overall how and what it takes to be sculpt into the modern day Homo Sapien Sapiens.
11:30 - 12:00	Tea / Coffee
12:00 - 13:00	Phylogenetic Biology: Understanding the evolutionary history of taxa and their traits Geeta R (rtd, Delhi University) Evolution is descent with modification. Multiple species emerge from a branching descent process; consequently, their evolutionary history may be visualized as a phylogenetic tree. In phylogenetc biology, we try to understand the evolution of traits by examining these traits in the context of the phylogenetic history of the set of study species. The presentation will illustrate these points using the flowering plant Rhododendron as an example.
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 14:30	Evolution activities and public science engagement* Geeta R (rtd, Delhi University)
14:30 - 15:30	Evolutionary adaptations and responses to rapidly changing scenarios Nandini Rajamani (IISER-Tirupati) Species have evolved adaptations and traits that help individuals maximise fitness, often over long periods of evolutionary time. With rapidly changing scenarios, like climate change and urbanisation, species that can adapt are poised to succeed better than those that cannot. I palm squirrels to examine species response to short-term habitat modification, and discuss traits that allow them to be successful.
15:30 - 16:00	Tea / Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Sky Islands and Evolution Robin Vijayan (IISER-Tirupati)

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop (Engineering) 2019

2019-11-24T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of engineering colleges

Here is a poster for your notice boards

The broad goal of IMSc's Enriching Collegiate Education series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and college teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in colleges. It is noteworthy in this context that IMSc is primarily a research institute. This workshop is part of the Teacher's Enrichment Workshop series of the NCM.

This week-long workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers in engineering colleges, to enable them to revisit and update domain knowledge. The lectures will cover a few specific topics (see below). The workshop also includes discussion sessions where teachers can get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced). Syllabus

Algebra, K. N. Raghavan Basic examples of groups and homomorphisms, equivalences and partitions, group actions and some applications,the orbit - stabilizer formula, class equation, Sylow's theorem, finitely generated abelian groups.

Linear Algebra, Pralay Chatterjee Review of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inner product spaces and linear transformations, matrix eigen value problem, some applications of eigen value problems, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, singular value decomposition, quadratic forms.

Cryptography, K. Srinivas Elliptic Curves, addition formula, elliptic curves over finite fields, the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, double and add algorithm, Elliptic Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol, Elliptic Elgamal cryptosystem. A tentative schedule is now available here. How to apply?

Applications for this workshop are now closed.

Photos of the workshop will be uploaded here. Other information

Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all selected participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.

This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges. Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accomodation. Teachers not in the vicinity of Chennai who are interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2019.

Teachers not in engineering colleges (e.g., arts & science colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from engineering colleges.

Links to upcoming and past outreach events (including videos, slides and notes) may be found here. For any other queries, email us: outreach@imsc.res.in

Excitement in Science

2019-11-29T00:00:00Z

A series of lectures on topics in college students

Organized by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of

the International Academy of Physical Sciences (IAPS), Allahabad

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, IMSc

Here's a poster for your notice boards.

This program is intended for research scholars, postgraduate (MSc) and undergraduate (BSc) students of science.

However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level science or mathematics can also attend.

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

Speakers

Balasubramanian Ramachandran (Emeritus Professor, IMSc)
Madhavan Mukund (CMI)
G. Rajasekaran (Emeritus Professor - IMSc, CMI)
K. Ramesha (CSIR-CECRI)
Sitabhra Sinha (IMSc)

A tentative schedule is available here.

Photos of the workshop will be uploaded here.

Annular Solar Eclipse: 26 December 2019

2019-12-25T00:00:00Z

An Annular Solar Eclipse (ASE) will be visible on the morning of 26 December 2019 in India, with the annular track passing from southern Karnataka, northern Kerala through central Tamil Nadu.

Solar eclipses are of huge public interest and provide an exceptional opportunity to promote science and scientific temper among the people, as well as challenge the myths surrounding the topic. The mass campaigns during past solar eclipses in India are unique in their range and reach.

Public Outreach Locations

Annular Solar Eclipse public events in India: Map

(ASI-POEC is collating information about ASE events: if you are organizing an event, register it here)

Tamil Nadu (with TNSF)

Karaikudi (contact: Manavalan 94426 79889)
Pudukkottai (contact: Manavalan 94426 79889)
Coimbatore (contact: Badusha 94868 27773)
Ooty (contact: Raju 94433 17439)
Mettupalayam
Tirpur (contact: Ramamoorthy 97860 73353, tnsf.tup@gmail.com)
Avinashi
Dindigul
Madurai (contact: Thiagarajan 94880 54683)
Tirchy (contact: Balakrishnan 94436 68881)
Chennai @Elliotts beach, Besant Nagar: Tea party from 8 am onwards, eating something obligatory! (BYOF) (contact: Udhayan 94444 53588, Malarvizhi 95433 22147)

Kerala (with KSSP)

Kozhikode
Kannur
Wayanad

Resources

Digital Eclipse Poster: English | Tamil | Kannada | Malayalam

Printable Eclipse Poster (High-res): English | Tamil | Kannada | Malayalam

Solar Eclipse Manual (N.D. Hari Dass and Kamal Lodaya)

Solar Eclipse App (Alok Mandavgane, ASI-POEC)

Suryotsav (ASI-POEC)

Logic for non-persons?

2020-01-06T00:00:00Z

Rohit Parikh, City University of New York, USA

This talk will concentrate on two themes: (1) To what extent is the reasoning of animals and children logical? What do they think? (2) To what extent can we regard groups: corporations, or political parties, etc. as individuals to whom we can assign goals and beliefs? In other words, how far can we extend the notion of an individual? For the first part, we will refer to experiments in animal behavior and what we know about the thinking of animals and children. For the second we will refer to issues in game theory and in states of knowledge, and subsequent coordinated action arising from communication.?

Poster

Science at the Sabha 2020

2020-02-10T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration (on this web page) is required.

Program

Time	Event
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Shannon Olsson, National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bengaluru Connecting with nature
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Harinath Chakrapani, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune Chemical darts to find antibacterial targets
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	V Madhurima, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur A balancing act: Appreciating dance through understanding motion
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	R Ramanujam, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Looking for logic in social practice

Talks

Connecting with nature

Shannon Olsson, National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bengaluru

We humans crave connection. It is one of the most fundamental aspects of Life. In fact, all living organisms on Earth are connected to one another through the language of chemistry. These chemical conversations create a vast interplay of interactions that maintain the stability of our ecosystems. However, humanity is changing the conversation. Today, we are altering this planet and its interactions more than any single species in the history of Earth. I will discuss nature’s changing communication in the Indian context, particularly concerning pollination, environmental change, and urban pollution. I believe that the solutions to these problems lie within all of us. To what makes us part of Life itself: our connectedness. Let’s start the conversation together.

Shannon Olsson

Shannon Olsson heads the Naturalist-Inspired Chemical Ecology (NICE) group at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore. The NICE group is particularly interested in how animals, and especially insects, identify objects across different environments. Their work traverses Himalayan meadows, ecologically sustainable agriculture in the Western Ghats, and pollution in Bangalore - anywhere insects are important, which is nearly everywhere on Earth. Prof. Olsson completed her Ph.D. at Cornell University in Neurobiology and Behavior and Chemical Ecology. She then worked at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, as a Project Leader where she collaborated with engineers to develop an artificial chemical communication system based on insect chemical communication. A Fulbright Scholar and Ramanujan Fellow, Prof. Olsson is part of a large effort to promote chemical ecology in India. Her work is featured at several popular venues including TEDx, INK, Microsoft Research, SAP Labs, the Dublin Science Gallery, the DST Science Express train across India, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her favorite thing about being a scientist is the privilege to observe and learn, every day, something completely new, and the possibility that the something new could make a positive difference in this world.

Chemical darts to find antibacterial targets

Harinath Chakrapani, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Antibiotics are among the greatest discoveries in the past century. However, antimicrobial drug resistance, particularly resistance to these antibiotics, has emerged as a major global health problem. I will discuss some of the approaches that my lab has taken to identify vulnerabilities in drug-resistant bacteria.

Harinath Chakrapani

Harinath Chakrapani hails from Chennai and studied in D.A.V. School Gopalapuram, and earned chemistry degrees from Loyola College and IIT Madras. His doctoral degree is from Duke University, USA and his post-doctoral work included developing new strategies for cancer drug discovery at the National Cancer Institute. In 2009, he returned to India to set up his laboratory at IISER Pune. His primary research interests are in physical organic chemistry and chemical biology of small gaseous signalling molecules in cells. His lab works on the design and synthesis of small molecule tools that will help decipher mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. These studies are aimed at new strategies to address this major public health problem.

A balancing act: Appreciating dance through understanding motion

V Madhurima, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur

Our love and appreciation of dance is derived from our understanding of culture, history and religious practices. The joy associated with this appreciation is further enhanced by viewing the art form through the lens of science. Though the subjective aspects of dance cannot be discussed from a typical scientific perspective, the objective aspects of dance can be analysed using the laws of physics. Hence while dance is still an aesthetic experience for both the dancer and the viewer, the rasikatva of the rasika can be enhanced through an understanding of movement, much the same as understanding the concept of swaras helps in appreciating music and that of the working of a camera in photography.

In this talk I will be discussing the laws of physics that govern basic human movements and extended then to understand movements of dance. Through this I will discuss, for example, the role of various “sthanas” in the execution of adavus and karanas. A comparison between the “chakkars” of Kathak and the pirouettes of western classical dance will be made, with respect to the physics of rotational motion.

V Madhurima

V Madhurima is a Professor of Physics at the Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur. She obtained her Master’s degree and PhD in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. She works in the field of experimental soft condensed matter Physics in which she has completed major projects, guided PhDs and Masters level Physics students and peer reviewed publications. Parallelly she has had an active interest in Bharatanatyam style of dancing in which she was trained for nearly 30 years by Kalaimamani Krishnakumari Narendran. She has Diplomas in Indian Art and in Nrityashastra from Nalanda Dance Research Institute, Mumbai. She offers a course titled “Physics of Arts”, a one of its kind course that highlights the physics of music, dance and photography to students from all streams in the University.

R Ramanujam, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

There are many algorithms implicit or explicit in the way society works: for example, an election, or a queue where lunch is served. These algorithms rely on logical properties of underlying physical and social structures. For instance, in an election, we not only want confidentiality but also verifiability (that every vote cast has been counted), and many more such properties. Can we prove that these requirements are consistent?

Societal algorithms require a careful study of underlying logical reasoning. Many insights from mathematical logic, computer science, game theory and dynamical systems theory seem useful for such exploration.

R Ramanujam

R Ramanujam is a professor in theoretical computer science at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. His research interests are in mathematical logic and theory of computation, and their applications to theory of distributed systems, game theory and security theory. Ramanujam has been an active volunteer of Tamil Nadu Science Forum since 1990, active in its involvement in science popularization and school education. He is editor of Thulir, a monthly science magazine for children. He was a member of the Yash Pal Committee that formulated the National Curriculum Framework 2005. He is a recipient of the Indian National Science Academy's Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Science, 2020.

Poster Exhibition: Deep History Sites of the Indian Subcontinent

An exhibition in the foyer of the Music Academy during 3-8 pm on the day of the event (Sunday, 16th Feb 2019) will highlight some important prehistoric sites in the Indian subcontinent. All registrants are invited to view this exhibition.

Instructions to the participants

Entry to the exibition in the foyer opens at 3:00 pm. Auditorium doors open at 3:30 pm. Please be seated by 3:45 pm. After that time, we will start letting in walk-in participants.

Extra parking (3--8 pm) is available at St. Ebbas Girls Higher Secondary School (across the road to the East).

To enter the hall, just show the QRCode (preferred option) sent by us or quote your email address or produce a printout of this email.

Have a question for any of the speakers?

Post them

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/scisabha
Or tweet: @scisabha, #SatS2020
Or SMS: 9940572770

Annular Solar Eclipse: 21 June 2020

2020-06-20T00:00:00Z

An Annular Solar Eclipse (ASE) will be visible on the morning of 21 June 2020 in India, with the annular track passing through Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand.

Given the current global CoViD-19 pandemic, we recommend that you watch the solar eclipse while following the usual physical distancing precautions.

Resources

Click for a digital solar eclipse poster:

Eclipse Poster -- Hindi

Eclipse Poster -- English

Eclipse Poster -- Telugu

Eclipse Poster -- Tamil

Eclipse Poster -- Urdu

Eclipse Poster -- Kannada

Eclipse Poster -- Malayalam

Eclipse Poster -- Punjabi

Solar Eclipse App (Alok Mandavgane, ASI-POEC)

Path and time of Annularity in India (ASI-POEC)

Detailed info on eclipses and precautions while watching (African Astronomical Society)

Solar Eclipse Manual (N. D. Hari Dass and Kamal Lodaya)

Sensing Heat and Pressure

2021-10-17T00:00:00Z

S Krishnaswamy, IMSc

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. The talk goes into how the discoveries were made and their importance in understanding one of our essential senses

Poster

Physical Sciences: Synergy with Mathematics

2021-10-20T00:00:00Z

Prof. R. Chidambaram, DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor

Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary, DAE

Physical Sciences and Mathematics are very closely linked, from high energy physics to condensed matter physics and chemistry. Mathematics is used widely in other areas like nuclear reactor design, artificial intelligence and cyber security. Computational Mathematics is also playing an increasingly important role.

Poster

Physics of complex systems: disordered materials and the earth’s climate

2021-11-07T00:00:00Z

Pinaki Chaudhuri (IMSc) and R. Shankar (rtd. IMSc)

The 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex system”. One half of the prize is awarded to Giorgio Parisi, for discovering hidden patterns in disordered complex materials. This first half of this talk will discuss these findings and how they have permeated to understand other physical problems and phenomena in other scientific domains.

The other half of the prize is shared by Syukuro Manbe and Klaus Hasselmann for their contributions to the physics of climate science, a specific complex system, in another scientific domain, namely the Earths climate. The second part of the talk will outline the historical evolution of ideas and discoveries in climate physics and attempt to describe the significance of their contributions in this context

Poster

kaNita kAnakam 2022

2022-12-12T00:00:00Z

Mathematics program in Tamil for school children

This is the 4th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school students in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at class XI students.

Activities and Speakers:

Math in Mobile Messages - by Andrew Thangaraj, Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
Art and Maths of Origami - by Disha J Kuzhively, Science Communication, IMSc Chennai
Untangling a knot, with numbers! - by Vijay Ravikumar, Mathematician and theatre artist

Schedule


09:30 - 10:00	பதிவு
10:00 - 10:45	அலைப்பேசி அனுப்பும் செய்திகளில் கணக்கு ஆண்டூரு தங்கராஜ், பேராசிரியர், மின் பொறியியல், ஐஐடி மெட்ராஸ் நீங்கள் அனுப்பும் குறுஞ்செய்தி எவ்வாறு உங்கள் அலைபேசியில் இருந்து மற்றொரு அலைபேசியை சென்றடைகிறது? இதைப் பற்றி சிந்தித்து இருக்கிறீர்களா? நீங்கள் எந்த மொழியில் குறுஞ்செய்தியை அனுப்பினாலும் அலைபேசிக்கு தெரிந்தது என்னவோ 0, 1 மட்டும்தான். உங்கள் எழுத்துக்களை 0, 1 ஆக மாற்றி உங்கள் அலைபேசி அலைக்கற்றை வழியாக மற்றொரு அலைபேசிக்கு அனுப்புகிறது. அந்த அலைபேசி மீண்டும் எழுத்துக்களாக மாற்றிக் காட்டுகிறது. இதிலுமா கணக்கு இருக்கிறது? ஆம். இருக்கிறது. உதாரணத்திற்கு இதோ ஒன்று. 0, 1 களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகமாக இருக்க வேண்டுமா குறைவாக இருக்க வேண்டுமா? குறைவாக இருந்தால் நல்லது. அனுப்பும் செய்தியில் பிழை இல்லாமல் எவ்வாறு இந்த எண்ணிக்கையை குறைப்பது? இதைப்போல் கணக்குகளை இந்த விரிவுரையில் பார்ப்போம்.
10:45 - 11:00	தேநீர்
11:00 - 11:45	பள்ளிப்படிப்புக்குப் பின் உள்ள வாய்ப்புகள் கலந்துரையாடல் அமர்வு எஸ். சுந்தர், IMSc பேரா. ஆண்டூரு தங்கராஜ், ஐஐடி மெட்ராஸ் பேரா. ஜி. யுவராஜ், மெட்ராஸ் பல்கலைக்கழகம் திரு. சதீஷ் குமார், ஆய்வு மாணவர், IMSc
11:45 - 13:00	ஓரிகாமி - கலையும் கணிதமும் திஷா குழிவேலி, அறிவியல் தொடர்பு, IMSc சென்னை ஒரு சதுர காகிதத்தை படகு, ராக்கெட், பந்து, பூ, தவளை போன்ற பல்வேறு வடிவங்களில் மடிக்கலாம். காகிதத்தை வெட்டாமல், பசையை பயன்படுத்தாமல் அல்லது அளவிடாமல் இதைச் செய்யலாம். முதல் செயல்பாட்டில், மிகவும் பிரபலமான பறவை வடிவத்தை எவ்வாறு உருவாக்குவது என்பதைக் கற்றுக்கொள்வோம். ஓரிகாமி மடிப்பு வடிவங்களைப் பற்றி அறியவும், தட்டையான மடிப்பு வடிவங்களை உருவாக்கத் தேவையான கணிதத்தை உருவாக்கவும் ஓரிகாமி பறவையைப் பயன்படுத்துவோம். இதற்கு பிறகு ஓரிகாமியின் சில நடைமுறை பயன்பாடுகளைப் பற்றி தெரிந்து கொள்வோம். இறுதியாக, விண்கலத்தில் சோலார் பேனல் உருவாக்கப் பயன்படும் ஃப்ளாஷரைத் தயாரிப்போம்.
13:00 - 14:00	மதிய சாப்பாடு
14:00 - 15:30	எண்களை வைத்து முடிச்சை அவிழ்த்தல்! விஜய் ரவிகுமார், கணிதவியலாளர் மற்றும் நாடகக் கலைஞர் நீங்கள் முடிச்சுகளை போட்டதுண்டா? காலணியிலுள்ள சிறுகயிறுகளை இழுத்துக் கட்டும்போது? அல்லது பையை மூடுவதற்கு? ஆனால், முடிச்சுகளின் இரகசியங்கள் உங்களுக்குத் தெரியுமா? ஏற்கனவே உங்களுக்கு நன்கு தெரியும் சில கணிதக் கருத்துகளை போன்று முடிச்சுகளும் இயங்கும். இக்கருத்துகளை புதிய ஒரு பார்வையில் புரிந்துகொள்ள முடிச்சுகள் உதவும்!
15:30 - 16:00	தேநீர்

The program will also be live-streamed on the IMSc YouTube Channel.

Photo Gallery

Andrew Thangaraj

Panel

Students

Vijay Ravikumar

S Viswanath

Disha J Kuzhively

Science at the Sabha 2023

2023-02-10T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration (on this web page) is required.

Program

Time	Event
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Parameswaran Ajith, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru Black holes through different windows
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Mitali Mukerji, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Ayurveda and modern medicine: the beginning of a molecular conversation
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	Siddhartha Gadgil, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore The Quest for Automating Mathematics
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	Hema A Murthy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Carnatic Music Processing: A Culture Specific Approach

Talks

Black holes through different windows

Parameswaran Ajith, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru

Made entirely of curved spacetime, black holes are among the most enigmatic objects in the Universe. Although early theoretical ideas on objects like black holes go back to the eighteenth century, the first rigorous mathematical formulation of a black hole was made by Karl Schwarzschild in 1915, based on Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. A variety of astronomical observations made in the last century confirmed that black holes are not just theoretical constructs — the Universe is littered with them. Aided by a host of new technologies, astronomical observations have now started probing the detailed nature of black holes. This talk will provide a summary of this exciting journey.

Parameswaran Ajith

Ajith Parameswaran is an astrophysicist at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore. His research spans various aspects of gravitational-wave physics and astronomy. He has been a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration since 2004. Ajith has been a Ramanujan Fellow, a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar and the head of the Max Planck Partner Group on Astrophysical Relativity at ICTS. As a member of the team that discovered gravitational waves, he is the recipient of the 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics and the 2016 Gruber Cosmology Prize.

>Ayurveda and modern medicine: the beginning of a molecular conversation

Mitali Mukerji, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

We are witnessing a paradigm shift from reactive to a more proactive, holistic and precision approach in health management. This approach is in Ayurveda practice for thousands of years and is practiced in one form or the other in many Indian households. However, the decision to avail Ayurveda as a/an additional medical option is primarily made by the patient with limited understanding and evidence. This is because there is a limited crosstalk between the practitioners of Ayurveda and modern medicine. A scenario where the practitioners from the two diverse streams sit across a table, seamlessly converse, exchange notes and cross-refer to co- evolve a health management regime is the need of the hour. My talk would highlight how the science of Ayurgenomics has made the beginnings of a molecular conversation between the streams. This has a potential for providing objectivity and evidence based solutions in integrative medicine settings.

Mitali Mukerji

Mitali Mukerji is a Professor and head of the Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering at IIT Jodhpur. She has a PhD in molecular genetics from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (1997) and was earlier a chief scientist at the CSIR- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology. Her research is in the broad area of understanding human genome structure and variation for its application in the discovery of biomarkers for predicting susceptibility to diseases, understanding human phenotypes and environmental adaptations and mapping mutational histories. She had been the convenor of the Indian Genome Variation Consortium project which provided the first comprehensive genetic landscape of the Indian populations. She has been involved in developing a new area of research “Ayurgenomics” which aims to integrate Ayurveda with modern medicine through genomics and was the program director of CSIR’s Ayurgenomics Unit TRISUTRA. At IIT Jodhpur she is presently involved in developing a Centre of Excellence in AYUR-Tech (supported by the Ministry of AYUSH) that combines Electronics, Digital health and AI and multi-omics approaches for realizing “Evidence based Ayurveda” solutions in a transdisciplinary framework. Mitali Mukerji is also coordinating a project in the Jodhpur City Knowledge innovation cluster called Thar DESIGNS (Desert Ecosystem Innovation Guided by Nature and Selection) that aims to carry out an Integrated study of the desert ecosystem to propel discoveries, inventions and innovation for addressing health challenges in arid regions. Mitali Mukerji has over 100 publications in International peer-reviewed journals. She has been recipient of a number of national awards, the CSIR Young Scientist’s Award (2001), DBT young woman scientist award (2008) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award (2010), Vasvik Award (2016) and is a fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Sciences. She is also the board member of International Consortium on Human Phenomics.

The Quest for Automating Mathematics

Siddhartha Gadgil, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Starting with just the rules of chess, it took four hours of playing against itself for AlphaZero, a computer program, to become the strongest chess player on the planet, playing with a "dynamic, open style" and preferring moves that are "risky and aggressive". With a couple of days of self-play, AlphaZero discovered the best standard openings, and even discarded a few of them. Artificial intelligence systems can today write computer programs and create art poetry. Could a future computer program discover the mysteries of the primes?

Siddhartha Gadgil

Siddhartha Gadgil is a Professor of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has a Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology and a B. Stat. degree from Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta. Before joining I.I.Sc., he was a postdoc at Stony Brook University and on the faculty of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore.

Siddhartha began his research career in Topology and has worked for many years in this and related fields such as Geometric group theory and Riemannian geometry. He has also applied topology to study Molecular Biology. In recent years the main focus of his work has been Automated Theorem Proving, i.e., mathematics generated by computers.

Carnatic Music Processing: A Culture Specific Approach

Hema A Murthy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Indian art music is based on the "gayaki" style which means that even instruments try to reproduce the vocal style. The singing voice affords tremendous flexibility, and thus leads to significant ornamentation. Carnatic music is centred around the composition or "kriti" where the melody, lyrics and rhythm play an important role.

Hema A Murthy

In this talk, I will present our efforts on "computational analysis" of Carnatic music. The computational analysis, ranging from "sruti" detection, melodic analysis, concert and kriti segmentation, to "typical phrase determination," leading to "raga recognition," will be presented. The talk will also cover a critical analysis of the relationship between “janaka” and “janya” ragas as also an attempt to augment the prescriptive notation with an “automatic descriptive notation,” that enables reproduction of the melody. The percussion accompaniment in Indian music is also replete with improvisation. I also discuss our efforts on an analysis of the mridangam strokes. Many of the aspects are also relevant for Hindustani Music. Wherever possible, we also draw examples from Hindustani Music.

Registration

The registration for the event is now closed.

Darwin Day 2023

2023-02-11T00:00:00Z

Event for General Public about Evolution

Organized by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences and TNSF.

Darwin Day Poster

Darwin Day Poster in Tamil)

Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist. He is one of the first to outline the concept of natural selection and evolution.

Evolution implies that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor and is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science.

His birthday is generally celebrated around the world as 'Darwin Day'.

For the first time, we will mark this day in Chennai in order to raise awareness among students, teachers and the general public about the topic of Evolution.

Resources

Natural Selection

Poster: Darwin & Finches (Image, Printable) | டார்வினும் ஃபின்ச் பறவைகளும் (Image, Printable)
Poster: Antibiotic resistance: How does it happen? (Image, Printable) | பாக்டீரியா கொல்லி எதிர்ப்பாற்றல்: காரணம் என்ன? (Image, Printable)
Game: Moths
See & tell: Where did cabbages come from? (Image, Printable), | எவ்வாறு முட்டைக்கோஸை பெற்றோம்? (Image, Printable)

The Tree of Life

Game: Chimp and Human tree
See & tell: Where are we on the Tree of Life? (Printable, Complete PDF) | வாழ்க்கை மரத்தின் எந்த கிளையில் நாம் இருக்கிறோம்? (Printable)
Flip Book: Human Evolution (Printable) | பரிணாம வளர்ச்சி (Printable)

Vaanavil Mandram - IMSc Visit

2023-03-20T00:00:00Z

Vanavil Mandram

150 students (Class 6 to 8) from various parts of Tamilnadu are visiting IMSc on 21st March, 2023 as part of Vaanavil Mandram, an initiative by the Tamilnadu School Education Department. See the schedule below for the activities that are planned.

Schedule

Time	Activity
10:00 - 11:00	Origami, Disha Kuzhively
11:00 - 11:30	Tea
11:30 - 12:30	Puzzles, volunteers
12:30 - 13:00	Lecture, G Arun Kumar
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch

Game Resources

Click on the links below to download the Instructions to the Games:

Gallery

Illam Thedi Kalvi - Workshop for Volunteers at IMSc

2023-03-31T00:00:00Z

Illam Thedi Kalvi Poster

Illam Thedi Kalvi is an initiative by the Tamilnadu School Education Department, to address the Learning loss caused by the Corona pandemic. This is for kids from first to eighth standards. Volunteers teach the kids after school hours. Around 130 of these volunteers will be visiting IMSc on 1st April 2023 to take part in a workshop where they would be involved in various Math and Science activities.

Schedule

9:30 - 10:30

Thulir Book Release at Ramanujam auditorium

10:30 - 11:00

Tea

11:00 - 13:00

Euclid's Game, Dr. G. Arunkumar, Asst. Prof, IIT Madras

At Ramanjuan auditorium

Physics, Mathematics and Evolution in Life, Dr. S. Krishnaswamy, retd. Prof, ex-MKU

At Room No: 123

Science in Daily life, Dr. Uthra Dorairajan, Associate. Prof & Head

At Chandrashekar hall

Sun and Shadows, Dr. Varuni P, Scientific Officer, IMSc

Outside the library

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Metric Mela

Volunteers will be split into seven groups: Four groups outside library/Ramanujam auditorium. Other -- Room no: 123, 117, Chandrashekar hall

16:00 - 16:30

Tea and Snacks

Gallery

Live Telecast of Chandrayaan Soft-landing

2023-08-22T00:00:00Z

IMSc will be hosting a live stream of the Chandrayaan-3 Soft-landing telecast. Chandrayaan-3 is India's third lunar exploration mission. High tea will be served after the program.

Poster

Facets 2023

2023-10-08T00:00:00Z

This is the 2023 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.

However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level mathematics can also apply.

What's planned

Come and interact with researchers in mathematics and sciences.
Let them share with you the excitement of doing mathematics, teaching mathematics, and using mathematics in other areas.
Get inspired to learn and discover more!

Schedule

Time	Event
9:15 - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 11:00	Permutations which avoid patterns (S. Viswanath, IMSc) Permutations of 'n' are just ways of rearranging the numbers from 1 to 'n'. But what if we had to do this in such a way that certain forbidden configurations don't occur ? For example, we could demand that no three consecutive entries be in ascending order. These form part of the study of "pattern-avoiding permutations" and I will describe many fascinating problems, solutions and connections to seemingly unrelated parts of mathematics. YouTube link
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Interactions between Logic and Computability (Prakash Saivasan, IMSc) Theory of computation is a subject that deals with 'what can be algorithmically solved'. It deals with questions like ”given a problem, is there an algorithm that can solve it”. The origin of the subject can be traced back to the legendary work of Kurt Gödel. Even though first incompleteness theorems that Gödel proved dealt with logic and proofs, the techniques there formed the basis of what we call a computation or algorithm. Since its inception, theory of computation and logic have had a symbiotic relationship. In the talk, we will explore some of these connections. YouTube link
	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	From the Braid Group to the Trefoil Knot (Sushmita Venugopalan, IMSc) The set of braids that can be made using n strings forms a group called the n-strand braid group. In this talk, I will introduce braid groups and we will work out the two-strand and three-strand braid groups. We will also explore a connection between the three-strand braid group and the complement of the trefoil knot in three-dimensional space. And surprisingly this journey will rely on cubic polynomials. YouTube link
	Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Why we do mathematics (Panel Discussion) Panelists: Anup Dixit, S. Viswanath, Prakash Saivasan, Sushmita Venugopalan Career Opportunities in Mathematics

Speakers

Prakash Saivasan, IMSc
Sushmita Venugopalan, IMSc
S Viswanath, IMSc

How to Participate

Registration for the program is now closed.

The program will also be live-streamed on the matsciencechannel.

kaNita kAnakam 2023

2023-10-11T00:00:00Z

This is the 5th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school students in Tamil. The workshop is aimed at class XI students.

Speakers

Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc
Disha Kuzhively, IMSc
Sivashankara Sastry
Shrihari Gopalakrishnan, IMSc
S Viswanath, IMSc

Schedule

9:15 - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 11:00	Playing with Pascal's Triangle Amritanshu Prasad, Disha J. Kuzhively, S. Viswanath
Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	VSS Sastry
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00	Panel Discussion - Careers with Mathematics - Karthika Dhayan Chand (Project Fellow, Theoretical Computer Science, IMSc) - Namratha Aravind (Post-doctoral Fellow, Mathematics, IMSc) - Venkatesh Raman (Professor, Theoretical Computer Science Group, IMSc) - S Viswanath (Professor, Mathematics Group, IMSc) - S Velmurugan (PhD student, Mathematics, IMSc)
Tea/Coffee
15:30 - 16:30	A Glimpse into the World of Particles Shrihari Gopalakrishna

Photos

Mathematics Toys Workshop

2023-10-12T00:00:00Z

The institute will be hosting VSS Sastry, who will be leading a workshop on Mathematics toys. The first half of the session will focus on Conic Sections, and Class 11 students from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Minambakkam will be participating. The second half is open to IMSc members and other invitees.

Speaker

VSS Sastry

VSS Sastry is a Science and Maths Communicator, an Origamist, and a Science Writer. He is known for his hands-on teaching methods, incorporating Origami into his lessons. He has designed math toys for the Dr H N Science Center and was instrumental in conceiving the Ramanujan Math Park, among many other such fetes.

Schedule

Time	Session
10:00 - 13:00	Conic Sections Show how to create conic sections using light cones and physical cones, as well as strings and paper folding.
	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Constant width Curves Create a Reuleaux triangle and other shapes using constant-width curves, then demonstrate their proofs.
	Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:30	Divisibility and Prime Numbers Using Origami/Kirigami Explore concepts such as Euclid's Division Lemma, the Ulam Spiral, Division by 37, and Division by prime numbers.

Venue

Chandrashekar Hall, IMSc.

Direction on Google Maps

TNSF Lecture series: Nobel Prize in Physics

2023-11-03T00:00:00Z

Conceiving and developing Attosecond optical pulses

Dr. Sivarama Krishnan, IITM

Live on YouTube

Poster

Popular Science Lecture on Instagram

Popular Science Lecture on X

Women and Work in India: Learning from Claudia Goldin

2023-11-24T00:00:00Z

Public lecture on the Nobel Prize in Economics 2023 (Part of Nobel Prize series, co-organized by TNSF popular lecture series)

Dr. Kalaiyarasan A (MIDS)

Live on YouTube

Poster

Popular Science Lecture on Instagram

Popular Science Lecture on X

Living in Science - Scholar or Scribe

2024-01-04T00:00:00Z

Poster

Bio

Shubashree Desikan is an Associate Editor with IIT Madras Shaastra magazine. She is also on the editorial board of Confluence, an online space for ideas supported by Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore. She has spent a decade as a science journalist with the Hindu. She is an IMSc alum with PhD in condensed matter theory.

Science at the Sabha 2024

2024-02-17T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration (on this web page) is required.

Program

Time	Event
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Annapurni Subramaniam, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru Astronomy from Ground and Space
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	S. Ramakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Plastics – the good, the bad and the ugly
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	D. Shankar, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa Evolution of our understanding of the dynamics of the North Indian Ocean
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	Saket Saurabh, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai The Art and Math of Puzzle Solving

Talks

Astronomy from Ground and Space

Annapurni Subramaniam, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore

National and international astronomy projects have been using equipment on the earth as well as in space. India's first space observatory, AstroSat collects a wide-range of scientific data that provides insights into our universe.

Astronomical studies in pursuit of understanding our universe are being carried out using the ground as well as space based experiments. There have been various international space missions that contributed to the multi-wavelength studies of various astrophysical phenomena in the past. India's first space observatory, AstroSat has got significant attention in the international scene with its wide-ranging scientific output. As the calibration scientist of the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope on AstroSat, the speaker will talk about the considerable knowledge regarding space missions. Here, I present some highlights of my journey in astronomy and some thoughts for the future.

Annapurni Subramaniam

Annapurni Subramaniam is an optical astronomer with research interests in Star clusters, Classical Be stars, Young stellar Objects, Blue straggler stars, Magellanic Clouds, nearby galaxies, UV astronomy. She is the calibration scientist for the UV Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on board India’s first space observatory, ASTROSAT. Her group has worked on software for Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), which is being built by an international consortium with India as a partner.

Annapurni is an active member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) that is the leading authority in assigning official names and designations to astronomical objects. She is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. She is currently the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Rama

Plastics – the good, the bad and the ugly

S. Ramakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Plastics are here to stay, but the question is: where and how to use them? As a polymer scientist, the speaker suggests an update to the frequently used adage: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle-Reinvent.

We celebrated the dawn of the Plastics Age a little over 50 years ago, but the potential hazards of improper use, handling, and disposal of polymeric materials has become increasingly clear to us in the 21st century. While it is obvious that we cannot simply wish away the use of plastics entirely, it is time to reexamine the issue, and wisely devise strategies that will help mitigate the disastrous environmental damage that plastics are causingThe talk will present the context for the existing problems associated with plastics, their usage, and examine the possible solutions to the crisis that is looming at-large. This polymer scientist suggests an update to the frequently used adage: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle-Reinvent.

S Ramakrishnan

S Ramakrishnan is a polymer chemist and focuses on developing new strategies to control the properties of polymers, in solution and in the bulk by tinkering with their structure at a molecular level. His team design and study synthetic polymers through novel molecular techniques.

Ramakrishnan did his early schooling in Chennai. He received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Chemical Sciences in 2005. He is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. He is a Professor in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science. Shankar_Abstract

Evolution of our understanding of the dynamics of the North Indian Ocean

D. Shankar, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa

What do we know about the circulation of the seas around India? In the past few decades, our understanding of the underlying dynamics has evolved. We will review this evolution and take a peek into the future.

Our understanding of the circulation of the North Indian Ocean, or the seas around India, and its underlying dynamics have evolved over the last few decades. This talk provides an overview of this evolution and takes a peek into the future. We will discuss the circulation of the ocean forced by the winds and the theoretical framework that underpins the dynamics. Studies of the North Indian Ocean and its circulation have largely been described using linear theory providing broad insights. Nonlinear effects cannot, however, be ignored and are important for accurate predictions.

D Shankar

D. Shankar is a physical oceanographer focusing on tropical ocean dynamics. He is involved in projects that provide basic data on ocean currents required for theoretical analysis of the circulation and dynamics of the seas. He works on models of the North Indian Ocean to quantitatively understand ocean dynamics and observed circulation.

Shankar was trained as an aeronautics engineer at the Indian Institute Technology Madras (IITM). He received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Earth Sciences in 2011. He was named IITM Distinguished Alumnus in 2022. He is a Chief Scientist at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography.

The Art and Math of Puzzle Solving

Saket Saurabh, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

We start by looking at some popular heuristic strategies to solve puzzles such as Sudoku. We will then draw connections between these strategies and a formal mathematical framework for studying heuristics.

In this presentation, we will explore several commonly used techniques, also known as heuristics, for solving puzzles like Sudoku. These strategies involve reducing the given data to solve the puzzles. Data reduction techniques are extensively used in real-world applications to tackle computationally difficult problems. The formal expression of the efficiency and accuracy of these pre-processing procedures has been a longstanding challenge. In this talk, we will establish connections between these techniques and a specific subfield of computer science, parameterized complexity, that lends itself well to a mathematical analysis of pre-processing heuristics.

Saket Saurabh

Saket Saurabh is a Theoretical Computer Scientist with research interests in Parameterized Complexity, Moderately Exponential Time Algorithms, Graph Theory and Approximation Algorithms. His group works on designing efficient algorithms (or proving it does not exist) for hard problems arising in every domain. He has co-authored two books: Parameterized Algorithms and Kernelization theory of parameterized preprocessing.

Saket did BMath at Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) and received a PhD in Computer Science, from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai. He received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Science and Technology in 2021. He was named one of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Members in 2022. He is a professor at IMSc.

Registration

The registration for the event is now closed. However, you are still welcome to show up directly at the venue (Anna Centenary Library, Kotturpuram) (Sunday Feb 18th). The event is scheduled to start at 3.30pm. After 3.50pm, we will allow walk-ins, depending upon space being available (which we guess there should be). Thank you for your interest in the event.

Parking will be available inside the Anna Centenary Library campus

Photography - A language of perspective, process and purpose

2024-02-22T00:00:00Z

Photography - A language of perspective, process and purpose

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Bio

Shuchi Kapoor is a documentary photojournalist from India and is the Co-Founder of the Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation - an initiative that facilitates learning and promotion of photography as practice and an art form. Shuchi works at the intersections of visual storytelling as a medium of critical inquiry and is deeply curious about regimes of representation and visual cultures. She is a Dart Asia-Pac Fellow and was awarded the fellowship on Trauma & Journalism (2015). Her work has been published in national and international publications. While her origins are from Gujarat & Delhi, she is now based in Chennai, where she shapes community engagement, inclusivity initiatives, education programs, and partnerships at the Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation and the CPB Learning Lab. Follow her on @girlinthegalli and @chennaiphotobiennale @cpblearninglab.

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Understanding the UNFCCC Process: Decoding COP28

2024-03-22T00:00:00Z

T Jayaraman, Senior Fellow, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation(MSSRF)

Public lecture (Part of Climate Change in India: What do we know and how?)

Ways of the Virus

2024-03-28T00:00:00Z

Ways of the Virus

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Bio

Dr. Chitra Pattabiraman is a virologist/molecular biologist who uses genomic tools (sequencing) to identify pathogens. She obtained her Int-PhD in Life Sciences from NCBS, TIFR Bengaluru. Dr. Pattabiraman has been awarded the SERB-Royal Society Newton International Fellowship and the India Alliance Early Career Fellowship for postdoctoral work on brain infections. She now consults with multiple organizations on projects related to infectious diseases, emerging infections and public health in India.

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The Matter of Light

2024-06-07T00:00:00Z

Poster

Registration

To register please fill out this form: Link

Speakers

Joy Mitra, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Sibasish Ghosh, IMSc Chennai
Sitabhra Sinha, IMSc Chennai

Schedule

Time	Session
9:00 - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 10:30	To see all the light we see: The physics of vision Sitabhra Sinha
10:30 - 11:30	The Mysteries of Generating Light Joy Mitra
	Tea/Coffee
12:00 - 14:30	Making Cyanotypes Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation
	Lunch Begins at 1pm
14:30 - 15:30	Photon interferometry Sibasish Ghosh
	Tea/Coffee
	Hands-on Activities

Why all the foreign words? Questioning the plurilingual in the making of poems.

2024-07-25T00:00:00Z

Why all the foreign words? Questioning the plurilingual in the making of poems.

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Bio

Fióna Bolger is a poet and creative facilitator. She lived in Chennai for 8 years but is now back in Dublin. She has published two collections, A Compound of Words (Yoda Press, Delhi) and Love in the Original Language (Salmon Poetry, Ireland). She is interested in plurilingual poetry and its possibilities.

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The Magic of Numbers - Finding numerals on ancient temples

2024-08-08T00:00:00Z

The Magic of Numbers - Finding numerals on ancient temples

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Bio

Trained in Sanskrit and Archaeology, Himanshu Prabha Ray is Research Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford and series editor, Routledge Archaeology and Religion in South Asia. She earlier taught at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and was the first Chairperson of the National Monuments Authority, Government of India.

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A Star in Flames: Comet or Fireball?

2024-09-11T00:00:00Z

A review of the Tamil classic Purananuru 229

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Open Day 2024

2024-09-11T00:00:00Z

'Open Day' is an event with the aim of creating curiosity and interest about science among school students. Apart from experiments and demonstrations in the fields of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Computational Biology, the event will have public talks by eminent researchers from different fields who will interact with the children. The highlight of the open day is 'the explanations about everyday phenomena'.

Registration

Please click here to register with your details: form

Venue

The event will take place at IMSc Campus. Click here for directions: Reaching IMSc

Schedule

Time	Event
09:30 - 10:00	Dark Matter Srihari Gopalakrishnan
10:00 - 10:15	Prime Numbers: Nature's Building Blocks in Math Sunil
10:15 - 10:45	Protein folding Roni Saiba
10:45 - 11:00	Bezout's theorem Rahul Gupta
11:00 - 11:30	Sushmita Gupta
11:30 - 12:00	Tea
12:00 - 12:15	Ashraf
12:15 - 12:30	Manika
12:30 - 13:00	Sitabha Sinha
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00	Demos
15:00 - 15:30	Tea
15:30 - 16:30	Science Pictionary

Introduction to creating effective social media posts on science and research

2024-09-12T00:00:00Z

Workshop Flyer

Do you wish to use X, Instagram and other social media platforms to communicate the excitement of doing science to a wider audience? The course will provide a very basic introduction on how to aggregate, design and create the text of a social media message about science and research. It will familiarize you with the fundamentals of using social media and teach you how to use it effectively to create engaging text that can have a bigger impact on readers.

This basic-level course is meant for students of higher education, research scholars, working scientists and people interested in science outreach.

Registration

Registrations are now closed.

Participants would need to bring their own laptops to this hands-on workshop since we will be sharing and discussing writing drafts online.

Candidates are encouraged to create a Google account as the course handouts will be shared on Google Drive. The course will be conducted in English.

No admission charges. Lunch and refreshments will be provided at the workshop. We will NOT be providing any transport or accommodation.

Venue

The event will take place at NL08 (Library Building) in IMSc Campus.

Click here for directions: Reaching IMSc

Schedule

Time	Session
9:30 - 10:00	Anatomy of science news (Lecture)
10:00 - 11:10	Becoming familiar with 5W & H (Hands on practical)
11:00 – 11:30	Tea
11:30 - 12:30	Writing blurb from academic papers (Hands on practical)
12:30 – 13:00	Social media – an introduction (Lecture)
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Creating social media posts (Hands on practical)
15:30 – 16:30	Closing remarks / Tea and Snacks

Board-gaming for Leisure, Education, and Research

2024-09-12T00:00:00Z

Board-gaming for Leisure, Education, and Research

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Bio

Jyothi Krishnan has held various roles — programmer, bridge engineer, research mathematician, and school teacher. While doing her PhD, she discovered modern board games. Recognising their potential to contextualise mathematical concepts, she created a unique job at an alternative school in Bangalore, where she spent four years playing games with children. Now at IIT Gandhinagar, she combines her love for games and mathematics, designing and analysing games.

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Monsoon Menagerie: A peek at the lesser known biodiversity of the Western Ghats

2024-11-28T00:00:00Z

Exhibition of photographs by Ananth Karthik and Diana Banik.

Part of the IMSc Outreach Series on Biodiversity.

Manifesting Love for Wildlife through Photography

2024-11-28T00:00:00Z

Manifesting Love for Wildlife through Photography

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Bio

Reluctant city dwellers, Ananth and Diana find peace amid nature. Perpetually bitten by the “jungle” bug, they thrive on exploring the various facets of wildlife through photography. The long hours that they have spent tracking and capturing animals has led them to appreciate and understand the natural world and its influence on humans. In this talk, they will share their experience of watching animals, their mannerisms and quirks at close quarters through the lens of a camera.

Video

War and Peace: Conflict and Cooperation in a Tropical Insect Society

2024-11-29T00:00:00Z

Many insect species live in societies that parallel, if not better, human societies in the sophistication and complexity of their organization, communication, division of labour and even their caste system. How do these insects achieve such social complexity? How has natural selection favoured social life over solitary life? In my quest of the origins of sociality, I have focussed on Ropalidia marginata, a primitively social wasp that appears to be on the brink of sociality and perpetually plays out the drama of war and peace. Perhaps the most significant message from my studies is that conflict and cooperation are intimately linked and maintaining a fine balance between the two is what social life is all about.

Poster

Part of the IMSc Outreach Series on Biodiversity along with the photography exhibition Monsoon Menagerie

Origin, Evolution and Diversity of Amphibians in the Western Ghats

2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

The Western Chats are among the oldest tropical hills known for their rich amphibian diversity. They harbour 65% of India's amphibian species of which 87"., are endemic, suggesting a long history of evolution and diversification in this mountain range. This talk highlights the biogeographic and climatic factors that have played a role in shaping the patterns of amphibian endemism and diversity in the Western Ghats.

Poster

Part of the IMSc Outreach Series on Biodiversity along with the photography exhibition Monsoon Menagerie

The AI+AI Project: Using Artificial Intelligence to help Decode the Ancient Indus Script

2025-01-09T00:00:00Z

The AI+AI Project: Using Artificial Intelligence to help Decode the Ancient Indus Script

Poster

Bio

Omar Khan is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Columbia and Stanford Universities. He is based at San Francisco where he recently retired as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Common Sense Media which he helped start in 2004. He is well known in the community of scholars and enthusiasts interested in the Indus Valley Civilization for establishing and developing the website Harappa.com from 1995. He also collects and researches early photography and ephemera of the subcontinent and is author of two books, Paper Jewels Postcards from the Raj (Mapin/Alkazi, 2018) and From Kashmir to Kabul The Photographs ofJohn Burke and William Baker 1860-1900 (Mapin/Prestel, 2002).

Who Needs the Past ? Rethinking Muziris, ancient India's gateway to the world

2025-01-23T00:00:00Z

Who Needs the Past ? Rethinking Muziris, ancient India's gateway to the world

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Bio

Professor P. J. Cherian is the Director of the PAMA Institute for the Advancement of Transdisciplinary Archaeological Sciences at the Pattanam Archaeological site in Ernakulam district, Kerala. He served as the State Editor of the Kerala Gazetteers Department (1999–2001) and was the founding Director of the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) Professor Cherian has led the Pattanam excavations from 2006 to 2023. He has participated in archaeological studies and excavations in four continents and transformed the Pattanam excavations into a major international research project. See this link of his publications related to Pattanam Archaeological Research. Currently, in addition to continuing excavation and exploration activities, he is involved in the projects “Little Heavens are Possible,” aiming to transform Pattanam into a World Heritage site, and the establishment of the Museum of Sangam Age Culture at PAMA’s Aluva premises.

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Science at the Sabha 2025

2025-02-08T00:00:00Z

Talks on science for the general public

The program consists of four talks aimed at the general public.

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration (on this web page) is required.

Time	Title	Speaker	Institute
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Challenges of relocation: case study of ants.	Annagiri Sumana	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	A gentle invitation to number theory	U K Anandavardhanan	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	Shadows and Light: The Thrilling Odyssey of Trusted AI	Richa Singh	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	In a disordered world	Pinaki Chaudhuri	The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Talks

Challenges of relocation: case study of ants

Annagiri Sumana, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata

Home is important for a variety of organisms, including humans. Have you wondered how other animals overcome the challenges of moving to a new home? We will glimpse into the lives of ant colonies as they find and move into a new nest. During this time, the colony faces many challenges including cohesion, carrying stored resources, and navigating across a heterogenous terrain. Overcoming these challenges is important for the survival and fitness of the ant colony. Through lab and field experiments and observations of Diacamma indicum we try to understand this behaviour and its evolution.

Annagiri Sumana

Annagiri Sumana is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata where she teaches courses in Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour to both undergraduate and graduate students. Sumana did her undergraduate studies in Mysore, PhD at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. She and the members of her laboratory have been studying the behaviour, ecology and evolution of ants these past 16 years. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Indian Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB).

A gentle invitation to number theory

U K Anandavardhanan, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

The theory of numbers is known for its rich supply of questions which are easy to ask but difficult to answer. The fascinating story of such questions is illustrated through the example of the “congruent number problem”, one of the oldest open problems in mathematics. The problem asks if every natural number can be the area of a triangle with all rational side lengths. We will touch upon the most elementary aspects of this problem and give an overview of some of the later developments.

UK Anandavardhanan

Anandavardhanan is a faculty in the Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He did his BSc from the University of Calicut and MSc and PhD from the University of Hyderabad. He was also a visiting fellow at TIFR Mumbai.

Shadows and Light: The Thrilling Odyssey of Trusted AI

Richa Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming various fields, improving efficiency and enabling new capabilities. However, as AI becomes more integrated into our lives, concerns about its reliability, fairness and ethical use have grown. We will look at the importance of high-quality data, which is the foundation for AI systems, and how issues in datasets can affect AI performance and trustworthiness. We will also discuss the challenges posed by deepfake technologies and the ethical considerations surrounding the use of face recognition. By focusing on responsible practices for creating and using AI systems, including fairness, privacy, and compliance, we aim to contribute to building trustworthy AI that benefits everyone.

Richa Singh

Richa Singh is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. She received her PhD from West Virginia University, USA. Richa has worked on large public data projects including UIDAI (Aadhaar) and designing biometrics standards for e-Gov applications. She is a Fellow of IEEE, IAPR and INAE.

In a disordered world

Pinaki Chaudhuri, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

‘Disordered systems’, like glass, foam, and sand piles, lack the regular structure of crystals, leading to fascinating and complex behaviour. Their unique mechanics—how they deform, flow, and break—are key to understanding everything from the durability of materials to natural events like earthquakes and avalanches. Studying these systems uncovers principles that shape both the natural world and cutting-edge technologies and even biological phenomena.

Pinaki Chaudhuri

Pinaki Chaudhuri is a faculty member in the Theoretical Physics group at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai. He did his undergraduate studies at the Presidency College, Kolkata and then an Integrated PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. He is interested in the study of complex systems focusing on disordered materials, how they are formed and how they respond to different kinds of perturbation.

Recorded Talks

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Guidelines

The event will be accompanied by a panel exhibition outside the Auditorium: “IMSc Research Snapshots 2024” highlighting recent research from the institute. Entry to the exibition in the foyer opens at 3:00 pm.

Auditorium doors open at 3:30 pm. Please be seated by 3:45 pm. After that time, we will start letting in walk-in participants.

Parking (3:00 -- 8:00 pm) is available inside the The Music Academy Campus. Extra parking (3:00 -- 8:00 pm) is available at St. Ebbas Girls Higher Secondary School (across the road to the East).

Ceramics: a conversation between art and science

2025-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ceramics: a conversation between art and science

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Bio

Evgenia Gladkaya was born in 1976 to a family of artists in St. Petersburg. Inspired by her parents who were ceramic artists, she graduated from the Academy of Art and Design in St. Petersburg. She is a sculptor, painter and theatre artist who has been teaching ceramic arts and painting over several decades. Her work has won several awards and is a part of museum collections in Russia. She first came to India twenty years ago fascinated by its art forms and for the past six years has been living and working in Auroville.

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Born of Earth: Ceramics, a sustainable alternative for a cleaner environment

2025-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hands-on Pottery Workshop

Evgenia Gladkaya

Time: 14:00 to 18:00
Venue: Library portico

Physics of the Pottery Wheel

Soling Zimik, IMSc

Time: 17:00 to 18:00
Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium

Poster

An Evening of Stargazing

2025-02-14T00:00:00Z

TASS invites IMSc members to an evening of stargazing and astronomical wonder as seven planets align in a rare • celestial event. This exceptional planetary alignment will be visible till 28 Feb 2025. This will not occur again till 2040!

Note: Planetary alignment doesn't mean all planets line up in a perfectly straight line; instead, they appear in the same general region when viewed from Earth. There will also be a brief introduction to the planetary alignment and its significance by Dr. Joseph Prabhakar Sc. Dr. Ravikumar.

Best time to observe: Just after sunset. Venus and Jupiter will be the brightest and easiest to spot. Telescopes will be available for a closer view of the planets.

Poster

Trash Talk and Trace the Waste

2025-03-07T00:00:00Z

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Think Like a Rebel: Flex Your Creative Thinking Skills

2025-03-09T00:00:00Z

Adithi Muralidhar (HBCSE)

In this workshop, you'll explore and practice new ways of thinking through visual, drawing, tactile, and mental exercises.

The Thinker's Toolbox: Fundamentals of Design Thinking

2025-03-10T00:00:00Z

Adithi Muralidhar (HBCSE)

In this workshop, you'll receive an introduction to the Design Thinking process, followed by hands-on practice of key skills like empathy building, ideation, and prototyping.

Leveraging game-based approach for environment education

2025-03-11T00:00:00Z

Adithi Muralidhar (HBCSE)

This talk will address the critical issue of sustainability in education, with a focus on waste management within India's K-12 curriculum. It will introduce Trace the Waste, an educational board game designed to engage middle school students in exploring domestic waste management practices. The talk will also examine the application of the iterative design process and the integration of game mechanics in the development of the game, highlighting its evolution through multiple playtesting sessions, with particular emphasis on its role in raising awareness of waste management practices.

Mathecomics: drawing how we speak mathematics

2025-03-13T00:00:00Z

Madhushree Basu, illustrator

We will compare verbal narration and visual narration as two forms of teaching Mathematics. In this talk, we choose Comics as our form of visual narration of Mathematics. We look at a brief history of Comics - in particular a few iconic comics related to Mathematics. Finally, we work on making comics out of a 'Mathematical narrative', with our focus on how well our visual narrative carries our 'teaching voice.

Poster

In Search of Language X

2025-03-13T00:00:00Z

In Search of Language X

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Bio

Peggy Mohan was born in Trinidad, West Indies. She studied linguistics at the University of the West Indies, and completed her PhD in linguistics from the University of Michigan in 1978. She has taught linguistics at Howard University, Washington D.C., Jawaharlal Nehru University and Ashoka University, and mass communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She is the author of Wanderers, Kings, Merchants, (Penguin Random House 2021) which won the Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Award. Her latest book is Father Tongue, Motherland (Penguin Random House 2025). She lives in New Delhi.

Dravidians, North and South

2025-03-14T00:00:00Z

This talk traces the migrations into and within South Asia that created and spread populations of speakers of Dravidian languages. With the help of a model of language migration and mixture it ventures to speculate about the southward movement of these languages, something missing from the literature. The story of Dakkhini, another language sparked by a southward movement of male population, shows the same processes of language fusion at work in more recent times, and suggests strong similarities with the mysterious southward dispersal of Indus Valley population about 4000 years in the past.

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A multi-disciplinary approach to understanding collective cell motion

2025-03-18T00:00:00Z

Collective cell motion is very common, occurring in normal development, repair, and disease. In this talk I will review some of our work in this area which uses a range of mathematical modelling tools to address cell migration in developmental biology, and cell invasion in cancer.

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IMSc Astro Series

2025-04-04T00:00:00Z

IMSc is organising an 'Astro-Series' for the general public on sky-watching and various topics in astronomy.

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Moon Research from your Rooftop

Speaker: Samir Dhurde

Bio

Samir Dhurde is in-charge of the popular outreach programme - SciPOP, at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune, India. He trained as a Radio Astronomer during his Masters' degree in Physics. He works professionally towards developing and using methods and activities to make Science and astronomy learning fun. Over the last decade he has been in many Education and Outreach advisory groups of organisations such as the ASI, TMT, LIGO-India, ISRO, IAU etc., putting in efforts to design large-scale educational programmes and resources in India and abroad. He has been awarded the national level Zubin Kembhavi award for outreach by the ASI for his work. He loves to travel across his vast and beautiful country to inspire children, encourage amateur astronomers to contribute to Science and to share Astronomy knowledge with his people.

Seasons, Trees and Climate Change

2025-04-06T00:00:00Z

The talk will explore the cyclical events that occur in a tree through the changing seasons and how we associate with them. It will also highlight the importance of long-term tree observations in understanding the effects of climate change on trees. Additionally, the discussion will emphasize how studying trees can serve as a valuable educational tool for gaining a deeper understanding of the natural world around us.

Poster

Campus Tree Walk

Date: April 7, 2025
Time: 16:30 - 17:30
Place: Starts from the Library Porch

Campus Tree Walk

2025-06-25T00:00:00Z

Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: Today and Tomorrow

2025-06-25T00:00:00Z

Recent observations of gravitational waves (GWs) have opened up a new branch of astronomy. During their first three observing runs, LIGO and Virgo observed around a hundred compact binary mergers involving black holes and neutron stars. Recently, pulsar timing arrays also obtained evidence of a nano-Hz gravitational-wave background. As the sensitivity of the GW detectors improves and new detectors join the network, we will detect new sources and phenomena. There is also an ongoing international effort to expand the frequency band of GW observations and to build the next-generation detectors. This talk will summarise the current results from GW observations and future expectations.

Ajith Parameswaran is an astrophysicist at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore. His research spans various aspects of gravitational-wave physics and astronomy. He has been a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration since 2004. Ajith has been a Ramanujan Fellow, a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar and the head of the Max Planck Partner Group on Astrophysical Relativity at ICTS. As a member of the team that discovered gravitational waves, he is the recipient of the 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics and the 2016 Gruber Cosmology Prize.

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Classical gravitational wave tails from quantum soft theorem

2025-06-25T00:00:00Z

Annual distinguished lecture series to celebrate the centenary of the institute founder Alladi Ramakrishnan

Ashoke Sen is Infosys Madhava Chair Professor at ICTS Bangalore. He works on String Theory, a framework for the study of quantum gravity and the fundamental laws of nature. He has made pivotal contributions to the study of duality symmetry in String Theory and field theory, the interpretation of instabilities in the landscape of String Theory and the precise accounting for black hole entropy. His honors include ICTP Prize (1989), S.S. Bhatnagar award (1994), TWAS Prize (1997), Padma Shri (2001), Pius IX Gold Medal (2006), Infosys Prize in the Mathematical Sciences (2009), Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012), Padma Bhushan (2013) and Dirac Medal (2014). He is an elected fellow of the Royal Society, London, Third World Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), and Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc).

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IMSc Open Day 2025

2025-09-11T00:00:00Z

'Open Day' is an event with the aim of creating curiosity and interest about science among school students. Apart from experiments and demonstrations in the fields of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Computational Biology, the event will have interactive simulations. The highlight of the open day is 'the explanations about everyday phenomena'.

Registration

For teachers looking to bring their students: form

For general public: form

Schedule

The Open Day will happen in two sessions: Morning (9:30--13:30) and Afternoon (13:30--16:30). You may visit either of the session but not both.

There will be demonstrations/experiments, interactive lectures and a library tour.

Experiments/Demonstrations:

We will have hands-on experiments on various concepts in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science with an emphasis on the science we encounter often in our lives.

Interactive Lectures:

We have two interative lectures, one on quantum mechanics and one on complex systems. They will be interactive sessions with researchers who are working on these fields. These sessions will introduce you to the basics of these research going on these fields. There will be four talks in each room. (Refer to the schedule below for details)

Library Tour:

We have a library tour organised for the visitors.

Morning Session

9:30-12:30: Exhibits/Demos | Venue: All over Campus
10:30-11:30: Talk | Dr. Indumathi | Venue: Chandrasekhar Hall
10:30-11:30: Talk | Dr. Sitabhra Sinha | Venue: G Rajasekaran Hall
10:30-11:30: Library Tour | Venue: Library

Afternoon Session

13:30-16:30: Exhibits/Demos | All over Campus
14:30-15:30: Talk | 1905 Annus Mirabilis a la Einstein by Dr. Arnab Pal | Venue: Chandrasekhar Hall
14:30-15:30: Talk | Dr. Rahul Siddarthan | Venue: G Rajasekaran Hall
14:30-15:30: Library Tour | Venue: Library

Guide to Experiments

Why Strings?

2025-10-15T00:00:00Z

Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar, ICTS Bengaluru

String theory is the leading theoretical framework for describing a quantum theory of the gravitational force. In this talk, I will try to motivate, from a somewhat different perspective, why string theory is a natural framework to describe nature. This goes back to the works of Maxwell and Faraday on understanding the electromagnetic force. I will describe the evolution of their ideas in the physics of the 20th century, especially in the context of the strong interaction that holds the nucleus of the atom together. 21st century string theory has uncovered a remarkable connection between this line of thought and the parallel paradigm that emerged in the 1960's to 1980's for describing quantum gravity in terms of strings. I will try to give a flavour of this connection which is currently one of the most active areas of work in theoretical physics.

Rajesh Gopakumar is a theoretical physicist whose research is at the intersection of quantum field theory and string theory. He is the director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) in Bangalore. Earlier, he was a professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute in Allahabad. Alongside Cumrun Vafa, he discovered the Gopakumar—Vafa duality and Gopakumar—Vafa invariants through his work on a simpler form of string theory. He has earned several major awards, such as the ICTP Prize in 2006, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2009, TWAS Prize in the Physical Sciences 2013, APS Outstanding referee award and the ICBS Frontiers of Science Award in 2023. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Sciences, India. In 2015, he became a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences and is also a founding member of the Global Young Academy.

Rajesh Gopakumar

Link to poster

kaNita kAnakam 2025

2025-10-16T00:00:00Z

This is the 6th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school students in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at class XI students.

Speakers

Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc
R Balasubramanian, retd. IMSc
Steven Spallone, IISER Pune
S Viswanath, IMSc

Schedule

Time	Event
9:15 - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 11:00	"Should you change your mind?" - by Amri and Viswanath
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	"Jugglology" - by Steven Spallone
	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	"Congruences" - by R Balasubramanian
	Tea/Coffee

Conversation Series 2024

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

Conversation Series 2024

Manifesting Love for Wildlife through Photography
29 Nov 2024

Board-gaming for Leisure, Education, and Research
13 Sep 2024

The Magic of Numbers - Finding numerals on ancient temples
09 Aug 2024

Why all the foreign words? Questioning the plurilingual in the making of poems.
26 Jul 2024

Ways of the Virus
29 Mar 2024

Photography - A language of perspective, process and purpose
23 Feb 2024

Living in Science - Scholar or Scribe
05 Jan 2024

Conversation Series 2025

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

Conversation Series 2025

In Search of Language X
14 Mar 2025

Ceramics: a conversation between art and science
14 Feb 2025

Who Needs the Past ? Rethinking Muziris, ancient India's gateway to the world
24 Jan 2025

The AI+AI Project: Using Artificial Intelligence to help Decode the Ancient Indus Script
10 Jan 2025

Enriching Mathematics Education 2013

2013-09-29T00:00:00Z

A two-day workshop for mathematics teachers in schools

30th September and 01st October 2013 (Monday and Tuesday) at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai.

This 2-day workshop was aimed at mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII. This was the second year that such a workshop was held. The broad goal of this series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and school teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in schools.

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Date and time: Monday and Tuesday, 30th September and 1st October 2013, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
List of Speakers: Jonaki Ghosh (Lady Shriram College), S. Kesavan (IMSc), Parameswaran Sankaran (IMSc), K.N. Raghavan (IMSc), R. Ramanujam (IMSc), D. Surya Ramana (HRI), Vijay Kodiyalam (IMSc), G.P. Youvaraj (Ramanujan Institute).

Timetable
Videos (of the entire proceedings)

Lecture Notes:

KN Raghavan: Partial Fractions.
Jonaki Ghosh: Developing student thinking in calculus (using technology).
S. Kesavan: Conic sections. (see also this article in Resonance Vol. 20, No. 7, July 2015, pp.643-662 which is based on this talk)

The workshop was free. Lunch and snacks were provided to all participants free of cost. A small travel allowance was also paid. Certificates of participation were issued. Nominations for participation were welcomed from school heads and from interested teachers directly. Nearly 65 teachers representing 38 schools participated in the programme. There were also some "independent" participants not affiliated to any school.

Enriching Mathematics Education 2014

2014-10-15T00:00:00Z

2-day workshop for mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII

Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Date and time: Thursday and Friday, 16th and 17th October 2014, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Poster of the event | Timetable | Videos (of the entire proceedings) | Photos | Suggestions of Books

This 2-day workshop was aimed at mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII.

The goal of this series of annual workshops: This was the third year running that such a workshop was held. The broad goal of this series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and school teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in schools. (You will recall that IMSc is primarily a research institute.) Typical activities include lectures on school level mathematics from alternate perspectives, talks on pedagogy, and discussions related to the teaching and learning of mathematics.

List of Speakers (all of IMSc): Meena Mahajan, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Kotyada Srinivas, Sankaran Viswanath

Notes on permutations and combinations, by Viswanath.

Discussion Hour: A discussion session was held on Friday 17th afternoon, to address specific questions / problems suggested by teachers. Chair for the discussion hour: Parameswaran Sankaran (IMSc)

The workshop was free. Lunch and snacks were provided to all participants free of cost. A small travel allowance was also paid. Certificates of participation were issued.

Enriching Mathematics Education 2016

2016-09-25T00:00:00Z

Mathematics workshop for school teachers

Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Date and time: 26th and 27th September 2016 (Monday and Tuesday); 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Timetable (with speakers and titles of sessions) | Videos (of the entire proceedings) | Group Photo

This was the fifth edition of IMSc's outreach program for school mathematics teachers (of classes XI and XII). The workshop was free. Lunch, snacks, and beverages were provided free of cost to all participants. A small travel allowance was also paid, and certificates of participation were issued.

List of Speakers: Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Balaji Sampath, Parameswaran Sankaran, K.N. Raghavan, R. Ramanujam, Shashidhar Jagadeeshan, S.Viswanath.

Notes on the number of real roots of a polynomial by K.N. Raghavan.
Notes from the talk titled "Enjoying mathematics: only for the select few?" by Shashidhar Jagadeeshan.

Discussion Hour: A discussion session was held on Tuesday September 27th afternoon (3:30--4:50), which addressed specific questions / problems suggested by teachers. For this purpose, written questions were collected from the teachers in advance. Chair for the discussion hour: Parameswaran Sankaran

Participants: All schools in Chennai were invited to nominate their mathematics teachers to attend the workshop. Invitations to schools on our address database were sent by post and by email. We also sent out email alerts to all school teachers whose addresses figure on our database with the request that they ensure participation of their respective schools. In addition, "independent" individuals, not affiliated to any school, were also invited to apply to participate (subject to availability of space and other resources).

A total of 83 teachers from 51 schools registered. Out of these, around 72 attended the workshop. In addition there were 3 independent participants.

Enriching Mathematics Education 2015

2015-09-02T00:00:00Z

2-day workshop for mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII

Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Date and time: Thursday and Friday, 3rd and 4th September 2015, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Poster of the event | Timetable | Videos (of the entire proceedings) | Photos

This 2-day workshop was aimed at mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII.

The goal of this series of annual workshops: This was the fourth year running that such a workshop was held. The broad goal of this series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and school teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in schools. Typical activities include lectures on school level mathematics from alternate perspectives, talks on pedagogy, and discussions related to the teaching and learning of mathematics.

List of Speakers: S.Kesavan, C.R.Pranesachar, K.N.Raghavan, Revathy Parameswaran, S.Viswanath

Slides of the talk by S.Kesavan on "From the triangle inequality to the isoperimetric inequality".

Discussion Hour: A discussion session was held on Friday 4th afternoon, to address specific questions / problems suggested by teachers. Chair for the discussion hour: Parameswaran Sankaran (IMSc)

The workshop was free. Lunch and snacks were provided to all participants free of cost. A small travel allowance was also paid. Certificates of participation were issued.

Nominations for participation were invited from school heads. The announcement about how to nominate is here.

Facets 2016

2016-07-03T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics program

This is the 2016 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics. However, anybody with an interest and some background in college level mathematics (from student to senior professor) is welcome to apply to participate. In particular, summer interns, research scholars, and postdocs in any scientific or engineering discipline (with some interest and aptitude for mathematics) are encouraged to apply.

What's planned

Come and interact with professional mathematicians working at the cutting edge of research.
Let them share with you the excitement of mathematical discovery.
Learn about careers in Mathematics.
Find out how mathematics is used in real life.
Return inspired to learn more.

Schedule

4th July 2016

Time	Event
0915-0930	Registration
0930-1100	Origami Session
1130-1300	Sequences and Information (Rahul Siddharthan)
1400-1500	Group Theory: the Language of Symmetry (Amritanshu Prasad)
1530-1700	Lie Groups: A Quick Tour of Symmetries and Invariance in Math, Physics and Engineering (Sunita Vatuk)

5th July 2016

Time	Event
0930-1100	How to Stably Spin a Cuboid (Sushmita Venugopalan)
1130-1300	On Problems that Computers will Never Solve (Teodor Knapik)
1400-1530	Some Interesting Real-World Problems Viewed Through the Data Science Lens (Nandan Sudarsanam)
1600-1700	Panel Discussion on Careers Involving Mathematics

The speakers

Teodor Knapik, Theoretical Computer Science, University of New Caledonia and IMSc
Amritanshu Prasad, Mathematics, IMSc
Rahul Siddharthan, Computational Biology, IMSc
Nandan Sudarsanam, Management Studies, IIT Madras
Sunita Vatuk, Mathematics Education, City University of New York
Sushmita Venugopalan, Mathematics, IMSc

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

How to Participate?

Registrations are no longer being accepted for this program.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop: Algebra and Analysis

2016-05-22T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of arts and science colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

Timetable (pdf file) | Poster (pdf file) | Pictures

The context: The broad goal of IMSc's Enriching Collegiate Education series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and college teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in colleges. It is noteworthy in this context that IMSc is primarily a research institute. This particular workshop was held as a Teacher's Enrichment Workshop, one of a series sponsored by the NCM.

Topics and speakers: The week-long workshop was aimed at mathematics teachers at arts and science colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content knowledge. The lectures covered some particular topics (see below). Discussion hours offered opportunities to get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced).

List of speakers:

S Kesavan (IIT, Madras): Multivariate Calculus: Continuity, partial differentiation, maxima-minima, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals, applications. Reference: Mathematical Analysis by Tom M Apostol.
Videos of Professor Kesavan's lectures
Vijay Kodiyalam (IMSc): Abstract Algebra: Fundamental theorem of finitely generated abelian groups, isomorphism theorems, Burnside theorem, Sylow theorems. Reference: A first course in Algebra by John B Fraleigh.
Notes
K N Raghavan (IMSc): Linear algebra: Use of polynomials in linear algebra. References: Linear Algebra---A geometric approach by S Kumaresan; Linear Algebra by Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze;
Exercise set 1, Exercise set 2, Exercise set 3, Exercise set 4, Exercise set 5.

Food, accommodation, and travel:

The workshop was free. A working lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) was provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost.

For about twenty participants from outside Chennai, accommodation was arranged in the CMI student hostel. (CMI graciously waived the payment of room rent.) Otherwise, accommodation and travel arrangements were left entirely to the participants. There were no reimbursements for expenses (whether towards accommodation or travel) and no payment of any per diem.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop: Engineering Mathematics

2016-11-20T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of engineering colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

The context: The broad goal of IMSc's Enriching Collegiate Education series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and college teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in colleges. It is noteworthy in this context that IMSc is primarily a research institute. This particular workshop is being held as a Teacher's Enrichment Workshop, one of a series sponsored by the NCM.

This week-long workshop was aimed at mathematics teachers at engineering colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content knowledge. The lectures covered some particular topics (see below). Discussion hours offered opportunities to get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced).

List of speakers and topics:

Sushmita Venugopalan (IMSc): Complex Analysis
Indrava Roy (IMSc): Laplace transform
P Sankaran (IMSc): Vector Calculus

Click for Videos of selected lectures and photographs of the event.

The number of registered participants in the program was 63.

The workshop was free. A working lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) was provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation were issued.

Accommodation and travel arrangements were left entirely to the participants. The organizers did not even want to field enquiries of any kind about these. The applicants were advised to desist absolutely from making any such enquiry by any mode of communication whatsoever (phone / email / mail).

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop: Engineering Mathematics

2015-11-22T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of engineering colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

Dates: Monday to Saturday, 23rd to 28th November 2015

Poster of the programme | Pictures of the programme

List of speakers and topics:

Parameswaran Sankaran (IMSc): Differential and integral calculus of several variables
Kotyada Srinivas (IMSc): Complex analysis, Fourier series, Laplace transform
P Vanchinathan (VIT University, Chennai): Linear algebra and applications

The workshop was free. A working lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) was provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation and attendance were issued.

A complimentary copy of Erwin Kresyzig's Advanced Engineering Mathematics and a small travel allowance were distributed to all participants (from IMSc funds). No prior announcement was made about these.

Accommodation and travel arrangements were left entirely to the participants. Thus this particular workshop was not especially suited or meant for teachers from places not close to Chennai. Teachers interested in the TEW series of workshops were advised to look out for one of them be held close to their place of work (from those listed here).

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop: May 2018

2018-05-20T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Arts & Science colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

Dates: Monday to Saturday, 21st to 26th May 2018

For more information see the program poster

The broad goal of IMSc's Enriching Collegiate Education series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and college teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in colleges. It is noteworthy in this context that IMSc is primarily a research institute. This workshop is part of a Teacher's Enrichment Workshop, a series sponsored by the NCM.

This week-long workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers in Arts & Science colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content and/or knowledge. The lectures will cover a few specific topics (see below). The workshop also includes discussion sessions where teachers can get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced).

Topic:

Algebra, Analysis and Topology of p-adic numbers

Reference book: p-adic analysis compared with real by S. Katok.

Schedule:

A detailed timetable is available here

Speakers and Syllabus:

Sanoli Gun: The p-adic expansion of rational numbers, Metrics and norms on the rational numbers: Ostrowski's Theorem, Elementary analysis in ℚ_p: Sequences and series, Properties of p-adic exponential and logarithm, continuous and uniformly continuous functions.
Anirban Mukhopadhyay: Construction of the completion of a normed field, Algebraic properties of p-adic integers, Euclidean models of ℤ_p, Locally constant functions.
D. S. Nagaraj: Normed fields, Arithmetical operations in ℚ_p, Hensel's lemma and congruences, Cantor sets, Elementary analysis in ℚ_p: p-adic power series.
P. Sankaran: Arithmetic of the p-adic numbers, The field of p-adic numbers ℚ_p, Elementary topological properties, Elementary analysis in ℚ_p: Sequences and series, Zeros of p-adic power series.

How to apply?

Applications for this Workshop is now closed.

Selected candidates

The first list of selected candidates is available here.

If you have been selected, please confirm your participation by emailing outreach@imsc.res.in with your SID and name.

If we do not hear from you, we will provide your seat to applicants on our waiting list.

Other information

The workshop is free. Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.
This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges. Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accommodation. Teachers not in the vicinity of Chennai who are interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2018.
Teachers not in Arts & Science colleges (e.g., engineering colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from Arts & Science colleges.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop

2018-05-20T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Arts & Science colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

For more information see the program poster

Topic

Algebra, Analysis and Topology of p-adic numbers

Reference book: p-adic analysis compared with real by S. Katok.

Schedule

A detailed timetable is available here

Speakers and Syllabus:

Sanoli Gun

The p-adic expansion of rational numbers, Metrics and norms on the rational numbers: Ostrowski's Theorem, Elementary analysis in ℚp: Sequences and series, Properties of p-adic exponential and logarithm, continuous and uniformly continuous functions.

Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Construction of the completion of a normed field, Algebraic properties of p-adic integers, Euclidean models of ℤp , Locally constant functions.

D. S. Nagaraj

Normed fields, Arithmetical operations in ℚp, Hensel's lemma and congruences, Cantor sets, Elementary analysis in ℚp: p-adic power series.

P. Sankaran

Arithmetic of the p-adic numbers, The field of p-adic numbers ℚp, Elementary topological properties, Elementary analysis in ℚp: Sequences and series, Zeros of p-adic power series.

How to apply?

Applications for this Workshop is now closed.

Selected candidates

The first list of selected candidates is available here.

If you have been selected, please confirm your participation by emailing outreach@imsc.res.in with your SID and name.

If we do not hear from you, we will provide your seat to applicants on our waiting list.

Other information

Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all selected participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.

This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges.

Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accommodation.

Teachers in areas outside Chennai interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2018.

Teachers not in Arts & Science colleges (e.g., Engineering colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from Arts & Science colleges.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop: November 2019

2019-11-24T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of engineering colleges

of the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

funded from J C Bose fellowship of Prof. T R Ramadas (CMI)

co-funded and hosted by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

Venue: Chandrasekhar Hall, IMSc (getting here)

Here is a poster for your notice boards

The broad goal of IMSc's Enriching Collegiate Education series of workshops is to bring research mathematicians and college teachers together in an effort to enrich mathematics education in colleges. It is noteworthy in this context that IMSc is primarily a research institute. This workshop is part of the Teacher's Enrichment Workshop series of the NCM.

Syllabus

Algebra, K. N. Raghavan

Basic examples of groups and homomorphisms, equivalences and partitions, group actions and some applications, the orbit - stabilizer formula, class equation, Sylow's theorem, finitely generated abelian groups.

Linear Algebra, Pralay Chatterjee

Review of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inner product spaces and linear transformations, matrix eigen value problem, some applications of eigen value problems, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, singular value decomposition, quadratic forms.

Cryptography, K. Srinivas

Elliptic Curves, addition formula, elliptic curves over finite fields, the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, double and add algorithm, Elliptic Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol, Elliptic Elgamal cryptosystem.

A tentative schedule is now available here.

How to apply?

Applications for this workshop are now closed.

Photos of the workshop will be uploaded here.

Other information

Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all selected participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.

This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges. Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accommodation. Teachers not in the vicinity of Chennai who are interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2019.

Teachers not in engineering colleges (e.g., arts & science colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from engineering colleges.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop: Nov 2018

2018-11-25T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Engineering colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

Dates: Monday to Saturday, 26th Nov to 1st Dec 2018

For more information see the program poster

This week-long workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers in Engineering colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content and/or knowledge. The lectures will cover a few specific topics (see below). The workshop also includes discussion sessions where teachers can get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced).

A detailed schedule is now available.

Photos of the program now available.

Topics and Notes

Linear Algebra: S. Viswanath, IMSc

Lecture Notes

Partial Differential Equations: Phoolan Prasad, IISc

Phoolan Prasad and Renuka Ravindran - Partial Differential Equations, New age, Second Edition, 2011.

Yehuda Pinchover and Jacob Rubinstein, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Lecture Slides: Nonlinear Equations
Lecture Slides: Linear and Quasilinear PDEs
Lecture Slides: Wave Equation
Lecture Slides: Single Conservation Law
First Order Partial Differential Equations: a simple approach for beginners
An Introduction to Single Conservation Law (Excerpt from Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves in Multi-dimensions, Chapman and Hall/CRC, London, 2001)
Nonlinearity, Conservation Law and Shocks: Part I
Nonlinearity, Conservation Law and Shocks: Part II

Fourier Series and Fourier Transform: T. N. Shanmugam, Anna University

How to apply?

Applications for this workshop are now closed.

Other information

The workshop is free. Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.
This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges. Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accommodation. Teachers not in the vicinity of Chennai who are interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2018.
Teachers not in engineering colleges (e.g., arts & science colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from engineering colleges.

Science at the Sabha 2025 - Poster Series

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

Actin

Further Reading:

Blending theory with experiments reveals multiplayer actin dynamics. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - August 2024.
Goode, B. L., Eskin, J., & Shekhar, S. (2023). Mechanisms of actin disassembly and turnover. In Journal of Cell Biology (Vol. 222, Issue 12). Rockefeller University Press. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202309021
Lappalainen, P., Kotila, T., Jégou, A., & Romet-Lemonne, G. (2022). Biochemical and mechanical regulation of actin dynamics. In Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (Vol. 23, Issue 12, pp. 836–852). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-022-00508-4

Aggregation

Further Reading:

A new framework to study rare events in aggregation. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - September 2024.
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House.

Beyond Baryons

Further Reading:

Anatomy of a proton and its exotic cousins. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - December 2024.
LHCb Collaboration. (2022). Observation of an exotic narrow doubly charmed tetraquark. Nature Physics, 18(7), 751–754. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01614-y
Exotic hadrons bend the rules. Frank Close, CERN Courier, March 2017.
Gell-Mann, M. (1964). A schematic model of baryons and mesons. Physics Letters, 8(3), 214–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9163(64)92001-3

Birthweight

Further Reading:

A new model reveals the weight of a newborn from routine pregnancy scans. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - October & November, 2024.

Brain

Further Reading:

A Blueprint for Brains. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - July 2024.
Neuroscience’s Existential Crisis. Grigori Guitchounts, Nautilus, October 2021.
Connectome: How the brain's wiring makes us who we are. Sebastian Seung, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Complexity

Further Reading:

Arithmetic circuit complexity. Wikipedia article.
Planar graph. Wikipedia article.

Homing

Further Reading:

What is entropy? A measure of just how little we really know. Zack Savitsky, Quanta magazine, December 2024.
Uncovering universal principles of homing in the lab and nature. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - August 2024.
Wiltschko, R., & Wiltschko, W. (2022). Animal navigation: how animals use environmental factors to find their way. In The European Physical Journal Special Topics (Vol. 232, Issue 2, pp. 237–252). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00610-w

Permutations

Further Reading:

Representation Theory by Amritanshu Prasad. Cambridge University Press.
A trapdoor to another mathematical realm. Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc Newsletter - September 2024.

Spins

Further Reading:

Spin. Wikipedia article.
Introduction to spin Hamiltonian. Christopher L. Henley.
Transverse-field Ising model [A simple quantum spin model]. Wikipedia article.

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

Summer School Student Workshop 2018

Project Presentations:

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, IMSc

Date: 17th May 2018

Time: 09:00 - 12:30

What do I present?

Tell us what you wanted to do. Tell us what you did. Bring demos and/or pictures of your experiment/problem/set up.

Presentation time: 10 mins
Questions/suggestions: 5 mins

How do I choose a project?

Try to extend some of the activities you have done -- talk to your instructors for more ideas.

Science Buddies is a website you can use to find a project.

Where can I find out how to make something?

Talk to some of your instructors -- they may have ideas (or can direct you to someone who will).

Instructables is a great website to figure out how to do things.

For example, here's instructions on how to make a motor.

Foldscope!

There are many many things you can look at with your Foldscope.

Browse the Foldscope Microcosmos website for ideas.

Here are some pictures from this weeks sessions.

(You can sign up with your foldscope ID and upload a post with #IMScSSSW2018)

Instructions on how to connect a phone camera to your Foldscope.

Some other ideas:

Double pendulum: Instructables, YouTube

Paper rocket: Instructables, YouTube

Sandpile model

Circadian rhythm

My project didn't work, should I present?

YES!!!

Science most often does NOT work. We want to hear what you tried. And maybe we can all figure out together why it didn't work...

Other resrouces

You can find many helpful science explanation videos at the Khan Academy

Information about elements and the periodic table

Teachers Workshop 2018

2018-11-14T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop 2018

Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Chaitanya Ursekar (HBCSE)
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam (ASIPOEC)
Reema Mani (HBCSE)
Jayashree S (HBCSE)
Varuni P, IMSc
R. Ramanujam, IMSc

Teachers Workshop 2019

2019-09-08T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop 2019

Schedule

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Learning Units

Resource People

Chaitanya Ursekar (HBCSE)
Prateek Chawla (IMSc)
Swapna Narvekar (HBCSE)
Subashri V, IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc
Rohini Karandikar (HBCSE)
R. Ramanujam, IMSc

Teachers Workshop I 2022-2023

2023-01-09T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop I 2022-2023

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Arun Kumar, Mathematics Department, IITM
Amish Parmar, HBCSE
Kala Srinivasan, Jaltarang Artist
Varuni P, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Parameswaran Sankaran, CMI
Subashri V, IMSc
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Varuni P, IMSc

Teachers Workshop I 2022-2023

2022-08-15T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop I 2022-2023

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Aaloka Kanhere, educationalist
Adithi Muralidhar, Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education
Arun Kumar, Mathematics Department, IITM
I. K. Lenin Tamilkovan, Periyar Science and Technology Centre
Varuni P, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Sulochana R, Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education
R. Ramanujam, rtd IMSc & APU
Sushma Rawool, Educational Initiatives
Vadnala Rakesh Netha, IMSc
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
T. Rukmani KVS, Chennai regional office

Teachers Workshop II 2023-2024

2023-11-19T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop II 2023-2024

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resources

Resource People

Areejit Samal, IMSc
Arun Kumar, Mathematics Department, IITM
Disha Kuzhively, IMSc
Indumathi D., IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Thiru Senthil, IMSc
Sitabara Sinha, IMSc
Subramanya Hegde, IMSc
Sulochana R, HBCSE
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Varuni P, IMSc
Viswanath S, IMSc

Teachers Workshop I 2023-2024

2023-07-09T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop I 2023-2024

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resources

Resource People

Arun Kumar, Mathematics Department, IITM
Disha Kuzhively, IMSc
Madhusree Basu
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Manjari Bagchi, IMSc
Sivashankara Sastry, Science Communicator, Kolar
Thiru Senthil, IMSc
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Sujatha Ramdorai, University of British Columbia
Varuni P, IMSc

Teachers Workshop II 2024-2025

2024-11-19T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop II 2024-2025

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Arun Kumar, IITM
Gurmeet Singh, KV Trichy
Ifrah, KV Anna Nagar
Navaneetha, HBCSE
Roni Saiba, IMSc
Sreeja M, HBCSE
Varuni P, IMSc
Viswanath S, IMSc

Teachers Workshop I 2024-2025

2024-07-09T00:00:00Z

Teachers Workshop I 2024-2025

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Arun Kumar, IIT Madras
AV Balasubramanian, CIKS
Jayasree Subramanian, IIT Palakkad
Madhurima V, CUTN
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Maruthu Pandian, IMSc
Sathish Kumar, IMSc
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Viswanath S, IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc
Srinivasan G, IMSc

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (KV/JNV/AECS) 2025-2026

2025-07-13T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (KV/JNV/AECS) 2025-2026

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resources

Resource People

Akshay Sanjeev Keloth, IMSc
Arunkumar G, IMSc
Anantha Padmanabha, IIT Madras
Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Maruthu Pandiyan, IMSc
Srinivasan G, IMSc
Thiru Senthil, IOP Bhubaneswar
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Varuni P, IMSc
Viswanath S, IMSc

Vigyan Pratibha workshop in UOC, Kozhikode District, Kerala

2022-09-20T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha workshop in UOC, Kozhikode District, Kerala

Vigyan Pratibha workshop conducted for central government (KV) and state government teachers from Kerala

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Anand Vaidya, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad
Bala Subramanian, NIT Calicut
Jayasree S, Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education
Manish Jaiswal, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad
Varuni P, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Sarath Sasi, IIT Palakkad
Varuni P, IMSc

Vigyan Pratibha workshop in IIT Palakkad

2024-09-25T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha workshop in IIT Palakkad

Vigyan Pratibha workshop conducted for state government teachers from Palakkad Block

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Arun Kumar, IIT Madras
Deepak Rajendraprasad, IIT Palakkad
Jayasree Subramanian, IIT Palakkad
Jayakumar Balakrishnan, IIT Palakkad
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Sarath Sasi, IIT Palakkad
Sreeja M, HBCSE
Varuni P, IMSc

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (Kerala SCERT) 2025-2026

2025-09-17T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (Kerala SCERT) 2025-2026

Vigyan Pratibha workshop 2025-2026 for Kerala SCERT Wayanad Block Teachers

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Arunkumar G, IMSc
Jayasree Subramanian, IIT Palakkad
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop I 2022-2023

2022-08-09T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop I 2022-2023

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resource People

Arun Kumar, Mathematics Department, IITM
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Gummdigampatti Youvaraj, Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics
K. Subramaniam, HBCSE
I. K. Lenin Tamilkovan, Periyar Science and Technology Centre
Subashri V, IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
R. Ramanujam, IMSc

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop I 2023-2024

2023-10-16T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop I 2023-2024

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resources

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oJPHs9496dtPlHs2qA4rh-RAWgJscaIFC8y-NypD9es/edit?usp=sharing

Resource People

Arun Kumar, Mathematics Department, IITM
Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc
Disha Kuzhively, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Maruthu Pandiyan B, IMSc
Sathish Kumar, IMSc
Thiru Senthil, IMSc
Sitabara Sinha, IMSc
Sushmita Venugopalan, IMSc
TR Govindarajan, Retd. IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc
Srinivasan G, IMSc
Yuvan Aves, Palluyir Trust

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop I 2024-2025

2024-06-24T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop I 2024-2025

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units

Resources

Resource People

Aaloka Kanhere, HBCSE
Daniel George Aricatt, APU
Madhurima V, CUTN
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Sathish Kumar, IMSc
Soham Shannigrahi, IISER Mohali
K Subramaniam, Retd. HBCSE
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Viswanath S, IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc
Palluyir Trust

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (TN SCERT) 2025-2026

2025-09-01T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (TN SCERT) 2025-2026

Schedule

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Photos

Learning Units, Lectures and Visits

Resources

Women Scientists of India
Lilavati's Daughters
Shades from Shapes - Uthra

Resource People

Akshay Sanjeev Keloth, IMSc
Arunkumar G, IMSc
Anantha Padmanabha, IIT Madras
Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Maruthu Pandiyan, IMSc
Srinivasan G, IMSc
Thiru Senthil, IOP Bhubaneswar
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Varuni P, IMSc
Viswanath S, IMSc

History, Aspects, and Prospects of Mathematics in India

2012-06-17T00:00:00Z

A two-day programme for undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students

18th and 19th June, 2012 (Monday and Tuesday) at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

Sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi), and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad)

in celebration of the National Mathematical Year

Date and time: Monday and Tuesday, 18th and 19th June 2012, 08:30--17:30 hrs
Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Timetable | Poster

The programme will feature:

a lecture on the history of mathematics in India by Professor S. G. Dani (TIFR)
a panel discussion on prospects of careers involving mathematics with Professor Rajeeva Karandikar (CMI) and Professor S. Kesavan (IMSc) as panelists
expositions by the following experts on varied aspects of mathematics:
- Professor Partha Sarathi Chakraborty (IMSc)
- Professor Sheetal Dharmatti (IISER, Thiruvananthapuram)
- Professor Siddhartha Gadgil (IISc)
- Professor Jaya N Iyer (IMSc)
- Professor Manjunath Krishnapur (IISc)
- Professor D Surya Ramana (HRI)
- Professor B V Rao (CMI)
- Professor S Viswanath (IMSc)

How to apply to participate? The primary target audience for the programme are senior undergraduate (third year BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) students in mathematics. Anybody else having comparable or higher background in mathematics is welcome to apply to participate. To apply, you need only register online here. The deadline for registration is Thursday 14th June, 1700 hrs.

Mathematics: Aspects, Prospects, and a bit of History

2013-06-30T00:00:00Z

Science Academies' Lecture Workshop

A two-day programme for undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students

01st and 02nd July 2013 (Monday and Tuesday) at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc or Matscience)

Sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi), and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad)

Date and time: Monday and Tuesday, 01 and 02 July 2013, 09:00--19:00 hrs
Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Timetable with speakers, titles, chairs, and abstracts | Poster

Videos (of most of the sessions)

The programme featured:

expositions by the following experts on varied aspects of mathematics:
- Professor Ronojoy Adhikari (IMSc): Nuclear safety and the mathematical quantification of risk abstract
- Professor T. E. Venkata Balaji (IITM): Imagine a sky filled with stars most of whom you cannot see abstract
- Professor S. Kesavan (IMSc): On the spectrum of the Laplacian abstract slides
- Professor Manoj Kummini (CMI): From linear algebra to robotic arm design via Groebner bases abstract
- Professor Mahan Mj. (RKM Vivekananda University): Shapes and geometry of surfaces abstract slides
- Professor Partha Mukhopadhyay (CMI): Determinant and Permanent abstract
- Professor Purusottam Rath (CMI): Analysis, transcendence, and arithmetic abstract
a panel discussion on prospects of careers involving mathematics with Professors Rajeeva Karandikar (CMI), R. Ramanujam (IMSc), and Jugal Verma (IITB) as panelists
a session on using web resources organized by Professor Amritanshu Prasad (IMSc): Using online resources to learn Mathematics abstract
a lecture on the history of mathematics in India by Professor M. D. Srinivas (Centre for Policy Studies): The cakravala method for solving quadratic indeterminate equations abstract slides
screening of the documentary the genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan co-produced by Vigyan Prasar and IISER-Pune, anchored by Professor A. Raghuram (IISER, Pune), directed by Mr. Nandan Kudhyadi

Aspects of Mathematics

2014-06-29T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics programme

Date and time: Monday and Tuesday, 30th June and 01st July 2014, 09:00--17:30 hrs
Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Timetable (speakers and chairs) | Titles and abstracts | Poster

Playlist for videos of all the lectures

The programme featured eight lectures on various aspects of mathematics by experts engaged in research: the listing below is by alphabetical order of last name as is customary in mathematics literature. Click on the title for the abstract, and on "slides" for slides or on "notes" for notes, as the case may be.

Arvind Ayyer (IISc) Down the rabbit hole of Alternating Sign Matrices
11:30 am Tuesday 1st July, chair: Krishna Maddaly notes
Sinnou David (University of Paris VII) A journey with Diophantus
9:45 am Monday 30th June, chair: R Balasubramanian
Suresh Govindarajan (IIT Madras) Partitions of integers and their higher dimensional generalisations
9:45 am Tuesday 1st July, chair: Rajesh Ravindran slides
Prabha Mandayam (CMI) Mutually Unbiased Bases: complementary observables in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces
2:00 pm Tuesday 1st July, chair: Sibasish Ghosh slides
Ritabrata Munshi (TIFR) L-functions in the theory of numbers
11:30 am Monday 30th June, chair: K Srinivas
Ajay Ramadoss (Indiana University) Quivers and their representations: an introduction
2:00 pm Monday 30th June, chair: Amritanshu Prasad
S Sundar (CMI) Finite dimensional C*-algebras
3:45 pm Tuesday 1st July, chair: V S Sunder notes
R Venkatesh (Montreal University / TIFR) Unique factorization of symmetric functions
3:45 pm Monday 30th June, chair: Sankaran Viswanath slides

Enriching Collegiate Education 2015

2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

Workshop for college and university mathematics teachers

Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Date and time: Wednesday to Friday, 11th to 13th March 2015, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Poster of the programme

This three day workshop was aimed at college and university mathematics teachers. It emphasized problem solving. On each of the three days, there were four interactive sessions, each of 75 minutes duration.

Timetable

The names of speakers (all of IMSc) and the corresponding topics:

Partha Sarathi Chakraborty: Differential equations
Amritanshu Prasad: Field theory (especially finite fields)
K. N. Raghavan and Parameswaran Sankaran: Linear algebra problem set (knr) notes (ps)
Kotyada Srinivas: Complex analysis
Sankaran Viswanath: Group theory and number theory (Reference for SV's sessions: "Algebra" by Artin.)

Eighty nine (89) teachers from various colleges and universities participated. (The organizers were hoping for an even better turn out since there were over 150 online registrations.) Most participants were from the vicinity of Chennai, which is not surprising since no help regarding accommodation was offered by the organizers. The hassle of accommodation notwithstanding, there was considerable participation from distant places: the rest of Tamilnadu (26), Andhra and Telangana (05), Kerala (2), Karnataka (1), and even Maharashtra (1).

Pictures from the workshop

The workshop was free: no fee of any kind was charged. Lunch, snacks, and beverages were provided to all bonafide participants free of cost. A per diem of Rs. 100 was also paid to all participants, to help defray cost of local travel.

This workshop has now run for three consecutive years (since 2013). Information on upcoming maths outreach programmes of IMSc maybe found here. For archives of some of the past math outreach programmes of IMSc---including videos, slides, and notes of lectures---follow the links on this page.

Science, Journalism, Media: Communicating Science in a Changing India

2018-08-19T00:00:00Z

IMSc

In recent years the coverage of science in the Indian media has increased in depth and vibrancy. This has been accompanied by an active dialogue between some scientists and journalists on social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Some very interesting recent discussions on Confluence ^{Confluence: Scientists and journalists square off over covering science and getting it right} ^{Confluence: Nurturing science through communication: journalists and scientists} covered science, journalism and issues faced by both sides in science reporting. These highlight the need to address communication gaps between scientists and science journalists.

This workshop brings together scientists interested in communicating to the public across multiple media and science journalists with an interest in accurately describing Indian science, its breakthroughs as well as its problems. It will attempt to provide scientists with an idea of "what journalists really want" as well as to provide journalists with an idea of scientists concerns about how their work is represented. Several scientists and science journalists have responded very positively to the idea, and a tentative schedule is up now.

The format will be based on panel discussions rather than long talks. Panels of 3-6 people will discuss a variety of topics, with each panelist making short presentations before opening the topic to discussion, enabling active participation by all attendees.

This meeting is being held in collaboration with Dialogue: Science, Scientists, Society, the recently-launched journal of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

UPDATES

The meeting is over and was very well received. Photos available here.

A live-stream was shared on the IMSc and Dialogue channels on youtube. Cleaned-up videos, broken by session, are now available on this playlist.

Thanks to several participants for actively live-tweeting: check out this thread by the Bangalore Life Sciences Cluster team in particular.

Thanks to Vimal Simha of Gubbi Labs for this detailed write-up.

And for Tamil readers, here's Peer Mohamed's article in Ippodhu.com.

Panelists

Sowmiya Ashok, Indian Express
Pallava Bagla, NDTV
D Balasubramanian, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
Shubashree Desikan, The Hindu
Sutirth Dey, IISER Pune
Raghavendra Gadagkar, IISc Bangalore
Shreya Ghosh, IndiaBioscience
Pathik Guha, Anandabazar and Desh
D Indumathi, IMSc Chennai
Nandita Jayaraj, The Life of Science
Amitabh Joshi, JNCASR Bengaluru; Editor of Publications, IASc
Banya Kar, Wellcome-DBT India Alliance
Sandhya Koushika, TIFR Mumbai
Mathangi Krishnamurthy, IIT Madras
S Krishnaswamy, visiting, IMSc / retd, Madurai Kamaraj Univ
Sunil Laxman, InStem Bengaluru
Mayanglambam Merina Leimarenbi, Eastern Chronicle (Manipur)
Janaki Lenin, Freelance
KP Madhu, STEAMindiaReports, writing consultant Current Science
Dileep Mampallil, IISER Tirupati
Peer Mohamed, ippodhu.com
Sunil Mukhi, IISER Pune
Vasudevan Mukunth, The Wire
Narmadha Devi, Dina Malar
T V Padma, Freelance
Aathira Perinchery, The Hindu
R Prasad, The Hindu
Subhra Priyadarshini, Nature India
Spoorthy Raman, Gubbi Labs
Nalini Rajan, Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Astronomical Society of India - POEC
R Ramanujam, IMSc Chennai
Nithyanand Rao, IISc Bangalore / freelance
Gauhar Raza, CSIR-NISCAIR, Delhi
M Sai Baba, NIAS, Bengaluru
Srikanth Sastry, JNCASR Bengaluru
A.S.K.V.S. (Kollegala) Sharma, CSIR-CFTRI Mysuru
Mukund Thattai, NCBS Bengaluru
T V Venkateswaran, Vigyan Prasar
K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India

Schedule

Monday, August 20, 2018

Time	Panel Topic	Members
09:40-09:45	Welcome
09:45-11:00	What scientists really want (from science journalists)	Sutirth Dey, D. Indumathi, Srikanth Sastry, Mukund Thattai
11:00-11:30	COFFEE/TEA
11:30-12:45	"Opinions differ on shape of earth": Balance vs accuracy	Sunil Laxman, R. Prasad, Subhra Priyadarshini, T.V. Venkateswaran
12:45-13:45	LUNCH
13:45-15:00	"Ancient Indian Aviation Technology": Pseudoscience in the media and from the government	Sowmiya Ashok, D. Balasubramanian, Vasudevan Mukunth, T V Padma, Niruj Mohan Ramanujam
15:00-15:15	COFFEE/TEA
15:15-16:30	"Why so few?": Women and minorities in science	Shreya Ghosh, Nandita Jayaraj, Mathangi Krishnamurthy, Sunil Mukhi
16:30-16:45	COFFEE/TEA
16:45-18:00	Perspective from institutions, funders and policymakers	Raghavendra Gadagkar, Amitabh Joshi, Banya Kar, K VijayRaghavan

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Time	Panel Topic	Members
09:45-11:00	What science journalists really want (from scientists)	Pallava Bagla, Shubashree Desikan, Mayanglambam Merina Leimarenbi, Vasudevan Mukunth, Aathira Perinchery
11:00-11:30	COFFEE/TEA
11:30-12:45	Communicating Science in Indian languages	Narmadha Devi, Pathik Guha, Dileep Mampallil, Peer Mohamed, Gauhar Raza, Kollegala Sharma
12:45-13:45	LUNCH
13:45-15:00	Tackling stereotypes about science and scientists	Sandhya Koushika, KP Madhu, Mukund Thattai, S Krishnaswamy
15:00-15:15	COFFEE/TEA
15:15-16:30	"Science as Storytelling": Science, Media and the Public	Pathik Guha, Janaki Lenin, Spoorthy Raman, R. Ramanujam, Nithyanand Rao
16:30-16:45	COFFEE/TEA
16:45-18:00	Opportunities in Science and in Science Journalism: Where are the jobs, the students and the teachers?	Shreya Ghosh, Nalini Rajan, M Sai Baba, Srikanth Sastry

Organizers:

Gautam Menon, Rahul Siddharthan

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Vigyan Pratibha Chennai Region Workshop 2018

2018-11-14T00:00:00Z

Workshop for KV and AECS teachers of classes VIII - X

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

This is the 1st edition of IMSc's teachers regional workshop for Vigyan Pratibha.

The workshop is aimed at mathematics and science teachers of classes VIII - X from KV and AECS schools.

The workshop is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Limited accommodation is available for teachers for outstation participants.

Venue: IMSc, Taramani, Chennai
Date: 15th and 16th November 2018
Time: 09:00 to 16:00

List of Speakers

Chaitanya Ursekar (HBCSE), Jayashree S (HBCSE), Niruj Mohan Ramanujam (ASIPOEC), R. Ramanujam (IMSc), Reema Mani (HBCSE), Varuni P (IMSc)

Here is a tentative schedule.

The Stellar Legacy of Prof. Meghnad Saha from Society to the Cosmos

2019-01-02T00:00:00Z

IMSc is celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of Prof. M. N. Saha with a two-day event (co-sponsored by NASI).

Here is a poster for your notice boards.

In addition to the 1.5 day conference there will be a short outreach program for school students. There will also be a public colloquium by Abha Sur (MIT) emphasizing the social contributions of Prof. Saha.

For more details, please see the schedule.

The conference is free. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

List of Speakers

Joydeep Bagchi (IUCAA)
Arka Banerjee (Stanford)
Shravan Hanasoge (TIFR)
Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA)
Patrick Das Gupta (DU)
Vishal Gajjar (UC Berkeley)
Sujan Sengupta (IIA)
Abha Sur (MIT)

Organizers: M. Bagchi (IMSc), H. S. Mani (CMI, NASI), M. V. N. Murthy (IMSc), Varuni P. (IMSc), S. Sharma (IMSc)

To Register:

Conference participants (3rd and 4th Jan):

Registration closed

School Students (4th Jan):

Registration closed

TEW - Linear Algebra and Calculus on Rn

2019-05-19T00:00:00Z

TEW - Linear Algebra and Calculus on Rn

Convener(s)

Name	Mailing Address	Email
S. Gun	Institute of Mathematical Sciences C I T Campus Chennai 600 113	sanoli at imsc.res.in
P. Rath	Chennai Mathematical Institute H1, SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri Kelambakkam 603 103	rath at cmi.ac.in

TEWs are meant only for the local teachers and therefore no travel and other hospitalities will be provided to the outstation participants

Annular Solar Eclipse Outreach Planning Workshop

2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

A two-day workshop for institutions and organizations to plan outreach activities surrounding the Annular Solar Eclipse on 26th December 2019

Co-organized by:

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI-POEC)

-Vigyan Prasar (DST)

An Annular Solar Eclipse (ASE) will be visible on the morning of 26 December 2019 in India, with the annular track passing from southern Karnataka, northern Kerala through central Tamil Nadu.

The broad aims of this meeting are:

collate a list of resource material with responsibilities for their creation, translation and production (all under Creative Commons),
arrive at a shared set of strategies to get as many people as possible to see the eclipse safely, and
come together on a common platform to challenge prevalent myths about the eclipse.

We hope that these plans will also be adapted for the ASE that will occur on 21 June 2020, whose path will cross northern India.

Schedule

20th July 2019

Time	Event
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 09:45	Opening remarks R. Ramanujam, IMSc
09:45 - 10:15	Overview of this ASE and purpose of the workshop Aniket Sule, ASI-POEC
10:15 - 10:45	Broad aims of the Campaign T V Venkateswaran, VP
10:45 - 11:00	Participants' introduction
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 12:00	POEC app for the eclipse Alok Mandavgane, ASI-POEC
12:00 - 13:00	Sun projection methods Rathnasree Nandivada, Nehru Planetarium
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	'Suryotsav' Navnirmiti Eduquality and Navnirmiti Learning Foundation
15:00 - 15:30

21st July 2019

Time	Event
09:30 - 10:00	Translation of Materials TBD
10:00 - 10:30	Media / social media strategy led by Varuni P, IMSc
10:30 - 11:00	Eclipse glasses / filters led by Aniket Sule, ASI-POEC
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 12:00	Handling eclipse related superstitions & NSTD led by Aniket Sule, ASI-POEC
12:00 - 13:00	Coordination of the Campaign across groups led by T V Venkateswaran, VP
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	Finalising elements of the campaign and list of resource materials R. Ramanujam, IMSc
15:00 - 15:30	Tea / Coffee
15:30 - 16:00	Finalising plans for ground level work T V Venkateswaran, VP
16:00 - 16:30	Conclusions

Vigyan Pratibha Chennai Regional Workshop 2019-2020 I

2019-09-08T00:00:00Z

Workshop for central teachers of classes VIII - X

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

This is the 2nd edition of IMSc's teachers regional workshop for Vigyan Pratibha.

The workshop is aimed at mathematics and science teachers of classes VIII - X from KV, JNV and AECS schools.

The workshop is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Limited accommodation is available for teachers for outstation participants.

Venue: IMSc, Taramani, Chennai
Date: 9th - 11th September 2019
Time: 09:00 to 17:00

List of Speakers

Chaitanya Ursekar (HBCSE), R. Ramanujam (IMSc), Prateek Chawla (IMSc), Rohini Karandikar (HBCSE), Subashri V, (IMSc), Swapna Narvekar (HBCSE), Varuni P (IMSc)

Here is a tentative schedule.

To Register:

KV, JNV and AECS in the southern region have been invited to participate.

Schools can email outreach@imsc.res.in with names of teachers attending the workshop.

Registration Deadline: 6th September 2019

Important Forms:

Teacher Registration Form

Learning Unit Feedback Form

Note: to use the IMSc Wifi, open a website (non-https) in your browser. Register with your email address and use vpchennai@imsc.res.in as your host. Follow the links sent to your email address.

See other IMSc outreach programs here.

Contact: outreach@imsc.res.in

Vigyan Pratibha Regional Workshop (Tamil) 2020

2020-12-22T00:00:00Z

Workshop for maths and science teachers of classes VIII - X

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Venue: Online
Date: 23 & 24 December 2020
Time: 10:00-13:00

Vigyan Pratibha is a Government of India for extended nurture of talent in Science and Mathematics among schools students of Class VIII to X in the country. The core of the project would be in the form of Learning Units that can be part of science circles for interested students. These units will be closely related to the school curricula, but would expose students to dimensions of science and mathematics beyond the textbooks.

Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education (HBCSE) has been assigned the academic leadership of the program. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) will serve as a regional center for the program.

IMSc, as a regional partner, has been hosting the Chennai region workshop for Vigyan Pratibha for the past 2 years. Since February, we have been involved in organizing weekly teachers session along with HBCSE.

This is the 3rd edition of IMSc's Vigyan Pratibha regional teachers workshop and the 1st workshop in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at mathematics and science teachers of classes VIII - X.

The workshop is free and will be conducted on an online platform.

Schedule

23 December

Time	Session
10:00--11:00 IST	Learning science during the COVID pandemic R. Ramanujam, IMSc

Mathematics Everywhere 2020

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

POSTPONED [TBD]

A program celebrating International Day of Mathematics

Organized by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

in association with

Mathematics Teachers Association (India)

and Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF)

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, IMSc
Dates: POSTPONED [TBD]
Time: [TBD]

Here's a poster for your notice boards.

The proclamation of 14 March as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) was adopted by the General Conference of the UNESCO in November 2019. The inaugural celebration of the IMD is on March 14, 2020. The theme of IDM this year is "Mathematics is everywhere".

IMSc celebrates IDM this year with programmes for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics. Students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level mathematics can also apply.

The speakers include:

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

We also encourage schools and colleges to also take up their own mathematical activities to locally celebrate IDM.

Posters Invited

We also invite participants to submit posters. 20 will be selected for display on the day of the program.

The posters can be about any topic in Mathematics. In addition, please make sure your poster fulfills these requirements.

Workshop in Algebra

2021-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mathematics lecture series

Organized by Chennai Mathematical Institute and The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Funded by Indian Academy of Sciences

This is an outreach programme of the Proceedings--Mathematical Sciences, a journal of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru.

Poster

The lectures are aimed at college/university teachers who teach UG/PG level mathematics courses.

Speakers

D S Nagaraj (IISER Tirupati)
K N Raghavan (IMSc)
P Sankaran (CMI Kelambakkam)

How to Participate

The workshop is open to all. There is no participation fee. No participation certificate will be issued.

People can participate via WebEx. The workshop will be live streamed on YouTube.

To join the lectures, click the links below.

Schedule and Links

Day	Links	14:00--15:10	15:20--16:30	16:50--18:00
Tue, 7 Sept 2021	WebEx link \| YouTube	(B): Lecture 1	(C): Lecture 1	(A): Lecture 1
Wed, 8 Sept 2021	WebEx link \| YouTube	(C): Lecture 2	(A): Lecture 2	(B): Lecture 2
Thurs, 9 Sept 2021	WebEx link \| YouTube	(A): Lecture 3	(B): Lecture 3	(C): Lecture 3

(A) = D S Nagaraj: Group Theory
(B) = K N Raghavan: Finite Abelian Groups
(C) = P Sankaran: Matrix Theory

Foldscope Programs

2022-05-04T00:00:00Z

A Foldscope is an optical microscope that can be assembled from simple components: a sheet of paper and a lens (magnification 140X). Foldscopes are distributed by Foldscope Instruments which aims to make science accessible to all.

We conducted a two day Foldscope training workshop for teachers (32) and middle school students (85+) from Government schools in and around Madurai. Over the course of the workshop, participants assembled and used Foldscopes to observe, document and study microscopic objects around them. This workshop highlighted observation and documentation of plant related materials including pollen, stomata, other stem & leaf structures.

Resource People: Manikandan Sambasivam (IMSc), Mo. Pandiarajan (Thulir Science Centre), R. Geeta (rtd, Delhi University), Varuni P. (IMSc)

Workshop schedule | Notebook cover featuring pollen from trees

Social Media: Twitter | Facebook

Press: There is a big world inside a foldscope (The Hindu, Madurai, 07 May 2022)

Co-organized by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Vigyan Pratibha and Thulir Science Center (Madurai)

Women, Science and Media

2023-11-05T00:00:00Z

6-8 November, 2023

IMSc is hosting science communicators and journalists for sessions on topics in science communication, women in science and science journalism:

Schedule

Date & Time	Session
6 November, 10 - 11 am RSA Lecture Hall	Storytell Your Science Nandita Jayaraj
6 November, 4 pm Ramanujan Auditorium	The Gender Gap in Indian STEM & the Questions that Remain Nandita Jayaraj and Ashima Dogra (on video call)
7 November, 10 - 11 am RSA Lecture Hall	Storytell Your Science Nandita Jayaraj
7 November, 2 pm Ramanujan Auditorium	Women in Science (for invited school students) Sneak-peeks into Lives of Real Scientists Nandita Jayaraj A science storyteller takes you on a journey across India's science laboratories. From fossils to stardust, from killer bacteria to nanocrystals, what are our scientists discovering and why should we care? This year's Nobel Prizes Indumathi D.
8 November, 4 pm Ramanujan Auditorium	Let's talk about Science Journalism Shubashree Desikan, IIT Madras Shaastra Magazine (Rescheduled. Will be announced later.)

Mini-Workshop on Science writing

Please sign up for the workshop here (Open to IMSc/CMI members, and IITM students)

Lectures

About the Speakers

Indumathi D.

Indumathi D. is an Indian particle physicist and a professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, India. She has been an active member of the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) project since its inception.

Nandita Jayaraj

Nandita Jayaraj is an independent science journalist. She is a co-founder of the feminist science media platform TheLifeofScience.com. She is also an author/co-author of books such as Anna's Extraordinary Adventures with Weather, Ratna and the Ring of Fire, 31 Fantastic Adventures in Science and most recently, Lab Hopping: A Journey to Find India's Women In Science.

Shubashree Desikan

State level Youth Astronomy and Space Science Congress

2024-01-26T00:00:00Z

Co-organized by Tamilnadu Astronomy & Science Society (TASS)

Details

Primary Science: A Discussion Meeting

2024-06-19T00:00:00Z

This seminar hopes to bring in and discuss various experiences of teachers, textbook authors and translators, educators, and scientists so that we could think openly about a better science and math learning experience for our primary students.

Schedule

Day 1

Time	Session/Activity
9:00 - 9:30	Registration \| Welcome
9:30 - 11:00	Constructing a Science Curriculum Jayashree Ramadas, Suchitra Ramkumar Discussion with participants on designing a curriculum: setting broad goals, clarifying the role and purpose of textbooks for EVS at the primary level, and working out a well-grounded process of textbook and other material development.
11:00 - 11:30	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Small Science Experiences Eden Educational Center, Al Qamar Academy, Vedavalli School Teachers Question/answer session with educators who have used Small Science.
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Emerging perspectives in Elementary Science and Mathematics Aisha Kawalkar, Sindhu Mathai, Aneesa Jamal 3 talks (20 minutes each) followed by Q&A/discussion. Introduces the role of research in informing curriculum development and textbook writing, focusing on: Critical constructivism (Aneesa), Funds of knowledge (Aisha), and Interdisciplinarity (Sindhu)
15:30 - 16:00	Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Small Science Translation Initiative Uthra Dorairajan, Manikandan Sambasivam Presentation about the Small Science Class 1/2 Teacher’s Book translation
17:00	Tea/Coffee

Day 2

Time	Session/Activity
9:30 - 11:00	Experiences from Textbooks Ennum Ezhuthum SCERT Members, DIET Faculty Discussion with Ennum Ezhuthum and SCERT DIET Faculty. Coordinators: Kamalee P, Che. Karthikeyan, R Ramanujam.
11:00 - 11:30	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Moving into 21st Century TV Venkateswaran, Krithika, R Ramanujam Topics include: Harnessing multimedia (Krithika) and 21st century learning goals (TV Venkateswaran).
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Review, reflections and moving forward Suchitra Ramkumar Review and reflection on sessions over the workshop, followed by a discussion on future steps for curriculum, textbook design, and defining learning outcomes.
15:30 - 16:00	Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Small Science Class 1 and 2 Teacher's Book: Tamil Version Release Latha (SCERT Director), Prof. KN Raghavan (KREA University) Guests for the release of the Tamil version of the teacher's book.
17:00	Tea/Coffee

Mathematical Modelling workshop for SCERT

2024-07-24T00:00:00Z

This workshop has been designed and developed by colleagues at HBCSE as a teacher training program for higher secondary and undergraduate physics teachers. It is centred around recasting the pedagogy of derivations in physics as an activity in mathematical model building, as a process of loading real world into equations. The model building narrative is then leveraged to create a smooth transition towards computational and interdisciplinary modeling. The workshop employs 'Interactive Derivations' which can be used by teachers as well as students (https://mcc.hbcse.tifr.res.in/interactive-derivations/).

Speakers

Dr. Mashood KK, HBCSE, TIFR Mumbai
Dr. Muhammed Ashefas, Dept. of Physics, GBC Dharmadam
Dr. Padmanath M, IMSc Chennai
Dr. Sasidevan V, Dept. of Physics CUSAT
Prof. M. Shahin Thayyil, Dept. of Physics, Calicut University

Schedule

Day 1

Time	Event
9.15 - 9.30	Registration
09:30 – 10:00	Inaugural session
10.00 – 10:30	Introduction - Goals and Objectives of the workshop Dr. Mashood KK
10:30 – 11:00	Physics as an activity in mathematical modeling Dr. Sasidevan V
11:00 – 11:15	Tea
11:15 – 12:00	Deconstructing derivations as an activity in mathematical modeling + Group activity - Modeling a pendulum in a viscous medium Dr. Mashood KK
12.00 – 12:40	Analytical method Vs Numerical method - Transitioning to computational thinking Dr. Sasidevan V
12:40 – 13:00	Modeling the cooling of a cup of coffee ! Dr. Muhammed Ashefas
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:40	Pressure on the wall is ~ 100000 Pa ! Modeling the underlying mechanism - Group activity Dr. Padmanath M
14:40 – 15:30	Hands-on session: Mathematica for Learning & Visualizing Physics Problems Prof. M. Shahin Thayyil
15:30 – 15:45	Tea
15:45 – 16:30	Learning system on Harmonic Oscillator Dr. Muh

Day 2

Time	Event
9.30-10.15	Interactive Derivation - Bernoulli’s Equation Dr. Muhammed Ashefas
10:15-11:00	Interactive Derivation - Barometric Formula Dr. Mashood KK
11:00 – 11:15	Tea
11:15 – 12:25	Hands-on session: Mathematica for Learning & Visualizing Physics Problems Prof. M. Shahin Thayyil
12.25 -13.00	Modeling the motion of a javelin Dr. Sasidevan V + Dr Padmanath
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00	Hands-on session: Geogebra Muhammed Ashefas
15:00 – 15:15	Tea
15:15 – 16:00	From derivations to computational thinking: Modeling virus transmission in a pandemic Dr. Sasidevan V
16:00 – 16:30	Discussion and Conclusion

State Level Workshop on Youth Astronomy and Space Science Congress

2025-02-14T00:00:00Z

Programme schedule

Enriching Mathematics Education 2017

2017-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mathematics workshop for school teachers

This was the 6th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school teachers.

This year, the workshop was hosted by PSBB School, KK Nagar.

The workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII. The workshop is free. Lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided.

List of Speakers:

Anirban Mukhopadhyay (IMSc), P. Sankaran (IMSc), Sneha Titus (APU), R. Ramanujam (IMSc), S. Viswanath (IMSc), Varuni P (IMSc).

For more details, see our schedule.

The program was attended by 75 teachers from the Chennai area.

Enriching Mathematics Education 2018

2018-10-03T00:00:00Z

IMSc Mathematics workshop for teachers of classes XI and XII

This is the 7th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school teachers.

The workshop is aimed at mathematics teachers of classes XI and XII. The workshop is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

List of Speakers

Jayashree S (HBCSE), P. Sankaran (IMSc), Susmita V (IMSc), R. Ramanujam (IMSc), S. Viswanath (IMSc), Varuni P (IMSc)

Tentative Schedule

4th October 2018

Time	Event
9:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 09:45	Inauguration
09:45 - 11:05	TBA S. Viswanath, IMSc
11:05 - 11:25	Tea / Coffee
11:25 - 12:45	TBA R. Athmaraman
12:50 - 13:50	Lunch
13:50 - 15:10	Integrals, areas and volumes Sushmita Venugopalan, IMSc
15:10 - 15:30	Tea / Coffee
15:30 - 16:50	Genetics and Combinations Varuni P., IMSc

5th October 2018

Time	Event
09:30 - 10:50	TBA R. Ramanujam, IMSc
10:50 - 11:10	Tea / Coffee
11:10 - 12:30	Bayes' Theorem Jayasree S., HBCSE
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:50	Topics in calculus Parameswaran Sankaran, IMSc
14:50 - 15:10	Tea / Coffee
15:10 - 16:30	Discussion session
16:30 - 17:00	Valedictory

Facets 2015

2015-06-28T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics program

Poster

Abstracts

This programme was targeted mainly at advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics. However, anybody with an interest and background in college level mathematics (from student to senior professor) was welcome to apply to participate. In particular, summer interns, research scholars, and postdocs in any scientific or engineering discipline (with some liking and aptitude for mathematics) were encouraged to apply.

The programme featured six talks, a video screening, and a panel discussion.

Videos (of the lectures and the panel discussion)
Pictures: Day 1 and day 2

Talks:

Some Algorithmic questions in Finite Group Theory

V Arvind (IMSc)

A theorem of Jordan tells us that any transitive subgroup of the symmetric group has a fixed point free element. How efficiently can we find such an element if the subgroup is given by a generating set? We discuss algorithms for this and related questions.

The talk is primarily aimed at BSc/MSc students, and is meant as an invitation to algorithms concerning finite groups.

Tuesday 30th June, 11:30am to 12:45pm
Chair: Meena Mahajan

Slides

Power and Limitations of Opinion Polls

Rajeeva Karandikar (CMI)

How can obtaining opinions of say 30,000 voters be sufficient to predict the outcome of an election in a country with over 60 crore voters? Can opinion polls conducted say a month before the election accurately predict what is to happen on voting day?

We will address such questions and show that simple mathematics and statistics, lots of common sense and a good understanding of the ground reality or domain knowledge together can yield very good forecast or predictions of the outcome of elections based on opinion polls and exit polls. I will share my own experiences with such polls over the last 15 years.

Tuesday 30th June, 02:00pm to 03:15pm
Chair: S Kesavan

Slides

Knotted or not?

Vijay Kodiyalam (IMSc)

What is a knot? When are two knots "the same"? How do we determine whether two knots are the same or different? In this talk we will explore such questions with particular emphasis on the Jones polynomial—a Laurent polynomial invariant of knots or links—introduced about 30 years ago, which created a revolution in the field of knot theory.

Monday 29th June, 11:30am to 12:45pm
Chair: V S Sunder

Contagion: Modelling Infectious Diseases

Gautam Menon (IMSc)

Mathematical models play a crucial role in understanding how infectious diseases, such as Ebola, flu, measles, tuberculosis and AIDS, spread within a population. They also help decide the strategies that public health officials and governments must use in response to outbreaks. I will motivate the general study of models of infectious diseases from a historical perspective, describe some of these models very simply and then explain how they have been used and continue to be used in real-life situations. Studies of such models lie at the interface of applied mathematics, data science, bio-statistics and public policy, providing an interesting example of how, in some cases, improved mathematical methods can really make the difference between life and death.

Monday 29th June, 03:45pm tp 05:00pm
Chair: Krishna Maddaly

Slides

Mathematics, Measurement and Information Technology

M Ram Murty (Queen's University)

Monday 29th June, 09:45am to 11:00am
Chair: R Balasubramanian

In this talk, we will highlight the importance of measurement, discuss what can and cannot be measured. Focusing on the measurement of position, importance, and shape, we illustrate by dicussing the mathematics behind GPS, Google and laser surgery. The talk will be accessible to a wide audience.

Slides

Shapes and Connectivity

Harish Seshadri (IISc)

Tuesday 30th June, 09:45am to 11:00am
Chair: Parameswaran Sankaran

Abstract: I'll try to describe some elementary aspects of differential geometry (which deals with shapes of spaces) and topology (which is concerned with connectivity of spaces). More specifically, I'll discuss the fundamental notion of curvature of curves and surfaces and how it influences the connectivity of the underlying space.

Video from IMSc archives of a talk given by Joseph Oesterle (Paris VI) at the golden jubilee celebrations of IMSc.

Title: Some simple open problems in Mathematics (click for video)

Panel discussion on Prospects in Mathematics.

Panelists: Ronojoy Adhikari (IMSc), Rajeeva Karandikar (CMI), and S Kesavan (IMSc).

Tuesday 30th June, 345–500pm
Chair: R Ramanujam

Slides of the presentation by Ronojoy Adhikari on "Applications of Mathematics"

Slides of the presentation by Rajeeva Karandikar on "Opportunities for Mathematicians in the Real World"

The programme was free. No fee of any kind was charged. Free lunch and snacks were provided.

Participation was by online registration. There were also some "spot" registrations (which were allowed because there was room). The number of participants was 182 on the first day, 135 on the second. Participants had to make their own arrangements for travel to Chennai and for their stay. No reimbursement or even help towards stay was offered by the organizers.

Schedule

Monday, 29th June 2015

Time	Event
900--930am	Registration
935am	Welcome remarks
0945--1100am	M Ram Murty (Queen's University, Canada) Mathematics, Measurement and Information Technology Chair: R Balasubramanian
1100--1130am	Tea Break (tea, coffee, and cake)
1130am--1245pm	Vijay Kodiyalam (IMSc) Knotted or not? Chair: V S Sunder
1245--200pm	Lunch
200--315pm	Video of talk by Joseph Oesterle (Paris VI) Some simple open problems in Mathematics Chair: Sanoli Gun
315--345pm	Tea Break (tea, coffee)
345--500pm	Gautam Menon (IMSc) Contagion: Modelling Infectious Dieseases Chair: Krishna Maddaly
500pm	High tea

Tuesday, 30th June 2015

Time	Event
945--1100am	Harish Seshadri (IISc) Shapes and Connectivity Chair: Parameswaran Sankaran
1100--1130am	Tea Break (tea, coffee, and cake)
1130am--1245pm	V Arvind (IMSc) Some Algorithmic questions in Finite Group Theory Chair: Meena Mahajan
1245--200pm	Lunch
200--315pm	Rajeeva Karandikar (CMI) Power and Limitations of Opinion Polls Chair: S Kesavan
315--345pm	Tea Break (tea, coffee)
345--500pm	Panel discussion Prospects in Mathematics Chair: R Ramanujam
500pm	High tea

FACETS 2017

2017-07-02T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics program

This is the 2017 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.

However, anybody with an interest and some background in college level mathematics (from student to senior professor) is welcome to apply to participate. In particular, summer interns, research scholars, and postdocs in any scientific or engineering discipline (with some interest and aptitude for mathematics) are encouraged to apply.

What's planned

Come and interact with professional mathematicians working at the cutting edge of research.
Let them share with you the excitement of mathematical discovery.
Learn about careers in Mathematics.
Find out how mathematics is used in real life.
Return inspired to learn more.

The speakers

Alok Laddha, Physics, CMI
Hema Murthy, Computer Science & Engineering, IITM
Priyavrat Deshpande, Mathematics, CMI
R. Ramanujam, Computer Science, IMSc
Shubashree Desikan, Science Writing, The Hindu
Vijay Ravikumar, Mathematics, CMI
S. Viswanath, Mathematics, IMSc

Download the poster

Schedule

3rd July 2017


09:00 - 09:30	Registration and Introduction
09:30 - 11:00	When Algebra meets Combinatorics S. Viswanath, IMSc Combinatorics is fundamental to most of mathematics; we often need to count precisely how many objects there are of a certain kind. Algebra is broadly the study of abstract structures and rules for their manipulation. In this talk, we will consider many examples of interesting algebraic functions which arise as solutions to counting problems. Many beautiful algebraic identities turn out to have combinatorial explanations, and the search for such explanations has often led to new insights and discoveries.
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Building speech synthesis systems for Indian languages Hema Murthy, IITM Slides
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Do Maps Make the World Go Round? Vijay Ravikumar, CMI Gauss's Theorema Egregium tells us that the sphere and the plane have different curvatures, and as a consequence there can never be a perfect map of the surface of the Earth. However, there are projections which manage to preserve important features of our planet's surface, such as infinitesimal surface area, geodesic curves, and angles of intersection. We will look at some classical examples of maps that perfectly capture the above properties, and discuss some of the underlying geometry. Then we will take a look at a few modern innovations, including a tetrahedron that can be "unfolded" into an infinitely repeating, center-less map of Earth. Slides
15:30 - 16:00	Tea / Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Is our leader really our leader ? R. Ramanujam, IMSc Modern democracies rely on general elections to form governments. People elect a candidate from a choice of alternatives, and the one declared elected is supposed to "represent" all the voters. This also holds for voting in committees to arrive at a decision. The world over, there are many ways to conduct elections. Our Presidential election is very different from that of France or the USA. Is there a mathematical way to decide which is the best election procedure ? Are there ways to ensure that nobody can manipulate elections to achieve the results they want ? Attempts to answer such questions bring together ideas and techniques from not only politics, economics and sociology, but also mathematics and computer science. The talk is meant to introduce the basic ideas of this fast-growing field of research. (Working on these problems could get you a Nobel Prize in Economics; there have been three such winners, including a famous Indian.) Slides

4th July 2017


09:30 - 11:00	Geometry and Physics of space-time Alok Laddha, CMI
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Configuration space of flexible polygons: a mathematical model to understand the workings of a closed linkage Priyavrat Deshpande, CMI A linkage is a mechanism built with rigid bars that are connected using freely revolving joints. We come across many linkages in our daily life, for example, a desk lamp, deployable mirror, vehicle suspensions etc. Even a robot arm is an example of a linkage. The configuration space of a linkage is the set of all its possible states or the places it can reach. A clear and concise understanding of this set is needed in several real life applications. In this talk I will explain how one comes up with a simple mathematical model called a flexible polygon in order to 'visually' describe the configurations of closed linkages. Slides
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	Experiences of a Science journalist Shubashree Desikan, The Hindu Slides
15:00 - 15:30	Tea / Coffee
15:30 - 17:00	Panel Discussion on Careers Involving Mathematics The session will be chaired by R. Ramanujam, professor of Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc. The panelists are: - Alok Laddha (Physics, CMI) - Gautam Menon (Physics and Biophysics, IMSc) - Priyavrat Deshpande (Mathematics, CMI) - Shubashree Desikan (Science Desk, The Hindu)

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

How to Participate

Registration for the event is now closed.

Invitations will be sent out on 29th June.

Facets 2018

2018-07-04T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics program

This is the 2018 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.

Poster

What's planned

Come and interact with professional mathematicians working at the cutting edge of research.
Let them share with you the excitement of mathematical discovery.
Learn about careers in Mathematics.
Find out how mathematics is used in real life.
Return inspired to learn more.

The speakers

Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc
Aaloka Kanhere, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (Mumbai)
Balaji K, Adobe Research (Bangalore)
Nemani Suryanarayana, IMSc
Rahul Siddharthan, IMSc
Sivaguru R, TIFR Centre For Applicable Mathematics (Banglaore)
Sushmita V, IMSc

Schedule

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Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 11:00 - 11:30- | Tea / Coffee- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 11:30 - 13:00- | Symmetry ad Duality
Suryanarayana Nemani, IMSc- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 13:00 - 14:00- | Lunch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 14:00 - 15:30- | Riemann sphere and Möbius transformations
Sushmita Venugopalan, IMSc- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 15:30 - 16:00- | Tea / Coffee- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 16:00 - 17:00- | Mathematics in culture
Aaloka Kanhere, HBCSE- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | |- - - - | 6th July 2018- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 09:30 - 11:00- | Does it matter how we add numbers?
R. Sivaguru, TIFR CAM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 11:00 - 11:30- | Tea / Coffee- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 11:30 - 13:00- | A Tour of Machine Learning Advances, Opportunities and Challenges
Balaji Krishnamurthy, Adobe Systems- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 13:00 - 14:00- | Lunch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 14:00 - 15:00- | Probability and sequences: from coin tosses to DNA
Rahul Siddharthan, IMSc- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 15:00 - 15:30- | Tea / Coffee- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | 15:30 - 17:00- | Panel Discussion on Careers Involving Mathematics

The session will be chaired by K.N.Raghavan, professor of Mathematics at IMSc.

The panelists are:
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1. Aaloka Kanhere (HBCSE)-

2. R. Sivaguru (Mathematics, TIFR CAM)-
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The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

How to Participate

Applications are now closed.

We received over 600 application of which we can only select 180! Selected applicants have been emailed.

Facets 2019

2019-07-07T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics program

This is the 2019 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.

However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level mathematics can also apply.

Poster

What's planned

Come and interact with professional mathematicians working at the cutting edge of research.
Let them share with you the excitement of mathematical discovery.
Learn about careers in Mathematics.
Find out how mathematics is used in real life.
Return inspired to learn more.

The speakers

Karen Haydock, HBCSE
R. Rajesh, IMSc
R. Ramanujam, IMSc
S. Sunder, IMSc
Swarna Srinivasan, Ignite TCS
S. Viswanath, IMSc
Vijay Ravikumar, CMI

Schedule

8th July 2019

Time	Event
09:15 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 11:00	Matrix representations (S. Viswanath, IMSc)
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Finite dimensional C-algebras* (Sundar Sobers, IMSc)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	The Geometry of Vision (Vijay Ravikumar, CMI)
15:30 - 16:00	Tea / Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Code-able weaves (Swarna Srinivasan, Ignite TCS)

9th July 2019

Time	Event
09:30 - 11:00	Enumerative Combinatorics (R. Rajesh, IMSc)
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Fair allocations (R. Ramanujam, IMSc)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	Student Questioning in Science and Mathematics Education (Karen Haydock, HBCSE)
15:00 - 15:30	Tea / Coffee
15:30 - 17:00	Panel Discussion on Careers Involving Mathematics

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

The videos of the program are now available here.

Facets 2020

2020-10-11T00:00:00Z

This is the 2020 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.

However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level mathematics can also attend.

The videos of the program are now available here.

Schedule

Time	Event
12th October 1900--2000 IST	The cycle structure of permutations Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc A permutation of n objects is simply a rearrangement, such as the shuffling of a deck of cards. By tracking through the positions of each object upon repeated application of this rearrangement, we can visualize a permutation as a union of cycles. In this session we shall explore combinatorial and statistical properties of cycles in permutations.
13th October 1900--2000 IST	Codes, Computations and Constraints in Cosmology Dhiraj Kumar Hazra, IMSc The observable Universe has been expanding since the Big Bang. Based on several independent observations and certain theoretical assumptions, we are able to reconstruct this evolution of our Universe. Starting with a basic theory and simple codes, I will present a coherent picture to describe the process of constraining this evolution.
14th October 1900--2000 IST	Primes via probability Anirban Mukhopadhyay, IMSc In 1936, Harald Cramer proposed a simple probabilistic model for primes which makes various predictions about distribution of primes. In this talk we would discuss this probabilistic model and some of its consequences. Although several of these predictions have been proved or strongly believed to be true, there are known results that violate the predictive regular behavior, hinting at deeper mysteries.
15th October 1900--2000 IST	Determining if two bit strings are identical Meena Mahajan, IMSc Two people need to decide whether the files they have are identical. They are at distant locations, and communication between them is extremely expensive. How many bits do they really need to communicate? What if they are willing to settle for a randomised correct-with-high-probability decision? Communication complexity provides some surprising answers.

Facets 2022

2022-09-28T00:00:00Z

A two-day mathematics program

Poster

This is the 2022 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.

However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level mathematics can also apply.

What's planned

Come and interact with researchers in mathematics and sciences.
Let them share with you the excitement of doing mathematics, teaching mathematics, and using mathematics in other areas.
Get inspired to learn and discover more!

Speakers

C. Aiswarya, Chennai Mathematical Institute
Anup Dixit, IMSc
Kripa Gowrishankar, Azim Premji University
Pinaki Chaudhuri, IMSc
K. N. Raghavan, IMSc
Srikumar K. Subramanian, Krea University
Vijay Ravikumar

Schedule

29th September 2022

Time	Event
09:15 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 11:00	Matroids and Log-concavity (K N Raghavan, IMSc)
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 12:45	Automata for functions from words to natural numbers (C Aiswarya, Chennai Mathematical Institute)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Getting your head around spatial rotations (Vijay Ravikumar)
15:30 - 16:00	Tea / Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Using random numbers to solve combinatorial problems (Kripa Gowrishankar, Azim Premji University)

30th September 2022

Time	Event
09:30 - 11:00	Some topics in elementary number theory (Anup Dixit, IMSc)
11:00 - 11:30	Tea / Coffee
11:30 - 12:45	A tale of two arts: Mathematics and Music (Srikumar K. Subramanian, Krea University)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	The complex world of disordered solids (Pinaki Chaudhuri, IMSc)
15:00 - 15:30	Tea / Coffee
15:30 - 17:00	Panel on 'Doing mathematics joyfully'

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided. However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

Talks

Facets 2025

2025-05-21T00:00:00Z

One day workshop for school students

Poster

Facets is a 2-day mathematics outreach program organized by IMSc. It is aimed at students with a background in college level mathematics.

Who should apply?

Students in BSc and MSc mathematics programmes,
Students in mathematical disciplines such as science and engineering who have a strong interest in mathematics.

What to expect in the programme?

There will be lectures in pure and applied mathematics, and a panel discussion.
Some of the lectures will require you to be hands-on, working on mathematical problems and activities.
You will get to interact with mathematicians, as well as other professionals and academics who use mathematics in their work.
We hope that the event gets you excited to learn and explore more mathematics!

Speakers

Arvind Ayyer (Indian Institute of Science)
Mohan Ravichandran (Zessta Software)
Rajendran Narayanan (Azim Premji University)
Sitabhra Sinha (The Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Vijay Ravikumar (Azim Premji University)

How to Participate

Registration is closed now.

Schedule


22 May
9:00 - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 11:00	Counting geodesics on surfaces (Part 1) Slides Vijay Ravikumar
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Opportunities for mathematicians in the private sector. Mohan Ravichandran
	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Fantastic Partitions and Where to Find Them (Part 1) Arvind Ayyer
	Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Waves: A unifying concept across nature and society Sitabhra Sinha
23 May
9:30 - 11:00	Counting geodesics on surfaces (Part 2) Slides Vijay Ravikumar
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Fantastic Partitions and Where to Find Them (Part 2) Arvind Ayyer
	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Using data to strengthen democracy and development Slides Rajendran Narayanan
	Tea/Coffee

The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Abstracts

Fantastic Partitions and Where to Find Them

Arvind Ayyer (Indian Institute of Science)

Opportunities for mathematicians in the private sector.

Mohan Ravichandran (Zessta Software)

I'll talk about how training in mathematics can help in a variety of roles in the software development world. These range from algorithm and system design, modeling and high quality development. I have been working in the private sector for three years, in the intersection of data science and machine learning. I'll share my experiences and talk about opportunities available for mathematics graduates.

Using data to strengthen democracy and development

Rajendran Narayanan (Azim Premji University)

There is a tendency to see research, democratic engagement and public action as distinct from each other. However, in reality, they can be in constant dialogue, with each feeding onto the other. As a case study, we examine the use of digital technologies and Aadhaar used in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Policy implementations can result in "inclusion errors", that happen when somebody not eligible for a scheme avails of rations; and "exclusion errors" that happen when somebody eligible for a scheme does not get it. Minimising inclusion errors are a primary pre-occupation for governments while exclusion errors can result in violation of rights. Data and evidence are at the centre of this tension. Reinterpreting a quote by the famous statistician John Tukey, we argue how data comes with politics on its back and can play a vital role in being a bridge between research and action. We explore how data-based evidence plays a vital role in pushing for better transparency and accountability.

Waves: A unifying concept across nature and society

Sitabhra Sinha (The Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

Counting geodesics on surfaces

Vijay Ravikumar (Azim Premji University)

We all know how many lines connect two distinct points in the plane: there's exactly one that does the job! But suppose we work with a more general surface, like a cylinder, a cone, a tetrahedron, or a torus? In this case we need to generalize the concept of a line to that of a geodesic: a locally distance-minimizing curve. We can then ask the question, how many geodesics connect two distinct points on a given surface? The answer is subtler than one might expect. But even more surprisingly, we can forget our differential geometry and instead focus on folding, rolling, and cutting paper to arrive at a solution! Tessellations, covering spaces, orbifolds, and the art of MC Escher come to our assistance.

Foundational Lecture Series on Theoretical Physics 2025

2025-06-22T00:00:00Z

The IMSc Foundation Series 2025 in Theoretical Physics is a week-long academic initiative organized by the Outreach Team at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai. The program is scheduled from 23rd to 27th June 2025 and will offer three intensive short-term courses at the MSc Physics level tailored for early-stage physics students from Chennai and nearby regions. The courses will be delivered by renowned academicians from IMSc Chennai, aiming to bridge the gap between coursework and research. Through these engaging lectures, participants will gain insights into the Master's level topics from a research perspective. Our goal is to inspire the next generation of physicists and encourage them to pursue careers in academic research.

Participation is open for final year Bachelor students and first year Masters students. Interested students should apply for participation.

Application Deadline: 16th June 2025

List of topics:

Quantum Mechanics

T. R. Govindarajan, Krea University & rtd IMSc Chennai

ElectroDynamics

D. Indumathi, IMSc Chennai

Statistical Mechanics

R. Rajesh, IMSc Chennai

Special Institute Colloquium:

Gravitational Waves

Ajith Parameswaran, ICTS Bengaluru

Live Streaming:

IMSc YouTube channel

Information for selected participants

We have emailed accepted applicants.

Kindly remember to bring your institution ID card for verification of your academic status at the time of registration.

Please check the schedule for timings and details.

For all participants (including IMSc summer research program visitors): Getting to IMSc. Lunch and other refreshments will be provided.

For local participants: Daily travel allowance will be provided as per institute rules.

For outstation participants: Travel reimbursement will be provided as per institute rules. Accommodation will be provided on campus in the guest house from 22 June afternoon to 28 June forenoon. On all days working breakfast and dinner will be provided in the IMSc canteen.

Certificates: We will be providing participation certificates to all registered participants who attend the event in person. Please note that online participants are not eligible for participation certificates.

Student volunteers

Nayan Mondal
Vengatesan G
Rahul Nayak
Sandeep Sharma
Goutham R

Summer School Student Workshop 2017

2017-05-28T00:00:00Z

A 5-day Mathematics and Science workshop for high school students, organized by graduate students

The program is intended for students who are going into classes IX - XII.

The workshop will consist of activity sessions, lectures and research talks in a range of topics by students and professors of the institute. We hope to be able to share with students the curiosity and excitement that we have for mathematics, science and research.

Schedule.

The program is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Apply

To apply, please fill out this form before 17:00, 24th May 2017.

A list of selected students will be notified by email on 26th May 2017.

Summer School Student Workshop 2018

2018-05-07T00:00:00Z

A Mathematics and Science workshop for high school students, organized by graduate students

The program is intended for students who are going into classes IX - XII.

Schedule

The program is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

The workshop is meant for local students. IMSc is unable to provide any support towards travel and accommodation.

Student Projects

Here is a list of resources for student projects.

Schedule

Project Presentations:

Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, IMSc
Date: 17th May 2018
Time: 09:00 - 12:45

Mathematical Proofs and Puzzles

09:00 - 09:50

Tiling problems
A Proof
Napiers Bones
Calculating Pi
Finding the width of a River
Modular Origami
7 bridges
Math Puzzles
27 card trick
Card tricks

Newtonian Physics

09:50 - 10:05

Center of Mass
Double Pendulum I
Double Pendulum II

Foldscope Explorations

10:05 - 10:25

Foldscope I
Foldscope II
Foldscope III
Foldscope IV

Optics

10:25 - 10:35

Kaliedoscope
Projector

Circuits

10:35 - 10:45

Security Systems
IOT automation

Snacks

10:45 - 11:00

Electricity and Magnetism

11:00 - 11:45

Thermoelectric effect Seebeck effect
A simple Solenoid engine
Electricity generator
Windmill
Tesla Coil
Gauss Gun
Electrolysis
Electrophoresis
Electric car

Modes of Motion

11:45 - 12:00

Drone I
Drone II
Working of a Hovercraft

Air and Pressure

12:00 - 12:30

Air exerting pressure
Fun with Physics
Balloon Magic
Bernoulli's Principle
Eco Cooling
Hydraulic toy

Miscellaneous

12:30 - 12:45

DNA extraction
Stickey Rice
Paper Planes

We received >800 applications out of which we could only accomodate 70 students for the workshop!

Photos from the program

Summer School Student Workshop 2019

2019-05-13T00:00:00Z

A Mathematics and Science workshop for high school students, organized by graduate students

The program is intended for students who are going into class 10.

Tentative schedule

The program is free. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

IMSc is unable to provide any support towards travel and accommodation.

Poster for your notice boards.

Teacher Volunteers

We provide an opportunity for highly motivated teachers to observe the workshops. The teachers will also be involved in scribing and recording the sessions so that lesson plans and other materials can be made available after the program.

Applications

Applications are no longer being accepted. We received many applications this year and can only accommodate 30 students and 5 teachers.

We have emailed selected students and teachers. Please do reply ASAP confirming your participation.

If you have not received an email, you have not been selected. We thank you for your interest, please do look out for upcoming outreach programs here.

Youth Astronomy and Space Science Congress

2025-02-14T00:00:00Z

Program schedule: https://www.imsc.res.in/outreach/TASS2025/2025.02.15-16_YASSC_sched.pdf. See also the sky watch poster.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop, May 2017

2017-05-21T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Arts & Science colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

Schedule

This week-long workshop was aimed at mathematics teachers in Arts & Science colleges, to enable them to revisit and update content knowledge. The lectures covered some particular topics (see below). Discussion hours offered opportunities to get doubts cleared and work out exercises (both routine and advanced).

List of speakers (all of IMSc) and topics:

S. Viswanath: Algebra
Parameswaran Sankaran and K. Srinivas: Complex Analysis
K. N. Raghavan: Discrete Mathematics

Participation: About 65 participants were selected from nearly 200 applicants. The total number of actual participants was 56.

The workshop was free. A sumptuous lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) were provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation were issued.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop

2018-05-20T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Arts & Science colleges

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

For more information see the program poster

Topic

Algebra, Analysis and Topology of p-adic numbers

Reference book: p-adic analysis compared with real by S. Katok.

Schedule

A detailed timetable is available here

Speakers and Syllabus:

Sanoli Gun

Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Construction of the completion of a normed field, Algebraic properties of p-adic integers, Euclidean models of ℤp , Locally constant functions.

D. S. Nagaraj

Normed fields, Arithmetical operations in ℚp, Hensel's lemma and congruences, Cantor sets, Elementary analysis in ℚp: p-adic power series.

P. Sankaran

Arithmetic of the p-adic numbers, The field of p-adic numbers ℚp, Elementary topological properties, Elementary analysis in ℚp: Sequences and series, Zeros of p-adic power series.

How to apply?

Applications for this Workshop is now closed.

Selected candidates

The first list of selected candidates is available here.

If you have been selected, please confirm your participation by emailing outreach@imsc.res.in with your SID and name.

If we do not hear from you, we will provide your seat to applicants on our waiting list.

Other information

Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all selected participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.

This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges.

Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accommodation.

Teachers in areas outside Chennai interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2018.

Teachers not in Arts & Science colleges (e.g., Engineering colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from Arts & Science colleges.

Teacher's Enrichment Workshop

2017-11-26T00:00:00Z

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Engineering colleges

A week-long workshop for mathematics teachers of Engineering

Sponsored by the National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)

Co-sponsored and hosted by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) under its "Enriching Collegiate Education" series of workshops

For more information see the program poster

List of speakers and topics:

Applications of Linear Algebra: P. Sankaran, K. N. Raghavan, IMSc
Applications of Partial Differential Equations: S. Kesavan, IITM
Applications of Number Theory (Cryptography): K. Srinivas, IMSc

Schedule and Notes

A detailed schedule is available here

Applications of Linear Algebra: notes for K. N. Raghavan's section

Selected candidates

The list of confirmed participants is available here.

Other information

The workshop is free. Lunch (and tea, coffee, snacks) will be provided on all days of the workshop to all participants free of cost. Certificates of participation will be issued.
This workshop is intended primarily for teachers from local colleges. Travel and accommodation arrangements are left entirely to the participants. IMSc is unable to provide any assistance towards travel or accommodation. Teachers in areas outside Chennai interested in the TEW series of workshops are advised to look for a workshop closer to them: TEW workshops 2017.
Teachers not in engineering colleges (e.g., arts and science colleges) may apply but preference in selection will be given to teachers from engineering colleges.

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop 2020 (Online)

2020-12-22T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha TN SCERT Teachers Workshop 2020 (Online)

This is the 3rd edition of IMSc's Vigyan Pratibha regional teachers workshop and the 1st workshop in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at mathematics and science teachers of classes VIII - X.

The workshop is free and will be conducted on an online platform.

Schedule

23 December

Time (IST)	Session	Speaker / Notes
10:00–11:00	Learning science during the COVID pandemic	R. Ramanujam, IMSc
11:00–12:00	Twist in Fibers	Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc Slides
12:00–13:00	Phases of the Moon	Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, ASI-POEC Slides, Lunar Phase Simulator

24 December

Time (IST)	Session	Speaker / Notes
10:00–11:00	Euclid's Game	Subashri V, IMSc
11:00–12:00	Milk to Curd	Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College Slides
12:00–13:00	Vigyan Pratibha Resources	Manikandan Sambasivam & Varuni P, IMSc

Videos

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop Online (2020) — Embedded Videos

Learning Science during the COVID Pandemic

Twist in the Fibers

Milk to Curd

Phases of the Moon

Euclid's Game

Vigyan Pratibha Resources

Learning Units

Resource People

Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, ASI-POEC
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Subashri V, IMSc
Varuni P, IMSc
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
R. Ramanujam, IMSc

Maths Resource Generation Camp 2024

2024-06-17T00:00:00Z

Two day event for brainstorming and bringing together Maths resources.

Resources will be put up here after the event.

Schedule

Day 1 - June 18

Time	Session
10:00 - 11:00	Presenting ideas for activities that we can work on outlining
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Working on Activities in Teams
	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Online meeting with outstation resource people for more ideas / suggestions
	Tea/Coffee

Day 2 - June 19

Time	Session
10:00 - 11:00	Discussion on how to take these activities to school systems
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Working on activities in teams
	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Presenting few activities, feedback and discussion on how to move forward
	Tea/Coffee

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop II (KV/JNV/AECS) 2025-2026

2025-11-16T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop II (KV/JNV/AECS) 2025-2026

Schedule

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Learning Units

Resource People

Amritanshu Prasad, IMSc
Arun Kumar, IITM
Bharti Dharapuram, IMSc
Chitra Babu, visiting Professor IITM
Jayasree S, IIT Palakkad
Nayan, IMSc
Uthra Dorairajan, D G Vaishnav College
Varuni P, IMSc
Viswanath S, IMSc

Science at the Sabha 2026

2026-03-28T00:00:00Z

The program consists of four talks aimed at the general public.

No specialized knowledge of science is required to appreciate the talks. The program is free and open to all but registration (on this web page) is required.

Time	Title	Speaker
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Gravitational waves: Listening to the Cosmic Symphony	Debarati Chatterjee Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	From fish to feelings: How early life shapes who we become	Amrutha Swaminathan Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Refreshment Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM	The secret lives of everyday numbers	S. Viswanath The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM	AI - Deus ex Machina?	B. Ravindran Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Gravitational waves: Listening to the Cosmic Symphony

Debarati Chatterjee, Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics

The densest objects in the Universe, called Neutstars, are cosmic laboratories that allow us to understand behaviour of matter from infinite to infinitesimal scales. Their extreme environment may harbour the presence of hypothetical strange subatomic particles that are conjectured by the standard model of particle physics. Astrophysical observations with telescopes across multiple frequencies have not been able to resolve the long-standing puzzle of its interior composition. The recent discovery of gravitational waves has unveiled a novel window, allowing us to listen to the invisible Universe. Can gravitational waves from neutron stars finally unlock the secrets to their mysterious interior?

Debarati Chatterjee is a Theoretical Astrophysicist, Professor at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune, and serves as Chair of Education and Public Outreach for the LIGO-India mega-science project. She is also a passionate Science communicator and Ambassador for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She finds work-life balance through diverse activities like learning languages and dances from across the globe, art and adventure sports.

From fish to feelings: How early life shapes who we become

Amrutha Swaminathan, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram

Developmental processes determine various aspects of adult life and health. Subtle differences during development like maternal stress and nutrition can contribute to behavioural tendencies later in life. By performing behavioural assays on tiny tropical fish at different stages of development, we established that some individuals are more resilient to stress than others from early on in life. Further, resilience is a stable and heritable trait, whereby resilient individuals stay thus as they grow and their offspring have a greater likelihood of being resilient. Finally, we discovered that the immune system plays an unlikely role in regulating resilience. Taking this forward, not only do immune factors regulate resilience, we find that they may also regulate sleep. Put together, I will discuss how the immune system has a role beyond fighting infections in setting up our behaviour in early life.

Amrutha Swaminathan received her PhD from JNCASR, Bangalore supported by a fellowship from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. During her PhD, she worked on understanding the role of chromatin factors in brain development. She worked as a Charpak fellow and as a Rhone-Alpes regional exchange fellow in ENS-Lyon. Following her PhD, Amrutha was an FRQS post-doctoral fellow in CRCHUM, Montreal, Canada, where she worked on understanding the mechanisms driving neurological diseases like epilepsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In her second post-doctoral stint at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, she developed behavioural tools to study stress resilience.

The secret lives of everyday numbers

S. Viswanath, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

What does slicing a cake have to do with a drunkard's walk? Or what indeed does boating on the Adyar river have to do with Srinivasa Ramanujan? To make sense of these incongruous oddities, we will turn to the most fundamental of mathematical pursuits - counting! We will discover a miraculous algorithm that moulds lists of digits into geometrical shapes, and soon find ourselves wondering "is my phone number a flagpole, or is it a staircase?" These seemingly idle musings will turn out to be related to a vibrant frontier area of modern mathematics. This action-packed story moves through the scenic backdrops of Cambridge and California, of Paris, Switzerland and the south Bombay seafront, before reaching its decisive climax in Madras a little over 35 years ago with the work of Lakshmibai and Seshadri.

S. Viswanath is a Professor of Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. He grew up in Chennai, did his undergraduate studies at IIT Kanpur and obtained his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He is interested in algebra, combinatorics and in how we all learn mathematics.

AI - Deus ex Machina?

B. Ravindran, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Is AI reaching superhuman abilities? Could it replace humans? Don't panic. We are not there yet. In this talk, I will briefly discuss the underlying principles of AI and the current capabilities of AI models.

B. Ravindran is the founding head of the Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI and the Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) at IIT Madras. He has more than three decades of experience in AI research and teaching. He is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI and of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He serves on the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

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Guidelines

Auditorium doors open at 3:30 pm. Please be seated by 3:45 pm. After that time, we will start letting in walk-in participants.

Parking (3:00 -- 8:00 pm) is available inside the The Music Academy Campus. Extra parking (3:00 -- 8:00 pm) is available at St. Ebbas Girls Higher Secondary School (across the road to the East).

Facets 2026

2026-07-02T00:00:00Z

Poster

Facets is a mathematics outreach program organized by IMSc. It is aimed at students with a background in college level mathematics.

Who should apply?

Students in BSc and MSc mathematics programmes,
Students in mathematical disciplines such as science and engineering who have a strong interest in mathematics.

What to expect in the programme?

There will be 3 lectures. The lectures will give you a glimpse of what lies beyond the mathematics you learn in college.
The lectures will require you to be hands-on, working on mathematical problems and activities.
After the lectures, we will have a panel discussion, where you can ask questions to mathematics professors.
The day's activities are likely to get you excited about learning and exploring more mathematics!

Speakers

Subhankar Dey (IIT Palakkad)
Mohan Swaminathan (TIFR Mumbai)
Raisa D'Souza (Azim Premji University, Bangalore)

Schedule


3 July
9:00 - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 11:00	Equivalence relations and building new worlds! Talk Slides Subhankar Dey
	Tea/Coffee
11:30 - 13:00	Visualizing complex plane curves Mohan Swaminathan
	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Can you build a manifold from a cube? Raisa D'Souza
	Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:00	Panel Discussion S Viswanath, IMSc (Chair), Subhankar Dey, Mohan Swaminathan, Raisa D'Souza

Talk Recordings

Equivalence relations and building new worlds!

Visualizing complex plane curves

Can you build a manifold from a cube?

Abstracts

Equivalence relations and building new worlds!

Subhankar Dey (IIT Palakkad)

How do you like to play 'The Creator', the one who likes to build new worlds, but likes to play by the rules, with the rules being only from basic college-level mathematics? In this talk, we will discuss, conspire, and build new worlds. At the end, we might see some 3-dimensional worlds, and ask which is the exact world that we are living in!

Visualizing complex plane curves

Mohan Swaminathan (TIFR Mumbai)

After recalling how to represent the algebra of complex numbers geometrically on the real 2D plane, we will discuss how to visualize the set of complex solutions to a polynomial equation P(x,y) = 0. For instance, we will see that the complex solutions to the equation x^4 + y^2 + 1 = 0 parametrize a torus (i.e., the surface of a medhu vadai) minus two points, even though this equation has no real solutions.

Can you build a manifold from a cube?

Raisa D'Souza (Azim Premji University, Bangalore)

Can a cube contain enough information to describe a manifold? In this talk, we will explore how combinatorial data attached to simple polytopes can be used to construct topological spaces. Through examples and short activities, we will learn how local gluing rules determine global topological properties.

Rivers and a River Curriculum: An Urban Story

2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

Poster

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (TN SCERT) 2026-2027

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (TN SCERT) 2026-2027

Schedule

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Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (KV/JNV/AECS) 2026-2027

2026-07-12T00:00:00Z

Vigyan Pratibha Teachers Workshop I (KV/JNV/AECS) 2026-2027

Schedule

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Resources

Resource People

Anand Vaidya, TIFRH
Akshay Sanjeev K, IMSc
Anusheela Chatterjee, TIFRH
Arun Kumar, IIT Madras
Jayashree Ramadas, retd. HBCSE
Jayasree S, IIT Palakkad
Madhushree Basu
Manikandan Sambasivam, IMSc
Manika Gupta, IMSc
Manish Jaiswal, TIFRH
V Sathish Kumar, IISc
Sarita Vig, IIST
Uthra Dorairajan, DG Vaishnav College
Varuni P, IMSc
Viswanath S, IMSc

The Mathematics behind Cryptography

2026-08-05T00:00:00Z

Rahul Gupta (IMSc)

In this special lecture, Rahul Gupta will talk to WCC students about the mathematics behind cryptography.

IMSc Open Day 2026

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

'Open Day' is an event with the aim of creating curiosity and interest about science among school students. Apart from experiments and demonstrations in the fields of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Computational Biology, the event will have interactive simulations. The highlight of the open day is 'the explanations about everyday phenomena'.

Registration

Will be announced soon.

Schedule

Will be announced soon.

Youth Astronomy and Space Congress

2026-07-24T00:00:00Z

Webpage

https://tass.co.in/yassc-2026

co-organised with Tamilnadu Astronomy and Science Society (TASS)

Schedule

Day 1: July 25th, 2026 – Saturday

Time	Event / Topic	Speaker / Led By
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM	Registration	—
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM	Inauguration Function	Inaugural addresses by various dignitaries
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM	Tea Break	—
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Magnetars	Prof. Manjari Bagchi, IMSc.
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM	YASSC Components and the Need of the Hour	Thiru. J. Manohar, General Secretary, TASS
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM	Lunch Break	—
02:30 PM – 03:45 PM	Search for Extraterrestrial Bio-signature	Prof. Sujankumar Sengupta, IIA-B(Rtd.)
03:45 PM – 04:00 PM	Tea Break	—
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM	Sub-theme 5: Mathematical Modelling & Computational Tools in Astronomical Research (2010 – present)	Prof. V. Madhurima, Central University of TN, Tiruvarur
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM	Break	—
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM	Outreach while on outstation – Virtual Session	Prof. TV Venkateshwaran, IISER, Mohali
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM	Region-wise Group Discussion	Participants
07:30 PM – 08:30 PM	Dinner	—
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM	Night Sky watching	—

Day 2: July 26th, 2026 – Sunday

Time	Event / Topic	Speaker / Led By
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Avenues in Astronomy and Space Science	Dr. Balaji Sampath, Founder, Aha Guru
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Tea Break	—
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM	This slot is allotted to IIA	Dr. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, IIA
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM	Break	—
12:15 PM – 01:30 PM	Paper and Poster Presentation – Evaluation Guidelines	Prof. D. Khanna, State Academic Coordinator, YASSC-26
01:15 PM – 02:15 PM	Lunch Break	—
02:15 PM – 03:15 PM	Evaluation Guidelines: • Astro-Short Film Making • Astro Photography • Space-Related Games	Led by Thiru. M. Andiraj, Trichy
03:15 PM – 03:30 PM	Tea Break	—
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM	How to do a Project? - In context with YASSC	Prof. A. Josephine Prabha, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM	Valedictory Function	YASSC Team

kaNita kAnakam 2026

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

This is the 7th edition of IMSc's outreach program for school students in Tamil.

The workshop is aimed at class XI students.

Speakers

Will be announced soon

Schedule

Will be announced soon

Foundational Lecture Series on Mathematics 2026

2026-05-24T00:00:00Z

The IMSc Foundation Series 2026 in Mathematics is a week-long academic initiative organized by the Outreach Team at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai. The program is scheduled from May 25 to 29 2026.

Participation is open for final year Bachelor students and first year Masters students. Interested students should apply for participation.

Registration

Registration is closed now.

Resources

Primary resource (Chapter - 9)

Additional resources:

Speakers

V Sathish Kumar, IISc Bengaluru
S Sundar, IMSc Chennai
G P Youvaraj, Madras University (retd.)

Venue

The event will take place at IMSc Campus. Click here for directions: Reaching IMSc

Schedule

Timings	May 25	May 26	May 27	May 28	May 29
09:30 am - 11:00 am	G P Youvaraj	G P Youvaraj	G P Youvaraj	G P Youvaraj	G P Youvaraj
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Snacks	Snacks	Snacks	Snacks	Snacks
11:30 am - 01:00 pm	S Sundar	S Sundar	S Sundar	V Sathish Kumar	V Sathish Kumar
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm	Problem Solving	Problem Solving	Problem Solving	Problem Solving	Problem Solving
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm	Snacks	Snacks	Snacks	Snacks	Snacks
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm	Problem Solving	Problem Solving	Problem Solving	Problem Solving	Problem Solving

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Foundational Lecture Series on Theoretical Physics 2026

2026-05-31T00:00:00Z

The IMSc Foundation Series on Theoretical Physics is a week-long program organized by the Outreach Team at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai. The 2026 edition, scheduled from June 1 to 5, will offer a set of intensive short courses designed to introduce students to advanced topics in theoretical physics. The theme for 2026 edition is "Symmetries, Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information".

This program is intended for early-stage physics students from Chennai and nearby regions. It aims to bridge the gap between standard university coursework and contemporary research by presenting core Master’s-level topics from a research-oriented perspective.

The courses will be delivered by faculty members of IMSc, providing participants with exposure to current approaches and developments in theoretical physics. Through these lectures, students will gain deeper conceptual understanding and insight into how advanced topics are explored in modern research.

The initiative seeks to encourage motivated students to pursue higher studies and careers in theoretical physics and related areas.

Applications are open to students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree, as well as those who have completed the first year of their Master’s program in 2026. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Registration

Application form is closed now.

Speakers and Topics

M. V. N. Murthy, IMSc Chennai [Retd.] | Group Theory: From concrete to abstract!
V. Ravindran, IMSc Chennai | Basics of Quantum Mechanics
Sibasish Ghosh, IMSc Chennai | Quantum Information Theory

Venue

The event will take place at IMSc Campus. Click here for directions: Reaching IMSc

Schedule

Timings	June 1	June 2	June 3	June 4	June 5
09:30 am - 10:45 am	Sibasish Ghosh	Sibasish Ghosh	Sibasish Ghosh	Sibasish Ghosh	Sibasish Ghosh
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Tea	Tea	Tea	Tea	Tea
11:30 am - 12:45 pm	M. V. N. Murthy	M. V. N. Murthy	M. V. N. Murthy	M. V. N. Murthy	M. V. N. Murthy
01:00 pm - 02:30 pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
02:30 pm - 03:45 pm	V. Ravindran	V. Ravindran	V. Ravindran	V. Ravindran	V. Ravindran
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm	Tea	Tea	Tea	Tea	Tea
04:30 pm - 05:30 pm		Tutorials	Sibasish Ghosh (Colloquium)	Tutorials

Lecture Notes

Symmetries and Groups in Quantum Mechanics: From Concrete to abstract!

Colloquium - Quantum Battery: Science Fiction or Reality by Sibasish Ghosh Date and Time: 17:00 - 18:00, 3 June 2026 Venue: Ramanujan Auditorium, IMSc

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Foundational Lecture Series on Physics 2025

Foundational Lecture Series on Theoretical Computer Science 2026

2026-06-14T00:00:00Z

The second edition of this series is designed to build foundational skills in theoretical computer science, running from June 15 to 27, 2026. Open to only second-year and higher undergraduate students, as well as master's and doctoral students, participation is through nomination or self-registration.

Seats are limited, so early sign-ups are encouraged. A few out-of-station attendees will be hosted on campus. Candidates from all academic institutions, with necessary background, are welcome to apply. We encourage students of diverse collegiate backgrounds to apply, especially those who have not previously been exposed to these topics in their coursework. Among other factors, early applications will be viewed favourably during the shortlisting process. Registration is now open and will be finalized in the next few weeks. Registration is closed now.

Registration

Registration will be received in two parts.

By nomination: College/university teachers and instructors can nominate up to three students by sending an email to flstcs@imsc.res.in with their names, email addresses and reasons for nomination. Instructors must ensure that nominated students complete the following form: Registration is closed now.
By registration: Interested candidates can express interest by registering themselves by filling out this form: Registration is closed now.

Please note that we have very limited seats available so early registration is highly recommended. Especially those seeking on-campus accommodation.

Venue

The event will take place at IMSc Campus. Click here for directions: Reaching IMSc

Schedule

Click here to see the updated schedule

WEEK 1

Date	Slot	Speaker	Topic
15/06/26	09:15	Opening	Opening
15/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Venkatesh Raman	Algorithms and Lower bounds for Selection Problems
15/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Venkatesh Raman	Algorithms and Lower bounds for Selection Problems
15/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Souvik Saha	Maximum Coverage: From Polynomial-Time to FPT Approximation
15/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Sanjay Seetharaman	Maximin Share Allocations: An Introduction
16/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Venkatesh Raman	Algorithms and Lower bounds for Selection Problems
16/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Venkatesh Raman	Algorithms and Lower bounds for Selection Problems
16/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Arijit Ghosh	VC Theory and PAC Learning
16/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Sanjay Seetharaman	Tutorial (Algorithms and Lower bounds for Selection Problems)
17/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Arijit Ghosh	VC Theory and PAC Learning
17/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Vikram Sharma	Combinatorics and Topology
17/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Venkat Guruswami	The Power of Subspace Designs: Optimal List Decoding, Proximity gaps, and More
18/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Shivesh K. Roy	Sunflower Lemma and Its Applications
18/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Vikram Sharma	Combinatorics and Topology
18/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Mohanapriya A	Budget-feasible Egalitarian Allocation of Conflicting Jobs
18/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Abhijith R Nair	The math behind fixed point algorithms
19/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Lawqueen Kanesh	NP-Completeness and Beyond
19/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Govind R	Introduction to Model Checking
19/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Debasish Pattanayak	Introduction to Distributed Computing
19/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Sravanthi Chede	Introduction to Proof Complexity
20/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Lawqueen Kanesh	NP-Completeness and Beyond
20/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Soumi Nandi	Hitting Set and Bounded VC Dimension

WEEK 2

Date	Slot	Speaker	Topic
22/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Ramya C	Introduction to Coding Theory
22/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	V Arvind	Eigenvalues of Graphs
22/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Vaibhav Krishnan	Polynomials and Computation
22/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Satya Amar	Diagonalization and Beyond
23/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Ramya C	Introduction to Coding Theory
23/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	V Arvind	Eigenvalues of Graphs
23/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Ishan Chakraborty	Cactus representation of mincuts
23/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Hitesh Wankhede	Tutorial (Eigenvalues of Graphs)
24/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Prakash Saivasan	Aspects of computing
24/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Prakash Saivasan	Aspects of computing
24/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Sanjay Seetharaman	Introduction to Linear Programming
24/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Sobyasachi Chatterjee	Connected Vertex Cover: A 2^k Algorithm
25/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Prakash Saivasan	Aspects of computing
25/06/26	11:15 - 12:30	Prakash Saivasan	Aspects of computing
25/06/26	14:00 - 15:15	Sanjay Seetharaman	Introduction to Linear Programming
25/06/26	15:30 - 16:45	Hitesh Wankhede	Combinatorics and Roots of Polynomials
27/06/26	09:45 - 11:00	Gopinath Mishra	Introduction to Randomized Algorithms
27/06/26	11:15 - 11:45	Singanporia Kushal Piyushkumar	How to Guard A Museum?
27/06/26	11:45 - 12:15	Roseline Jerry Aloor	Polynomial Identity Testing
27/06/26	12:15 - 12:30	Closing	Closing

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is there any charge for accommodation for accommodated students?
No, accommodation is free for accommodated students.
Do accommodated students need to pay for meals?
No, accommodated students will receive breakfast, lunch, and dinner for free.
Will non-accommodated students receive meals?
Non-accommodated students will only get lunch for free. They will not receive breakfast or dinner.
Is lunch free for everyone?
Yes, lunch is free for both accommodated and non-accommodated students.
Will I receive a certificate of attendance?
Yes, a certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of the program.
What are the requirements to receive the certificate of attendance?
You must maintain a satisfactory attendance record, as specified at the start of the program.
What constitutes a satisfactory attendance record?
The specific attendance criteria will be explained at the start of the program. Ensure you meet the outlined requirements.
When will the certificate be issued?
The certificate will be issued at the end of the program.

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Foundational Lecture Series on Theoretical Computer Science 2025

Quantum Information Processing: From Basics to Applications

2026-08-14T09:36:53Z

About the Workshop

The proposed workshop aims to cultivate a scientifically skilled and future-ready student community, with particular emphasis on enhancing the knowledge and research exposure of students from rural regions. Through expert lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on sessions participants will gain comprehensive insights of the fundamental principles of quantum information processing, including quantum bits (qubits), quantum gates, quantum algorithms, quantum communication, and quantum computing architectures. In addition to this, workshop will further highlight the transformative applications of quantum information processing across diverse domains such as cryptography, optimization, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, and quantum-enabled technologies. Serving as a capacity-building platform for UG, PG, and PhD aspirants, the programme will expose participants to emerging research opportunities in quantum science and technology, higher education, national research laboratories, and quantum-driven industries. By promoting interdisciplinary learning and fostering awareness of next-generation quantum technologies, the workshop aims to prepare participants for academic and professional careers in the rapidly advancing quantum era.

Speakers

Dr. Sibasish Ghosh
Professor, IMSc, Chennai
Dr. Sivakumar Srinivasan
Professor, KREA University, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Shrikant Utagi
Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, RV University, Bengaluru

Organizing Committee

Chief Patron:
Sri. A. Tenzing
Correspondent
Patron:
Dr. S. Arivazhagan
Principal

Conveners

Dr. Sibasish Ghosh
Professor, IMSc, Chennai
Dr. P. Raji
Associate Professor & Head, Mepco, Sivakasi

Co-Ordinators

Dr. M. Sureshkumar
Assistant Professor / Physics
Dr. B. Karthikeyan
Associate Professor / Physics