Facets 2015 Timetable

The lectures are being video recorded.
Links to the recordings will be available on the programme web page.

Monday 29th June 2015
900--930amRegistration
935amWelcome remarks
0945--1100am      M Ram Murty (Queen's University, Canada)      Mathematics, Measurement and Information Technology
Chair: R Balasubramanian
1100--1130amTea Break (tea, coffee, and cake)
1130am--1245pm   Vijay Kodiyalam (IMSc)       Knotted or not?
Chair: V S Sunder
1245--200pmLunch
200--315pm Video of talk by Joseph Oesterle (Paris VI) Some simple open problems in Mathematics
Chair: Sanoli Gun
315--345pmTea Break (tea, coffee)
345--500pmGautam Menon (IMSc)     Contagion: Modelling Infectious Dieseases
Chair: Krishna Maddaly
500pmHigh tea

Tuesday 30th June 2015
945--1100am   Harish Seshadri (IISc)       Shapes and Connectivity
Chair: Parameswaran Sankaran
1100--1130amTea Break (tea, coffee, and cake)
1130am--1245pm      V Arvind (IMSc)      Some Algorithmic questions in Finite Group Theory
Chair: Meena Mahajan
1245--200pmLunch
200--315pm Rajeeva Karandikar (CMI)      Power and Limitations of Opinion Polls
Chair: S Kesavan
315--345pmTea Break (tea, coffee)
345--500pmPanel discussion     Prospects in Mathematics
Chair: R Ramanujam
500pmHigh tea