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Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) @sydmathinst.bsky.social · Dec 12
The next round of our International Visitor Program is now open!

Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏

Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...

Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
International Visitor Program - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
IVP August 2023 applications are due 8 August 2023, for July 2024–June 2025 visits (general applicants) & March 2024–June 2025 for Australian citizens/PR & NZ citizens.
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au
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Just over 1 week left to apply to the International Visitor Program at SMRI/ The University of Sydney.

Are you a #MathSky researcher with a desire to collaborate with someone at an Australian university? Or Aus-based researchers, do you have a visitor in mind? Please share! Due 17 Feb
#CompSky
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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This Friday, February 6 at 5pm, Centre for Complex Systems at the School of #ComputerScience is welcoming Prof. Paul Davies (Arizona State U) for a public lecture on "Navigating the Quantum Wonderland"

Join us to celebrate a century of quantum mechanics!

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/navigating...
Navigating the Quantum Wonderland: Prof. Paul Davies, Arizona State Univ.
Join Prof. Paul Davies from ASU for a mind-bending journey through the quantum wonderland in person!
www.eventbrite.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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The applications to the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI @sydmathinst.bsky.social) International Visitor Program close ⏰ 11:59pm (Sydney time) Feb 17.

Apply to visit, and do research at SMRI and institutions across Australia!
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...
International Visitor Program - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
IVP August 2023 applications are due 8 August 2023, for July 2024–June 2025 visits (general applicants) & March 2024–June 2025 for Australian citizens/PR & NZ citizens.
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au
January 31, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Talent is being left on the 'launch pad', space trailblazer warns: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/australian-of-the-year-katherine-bennell-pegg-on-space-and-stem/106269082
Talent is being left on the 'launch pad', space trailblazer warns
The 2026 Australian of the Year — astronaut and space engineer Katherine Bennell-Pegg — is a strong advocate for STEM education, but fears too much talent is being left on the "launch pad".
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Congratulations to Professor John Cannon AO FAA, recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems

#MathSky

www.science.org.au/news-and-eve....
Academy Fellows honoured on Australia Day
Top, left to right: Professor Anne Kelso AC FAA FAHMS, Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong AC FAA, Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons AC FAA FTSE FRS. Bottom, left to right:Professor John Cannon AO
www.science.org.au
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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“Professor John Cannon AO FAA has been recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems.” #mathsky 🎊 👉🏼 www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
Academy Fellows honoured on Australia Day
Top, left to right: Professor Anne Kelso AC FAA FAHMS, Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong AC FAA, Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons AC FAA FTSE FRS. Bottom, left to right:Professor John Cannon AO
www.science.org.au
January 25, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Cohomology of p-adic period domains — David Hansen, National University of Singapore

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHAw...

#MathSky #SMRISeminar
Cohomology of p-adic period domains
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
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January 23, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Prof Ben Burton’s public lecture “Some Very Queer #Mathematics” is now online, marking 75 years of the Turing Test and celebrating Alan Turing’s & LGBTQIA+ contributions to maths. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @chadtopaz.bsky.social @lgbtqstem.bsky.social #MathSky #ITeachMath #AcademicSky
UQ Turing Test Public Lecture: Some Very Queer Mathematics
YouTube video by UQ Science
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January 18, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Join us for the first SMRI seminar for 2026:

'Cohomology of p-adic period domains'
David Hansen (National University of Singapore)

Time and place as usual: 1 pm, Thursday 22nd January
SMRI Seminar Room (A12 Macleay Room 301) USYD

#MathSky
January 19, 2026 at 11:11 PM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
#MathSky reminder: just under 1 month left to apply to our International Visitor Program, based in the quadrangle here at the University of Sydney- join us and spend 4 weeks working in Australia!
Due: 17 Feb 2026. Mathematicians, please share with your networks! 🧮
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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"Meso-scale structures in signed networks", new preprint with Wei Zhang, Olga Boichak, Tristram J Alexander, and Tiago P. Peixoto (@tiago)

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.11281
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
The next round of our International Visitor Program is now open!

Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏

Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...

Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
International Visitor Program - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
IVP August 2023 applications are due 8 August 2023, for July 2024–June 2025 visits (general applicants) & March 2024–June 2025 for Australian citizens/PR & NZ citizens.
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Gradient optimization methods: the benefits of instability — Peter Bartlett, UC Berkeley

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEgT...

#MathSky #SMRISeminar
Gradient optimization methods: the benefits of instability
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
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December 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Congratulations to @monsoon0.bsky.social, Geordie Williamson, @tillus.bsky.social, John Voight from the School of Mathematics at USyd, and the rest of the team, from other parts of university and beyond, for their ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust!
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Check out today's article on A/Prof Zsuzsanna Dancso's amazing interventions to reverse the decline of women in advanced maths courses: www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
When Emily walked into maths class at uni, there were only three women. Then something changed
Before 2020, female enrolments in advanced mathematics at the University of Sydney were in decline. But an intervention transformed everything.
www.smh.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
Great article from @sydmorningherald.bsky.social about how Zsuzsanna Dancso tackled a different kind of mathematical problem: how to keep women engaged with higher level math

www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

#mathsky
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
On in 30 minutes: Peter Bartlett - Gradient optimization methods: the benefits of instability
5:30 pm, Messel Lecture Theatre, (*new location!*) Sydney Nanosciences Hub, USYD
sydmathinst.bsky.social Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) @sydmathinst.bsky.social · Dec 5
Join us for a special talk by Peter Bartlett (UC Berkeley), part of the focus period 'Mathematical Science for AI Safety' currently running at SMRI

'Gradient optimization methods: the benefits of instability'

5:30 pm, Wednesday 10th December 2025
Old Geology Lecture Theatre, USYD
#MathSky
December 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
Congratulations to Nalini Joshi @monsoon0.bsky.social
and team, who have been awarded $35m from the ARC to establish the ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust (MathQuEST) #mathsky
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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🚨 #CentresOfExcellence #CE26 announcement:

❗️Outcomes announced publicly for ARC Centres of Excellence 2026❗️

See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/288

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December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
Our special Basser-SMRI Seminar with
@sydneycompsci.bsky.social
is now on YouTube:

Is Dijkstra’s Algorithm Optimal? — Robert Tarjan, Princeton University

youtu.be/Pc40q0JGdjc
Is Dijkstra’s Algorithm Optimal?
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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sydneycompsci.bsky.social
Wonderful turnout and enthusiasm this week for #ComputerScience, with packed rooms for Bob Tarjan and Moti Yung's Basser seminars! #USyd
Moti Yung at the lectern Bob Tarjan at the lectern
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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A short course by SMRI visitor Yunwen Lei (University of Hong Kong) - Statistical Learning Theory - kicks off today

More details:
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/seminars/

#MathSky
What's On Calendar - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
View seminars at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute, including SMRI Algebra and Geometry Online & Applied Maths seminars.
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
Just one more week until applications for the International Visitor Program at SMRI open again!

Join us for 4 weeks at our mathematical hub in Sydney to collaborate with researchers based all around Australia 🌏🐨

#MathSky
sydmathinst.bsky.social Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) @sydmathinst.bsky.social · Nov 18
In October 2025, Fakhteh Ghanbarnejad visited SMRI, as part of our International Visitor Program. In this interview, she talks to us about her work in complex systems and networks, at the interface of physics, applied mathematics and computer science!
#MathSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsBD...
Fakhteh Ghanbarnejad: Using complex systems to understand epidemics, climate change and social media
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
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December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Join us for a special talk by Peter Bartlett (UC Berkeley), part of the focus period 'Mathematical Science for AI Safety' currently running at SMRI

'Gradient optimization methods: the benefits of instability'

5:30 pm, Wednesday 10th December 2025
Old Geology Lecture Theatre, USYD
#MathSky
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
sydmathinst.bsky.social
The latest SMRI interview captures some of the discussions behind the focus period, 'Mathematical Science of AI Safety' -
Dan Murfet interviews Marcus Hutter and & Cole Wyeth, catch up below
👇
youtu.be/tgKaGiI6Ogc
#MathSky #AISafety
Mathematical Science of AI: Interview of Marcus Hutter and Cole Wyeth by Daniel Murfet
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
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December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM