EVENTS HOSTED IN 2024

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Generation using an optimized HHL Quantum Algorithm’
Gabriela Pinheiro (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil)
4 October 2024

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UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘Unifying the background with perturbations in Chaplygin-gas cosmology’
Dr Heba Abdulrahman (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
3 October 2024 

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NITheCS Mini-school
‘Empowering Biodiversity Monitoring through Data Cubes: Techniques and Applications for Open Science’
Dr Sandra MacFadyen (Stellenbosch University) and Maarten Trekels (Stellenbosch University)
2, 9, 16, 23 October 2024

ABSTRACT

VIEW
Lecture 1 (2 Oct)
Lecture 2 (9 Oct)
Lecture 3 (16 Oct)
Lecture 4 (23 Oct)

NITheCS Webinar
‘Low dimensional Quantum gravity using Virasoro TQFT’
Sounak Pal (Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India)
27 September 2024

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘Introduction to cProfile with Python’
Eleanor Kedem (University of Cape Town)
27 September 2024

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NITheCS & UKZN Seminar
‘Császár Orders and Related Structures in Pointfree Topology’
Dr Claude Iragi (University of the Western Cape)
26 September 2024

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NITheCS Mini-school
‘Exploring some aspects of wormholes in modified gravity’
Sayantan Ghosh (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India)
4, 11, 18 & 25 September 2024

ABSTRACT  

VIEW:
Lecture 1 (4 Sept)
Lecture 2 (11 Sept)
Lecture 3 (18 Sept)
Lecture 4 (25 Sept)

NITheCS Micro-school
‘Mastering Citation Management with Zotero’
Abbas (Omid) Hassasfar (Stellenbosch University)
20 September 2024  

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Science for global transformation’
Prof Stephanie Burton (University of Pretoria)
16 September 2024

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UN Office on Drugs & Crime Hackathon
13-15 September 2024

Attend the opening talk online on Fri, 13 Sept from 13h00 to 16h30 SAST

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Workshop on pointfree topology and constructive mathematics – part 5’
Dr Graham Manuell (Stellenbosch University)
10 September 2024

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘Intermediate Visual Studio Code – Part 2’
Dean Brand (Stellenbosch University & NITheCS)
Friday, 6 September 2024  |  12h00-12h30 SAST
Venues: Online and Physics Seminar Room, Stellenbosch University

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Workshop on pointfree topology and constructive mathematics – part 4’
Dr Graham Manuell (Stellenbosch University)
3 September 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘The power of mycelium (v2)’
Dr Barbara van Asch (Stellenbosch University)
2 September 2024

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘Inkscape Basics’
Coral Featherstone (CSIR and University of KwaZulu-Natal)
30 August 2024

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NITheCS Mini-school
‘Modelling optical spectra’
Prof Tjaart Krüger (University of Pretoria) and Dr Towan Nöthling (University of Pretoria)
Wednesday 7, 14, 21 & 28 August 2024

ABSTRACT  

VIEW:
Lecture 1 (7 August) |  Presentation
Lecture 2 (14 August) | Presentation
Lecture 3 (21 August)  |  Presentation
Lecture 4 (28 August) | Presentation

Calculation of absorption spectra illustrated on FMO open with Google colab

NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Workshop on pointfree topology and constructive mathematics – part 3’
Dr Graham Manuell (Stellenbosch University)
27 August 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Humanity in the sciences: ways forward’
Prof Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (University of the Witwatersrand)
26 August 2024

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NITheCS Webinar
‘Collaborating on BRICS+ Skills for Sustainable Economic Growth’
Prof Japie Greeff (North-West University)
23 August 2024

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South African Gravity Society, Stellenbosch University & NITheCS Public Lecture
‘Tuning in to cosmic symphonies with giant radio telescopes’
Prof Roger Deane (University of the Witwatersrand / University of Pretoria)
19 August 2024

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QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Are almost all trapped trajectories fully experiencing a chaotic attractor?’
Prof Fabio Dercole (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
16 August 2024

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Isbell’s subfactor projections in a noetherian form’
Prof Zurab Janelidze (Stellenbosch University)
13 August 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Absolute Measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background Frequency Spectrum: New Horizons and Experimental Challenges’
Prof Martin Bucher (Université Paris Cité and Stellenbosch University)
12 August 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Software Carpentry Workshop
‘Shell, Git and Programming with R’
12-16 August 2024
Venue: Online

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘A virtual tour of Einstein’s Universe’
Prof Matthew Bailes (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
7 August 2024

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Workshop on pointfree topology and constructive mathematics – part 2’
Dr Graham Manuell (Stellenbosch University)
6 August 2024

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NITheCS Node and Branch Leaders’ meeting 
Eastern Cape and Free State node
6 August 2024 

NITheCS Colloquium
‘Top-10 South African Fine Wines: To drink or to invest?’
Dr Mesias Alfeus (Stellenbosch University)
5 August 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW  |  PRESENTATION SLIDES

NWU & NITheCS Seminar
‘The role of intermolecular interactions in chemical processes and materials science’
Prof Carel Olivier (North-West University)
2 August 2024

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UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘Brave New World – Probing our Universe with new secondary CMB anisotropies’
Prof Subhabrata Majumdar (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
1 August 2024

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NITheCS Mini-school
‘An Introduction to the Quantum Simulation of Closed and Open Quantum Systems’
Ian Joel David (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Wednesday, 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 July 2024

ABSTRACT 

VIEW
Lecture 1 (3 July 2024)
Lecture 2 (10 July 2024)
Lecture 3 (17 July 2024)
Lecture 4 (24 July 2024)
Lecture 5 (31 July 2024)

MITP & NITheCS Seminar
‘Gravitational index of the heterotic string’
Prof Sameer Murthy (King’s College London, UK)
30 July 2024

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Workshop on pointfree topology and constructive mathematics – part 1’
Dr Graham Manuell (Stellenbosch University)
30 July 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘The role of intermolecular interactions in chemical processes and materials science’
Prof Catharine Esterhuysen (Stellenbosch University)
29 July 2024

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QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Applications of topological algebras to quantum computing and information’
Dr Martin Weigt (Nelson Mandela University)
26 July 2024

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MITP and NITheCS Seminar
‘Searching for light accelerated dark matter’
Dr Gopolang Mohlabeng (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
26 July 2024

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Inverse Semirings and Monoidal Functors’
Dr Peter Faul (Stellenbosch University)
23 July 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Panel discussion and Q&A on African Artificial Intelligence’
Dr Mark Nasila (First National Bank), Prof Bruce Bassett (University of Cape Town), Prof Kanshukan Rajaratnam (Stellenbosch University), Prof Brian Ganson (Stellenbosch University) and Prof Francesco Petruccione (NITheCS)
22 July 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘From rings to lattices’
Dr Amartya Goswami (University of Johannesburg)
15 July 2024 

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Inaugural NITheCS Western Cape Associates’ Meeting
Prof Will Horowitz (University of Cape Town)
15 July 2024

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘The Power of Pandas – Introduction to the Pandas Library’
Pashlene Naidoo (Stellenbosch University)
12 July 2024

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NITheCS & Carpentries Workshop
‘Data Carpentry (Genomics) Workshop’
8-12 July 2024 

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NITheCS Webinar
‘Phenomenology of a minimal measurable length’
Dr Pasquale Bosso (Italian Institute for Optics, Italy)
28 June 2024

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International Symposium on Modern Statistics and Biostatistics
The symposium aims to upskill local students and academic staff, with a specific focus on student development. The event will have plenary speakers, guest speakers, workshops and postgraduate student presentations.

Date: 26-28 June 2024

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NITheCS heat of FameLab
26 & 27 June 2024  

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘Introduction to NumPy – Powering Your Data with Efficient Array Operations’
Abbas (Omid) Hassasfar (Stellenbosch University)
26 June 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Charting the Future of NITheCS: Progress and Prospects in Research, Training, Engagement, and Africa’
Prof Francesco Petruccione (NITheCS and Stellenbosch University)
24 June 2024  

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Teacher Training: Edu Day
‘Enhance your professional development’
Dr Cerene Rathilal (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and Dr Lungile Sitole (University of Johannesburg Soweto Science Centre)
22 June 2024 

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NITheCS Webinar
‘Gaussian Entanglement in Noncommutative Space’
Prof Pinaki Patra (Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, India)
21 June 2024

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ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Introduction to GitHub: From Basics to Advanced’
Dr Gaonyalelwe Maribe (Old Mutual Limited & University of Pretoria)
20 June 2024

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘Introduction to Visual Studio Code – Your Coding Playground’
Dean Brand (Stellenbosch University)
19 June 2024 

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘When do products commute with quotients?’
Dr Michael Hoefnagel (Stellenbosch University)
18 June 2024  

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2024 International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences (Biomath)

16-21 June 2024
Venue: Cutty Sark Resort, Scottburgh

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QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar​
‘Mathematical models of basal cognition’
Dr Linnéa Gyllingberg (Uppsala University, Sweden)
14 June 2024  

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NITheCS Micro-school
‘Matplotlib Introduction – Don’t Lose the Plot’
Donovan Slabbert (Stellenbosch University)
12 June 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Discovering African Cultural Astronomy’
Dr Jarita Holbrook (University of Edinburgh and University of the Western Cape)
11 June 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Rational Fourier Approximation and Nonlinear PDEs’
Prof André Weideman (Stellenbosch University)
10 June 2024

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NITheCS and Software Carpentries Workshop
‘Introduction: Shell, Git and Python (programming & plotting)’
10-14 June 2024 

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Imperial College-AIMS Connect Partnership Seed Workshop and Research Kickoff
10 – 14 June 2024
Venue: African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Muizenberg

PROGRAMME

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Ligand/Receptor Complexities and Molecular Vibrations: Insights from Nicotine and Cotinine in Flatworms’
Prof Oné R. Pagán (West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA)
7 June 2024

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Cornell University & NITheCS Workshop/Short Course
‘Building dynamic human-environment games’
Andrew Reid Bell (Cornell University, USA) and Cang Hui (Stellenbosch University)
4-7 June 2024

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ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Introduction to QGIS for Spatial Statistics’
Dr Renate Thiede (University of Pretoria)
6 June 2024 

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ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Introduction to Python programming’
Rene Stander (University of Pretoria)
4 June 2024

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NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Aspects of 2-dimensional Elementary Topos Theory’
Luca Mesiti (University of Leeds, UK)
4 June 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘The power of contemporary African DNA: Exploring human evolution and health in Africa’
Prof Marlo Möller (Stellenbosch University)
3 June 2024

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QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Solving discrete optimisation problems with a variational quantum-inspired algorithm’
Prof Vincenzo Savona (Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, EPFL, Switzerland)
31 May 2024  

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ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Data Quality & Data Ownership: Building a Solid Foundation for Data-Driven Success’
Dr Jeanne Fredericks (The Change Hub)
30 May 2024  

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NITheCS Mini-school
‘The algebras of ordinary differential equations’
Prof Peter Leach (University of KwaZulu-Natal & Durban University of Technology)
8, 15, 22 & 29 May 2024

ABSTRACT

VIEW:

Lecture 1 (8 May)
Lecture 2 (15 May)
Lecture 3 (22 May)
Lecture 4 (29 May)

NITheCS Mini-school
‘Exploring Quantum Aspects of Gravitational Waves’
Dr Partha Nandi (Stellenbosch University)
Wednesday, 8, 15, 22 & 29 May 2024

ABSTRACT  

VIEW:

Lecture 1 (8 May)  |  SLIDES
Lecture 2 (15 May)  |  SLIDES
Lecture 3 (22 May)
Lecture 4 (29 May)

ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Introduction to R programming’
Kabelo Mahloromela (University of Pretoria)
Tuesday, 28 May 2024  

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NITheCS & Stellenbosch University Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Principal bundles and quotient stacks over sites’
Elena Caviglia (University of Leicester, UK)
28 May 2024 

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Our Universe, the Movie! (Based on a True Story)’
Prof Romeel Davé (University of Edinburgh and University of the Western Cape)
27 May 2024 

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ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Extracting Actionable Insights: Answering the ‘So What’ Question in Data Analysis’
Dr Jeanne Fredericks (The Change Hub)
23 May 2024  

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘The Standard Model of the Universe, its Problems and Beyond’
Dr Pankaj Kumar (Maharaja Agrasen University, India)
23 May 2024  

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

ICCSSA & NITheCS Online Short Course
‘Data Literacy is the next fundamental skill… are we ready?’
Dr Warren Brettenny (Matrix Design Africa; Decision Intelligence Team)
21 May 2024  

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS & SU Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Open discussion on activities of the Stellenbosch University Category Theory Seminar 2024’
Chaired by: Daniella Moore (Stellenbosch University)
21 May 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

MITP & NITheCS Seminar
‘Staggered bosons, Kahler Dirac bosons and supersymmetry on the lattice’
Prof David Berenstein (University of California, USA)
21 May 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium
‘Postdoctoral research fellows at South African public universities: Key findings from a national study’
Prof Heidi Prozesky (Stellenbosch University)
20 May 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW  |  PRESENTATION SLIDES

NITheCS Colloquium
‘Building trustworthy national digital identity systems’
Prof Carsten Maple (University of Warwick)
17 May 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

Stellenbosch Laser Student Chapter Science Talk
‘Quantum Possibilities: Shaping the future of innovation’
Dr Yaseera Ismail (Stellenbosch University)
16 May 2024

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NITheCS & Stellenbosch University Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Extensivity for Sum Structures’
Roy Ferguson (Stellenbosch University)
14 May 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium
‘Gamma-ray bursts: The most powerful explosions in the universe’
Prof Soebur Razzaque (University of Johannesburg)
13 May 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘Quadrature bases for a fermionic Wigner functional theory’
Prof Stef Roux (University of Pretoria and University of Toronto, Canada)
10 May 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium
‘A trainable and explainable filter-based approach to visual pattern recognition’
Prof George Azzopardi (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
7 May 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

MITP & NITheCS Seminar
‘SYK model on a noisy quantum computer – dynamics and state preparation’
Dr Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab, USA)
7 May 2024 

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NITheCS and Stellenbosch University Category Theory Research Seminar
‘What we know and what we do not know about noetherian forms’
Prof Zurab Janelidze (Stellenbosch University)
7 May 2024  

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Software Carpentry Workshop
‘Shell, Git, Programming with R’
6-9 May 2024 

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Why Bother?’
Prof Peter Leach (University of KwaZulu-Natal and Durban University of Technology)
6 May 2024

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STEM MentHER & NITheCS Webinar
‘Mentorship for Professional Development: Practical advice mentorship for networking, skill enhancement, and career advancement opportunities’
Dr Stella Bvuma (University of Johannesburg)
Chaired by Dr Cerene Rathilal (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and Dr Lungile Sitole (University of Johannesburg)
6 May 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Mini-School 
‘Vector lattices with a view to applications in stochastic processes’
Prof Bruce A. Watson (University of the Witwatersrand, CoE-MaSS and NITheCS)
Wed, 10, 17 & 24 April 2024 & Thurs, 2 May  |  14h00 SAST
Venue: online

ABSTRACT  

VIEW:

• Lecture 1 (10 Apr 2024)
• Lecture 2 (17 April 2024)
• Lecture 3 (24 April 2024)
• Lecture 4 (2 May 2024)

UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘What is Point-free Topology?’
Dr Ana Belén Avilez (University of the Western Cape)
2 May 2024

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NITheCS and Stellenbosch University Category Theory Research Seminar
‘2-dimensional bifunctor theorems, distributive laws and uncurrying’
Dr Peter Faul (Stellenbosch University)
30 April 2024 

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Cosmology with viscous dark matter’
Dr Anslyn John (Stellenbosch University)
29 April 2024

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14th Joburg School on String Theory
‘Recent trends in CFT and the Gauge/Gravity correspondence’
29 April-3 May 2024

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UKZN & NITheCS Seminar
‘Dynamical systems in cosmology – theory and applications’
Prof Christian G. Boehmer (University College London, UK)
25 April 2024

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NITheCS and Stellenbosch University Category Theory Research Seminar
‘Adjoint split extensions and 2-dimensional protomodularity’
Dr Graham Manuell (Stellenbosch University)
23 April 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘How close is Artificial General Intelligence and how will it affect fundamental science?’
Prof Bruce Bassett (University of Cape Town)
22 April 2024

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Use of poetry to foster inquiry into Mathematics’
Boitumelo Moletsane (University of the Witwatersrand)
15 April 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW​

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Quantum Computing Enhanced Service Ecosystem for Simulation in Manufacturing’
Rivan Rughubar (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
12 April 2024 

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘From So Simple A Beginning: Understanding Large Language Models’
Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt FRS FREng FBCS (Jesus College Oxford and University of Oxford, UK)
10 April 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW​

MITP & NITheCS Seminar ​
‘The quark-gluon plasma at high densities and in small systems’
Dr Isobel Kolbe (University of the Witwatersrand)
9 April 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium
‘How can Central Banks Help Finance the Transition to a Net-zero Economy’
Prof Matheus Grasselli (McMaster University, Canada)
8 April 2024

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UKZN & NITheCS Seminar ​
‘Field Theories from the Relativistic Law of Motion’
Prof Naresh Dadhich (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India)
8 April 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar  
‘An Introduction to Effectus Theory’
Kishan Dayaram (University of Johannesburg)
5 April 2024 

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32nd Chris Engelbrecht Summer School 2024
‘Recent Trends in Gravitation’
31 March-7 April 2024

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UKZN & NITheCS Seminar 
‘The Hodograph as a Visual Aid in the Study of Charged Particle Collisions: Algebraic Geometry applied to the description of Charged Particle Trajectories in the Classical Path Approximation – Part II’
Prof John Douglas Hey, MRSSAf (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
27 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Mini-School 
‘Parallel Computation with GPUs: An Introduction to Programming with CUDA’
Martin Bucher (CNRS, France) and Japie Greeff (North-West University)
6, 13, 20 & 27 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  RESOURCES

VIEW:

Lecture 1 (6 Mar)
Lecture 2 (13 Mar)
Lecture 3 (20 Mar)
Lecture 4 (27 Mar)

NITheCS Webinar​
‘Exploring potential research collaborations in the field of quantales together’
Dr Amartya Goswami (University of Johannesburg)
26 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

MITP & NITheCS Seminar​
‘Squeezing and melting nuclear matter with coloured glass’
Dr Mawande Lushozi (University of Cape Town)
26 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium ​
‘Evolution of Quantum Systems Subjected to Noise’
Prof Marco Merkli (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
25 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar ​
‘Approach to equilibrium of an optical quantum field mode scattering from a non-equilibrium quantum reservoir’
Prof Marco Merkli (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
22 March 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

UKZN & NITheCS Seminar 
‘The Hodograph as a Visual Aid in the Study of Charged Particle Collisions: Algebraic Geometry applied to the description of Charged Particle Trajectories in the Classical Path Approximation’
Prof John Douglas Hey, MRSSAf (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
22 March 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

MITP & NITheCS Seminar 
‘Fermions and higher spin’
Kushal Chakraborty (University of the Witwatersrand)
19 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium 
‘Photons in quantum communication and computation’
Pablo Veganzones Parellada (University of Valladolid, Spain)
18 March 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

Functional Analysis and Operator Theory South Africa (FAOTSA) Workshop
17-19 March 2024

POSTER  |  WEBSITE 

NITheCS Webinar 
‘Stochastic processes and their Riesz space generalization – part II’
Prof Bruce A. Watson (University of the Witwatersrand, CoE-MaSS and NITheCS)
15 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar 
‘Decoherence Limiting the Cost to Simulate an Anharmonic Oscillator’
Dr Tzula Benjamin Propp (Delft University of Technology)
15 March 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS & UKZN Webinar​
‘The Famous Partition Function and Partitions that are Arithmetic Sequences’
Prof Rituparno Goswami (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
14 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

MITP & NITheCS Seminar​
‘Quantum Gravity from the Lattice’
Anosh Joseph (University of the Witwatersrand)
12 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS-QFRP & SU Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science: Webinar​
‘Academic Research in Science’
Prof Robert Faff (Bond Business School, Australia)
12 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium ​
‘Quantum Physics and Biology: the Local Wavefunction Approach’
Prof George Ellis, FRS (University of Cape Town)
11 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW  |  PRESENTATION SLIDES

International Day of Mathematics ​
Online programme for high school students and undergraduates
Dr Cerene Rathilal (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
9 March 2024

POSTER  |  VIEW

NITheCS Webinar 
‘Stochastic processes and their Riesz space generalization’ – part I
Prof Bruce A. Watson (University of the Witwatersrand, CoE-MaSS and NITheCS)
8 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

MITP & NITheCS Seminar ​
‘Zero-energy quasiparticles in an interacting nanowire containing a topological Josephson junction’
Prof Izak Snyman (University of the Witwatersrand)
5 March 2024 

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

NITheCS Colloquium ​
‘How to build highways in a cell’
Prof Kristian Müller-Nedebock (Stellenbosch University)
4 March 2024

ABSTRACT  |  VIEW

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar ​
‘Markovian Noise Modelling and Parameter Extraction Framework for Quantum Devices’
Dean Brand (Stellenbosch University)
1 March 2024

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NITheCS Webinar ​
‘A Closer Look at Freudenthal and Rim-compactness’
Dr Simo Mthethwa (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
1 March 2024

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3MC: International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Life Sciences​
28 February–1 March 2024

POSTER  |  MORE INFO 

NITheCS Mini-School 
‘Introduction to Quantum Thermodynamics: An Open Systems Perspective’
Dr Graeme Pleasance (Stellenbosch University)

ABSTRACT  

VIEW:

• Lecture 1 (7 Feb 2024)  |  Presentation notes
• Lecture 2 (14 Feb 2024)  |  Presentation notes
• Lecture 3 (21 Feb 2024)  | Presentation notes
• Lecture 4 (28 Feb 2024)  | Presentation notes

MITP and NITheCS Seminar
‘Deep Learning Topology’
Prof Vishnu Jejjala (University of the Witwatersrand)
27 February 2024 

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NITheCS Colloquium
‘Art of Computational Drug Design – Possibility of Victory without Battle’
Prof Özlem Tastan Bishop (Rhodes University)
26 February 2024 

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BMRI Conference: ‘Digital Health Africa 2024’ 
Presented by the Stellenbosch University Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI)
23-24 February 2024

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3MC: African Mathematical School on Quantitative Biology: Applications in Epidemiology, Ecology and Cancer
19-27 February 2024
Venue: North West University, Potchefstroom Campus

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NITheCS Colloquium 
‘DIRISA: A National Infrastructure for Data Democracy’
Dr Anwar Vahed (Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa)
19 February 2024 

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CoRE-AI Masterclass 
‘Application of AI in Cybersecurity’
Dr Emmanuel Masabo (University of Rwanda)
14 February 2024

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Data Carpentry Workshop 
‘Introduction: Data Carpentry (Ecology with R)’
12-16 February 2024  

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NITheCS Colloquium 
‘From Satellites to Molecules – Discovery & Explanation of the Slowest German Wasp Invasion in the World’
Dr Ruan Veldtman (Stellenbosch University and SANBI)
12 February 2024

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2024 South Africa Blockchain in Education Symposium and Hackathon
‘The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education’
6-7 February 2024

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Quantum Information Workshop 2024
‘Applications of Quantum Information in Astrophysics and Cosmology’
5-7 February 2024

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CHPC & NITheCS Summer School 2024
The 14th CHPC Coding Summer School and the 6th NITheCS Summer School on the Foundations of Theoretical and Computational Science
29 January – 9 February 2024

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Week 2 – Day 1:
Lecture 1 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy
Tutorial 1 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy
Lecture 2 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy
Tutorial 2 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy

Week 2 – Day 2
Guest talk – Dr Andrew Gill
Lecture 3 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy
Tutorial 3 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy
Lecture 4 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy
Tutorial 4 – Introduction to Machine Learning – Prof Ilya Sinayskiy

Week 2 – Day 3:
Guest talk – Mr Abbas (Omid) Hassasfar
Section 1 – Dr Paul van Staden & Dr Rene Stander: Prob. & Stats
Section 2 – Dr Paul van Staden & Dr Rene Stander: Prob. & Stats
Section 3 – Dr Paul van Staden & Dr Rene Stander: Prob. & Stats
Section 3 Q&A – Dr Paul van Staden & Dr Rene Stander: Prob. & Stats

Week 2 – Day 4:
Guest talk – Ms Refilwe Kai-Sikhakhane
Guest talk – Mr Donovan Slabbert
Lecture 1 – Prof Uwe Jaekel: Monte Carlo Methods
Lecture 2 – Prof Uwe Jaekel: Monte Carlo Methods
Lecture 1 – Dr Graeme Pleasance: Scipy & ODEs
Lecture 2 – Dr Graeme Pleasance: Scipy & ODEs

Week 2 – Day 5:
Guest talk: Ms Nomlie Mfuphi: Bio-Informatics
Lecture 1 – Dr Krishna Govender: Computational Chemistry
Lecture 2 – Dr Krishna Govender: Computational Chemistry
Closing

MUST Deep Learning ‘Bootcamp’
Prof Marelie Davel (North-West University) and others
29 January – 2 February 2024

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CoRE-AI Masterclass
‘Equitable AI in Health Care’
17 January 2024

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Sixth Mandelstam Theoretical Physics School and Workshop 2024
‘Recent Developments in Large N, Holography, and Complexity’
Venue: University of the Witwatersrand
9-16 January 2024

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