Events

The Institute of Mathematics of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in collaboration with Baku State University (Azerbaijan), Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan), Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University (Ukraine) and Institute of Information Technology of the Ministry of Science and Education (Azerbaijan), will hold the 13th International Conference on Modern Problems of Mathematics and Mechanics. This conference will be an international forum for mathematicians, mechanical engineers and specialists in the field of mathematical education to present their latest research and development results in all areas of pure and applied mathematics, mechanics and their possible advanced applications in real life. The official language of the conference is English. Participation in the conference will be available both in-person and online.

Date: September 16, 2026 (Wednesday) at 4PM (UK time) Speaker: Emanuel Milman, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel Topic: Multi-Bubble Isoperimetric Problems About the Talk: Prof. Emanuel Milman is a leading mathematician in geometric analysis, isoperimetric inequalities, and convex geometry. In this talk, he will discuss the multi-bubble isoperimetric problem, which asks how several regions of prescribed volumes can be enclosed while minimizing the total area of their interfaces. The talk will cover background and history of the problem, and then highlight major recent advances in Euclidean and spherical spaces, including results concerning double, triple, quadruple, and quintuple bubbles. It will also explain the geometric ideas behind these results and the main questions that remain open. See the blog announcement of this talk for more details. Link to join: At the scheduled time, joint the talk here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/337994052677176?p=qWcSKQ8oKhbbUhkU3K No registration required.

This year, we celebrate Bernhard Riemann's 200th birthday. On this occassion, Riemann's alma mater, Georg August-Universität Göttingen, and the German Mathematical Society (DMV) organize a birthday event and the DMV topic day "Riemann's mathematical heritage'. Sep 17: **Riemann's birthday** Speakers: Alains Connes (IHES) Anna Wienhard (Leipzig) David Rowe (public leture) Sep 18: DMV Topic day "Riemann's heritage" https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/704723.html We discuss recent developments in some of the areas which Riemann has shaped or initiated. Speakers: Valentin Blomer (Bonn) Esther Cabezas-Rivas (Valencia) Gerhard Huisken (Tübingen) Jonathan Keating (Oxford) Hee Oh (Yale) Organizers: Dorothea Bahns, Thomas Schick Sponsors: RTG 2491 "Fourier Analysis and Spectral Theory"

AI Unlocked 2026, will bring together the brightest minds from academia, industry, and government to explore the power, promise and purpose of artificial intelligence. This two-day congress, chaired by Dr. Anjulika Salhan, a global expert in AI-driven innovation and founder of Systems Holdings, will be held at the prestigious Hyatt Regency in Birmingham. We invite you to join a dynamic community of AI pioneers shaping the future of machine learning and intelligent systems. World-class speakers from across sectors will share their research, breakthroughs, and real-world applications of AI, ranging from deep learning architectures and causal models to AI in finance, healthcare, governance, and regulation. Key themes include: • The evolving architecture of AI systems: transformers, GNNs, diffusion models • The rise of foundation models, multimodal AI, and explainability • Bridging theory and application: from generalisation and convergence to robust deployment • Policy and ethics: AI governance, regulatory frameworks, and public-private collaboration • What's next? Symbolic reasoning, AI safety, causal AI, and hybrid intelligence

The two-day workshop, divided into two main thematic blocks – Optimization in Machine Learning and Optimization with Fractional Calculus Methods – is primarily designed for PhD students and other interested participants. The sessions will be conducted by invited lecturers, who are recognized experts in these fields. Participation in the workshop is free of charge.

The thematic scope of the conference includes, among others: • Optimization in Machine Learning • Applications of Fractional Calculus in Optimization Problems These areas reflect the dynamic development of modern optimization methods and their influence on applied mathematics, data science, and engineering. Conference Proceedings The proceedings of GPCO 2026 will be published in one of the following forms: • a monograph • a special issue of Optimization: A Journal of Mathematical Programming and Operations Research • a special issue of the International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS)

Spatial structures appear throughout mathematics, connecting topology, combinatorics, and geometry in surprising and beautiful ways, capturing how mathematical objects sit and interact within the spaces around them. This workshop aims to bring together researchers from a range of backgrounds to strengthen the community and to discuss developments in the theory of spatial structures, with a particular focus on topological graph theory, spatial graphs, braids, and periodic tillings.