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MPS Workshop on Perspectives on Electronic Information & Communication in the Mathematical Sciences

Workshop

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

When

September 12, 2024
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
September 13, 2024
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ET

Where

Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium

160 5th Ave

New York, NY 10010, United States

Organizer:
Ilka Agricola, Philipps-Universität Marburg and the CEIC of IMU

Meeting Goals:
The MPS Workshop on Perspectives on Electronic Information and Communication in the Mathematical Sciences was organized by the Committee on Electronic Information and Communication (CEIC), a standing committee of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), whose mandate is to review the development of electronic information, communication, publication, instruction, and archiving in the Mathematical Sciences and to represent the IMU accordingly at an international level. It serves the mathematical community as a whole by providing advice, endorsing standards, articulating best practice recommendations, and by the development of electronic infrastructure.

The workshop bought together leading mathematicians, researchers and professionals who are interested in an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas that aligns with the CEIC’s goals.

Topics covered included:

The future of mathematical archiving and research data infrastructure
Steps towards a Global Digital Math Library
The challenges of citation cartels and predatory publishers
Open access and copyright strategies
New challenges: what is the impact of AI and formal proof assistants on mathematical publishing?

The meeting surveyed progress in these fields with an alternation of short presentations and discussion sessions.

Agenda

Thursday, September 12, 2024

9:30 AM	Ilka Agricola \| Introduction to Workshop and different sessions
10:30 AM	Stephen Watt & Ilka Agricola \| Steps Towards a Global Digital Math Library (GDML)
11:10 AM	Marie Farge \| Copyright Strategies and Legal Issues
1:00 PM	Breakout Discussion Sessions 1 & 2
2:30 PM	Presentation of Discussion Results, 15 minutes each
3:30 PM	Sam Hansen & Moritz Schubotz \| The Future of Mathematical Libraries & Research Data Infrastructure
4:00 PM	Breakout Discussion Session 3

Friday, September 13, 2024

9:30 AM	Peter Taylor & Ilka Agricola \| The Challenges of Citation Cartels & Predatory Publishers
10:00 AM	Kevin Buzzard \| The impact of AI & Computer Proof Assistants on Mathematical Publishing
11:00 AM	Breakout Discussion Sessions 3 & 4
1:00 PM	Presentation of Results