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Geordie Williamson, Ph.D.Director of the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute and Professor of Mathematics , University of Sydney
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Our world is full of surprises, and the same thing can be said of the world of mathematics. Surprises like the icosahedron, aperiodic tilings and the Mandelbrot set have captivated the imaginations of mathematicians and led to new mathematical fields.
In this Presidential Lecture, Geordie Williamson will survey recent work using neural networks to aid the search for interesting examples and counterexamples. He says this work is just the tip of the iceberg, predicting that the coming years will see a flourishing of AI-assisted experimental mathematics.
About the Speaker
Williamson is a mathematician and director of the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute. His work concerns highly structured mathematical objects and their symmetries. In joint work with Google DeepMind, he pioneered the use of neural networks to attack hard mathematical problems. Williamson has been awarded several major international awards for his work, including election to the Royal Society, prizes from the Australian, American and European mathematical societies and the 2024 Max Planck Humboldt Research Award.