BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmund Harriss (University of Arkansas) DTSTART:20240628T153000Z DTEND:20240628T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260422T171810Z UID:CompMath/1 DESCRIPTION:Title: Mappings between abstract and physical spaces\nby Edmund Harriss (Uni versity of Arkansas) as part of Relatorium seminar\n\n\nAbstract\nI work a s a mathematician and artist\, and within the Illustrating Mathematics gro up\, at the heart of this work lie ideas about translation and mapping bet ween physical and abstract spaces\, in different ways to just modelling. I n particular thinking about ideas in art and mathematical illustration whe re physical spaces are being used to understand the abstract world (rather than science that normally goes the other way). Images\, models and exper iences can reveal aspects of the abstract that we do not yet understand an d thus drive research. I will introduce some ideas about this and then ope n the question of how category theory might be useful to understanding the mapping and conversion that is happening between the abstract and the phy sical and thus how it can be validated and potentially checked for errors. \n\nThe talk will be moderated by Namista Tabassum who joined our comp mat h group recently. Namista is an interdisciplinary researcher and business advisor who has worked with diverse organizations in Canada and Bangladesh \, notably leading research projects and facilitating social impact events . Her interest in mathematics and science communication stems from her bel ief in compassionate mathematics\, bridging her passion for art and logic to make complex concepts accessible and engaging.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/CompMath/1/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR