Julian Sahasrabudhe describes his path from childhood ambitions and drumming to mathematical research. He introduces combinatorics and its connections with other areas, including the relationship between Ramsey theory and sphere packing, ahead of his invited lecture at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians.
Seminar · Mathematics
What Does Machine Learning Have to Offer Mathematics? | Theoretically Speaking
Jordan Ellenberg · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tue, Jul 23, 2024 · 00:30 UTC
Jordan Ellenberg explores how machine learning might contribute to mathematical discovery. Drawing on collaborative work with DeepMind on a combinatorics problem, he considers the distinction between obeying formal rules and producing ideas that mathematicians judge important or ingenious, and discusses near-term changes to mathematical practice.