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CMCS 2022

6th CMSC conference will takes place (live, we hope) April 20-23, 2022 at the University of Bergen, Norway. There is no registration fee, but register early please, by sending a registration form to marta.lopez@uib.no. A website with further information will be available soon.

Art and Sciences Workshop 4–5 July, 2021

We invite all interested in art and creative ways of mathematical sciences comunication for a live workshop in Poznań, Poland, on 4th and 5th July 2021. The programme includes (but is not limited to) Math in Music lecture and a concert of algorithmic music performed by the Poznań Laptop Orchestra. The concert and the Art and Math lecture will be in English and transmitted online. The links to the transmission will be placed at the workshop page. The invited talks will be in Polish and will not be transmitted.

CMSC’21 cancelled

Due to the barriers to international travel and institutional/government restrictions, it has sadly been decided to cancel CMSC in 2021 in Poznan.

The CMSC 2022 will be held at the University of Bergen, Norway, pandemic permitting. Within a few months we will put more details on it here.

Online event July 3, 2020 — recording

Part 1: Judith Gal-Ezer, Katarina Cheng, Tim Bell

Part 2: Karl Schaffer (The Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble)

Part 3: Julia Hybiak+Michał Janocha+Wojciech Kaszuba, Andreas Daniel Matt, Jerzy Pogonowski

Part 4: Rohan Jha, Michal Ren+Paweł Perekietka, Frances Rosamond

Online event July 3, 2020 — the agenda and instructions

The event starts at 8 AM (CEST, UTC+2). Check your local time here

  • 8:00 The Power behind the Power Point Judith Gal-Ezer (Open University of Israel)
  • 8:15 Math through dance: A translation Katarina Cheng (California, USA)
  • 8:30 CS Unplugged: Update from New Zealand Tim Bell (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
  • 8:45 The Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble (De Anza College in Cupertino, California and Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, USA)
  • 9:00 Lambdaensemble Julia Hybiak, Michal Janocha and Wojciech Kaszuba (Adam Mickiewicz University and Acadamy of Music in Poznan, Poland)
  • 9:15 I AM A.I. — explaining artificial intelligence through interactive applications, games and stories Andreas Daniel Matt (Germany)
  • 9:30 Mathematical puzzles in education Jerzy Pogonowski (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland)
  • 9:45 Internet security and cryptography Rohan Jha (New Jersey, USA)
  • 10:00 Enigma codebreakers Pawel Perekietka and Michal Ren (KSW High School in Poznan and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Polan)
  • 10:15 Conflict models by graphs Frances Rosamond (University of Bergen, Norway)

Here are a few instructions for participants of the online CMSC event on July 3, 2020.

Online event on July 3, 2020

In order to feel the spirit of CMSC, a short (2–3 hours) online event is planned for July 3, 2020. Invited speakers will give short presentations of 5–15 minutes, each, with an opportunity for Q&A discussion. We look forward to a friendly, enjoyable sharing of ideas and the stimulation of imaginative new ideas. There is no admission fee, though registration is required.

date: July 3, 2020
start: 8 AM (CEST, UTC+2). Check your local time here.
registration deadline: July 2, 10 AM (CEST, UTC+2)

The speaker list includes (but is not limited to):

  • Tim Bell (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) – a leader of the CS Unplugged project and a co-author of the interactive Computer Science Field Guide
  • Judith Gal-Ezer (Open University of Israel) – an expert in the teaching of computer-integrated mathematics and computer science education
  • Andreas Daniel Matt (Germany) – a mathematics communicator, Managing Director of IMAGINARY
  • Jerzy Pogonowski (Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan) – an expert in applications of logic, methodology of science and philosophy of mathematics
  • Katarina Cheng (USA) – the winner of the MoMath International Steven H. Strogatz Award in the Performance category
  • Rohan Jha (USA) – the winner of the MoMath International Steven H. Strogatz Award in the Writing category
  • Julia Hybiak, Wojciech Kaszuba and Michał Janocha (Adam Mickiewicz University and Academy of Music in Poznań)   a team working on algorithmic music
  • Michał Ren and Paweł Perekietka (Adam Mickiewicz University and KSW High School in Poznań)   talking on Polish mathematicians who broke the Enigma code

Postponement of dates

Due to the global pandemic situation, the organisers of the 5th CMSC decided to postpone the conference by one year. We apologise for any for any inconvenience caused by this decision. We will keep you informed here should any further changes occur.