Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Oct
18
2024

S.T. Lee Film Screening: My Architect

4:00pm|Wolfensohn Hall

S.T. Lee Film Screening:My Architectdirected by Nathaniel Kahn
Friday, October 18, 2024
4:00–7:00 p.m.
Wolfensohn Hall

Join us for a public...

Oct
18
2024

Buffet Dinner: Fall Fest

6:00pm|Simons Hall

Buffet Dinner: Fall Fest
Friday, October 18, 2024
6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Simons Hall

Please join us for a festive fall Friday evening of live music...

Oct
21
2024

Geometry of Matroid Workshop

Tropical Vector Bundles and Matroids
Kiumars Kaveh
10:00am|Simonyi 101

Abstract: A toric vector bundle is a torus equivariant vector bundle on a toric variety.

We begin by recalling the classification of toric vector bundles due to Klyachko. The Klyachko data of a toric vector bundle can be interpreted as a "piecewise...

Oct
21
2024

Geometry of Matroids Workshop

10:00am|Simonyi Hall 101

Sponsored by Dr. John P. Hempel 

Organizers: Matt Baker, Chris Eur, June Huh, Oliver Lorscheid, and Felipe Rincon

This event aims to bring together leading researchers in different areas of combinatorial geometry. This workshop is a part of the...

Oct
21
2024

Geometry of Matroid Workshop

From Matroids to Moduli Spaces
12:00pm|Simonyi 101

Abstract: After a gentle introduction to matroids, I will present parts of a new OSCAR software module for matroids through several examples. I will focus on computing the moduli space of a matroid which is the space of all arrangements of...

Oct
21
2024

Geometry of Matroid Workshop

The Foundation of a Generalized Parallel Connection
Zach Walsh
2:30pm|Simonyi 101

Abstract: The foundation of a matroid is an algebraic invariant that controls representations over any partial field, hyperfield, or more generally, any pasture. We show that, under certain conditions, the foundation of a generalized parallel...