Asian Mathematical Conference

Asian Mathematical Conference
Name	Asian Mathematical Conference
Discipline	Mathematics
Country	Various in Asia
Established	1974
Frequency	Triennial

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Asian Mathematical Conference The Asian Mathematical Conference is a major triennial meeting that brings together researchers from across Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and Africa to present advances in mathematics and related fields. The conference features plenary lectures, invited talks, contributed sessions, and poster sessions, attracting participants affiliated with institutions such as University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University, Indian Institute of Science, National University of Singapore, and Seoul National University. Its program often intersects with themes prominent at the International Congress of Mathematicians, European Mathematical Society, American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and regional bodies like the Association for Women in Mathematics.

History

The conference traces antecedents to meetings held under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union, the Pacific Rim Conference, and national academies including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Early editions featured collaborations with organizations such as the Royal Society, the Korean Mathematical Society, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Australian Mathematical Society. Over time the conference established ties with awards and institutions like the Fields Medal, the Abel Prize, the Shaw Prize, the Ramanujan Prize, and the ICTP to recognize regional achievement. Political and logistical milestones involved host cities such as Beijing, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok, each coordinating with ministries including the Ministry of Science and Technology (China), the Department of Science and Technology (India), and the Ministry of Education (Japan).

Governance typically involves steering committees drawn from national societies like the Mathematical Society of Japan, the Chinese Mathematical Society, the Korean Mathematical Society, and the Indian Mathematical Society, working alongside international bodies such as the International Mathematical Union and the Asian Mathematical Society (organization). Executive roles have been held by academics affiliated with Peking University, IIT Bombay, Kyoto University, National Taiwan University, and The University of Hong Kong. Funding and sponsorship are coordinated with agencies including the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the National Science Foundation (United States), the European Research Council, the National Research Foundation of Korea, and private foundations like the Simons Foundation and the Korea Foundation. Local organizing committees liaise with universities and institutes including Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Academia Sinica, RIKEN, and Korean Institute for Advanced Study.

Past venues have included metropolitan centers and university campuses in Tokyo, Beijing, Mumbai, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hanoi, Manila, and Istanbul. Joint meetings and satellite events have been coordinated with conferences such as the International Congress on Mathematical Physics, the Symposium in Pure Mathematics, the Conference on Number Theory, and workshops at ICTP Trieste and MSRI. Regional satellite venues have involved institutes like Asian Institute of Technology, National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing), BITS Pilani, Nanyang Technological University, and Chulalongkorn University. Advertising and proceedings have been published in collaboration with publishers and societies including Springer, Elsevier, Cambridge University Press, World Scientific, and the American Mathematical Society.

Scientific content spans areas represented by departments at Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and ETH Zurich: algebraic geometry, analytic number theory, representation theory, topology, differential geometry, partial differential equations, probability theory, combinatorics, mathematical physics, and computational mathematics. Sessions have featured specialized topics tied to research groups at Courant Institute, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Perimeter Institute, and Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe. Interdisciplinary tracks connect to applications in collaborations with CERN, NASA, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Google Research, and Facebook AI Research. Dedicated symposia have explored areas influenced by seminal works such as the Langlands program, Yang–Mills theory, Riemann hypothesis, Poincaré conjecture, and the Atiyah–Singer index theorem.

Plenary and invited speakers have included mathematicians affiliated with award-giving bodies like the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Neal Koblitz Lecture, and recipients associated with institutions such as Institute for Advanced Study, IHES, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, University of Chicago, and University of Oxford. Notable participants have been linked to achievements by figures associated with the Ramanujan Prize, the Shaw Prize, the Chern Medal, and national honors like the Padma Vibhushan, the Order of Culture (Japan), and the National Order of Merit (France). Sessions have showcased research by individuals connected to influential projects and groups such as the Langlands correspondence group, the Perelman circle, the Wiles school, and collaborations that include members from Microsoft Research and IBM Research.

The conference has served as a nexus for collaborations between scholars from institutions like Peking University, University of Tokyo, IISc Bangalore, National University of Singapore, and Seoul National University, catalyzing research that has advanced topics recognized by the International Mathematical Union and influenced curricula at universities including Kyoto University and The University of Hong Kong. Proceedings and special issues resulting from the conference have appeared in journals associated with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press, American Mathematical Society, and specialized periodicals connected to the London Mathematical Society and the European Journal of Combinatorics. The meeting has also fostered networks linking younger researchers supported by programs from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the National Science Foundation (US), and regional fellowships administered by TWAS and the Fulbright Program.

Category:Mathematics conferences