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| Research Area/Focus |
Pure and applied mathematics, statistics and computer science
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| Number of Researchers |
94 visiting members as of September 2007
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| Awards/Recognition/Discoveries |
- Dr. Joel Feldman received the 2007 CRM-Fields-PIMS Price in recognition of his exceptional achievement and work in mathematical physics
- Edwin Perkins and his analysis of measure-valued diffusions, or "superprocesses," where he has been a pioneer in the development of the field
- John McKay and his two areas of mathematics: one known as the McKay correspondence, and the other going under the fanciful name of "monstrous moonshine", underlying the role of the largest sporadic simple group which is known as the "monster"
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| Current Examples of Intitiatives |
- Current/upcoming thematic programs include Thematic Program on Arithmetic Geometry, Hyperbolic Geometry and Related Topics, Thematic Program on Operator Algebras, and Thematic Program on New Trends in Harmonic Analysis
- Ongoing seminar series include Actuarial Science & Financing Mathematics Group Meetings, Fields Industrial Optimization Seminar, and Geometry and Model Theory Seminar
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| Website |
http://www.fields.utoronto.ca
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| Address |
222 College Street
Toronto, ON
M5T 3J1 |
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