Réunion d'hiver SMC 2026
Montréal, 11 - 14 décembre 2026
Sessions scientifiques
La liste des sessions d'éducation figure au bas de la page.
Veuillez noter que les heures sont exprimées en heure normale de l'heure normale de l'Est (HNE).
Combinatoire algébrique: questions de longue date sur les fonctions symétriques  | |
| Org: Houcine Ben Dali (Harvard University), Angele Foley (Wilfrid Laurier University) et Alejandro Morales (Université de Québec à Montréal) | |
| The enumerative side of algebraic combinatorics has long focused on various symmetric functions and the interplay between them. For example, a key research question has been to characterize properties of the coefficients that result when transforming from one basis to another. In this session we focus on some fundamental symmetric function questions, with a particular focus on recent advances on longstanding open problems such as conjectures on Jack polynomials (b-conjecture, matching Jack conjecture, and Stanley’s conjecture on Littlewood-Richardson coefficients), positivity conjectures of chromatic symmetric functions, and Delta conjectures from diagonal harmonics. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Mohammad Bardestani (John Abott College) | |
| Houcine Ben Dali (Harvard) | |
| François Bergeron (UQAM) | |
| Hong Chen (UCLA) | |
| Patty Commins (UQAM) | |
| Lucas Gagnon (USC) | |
| Megumi Harada (McMaster) | |
| John Lentfer (UCSD) | |
| Jinting Liang (UBC) | |
| Olya Mandelshtam (Waterloo) | |
| Rosa Orellana (Dartmouth) | |
| Stephan Pfannerer (Waterloo) | |
| Sophie Rehberg (UQAM) | |
| Marino Romero (Mankato) | |
| Kartik Singh (Waterloo) | |
| Michelle Wachs (Miami) | |
| Dora Woodruff (MIT) | |
| Algebraic, birational, arithmetic and Kahler geometry: Recent developments | |
| Org: Nathan Grieve (National Taiwan University / Carleton U. / UQAM) et Steven Lu (UQAM) | |
| The proposed session has intent to bring together researchers from across Canada who are working in the broad areas of algebraic, birational, arithmetic and Kahler geometry. Emphasis will be placed on providing opportunities for junior participants and especially the graduate students of established researchers. | |
| Aspects analytiques et combinatoires en géométrie convexe et discrète | |
| Org: Károly Bezdek (University of Calgary, Canada), Fodor Ferenc (University of Szeged, Hungary and University of Calgary, Canada) et Alina Stacu (Concordia University, Canada) | |
| This session will bring together researchers working in convex and discrete geometry from analytic and combinatorial perspectives, with emphasis on recent breakthroughs, geometric inequalities, packings and coverings, and applications to analysis and quantum information theory. It will be preceded by a CRM workshop featuring mini-courses and introductory lectures to prepare graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and other early-career participants for the 2026 CMS Winter Meeting. Session speakers are encouraged to participate in the workshop, fostering interaction, mentoring, and collaboration across career stages. | |
| Géométrie algébrique appliquée et calculatoire | |
| Org: Taylor Brysiewicz (University of Western Ontario), Greg Smith (Queen's University) et Maksym Zubkov (University of British Columbia) | |
| Polynomial systems are ubiquitous in mathematics, science, and engineering, making algebraic geometry a natural framework for studying their solution sets. This session will showcase recent developments in applied and computational algebraic geometry, ranging from the development of polynomial models for applications to symbolic and numerical methods for solving such systems. | |
| Analyse harmonique: applications à la théorie des nombres, la théorie géometrique de la mesure, les EDP et plus | |
| Org: Suresh Eswarathasan (Dalhousie University) et Chamsol Park (University of Rochester) | |
| This session will be focused on the recent interplay of harmonic analysis with a variety of fields. Lectures will address, but are certainly not necessarily limited to, problems related to the Kakeya conjecture, local smoothing, eigenfunctions on compact manifolds, and prime counting. | |
| Association schemes and applications | |
| Org: Roghayeh Maleki (University of Regina) et Sarobidy Razafimahatratra (University of Lethbridge) | |
| The study of association schemes and their applications has been a highly active area of research for the past 30 years. This session aims to bring together experts as well as early-career researchers working on these topics. The focus will include recent advances in association schemes, Terwilliger algebras, distance-regular graphs, bivariate $P$- and $Q$-polynomial association schemes, coding theory, and design theory. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Robert Bailey (Memorial University of Newfoundland) | |
| Allen Herman (University of Regina) | |
| Shuxing Li (University of Delaware) | |
| Roghayeh Maleki (University of Regina) | |
| Sarobidy Razafimahatratra (University of Lethbridge) | |
| Blake Shirman (York University) | |
| Paul Terwilliger (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | |
| Théorie combinatoire du design | |
| Org: Andrea Burgess (University of New Brunswick Saint John) et Shuxing Li (University of Delaware) | |
| Combinatorial design theory explores how simple local balance conditions can give rise to remarkably rich global structure—turning elementary arrangements of finite sets into objects of deep mathematical interest. Over the past decades, the field has grown into a vibrant cornerstone of discrete mathematics, with far-reaching connections to graph theory, finite geometry, coding theory, and cryptography. The talks in this session showcase some of the most exciting recent developments in the area, offering a glimpse into the breadth, depth, and continuing vitality of modern design theory. | |
| Algèbre commutative | |
| Org: Giulia Gaggero, Lisa Seccia et Adam Van Tuyl (McMaster University) | |
| This special session is devoted to commutative algebra. Not only does commutative algebra contribute to the algebraic side of algebraic geometry, commutative algebra has connections to areas such as combinatorics, approximation theory, algebraic statistics, coding theory, and physics, among others. There is much collaboration going on between Canadian mathematicians and colleagues around the world on this topic, making such a session a great opportunity for the exchange of ideas. | |
| Computational Number Theory and Number Theory from Computations | |
| Org: Adela Gherga (The Tutte Institute for Mathematics and Computing), Renate Scheidler (The University of Calgary) et Colin Weir (The Tutte Institute for Mathematics and Computing) | |
| This session highlights number theoretic computational work, as well as the theory borne from such computations. Examples of such work include developing and improving algorithms, creating or contributing to tables and databases, computing examples or counter-examples, and discovering new insights from these contributions, which in turn motivate new computational tools, experiments, and innovations. | |
| Descriptive Set Theory | |
| Org: Marcin Sabok (McGill University) et Assaf Shani (Concordia University) | |
| Descriptive set theory is concerned with the study of definable sets in Polish spaces. The techniques and results of the field found numerous applications and current research in descriptive set theory is intimately connected with many fields of mathematics, including mathematical logic, combinatorics, dynamical systems, topology, and geometric group theory. | |
| Differential Geometry and Mathematical Physics | |
| Org: Eric Bahuaud (Seattle University) et Frédéric Rochon (UQÀM) | |
| Our understanding of the physical world has always drawn deeply on geometric methods, as highlighted for example in Einstein's theories of gravitation. The study of Ricci flat manifolds, which are special solutions of Einstein's equations, and other related curvature equations are still the subject of intense research. This scientific session will provide a forum for experts working on the overlap of differential geometry and mathematical physics to present their work and exchange ideas. | |
| Discrete-Time Processes on Graphs | |
| Org: Nancy E. Clarke (Acadia University), Alexander Clow (Simon Fraser University) et Erin Meger (Queens University) | |
| Discrete-time graph processes study how information, agents, and states evolve on graphs through discrete steps. This session features recent results in graph searching and pursuit-evasion, information diffusion, zero forcing, graph burning, and related applications. By bringing together researchers from structural, algebraic, and applied graph theory, the session highlights connections across applications. | |
| Dynamique et symétrie | |
| Org: Archishman Saha (Present: University of Ottawa. Starting August 24th, University of Michigan) et Cristina Stoica (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| The aim of this session is to bring together researchers working in systems where symmetry is present. The scope includes both finite- and infinite-dimensional systems, such as ODEs, PDEs and non-local models. Possible topics include, but are not restricted to, bifurcations and stability, control, geometric and symmetry-preserving numerical methods and pattern formation. We welcome contributions involving applications to engineering systems, astrodynamics, coupled media (for example, fluid-elastic systems), fluid dynamics, plasma models, and other dynamical systems models displaying symmetry in the equations or analysis. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Lennard Bakker (Brigham Young University) | |
| Carlos R. Barrera-Anzaldo (ITAM (Mexico)) | |
| Connor Jackman (ITAM (Mexico)) | |
| Giusy Mazzone (Queen's University) | |
| Philip Morrison (Univ of Texas at Austin) | |
| Dan Offin (Queen's University) | |
| Archishman Saha (University of Michigan) | |
| Manuele Santoprete (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Tanya Schmah (University of Ottawa) | |
| Chercheurs en début de carrière en théorie des graphes | |
| Org: Kathie Cameron (Wilfrid Laurier University), Cicely Henderson (University of Waterloo) et Taite LaGrange (University of Waterloo) | |
| Featuring talks from early-career graph theorists, including Master’s students, PhD students, recent graduates, and post-docs, this session will highlight developments from new talent in the field of graph theory. The talks will cover recent advancements in structural, algorithmic, and extremal graph theory from these up-and-coming researchers. | |
| Eigenvalues and graphs | |
| Org: Karen Meagher et Hermie Monterde (University of Regina) | |
| Functional and Geometric Inequalities | |
| Org: Ryan Gibara et Mohammadreza Mohajer (Cape Breton University) | |
| This session will bring together researchers, both junior and senior, who study inequalities that are of a functional nature, relating to operators acting on function spaces, and/or a geometric in nature, relating to classes of sets with underlying structure. Of particular interest will be inequalities that arise in connection to harmonic analysis, PDE, and convexity; various settings will be considered, from Euclidean domains to the $p$-adic numbers, from manifolds to metric measure spaces. The hope is that a mix of specialities of mathematicians, all of whom study inequalities, will foster the fruitful exchange of ideas and possible cross-field collaborations. | |
| Geometric group theory | |
| Org: Katherine Goldman, Jean Pierre Mutanguha et Piotr Przytycki (McGill University) | |
| Geometric group theory marries low-dimensional topology with the theory of groups, geometry, and dynamics. The session will have a mix of 20- and 50-min talks providing a snapshot of recent achievements in the field. | |
| Problèmes géométriques pour les EDP | |
| Org: Lia Bronsard et Kenneth DeMason (McMaster University) | |
| This session brings together leading researchers and emerging scholars to present recent advances in partial differential equations arising from geometric problems. Topics include, but are not limited to, minimal surfaces, geometric measure theory, isoperimetric problems, liquid drop models, and harmonic maps on manifolds. Emphasis will be placed on new analytical techniques, qualitative properties of solutions, and connections between geometric structure and PDE behavior. | |
| Harmonic Analysis and Geometric Measure Theory | |
| Org: Juyoung Lee, Nikou Lei et Blanca Radillo--Murguia (University of British Columbia) | |
| This session will highlight recent developments at the interface of harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory, with an emphasis on the fruitful interactions between analytic and geometric methods. Topics will include Fourier restriction and decoupling, Kakeya and maximal functions, oscillatory integral operators, geometric incidence problems, and the Fourier-analytic properties of sets and measures. The session aims to bring together researchers working from diverse perspectives and to foster new interactions between these closely connected areas. | |
| Higher Category Theory Across Mathematics | |
| Org: Kristine Bauer (University of Calgary) et Martina Rovelli (University of Ottawa) | |
| Higher category theory has become a central framework in modern mathematics, providing powerful tools for studying structures and symmetries that arise in areas such as homotopy theory, algebraic geometry, representation theory, and mathematical physics. This session aims to bring together researchers developing and applying higher-categorical methods, fostering connections across disciplines and highlighting the unifying role of higher category theory in modern mathematical research. | |
| Hypercomplex Analysis: Function Theory, Operator Theory, and Applications | |
| Org: Maria Elena Luna-Elizarrarás (Holon Institute of Technology) et Pierre-Olivier Parisé (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) | |
| Hypercomplex analysis extends classical complex analysis to quaternionic, Clifford, bicomplex, and multicomplex settings, creating new function theories and operator calculi with links to partial differential equations, harmonic analysis, spectral theory, geometry, and mathematical physics. This session will bring together established and early-career researchers to present recent advances in monogenic and slice-hyperholomorphic functions, hypercomplex operator theory and function spaces, and applications of Dirac-type operators. Selected talks will include accessible introductory context so that graduate students and researchers new to the area can participate fully. | |
| Mathematical Frontiers in Quantum Information Theory | |
| Org: Frédéric Dupuis (Université de Montréal), Benjamin Lovitz (Concordia University) et Arthur Mehta (University of Ottawa) | |
| This session will bring together researchers working on the mathematical foundations of quantum information, including entanglement and nonlocality, quantum communication and complexity, operator-algebraic, and geometric methods. The goal is to highlight recent advances, foster interaction across these areas, and make current problems accessible to researchers and graduate students interested in the mathematics of quantum information. | |
| Mathematics of Avian Influenza: Theory, Computation, and Data | |
| Org: Andrew Omame (York University), Assefa Woldegebriel (York University Toronto Canada) et Jianhong Wu (York University) | |
| Avian influenza presents challenging mathematical questions arising from multi-host transmission, environmental persistence, bird migration, spatial spread, and zoonotic spillover. This session will bring together researchers advancing mathematical theory, computational methods, and data-informed approaches - including deterministic and stochastic models, delay and partial differential equations, spatial and network models - to understand avian influenza dynamics across animal, human, and environmental interfaces. We welcome theoretical, computational, and interdisciplinary contributions that advance disease understanding, surveillance, forecasting, and control within a One Health and public health context. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Lydia Bourouiba (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | |
| Monica Cojocaru (University of Guelph) | |
| Troy Day (Queen's University) | |
| Michael Y. Li (University of Alberta) | |
| Rongsong Liu (University of Wyoming) | |
| Junling Ma (University of Victoria) | |
| Seyed M. Moghadas (York University) | |
| Andrew Omame (York University) | |
| Tanya Philippsen (University of Victoria) | |
| Shigui Ruan (University of Miami) | |
| Manting Wang (University of Montreal) | |
| Jianhong Wu (York University) | |
| Huaiping Zhu (York University) | |
| Xingfu Zou (Western University) | |
| Les mathématiques de l'apprentissage machine | |
| Org: Simone Brugiapaglia (Concordia) et Tim Hoheisel (McGill) | |
| Machine learning is transforming research, industry, and policymaking, but many of its mathematical foundations remain poorly understood. Despite the success of methods such as deep learning, challenges related to interpretability, stability, and the theoretical understanding of optimization algorithms highlight important gaps between theory and practice. This session aims to bring together experts in the mathematics of machine learning to discuss these challenges, foster collaboration, and explore emerging ideas in this rapidly evolving field. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Nicholas Barnfield (Harvard) | |
| Mehdi Dagdoug (McGill) | |
| Ariel Goodwin (Cornell) | |
| Marouane Il Idrissi (UQAM) | |
| Sophie Morin (Polytechnique Montréal) | |
| Rachel Morris (Concordia) | |
| Janosch Ortmann (UQAM) | |
| Stefania Petra (Heidelberg) | |
| Gabriel Rioux (Imperial) | |
| Min Wang (Houston) | |
| Xuemeng Wang (Simon Fraser) | |
| Laura Weidensager (Simon Fraser) | |
| Andre Wibisono (Yale) | |
| EDP non-linéaires et géométriques | |
| Org: Joshua Flynn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) et Jérôme Vétois (McGill University) | |
| The session will focus on current developments in the study of nonlinear partial differential equations, and more particularly on equations arising from geometric problems. The session will cover topics such as, but not limited to, conformal and complex geometry, Yamabe and conformally invariant equations, optimal geometric functional inequalities, and applications to mathematical physics and relativity. | |
| Ondes non-linéaires et EDP dispersives: Avancées récentes théoriques et calculatoires | |
| Org: Yvonne Alama Bronsard (MIT) et Maria Ntekoume (Concordia University) | |
| This scientific session highlights recent theoretical and computational advances in the study of nonlinear wave and dispersive partial differential equations (PDEs). The session will emphasize methods that exploit PDE integrability techniques, wave kinetic theory, and computer assisted proofs. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Marco Bertola (Concordia University) | |
| Yvonne Alama Bronsard (Nantes University) | |
| Matthieu Cadiot (École Polytechnique Paris) | |
| Joel Danhe (University of Minnesota) | |
| Stephen Gustafson (UBC) | |
| Slim Ibrahim (University of Victoria) | |
| Jean-Philippe Lessard (McGill University) | |
| Joe Miller (MIT) | |
| Jean-Christophe Nave (McGill University) | |
| Dmitry Pelinovsky (McMaster University) | |
| Alan Riquier (University of Toronto) | |
| James Rowan (UT Austin) | |
| Catherine Sulem (University of Toronto) | |
| ThierryLaurens (University of Michigan) | |
| Katja Vassilev (University of Chicago) | |
| Peng Yan (Concordia University) | |
| Théorie des nombres: passé, présent et futur | |
| Org: Henri Darmon (McGill University), Yu-Ru Liu (University of Waterloo) et Carlo Pagano (Concordia University) | |
| This special session will focus on recent developments in number theory broadly construed, and is envisaged as an addendum to the celebrated QVNTS (Quebec Vermont Number Theory Seminar) as it celebrates its quadracentennial as one of the longest continually running number theory seminars in North America. | |
| Representation Theory | |
| Org: Alistair Savage (University of Ottawa) et Alex Weekes (Université de Sherbrooke) | |
| This session will showcase recent developments across algebraic, geometric, categorical, and combinatorial representation theory. Particular emphasis will be placed on connections among Lie theory and quantum groups, algebraic and Poisson geometry, categorification and diagrammatic methods, and classical and infinite-dimensional representation theory. By bringing together researchers from complementary perspectives, the session aims to foster exchange and highlight emerging directions across the field. | |
| Géométrie spectrale | |
| Org: Maxime Fortier Bourque (Université de Montréal), Alexandre Girouard (Université Laval) et Lawford Hatcher (Université de Montréal) | |
| Nous nous intéresserons au développements récents en géométrie spectrale interprétée dans un sens large: hautes énergies, inégalités géométriques, "hot spots", discrétisation, multiplicité des valeurs propres, etc. | |
| Symplectic Geometry with constraints from Algebraic Topology | |
| Org: Tatyana Barron (Western University), Adrian Chitan (Western University) et Lisa Jeffrey (University of Toronto) | |
| Research problems in symplectic geometry often depend critically on topological invariants. An example is the topology of a $G$ character variety, which depends on the choice of an element in $Z(G)$. The topology of symplectic quotients changes if the value of the moment map crosses a wall of singular values of the moment map. | |
| Theory and Applications of Dynamical Systems in Biology | |
| Org: Afroditi Talidou (University of Calgary) | |
| This session will explore recent applications of dynamical systems theory across several areas of biology, including neuroscience, cell biology and biochemical reaction networks. It will highlight how mathematical modelling and simulation can be used to capture the dynamics underlying biological systems, providing new insights into complex biological processes. By bringing together early-career and senior researchers from mathematics and physiology, the session aims to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and inspire novel approaches to understanding biological phenomena from a dynamical systems perspective. | |
| Horaire à déterminer | |
| Muhammad Ahmad (McGill University) | |
| Christina Athanasouli (Williams College) | |
| Sue Ann Campbell (University of Waterloo) | |
| Maurice Chacron (McGill University) | |
| Wen Chung (Toronto Metropolitan University) | |
| Nicolas Doyon (Université Laval) | |
| Afroditi Talidou (University of Calgary) | |
| Géométrie variationnelle, hyperboles critiques et systèmes hamiltoniens elliptiques | |
| Org: Alessio Pomponio (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy), Vicenţiu Rădulescu (Faculty of Applied Mathematics AGH University of Kraków, Poland and Simion Stoilow Institute of Math) et Leonard Shilgba (Admiralty University of Nigeria) | |
| This session focuses on recent developments in elliptic Hamiltonian systems, variational methods, and nonlinear PDEs, with particular emphasis on critical hyperbolas, concentration phenomena, strong indefiniteness, and variational phase transitions. The session aims to bring together researchers working on elliptic systems, geometric analysis, critical point theory, and nonlocal operators in order to explore emerging directions connecting nonlinear analysis, PDEs, and dynamical systems | |
Sessions d'éducation
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Sessions Spéciales
| Plaidoyer pour l'inclusion en mathématiques à travers le Canada | |
| Org: Angela Morrison (University of Calgary), Kyne Santos (Toronto Metropolitan University) et Amy Wiebe (University of British Columbia) | |
| Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are integral to the framework of Canadian higher education. In this session, we gather leading advocates and organizers in the mathematical sciences to discuss the state-of-the-art strategies for supporting and improving inclusion across Canada.
This session is expected to discuss successful EDI initiatives, concrete strategies, and effective approaches towards building diverse and inclusive environments across the Canadian mathematics education landscape. |