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  1. Workshop Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing and SLMath Joint Workshop: AI for Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science

    Organizers: LEAD Jeremy Avigad (Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics (ICARM); Carnegie Mellon University), María Inés de Frutos Fernández (Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics, University of Bonn), Marijn Heule (Carnegie Mellon University), Floris van Doorn (Universität Bonn), Adam Wagner (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
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    This is an exciting time for mathematics, as new technologies for mathematical reasoning provide novel opportunities for mathematical research, communication, and discovery. Mathlib, a library of formal mathematics, now contains one-and-a-half million lines of code. Important results like the proof of polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa conjecture by Gowers, Green, Manners, and Tao and the exponential improvement to the upper bound on Ramsey's theorem by Campos, Griffiths, Morris, and Sahasrabudhe were formally verified in the Lean proof assistant even before they were accepted to journals. Open problems in combinatorics have been solved with the help of automated reasoning, and AI introduced by Deepmind was deemed to have performed at the level of a silver medalist at the most recent International Mathematical Olympiad.

    This workshop will introduce mathematicians and theoretical computer scientists to the technologies that underlie these recent successes, namely, proof assistants, automated reasoning, and machine learning. Talks each morning will survey exciting results in the field, and in the afternoons, we will help participants experiment with the tools to get a sense of what they do. We will also encourage participants to think about how they can use the new technologies in their research.

    Updated on Dec 12, 2024 08:49 AM PST
  2. Workshop Critical Issues in Mathematics Education 2025: K-12 Mathematics Literacy for 21st Century Citizenship

    Organizers: David Barnes (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)), Marta Civil (University of Arizona), Josue Cordones (Bronx Collaborative High School), Bill Crombie (The Algebra Project), Courtney Ginsberg (Math for America), Mark Hoover (University of Michigan), Emille Lawrence (University of San Francisco), Maisha Moses (The Young People's Project), Benjamin Moynihan (The Algebra Project, Inc.), Karen Saxe (Macalester College), Robin Wilson (Loyola Marymount University), Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College)

    Activist Bob Moses argued that mathematical literacy was the next civil rights front line. The 2025 CIME workshop will explore what mathematical literacy might mean and why it still matters for citizenship now and in the future. The workshop’s long-term impact relies on the participation of research mathematicians, mathematics educators, educational researchers, teachers of school mathematics, and policymakers working across different perspectives and roles to foster collaboration that will raise the floor for mathematical literacy for citizenship now and in the future.

    Updated on Jan 28, 2026 11:37 AM PST