ICTS

This will be a gentle introduction to phase spaces and symplectic geometry. I hope to give a sense of what sort of questions are interesting to people working in this field.

For a very long time, I would call my work in environmental surveillance of diseases as "public health" and my work in primary care diagnostics as "clinical care". These seemed to be fairly separate spheres of work with very different strategies, thinking and scales. Over time, I am learning how smoothly they flow and feed into each other and how intricately connected humans are to their environments. In this talk, I will describe some of my favorite projects and hope to impart some of my excitement to you and gain some new perspectives from you!

Seen to be at the vanguard of the STEM to STEAM movement, Science Gallery is the world’s first university-linked network dedicated to public engagement with science and art with galleries in Atlanta, Dublin, London, Melbourne, and Monterrary. Science Gallery Bengaluru is the first such gallery of the network in Asia with the mandate to deliver a global mission. In this talk, Jahnavi Phalkey will introduce the form and structure of the new institution, and explore with us the ideas that inform the shape of Science Gallery Bengaluru through her journey to answer one question: what does it mean to go beyond science communication towards an engagement with science, and what does history of science have to do with it?

Indian women work ten times more than their counterparts in other countries. Yet, as per official statistics, only 1 out every 4 working age women in India are employed. There have been several arguments made to answer this question. One strand of the literature points towards the conceptualisation of the notion of employment and its limitations in identifying and recognising the kinds of work that women do. Relatedly, some argue that ways of data collection inherently fails to capture women's employment - 'data is sexist!', as they say. A second strand argues that women's domestic work, care burden and gender-based norms keep women out of the paid workforce. Finally, a more recent strand points towards the lack of job creation as a fundamental reason for fewer women in the workforce. Based on primary surveys and official secondary data, the talk addresses each of these strands to unpack the low and falling levels of women's employment in India. I draw from my personal experiences as a women in academia to unpack some of this phenomenon.

In this session we will play games and develop the mathematics of some games (and maybe a puzzle or two).

Dive into the fascinating world of probability, statistics and data mining as we embark on a journey to unravel complex real-world challenges. Through captivating examples, stories and anecdotes, discover how these statistical principles enable us to quantify the unknown, navigate uncertainty, and devise effective strategies for addressing a wide range of real-world problems. We also discuss about the journey of statistics through time.

Nature has been a great inspiration for many scientific developments. Fractal Geometry is a case in point. Fractals are mathematical objects resembling the irregularities that are observed in nature. Fractal geometry aims to understand the regularities that are hidden behind such irregularities. In this talk, we will discuss the key mathematical concepts related to Fractal Geometry using illustrative examples. We will also give an overview of the development of this field and their applications.

Causal research is ubiquitous. But, are all causal claims sound and justified? This talk will introduce the basic concepts of causal inference.