Dear All,

You are most cordially invited to a special ICTP Maths Colloquium by Professor Carolina Araujo on "Algebraic Geometry: History, Applications, and Current Trends", to take place TODAY in EULER Lecture Hall, at 16:30.

Prof. Araujo is a researcher at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she is the only woman on the permanent research staff. She specializes in algebraic geometry, including birational geometry and foliations. Prof. Araujo has been a Simons Associate with ICTP since 2015, and is the Vice-President of the Committee for Women in Mathematics at the International Mathematical Union.

The talk focuses on how algebraic geometry studies geometric objects as defined by polynomials. These objects occur in many fields outside of mathematics, and exploring their properties has implications in multiple fields. Prof. Araujo will discuss the interdisciplinary possibilities of algebraic geometry, outline recent developments, and introduce the field's overarching problems.

More information is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8959/

Light refreshments will be served afterwards on the Leonardo Building Terrace.

You are all very warmly invited to attend.

Office of the Director, ICTP