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The Catalan Mathematical Society (CMS) is hosting the 5th edition of the Barcelona Mathematical Days (BMD) from October 7th until October 9th at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, in Barcelona. The BMD is the flagship conference of the CMS. Since its inception, the meeting has brought together leading researchers from around the world working in a broad range of mathematical disciplines, including Combinatorics, Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Modelling, Stochastic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations and Topology, among many others.

The workshop aims to bring together researchers exploring different strategies to couple mathematical modeling with real biological data, and highlight the opportunities and challenges that emerge when modeling cell and tissue dynamics from a data-driven perspective.

Date: October 14, 2026 (Wednesday) at 4PM (UK time) Speaker: Prof. Peter Keevash, University of Oxford, UK Topic: Combinatorial designs About the Talk: Prof. Peter Keevash is a leading mathematician whose work has had a profound impact on combinatorics and related areas. He is widely known for his groundbreaking results on the existence of combinatorial designs, resolving longstanding open problems such as the existence of Steiner systems for all admissible parameters. His work has introduced powerful new methods at the intersection of combinatorics, probability, and algebra. In this talk, he will discuss combinatorial designs, including recent advances, key ideas behind their construction, and their broader significance within modern combinatorics. See the blog announcement https://functor.network/user/3333/entry/1991 of this talk for more details. Link to join: At the scheduled time, joint the talk here https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/333342697383687?p=FcQDCGJGAsEnJxd97C No registration required.

The seminar focuses on Hilbert’s irreducibility theorem and its modern reinterpretations as an arithmetic-geometric property of varieties over number fields. Originating in Hilbert’s work on realizing finite groups as Galois groups, these ideas have since evolved through contributions by Colliot-Thélène, Sansuc, Serre, Corvaja, Zannier and others into the study of the so-called Hilbert and weak Hilbert properties, which describe the abundance and distribution of rational points on varieties and their behavior under covers. In recent years, the subject has seen remarkable progress, with new results on algebraic groups, abelian varieties, del Pezzo surfaces, and K3 surfaces. The aim of this seminar is to introduce PhD students and postdocs to these developments and to the techniques used in their proofs. Deadline for application: 12 July 2026

There is an increase of models in fluid dynamics which incorporate new stochastic and relaxation effects. For the stochastic part, this focuses on the well-posedness of PDEs with rough boundary noise. Relaxation effects lead to new models avoiding infinite propagation speed, but also questions global well-posedness known for classical models. The development and analysis of numerical schemes has also been extensively investigated. The seminar aims at reporting on these recent developments, and at discussions among an up-and-coming community. Deadline for application: 12 July 2026

This conference provides an excellent platform for researchers to present their latest findings, engage in direct discussions, and participate in online Q&A sessions. The main topics and sessions of the conference are as follows: S1. Mathematical Physics; S2. High Energy Physics, Particles and Fields; S3. Applied Physics; S4. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; S5. Algebra and Geometry; S6. Mathematical Analysis and Statistics; S7. Applied Mathematics. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee (before being published) and displayed on the website of the conference. The conference will be an online-only event, with no registration fee, and no requirement for travel or related expenses. Conference Secretariat Mr. Zen Wang Email: iocsym2026@mdpi.com

The tenth edition of the Workshop on New Trends in Quaternions and Octonions - NTQO 2026 aims to present and discuss recent developments in the fields of quaternions and octonions, bringing together scientists from pure and applied mathematics, physics, scientific computing, engineering, and other related disciplines. The workshop will take place at Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa on October 23-24 and will feature invited lectures and short communications. It will be held in a hybrid format to accommodate participants who may be unable to attend NTQO 2026 in person. The event is jointly organized by the Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems (CAMGSD-IST), Center for Research and Development in Mathematics of the University of Aveiro (CIDMA-UA), the Center of Mathematics of the University of Minho (CMAT-UMinho), and the Center of Mathematics and Applications of the University of Beira Interior (CMA-UBI).