13/04/2023

Registration is open for the Brazilian School of Probability.

Registration is now open for the 26th Brazilian School of Probability, which will take place between July 30th and August 5th at the Armando de Salles Oliveira University City, USP. This traditional international event has been held since 1997, an initiative of the Brazilian probability community. The meeting is organized by IMPA in partnership with USP. Registration can be done through this link until the last day of the event.

The EBP represents an opportunity for interaction between researchers and students from Brazil and abroad, and has been taking place at a very high scientific level, with the participation of some of the world's best leaders.

“For many students in the country, it’s the first opportunity to meet renowned researchers from around the world up close, learn from them, and even present their own work to this distinguished audience. That’s how it was for me,” commented IMPA researcher Roberto Imbuzeiro.

Imbuzeiro is part of the event's organizing and scientific committee, as is IMPA's deputy director, Claudio Landim.

This year, the EBP honors Antonio Galves – coordinator of the Research Support Center in Mathematics, Computing, Language and Brain (MaCLinC) at USP, and of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center in Neuromathematics (Cepid NeuroMat), supported by FAPESP. In addition, Galves is a professor at the University of São Paulo and a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. The mathematician is involved in research in probability theory and studies the modeling of neural networks and learning phenomena; the identification of patterns by the brain and the evolution of social networks, among other topics.

“Antonio Galves is a fundamental figure in the history of EBP and in the history of Brazilian probability in general. He is not only a leading researcher, but he has also managed to attract students and researchers to the area of Interacting Particle Systems. It is no coincidence that this is still one of the strongest areas of probability in the country. In recent years, he has led a major research project on mathematics and neuroscience. The two mini-courses this year address this connection,” commented Imbuzeiro.

As in previous years, this year's edition will consist of five and a half days of mini-courses, plenary lectures, talks, and poster sessions. The event also has an open call for "Contributed Talks" until June 2nd.

Among the researchers present are François Baccelli (INRIA Paris); Marzio Cassandro Università di Roma, “La Sapienza”; Pierre Collet (École Polytechnique); Roberto Fernandez (New York University Shanghai); Florencia Leonardi, (IME – University of São Paulo); Mauro Piccioni (Università di Roma, “Sapienza”); Errico Presutti (Gran Sasso Science Institute) and Wojciech Szpankowski (Purdue University). The complete schedule can be consulted here.

The registration fee for the event is R $ 150 for graduate students and R $ 300 for professors and researchers. Click here to register.

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