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Black Heroes of Mathematics conference 2023

Tuesday 3rd - Wednesday 4rd October

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM), ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-EAIFR), Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Isaac Newton Institute (INI), London Mathematical Society (LMS) and Mathematical Association (MA) are holding a two day conference on Black Heroes of Mathematics.

 

The Vision of the conference is ‘To celebrate the inspirational contributions of black role models to the field of Mathematics and Mathematics Education’. There will be a balance of technical talks by internationally renowned black speakers that include some detail of career paths and experience to provide a testimonial dimension.

We plan to achieve a balance of career stage and gender.
ZOOM Webinar will be used to host this online event.

Speakers:

  • Nicole Joseph, Peabody College
  • Luke Davis, UCL
  • Fatumah Atuhaire, Southampton University
  • Gilbert Owusu, President of the Operational Research Society
  • Manuela Souza, Universidade Federal da Bahia · Departamento de Matemática
  • Tobi George-Oyediran, Nottingham University
  • Prince Osei, AIMS Ghana
  • Megel Barker, TASIS The American School in England

Panellist:

  • Rashada Harry, Amazon UK
  • Alain Zemkoho, Southampton University UK
  • Lara Lalemi, Creative Tuition Collective
  • Ayan Farah, Aston University Engineering Academy
  • Olivia Brechon-Smith, King Edwards Schools Birmingham
  • Grace Togun Olugbodi, BeGenio
  • Syreeta Charles-Cole, Freelance UK
  • Ayodeji Akiwowo, Fujitsu
  • Lloyd Demetrius, Harvard University
  • Flavia H. Santos, University College Dublin

For details on speakers, abstracts and timings, please visit the London Mathematical Society website.

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