Peter Olver's
Selected Seminar and Conference Talks

Last updated:   February 21, 2024

  1. Allen Tannenbaum and Computer Vision    —    video
        Rutgers Experimental Mathematics Seminar, Rutgers University
        February, 2024

  2. Two New Developments for Noether's Two Theorems    —    video
        Lagrangian Multiform Theory and Pluri-Lagrangian Systems
        Banff International Research Station (BIRS), Hangzhou, China
        October, 2023

  3. On the Structure and Generators of Differential Invariant Algebras
        CASC 2023 —  25th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing
        University of Havana, Cuba
        April, 2023

  4. Two New Developments for Noether's Two Theorems
        Heriot-Watt University and University of Leeds, UK
        August, 2023

  5. Higher Order Symmetries of Underdetermined Systems of Partial Differential Equations and Noether's Second Theorem    —    video
        Analytical and Numerical Methods in Differential Equations, Virtual Conference
        August, 2021

  6. Fractalization and Quantization in Dispersive Systems
        Geometry and Differential Equations Seminar, Mathematical Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, and
        Mathematical Physics Seminar, University of Cambridge, England
        March, 2021

  7. The Theory and Applications of Moving Frames
        Groups, Invariants, and Moving Frames, Winter School & Workshop, Wisla
        Baltic Insitute of Mathematics, Warsaw, Poland
        February, 2021

  8. Origins and Applications of Signatures    —    video
        Geometry of curves in time series and shape analysis
        Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
        August, 2020

  9. Improving Zooarchaeological Methods for Classifying Fragmented Faunal Remains Using Differential Geometry and Machine Learning    —    video
        Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
        Kraków, Poland
        April, 2019

  10. Symmetry and Invariance in Cognition  —  a Mathematical Perspective    —    videos
        Workshop on Invariance and Geometry in Sensation, Action and Cognition
        Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, Harvard University
        April, 2019

  11. Emmy Noether and Symmetry
        The Philosophy and Physics of Noether's Theorems
        University of Notre Dame, Fischer Hall, London, UK
        October, 2018

  12. Algebras of Differential Invariants   —    video
        Kolchin Seminar, City University of New York
        February, 2018

  13. Reassembly of Broken Objects
        Public Lecture, Royal Academy of Sciences, Madrid
        Article in La Razón newspaper
        September, 2017

  14. Emmy Noether: Symmetry and Conservation
        Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
        August, 2017

  15. Symmetry, Invariants, Puzzles, and Cancer
        Lecture for students in grades K-12
        Young Scientist Roundtable, Wayzata Central Middle School, Minnesota
        October, 2016

  16. Dispersive Quantization of Linear and Nonlinear Waves
        Durham University, England
        July, 2016

  17. Adventures in Imaging
        University of Minnesota
        July, 2016

  18. Invariant Signatures and Histograms for Object Recognition and Symmetry Detection
        American Institute of Mathematics
        May, 2016

  19. Emmy Noether: Symmetry and Conservation; History and Impact (public lecture)    —    video
  20. Noether's Two Theorems
    Convergence, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada
        June, 2015

  21. Object Recognition, Symmetry Detection, Jigsaw Puzzles, and Cancer
        The Technion, Haifa, Israel
        May, 2015

  22. Moving Frames and their Applications
        The Technion, Haifa, Israel
        May, 2015

  23. Symmetry Groupoids and Signatures of Geometric Objects
        Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Jussieu, Paris, France
        March, 2015

  24. Algebras of Differential Invariants
        Université de Limoges, France
        March, 2015

  25. Equivalence and Invariants: an Overview
        Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
        December, 2014

  26. Dispersive Quantization — the Talbot Effect
        City University of Hong Kong
        December, 2014

  27. Object Recognition, Symmetry Detection, Jigsaw Puzzles, and Melanomas
        Texas Tech University
        February, 2014

  28. Moving frames and their applications
        Texas Tech University
        February, 2014

  29. Invariant Signatures and Histograms for Object Recognition, Symmetry Detection, and Jigsaw Puzzle Assembly
        University of Chicago
        April, 2013

  30. What's happening with the World Digital Mathematics Library?
        ICERM, Brown University
        December, 2012

  31. Dispersive Quantization
        University of Sydney, Australia
        March, 2012

  32. Invariant Signatures and Histograms for Object Recognition, Symmetry Detection, and Jigsaw Puzzle Assembly
        University of Adelaide, Australia
        March, 2012

  33. Invariant Histograms and Signatures for Object Recognition and Symmetry Detection in Images
        North Carolina State University
        October, 2011

  34. Journals in Flux
        Vancouver, Canada
        July, 2011

  35. Dispersive Quantization
        University of Arizona
        February, 2011

  36. Symmetry Methods for Differential Equations and Conservation Laws
        University of Santiago, Chile
        November, 2010

  37. Poisson Structures and Integrability
        Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, France
        March, 2010

  38. Moving Frames in Applications
        University of Saskatchewan, Canada
        March, 2010

  39. Lie Pseudo-groups
        Institut Henri Poincaré, France
        December, 2009

  40. Moving Frames
    Moving Frames for Lie Pseudo-groups
        Centro de Ciencias de Benasque, Spain
        September, 2009

  41. Invariant Variational Problems and Invariant Flows
        City University, Hong Kong
        June, 2008

  42. Infinite-Dimensional Symmetry Groups
        École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
        July, 2007

  43. Symmetry-Preserving Numerical Methods
        Cambridge University, England
        June, 2007

  44. Differential Invariants of Surfaces
        University of Iowa
        May, 2007

  45. What are Moving Frames?
        Utah State University
        March, 2007

  46. Differential Invariant Algebras
        Utah State University
        March, 2007

  47. Invariant Signatures
        Breckenridge, Colorado
        March, 2007

  48. Moving Frames in Classical Invariant Theory
        I.M.A., University of Minnesota
        February, 2007

  49. Moving Frames and Dfferential Invariants of Lie Pseudo-Groups
        Daresbury, England
        October, 2006

  50. Moving Frames
        I.M.A., University of Minnesota
        July, 2006

  51. The Structure of Differential Invariant Algebras of Lie Groups and Lie Pseudo-Groups
        RISC, Linz, Austria
        May, 2006

  52. Invariant Signatures for Recognition and Symmetry
        I.M.A., University of Minnesota
        April, 2006

  53. Invariant Variational Problems & Integrable Curve Flows
        Cocoyoc, Mexico
        November, 2005

  54. Moving Frames and Dfferential Invariants of Pseudo-Groups
        University of Waterloo, Canada
        June, 2005

  55. Computational Aspects of Moving Frames
        Santander, Spain
        July, 2004

  56. Moving Frames
        Cocoyoc, Mexico
        November, 2003

  57. Non-associative Local Lie Groups
        Howard University, Washington, DC
        July, 2003

  58. Moving Frames for Pseudo-Groups
        University of Wisconsin
        October, 2002

  59. Ghost Symmetries
        Cadiz, Spain
        June, 2002

  60. Moving Frames and the Geometry of Numerical Analysis
        Cambridge University, England
        April, 2002

  61. Invariant Variational Problems & Moving Frames
        Yerevan, Armenia
        July, 2001

  62. Moving Frames
        Beijing, China
        March, 2001

  63. Moving Frames    —    video
        MSRI, Berkeley, California
        October, 1998