Srinivasa Ramanujan: in celebration of the centenary of his election as FRS
15-16 October 2018
The Royal Society, London, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG
Scientific discussion meeting organised by Professor Ken Ono, Professor George E Andrews, Professor Manjul Bhargava and Professor Robert C Vaughan FRS.
This meeting is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Ramanujan’s election as FRS. Distinguished scientists will speak on Ramanujan’s mathematics and its extraordinary legacy across many fields: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics. The emphasis will be on recent, cutting edge research. The primary goal is to have leaders from these four important threads interact, share ideas, and develop cross-disciplinary collaborations.
The schedule of talks and speaker biographies are available online.
There will be a free film screening of the biographical drama The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) starring Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan and Jeremy Irons as G H Hardy for delegates at 17:00 on Monday 15 October.
This meeting is intended for researchers in relevant fields.
Free to attend
Limited places, advanced registration is essential