Schmidt Sciences Annual Lecture

Steering the Disruption: AI's Transformation of Science and the Role of Philanthropy - Dr Stuart Feldman (President and Chief Scientist of Schmidt Sciences)

Sheldonian Theatre, 17 June, 5.30 p.m.

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Interpretable machine learning and signal processing for automated reading and quality control of lateral flow tests for schistosomiasis.
 Ho, C Puthur, C Nabatte, B Moore, C Abdoel, T Paulussen, R Nganjimi, P Hoekstra, P Kabatereine, N Kawesa, B Odea, J Bogere, R Katushabe, R van Dam, G Scherr, T Chami, G Nat Commun (18 May 2026) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42144397
A Bayesian modelling framework for inference of latent infection risk patterns from virus neutralisation assay titration data
 Alrefae, T Pons-Salort, M Donnelly, C Lambert, B Kamau, E (21 May 2026)
Particle Systems and McKean--Vlasov Dynamics with Singular Interaction through Local Times
 Hambly, B Jettkant, P Baker, G Annals of Probability
Wed, 27 May 2026
12:00
L6, Mathematical Institute

Sumsets of sets of positive density in the integers

Ethan Ackelsberg
Abstract
A central object of study in additive combinatorics is the sumset A+B of two sets A and B. Two of the basic questions one may ask are direct questions (“how large must A+B be in terms of the sizes of A and B?”) and inverse questions (“if A+B is small, what can be deduced about the structure of A and B?”). When A and B are infinite subsets of the integers with size quantified by natural density d(·), Kneser (1953) proved the direct theorem that d(A+B) ≥ d(A) + d(B) unless A and B have certain modular obstructions. Erdős and Graham (1980) asked for a corresponding inverse theorem classifying sets with d(A+B) = d(A) + d(B). In this talk, we will present a new result characterizing the pairs of sets satisfying d(A+B) = d(A) + d(B) in the absence of modular obstructions. This talk is based on joint work with Florian K. Richter.


 

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