A little bit about our Centre:
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) brings together for the first time a critical mass of Australia’s best researchers in applied mathematics, statistics, mathematical physics and machine learning. With partner researchers ACEMS engages in research programs that combine innovative methods for the analysis of data with theoretical, methodological and computational foundations, provided by advanced mathematical and statistical modelling. ACEMS will focus on the impact of new insights for end users working in the Collaborative Domains of Healthy People, Sustainable Environments and Prosperous Societies.
ACEMS intends to create world-class research at the frontiers of the mathematical sciences dealing with probability and randomness, and to translate this research into new insights that benefit society.
A podcast for statisticians, data scientists and mathematicians!
The Random Sample is an ACEMS podcast that gives listeners a unique glimpse into the world of the mathematical sciences, and shows how maths, stats, and data science play such a crucial role in so many areas where you wouldn't expect.
Along the way, we've had some amazing guests, including:
- Hadley Wickham - R Studio
- Prof Cheryl Praeger - 2019 Winner of Prime Minister's Award for Science
- Dr Eugenia Cheng - Mathematician & author
- Prof Nan Laird - Winner of the 2021 International Prize in Statistics
- Prof Adrian Barnett - previous SSA president
- Casey Briggs - ABC News presenter
- Prof Rob Hyndman - Monash Dept of Econometics & Statistics
- Prof James McCaw - involved with Australia's COVID-19 Pandemic Modelling Team
- Prof John Bailer - President, International Statistical Institute and host of "Stats & Stories"
- Prof Louise Ryan - UTS Distinguished Professor
- Alison Harcourt - Renowned mathematician & statistician
Join us for a night of science, fun & laughs!
As part of National Science Week, ACEMS is proud to present the National Science Quiz:
- Thursday, 19 August
- 6 pm - 7 pm AEST
The event is online - so you and your friends and family can join us from the comfort of your homes.
The National Science Quiz is hosted by the ABC's Charlie Pickering - who will be joined by six of Australia's top scientists and science communicators.
The best part is that you can play along at home! Test your knowledge for a chance to win some fun prizes.
Register to get your video link
Our Public Lectures & Technical Talks series might have something of interest to you!
So far, in 2021, we've had these public lectures: (ACEMS Public Lectures web page)
- Dr Rachael Quill, The University of Melbourne: "A song of wind & fire: a statistical journey through an uncertain world"
- A/Prof Lewis Mitchell, The University of Adelaide: "(Mis)(dis)infomation, online social networks, and mathematics
- Dr Brodie Lawson, QUT: "Playing God with Virtual Hearts"
- "The Road Ahead for STEM" virtual panel discussion with top female leaders in Australian academia
- Prof Jessica Purcell, Monash University: "The Mathematics of Knots"
Our 2021 Technical Talks: (ACEMS Technical Talks web page)
- Dr Yuling Yao, the Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation: "Bayesian hierarchical stacking: all models are wrong, but some are somewhere useful"
- Asst Prof Joris Bierkens, Delft Univ of Technology: "Spectral theory and asymptotic variance of piecewise deterministic samplers"
- Prof Antonietta Mira, University of Lugano, Switzerland: "Intrinsic Dimensions"
- Prof Ruth Baker, University of Oxford: "Quantifying the effect of electric fields on single cell motility"
- Andrea Bertazzi, Delft University of Technology: "Euler approximation schemes for Piecewise deterministic Markov processes"
- Dr Chun Ouyang and Dr Catarina Moreira: "Explainable Analytics for 'Black-Box' Machine Intelligence"
International Women in Maths (& Stats) Day
In May, ACEMS was proud to host several events as part of International Women in Mathematics Day. The day is celebrated every year on 12 May, the birth date of mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the only woman ever to win the Fields Medal.
Our campaign included public lectures, podcasts, exhibits, and a video and poster campaign. To check it all out, head to: https://acems.org.au/wim2021