Jun 27, 2022, 9:00 AM – Jul 1, 2022, 12:00 PM
University of Geneva - Uni Dufour (Auditorium U300)
Rue Général-Dufour 24
1205 Geneva
Switzerland
Eminent mathematician and Fields Medal winner in 1990, Vaughan Jones was particularly attached to the University of Geneva where he had studied physics before obtaining his doctorate in mathematics in 1979, under the supervision of Prof. André Haefliger.
His research work but also his enthusiasm and generosity have deeply marked all those who had a chance to work with him and who wish to pay him a vibrant tribute through this conference in his memory.
Organizers
Anton Alekseev (University of Geneva)
Anna Beliakova (University of Zurich)
Rinat Kashaev (University of Geneva)
Thang Le (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Speakers
Dror Bar-Natan (University of Toronto)
Dietmar Bisch (Vanderbilt University)
Christian Blanchet (Université Paris Diderot)
Martin Bridson (University of Oxford)
Alain Connes (IHES)
David E. Evans (Cardiff University)
Cameron Gordon (University of Texas at Austin)
Jean-Claude Hausmann (University of Geneva)
Mikhail Khovanov (Columbia University)
Aaron Lauda (University of South California)
Lisa Piccirillo (MIT)
Pavel Safronov (University of Edinburgh)
Paul Wedrich (Universität Hamburg)
Hans Wenzl (University of California at San Diego)
Helen Wong (Claremont McKenna College)
Program
In addition to the talks, a classical music performance will take place on Monday 27th of June at 4:00 PM, with a string quartet composed of young soloists, all students of Daniel Haefliger, and a Mozart trio played by Jean-Claude Hausmann, Ian Jones (Vaughan's son) and Ian's fiancée Emily Nolan.
If the weather allows it, a hike in the Salève "as Vaughan liked it" will also be planned on Wednesday 29th of June in the afternoon.
Program
List of Abstracts
Videos of the talks
Onsite and online registration open
Conference poster
*The conference is partially supported by the National Science Foundation through the grant number DMS-2208246
Venue
Auditorium - Charles Rouillier U300 (Uni Dufour)
Rue Général-Dufour 24
1204 Genève
Arrival by Public Transports
Bus n°5: stop at "Place de Neuve"
Trams n°12 or n°17: stop at "Place de Neuve"
Trams n°15 or n°18: stop at "Cirque"
Arrival by Car
Parking "Plaine de Plainpalais" nearby
Souvenirs from the past...
Hiking in the Swiss Alps
1976: Singing with the UNIGE choir
1979: Mozart trio Vaughan and his spouse Wendy played with Jean-Claude Hausmann at their wedding
1979: Vaughan Thesis Defense at University of Geneva - Under the supervision of André Haefliger
1980: Riding back home from the Math department through the vineyards above Lully...encounter with Vaughan's parents-in-law and baby Bethany gone out for a walk
1986: Hiking with Ian asleep in the backpack
1990: Receiving the Fields Medal at ICM in Kyoto
1998 and 1999: Walks in the "campagne genevoise"
2007: Vaughan receiving the "Prix mondial Nessim Habif" during the Dies Academicus (University of Geneva)
2015: "3 Fields Medalists explain what mathematics is all about" - Invited Lecture at the University of Geneva
With Stanislav Smirnov, Martin Hairer and the Dean of the UNIGE Faculty of Sciences, Jerôme Lacour
2019: Conference in honor of André Haefliger 90th Birthday - Geneva
With André and Minouche
Interview of Vaughan Jones - Conference in honor of André Haefliger's 90th birthday (Geneva, May 2019)
