Aim and scope: In the area of topology, there has been a lot of exciting progress in recent years. Topological tools and ideas have been used in arithmetic geometry, for instance, topological cyclic homology, and in low dimensional topology, like constructions of new knot and link invariants using homotopy theory and so on. On the other hand, topology has found exciting applications in science and technology. In mathematical physics, topics like topological quantum field theory, quantum anomaly cancellation, topological T-duality, topological insulators, topological order, and others, have made tremendous progress. In modern technology, topology has also played prominent roles. In particular, TDA (topological data analysis) has demonstrated great potential for big data and has been widely used in the study of robotics, materials, chemistry, biology, drug design and discovery. More and more topological tools and ideas have been used in machine learning and deep learning models. The aim of the seminar is to invite top experts and young researchers to introduce and share their progress in the study of topology and its applications. We expect that the seminar will bring potential collaborations and broaden the horizon of young students.

Advisory board: Guowei WEI, Stephan YAU
Organizers: Haibao DUAN (AMSS), Yong LIN (YMSC), Jianzhong PAN (AMSS), Jie WU (BISMA),
Associate organizers: Fei HAN (NUS), Kelin XIA (NTU), Chao ZHOU (NUS)

Format: hybrid (face to face and online). The seminar will be held in every other week.