NCGOA 2013 - Index Theory and K-Theory

Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, May 3-9, 2013

(Vanderbilt Photo / Daniel Dubois)

Welcome to the homepage of the Eleventh Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras.

This year's topic is Index Theory and K-Theory. The Eleventh Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras is a combination of spring school and international conference. During the school part of the meeting several mini-courses on a variety of topics from noncommutative geometry, operator algebras and related topics will be given by leading experts. The conference will consist of a number of invited research talks and short contributions. We strongly encourage students and postdocs to attend this conference. Please read the section on financial aid below regarding information on how to apply for financial support.

Minicourses

Speaker	Affiliation	Minicourse Topic
Paul Baum	Penn State University	What is K-theory and what is it good for? Expanders, exact crossed-products, and K-theory for group C* algebras
Nigel Higson	Penn State University	Positive Energy Representations and K-Theory
Jonathan Rosenberg	University of Maryland	Variants of K-theory and connections with noncommutative geometry and physics
Shmuel Weinberger	University of Chicago	Cracks in topological rigidity

Each mini-course will consist of 2-4 lectures. Click on the mini-course title to see an abstract (when available).

Invited Speakers

Speaker	Affiliation
Jacek Brodzki	University of Southampton
Stanley Chang	Wellesley College
Guillermo Cortiñas	Universidad de Buenos Aires
Marius Dadarlat	Purdue University
Siegfried Echterhoff	University of Münster
Heath Emerson	University of Victoria
Guihua Gong	Puerto Rico University
Alexander Gorokhovsky	University of Colorado at Boulder
Pierre Julg	Université d'Orléans
Xin Li	University of Münster
Tsuyoshi Kato	Kyoto University
Herve Oyono-Oyono	University of Metz
Markus Pflaum	University of Colorado at Boulder
Paolo Piazza	Universita di Roma "La Sapienza"
Kamran Reihani	Northern Arizona University
John Roe	Penn State University
Thomas Schick	University of Göttingen
Jan Spakula	University of Münster
Erik van Erp	University of Hawaii
Mathai Varghese	University of Adelaide
Hang Wang	Tsinghua University
Yi-Jun Yao	Fudan University
Robert Yuncken	Université Blaise Pascal
Weiping Zhang	Nankai University

Registration

All participants, including minicourse speakers and invited speakers, are asked to register online. Please use the link on the left side to register online. All questions should be directed to ncgoa13@vanderbilt.edu. If you intend to request support, please read the section Reimbursement Policy. There will be a registration fee of $50. Payment by cash or check is accepted at the conference.

Financial aid

Financial support will be available to (partially) fund graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and other participants without grant support. We encourage those of you who are asking for support to share accommodations. If you plan to apply for funding, please fill out the "Request Financial Support" portion of the registration form. International participants need to fill out a Business Visitor Questionnaire. Please submit your request for financial support by March 19, 2013. Late applications will be considered as long as financial support is available. Note that we are unable to provide any support in advance.

Sponsors

Funding for the Eleventh Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras is provided by the National Science Foundation through NSF grant DMS 0849242, by the College of Arts & Science and the Department of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University. We are grateful for their support.

Organizing Committee

Gennadi Kasparov, Vanderbilt University

Xiang Tang, Washington University

Rufus Willett, University of Hawai'i

Zhizhang Xie, Vanderbilt University

Guoliang Yu, Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University