The PIMS mandate is to promote excellent research and applications of the mathematical sciences, to facilitate the training of highly qualified personnel, to create an equitable, diverse and inclusive community in the mathematical sciences, to enrich public awareness of and education in mathematics and to create partnerships with similar organizations around the world.

Upcoming Events

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The West Coast Optimization Meeting (WCOM) · Fall 2026
October 3, 2026
University of Washington
Speakers Julia Eaton University of Washington, Tacoma Organizer Aleksandr Aravkin University of Washington Organizer, Speaker Shan Liu University of Washington Speaker Gian-Gabriel Garcia University of Washington Speaker Milagros Loreto University of...
Scientific, Seminar
The PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow Seminar: Hermie Monterde
October 7, 2026
University of Regina
A network of interacting qubits, usually subatomic particles, can be modelled by a connected weighted undirected graph G. A quantum walk on G is a deterministic process that describes the propagation of quantum states in the network represented by G...
Scientific, Colloquia
PIMS Network Wide Colloquium: Gunnar E. Carlsson
October 8, 2026
Online
The recent striking developments in artificial intelligence underscore the idea that we need to (a) understand better what goes on inside neural networks, (b) thereby gain more control over them and (c) develop methods that are less expensive and...
Scientific, Colloquia
UBC Math Department Colloquium: Lior Silbermann (RESCHEDULED)
October 9, 2026
University of British Columbia
In this metamathematical talk I shall argue that we genuinely belong under one roof: that no matter how we self-identify, in an important sense we all do the same thing. Recent developments have made the question "what is it that we do?" even more...
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We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

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PIMS hosts an International Research Lab of the CNRS

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We acknowledge the support from the Simons Foundation

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Collaborative Research Groups (CRG)

CRGs are one of PIMS flagship programs, building world class research networks.

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PIMS Postdocs

Between 1997-2025 we have supported over 450 postdoctoral positions

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Research Catalysts Program
July 30, 2026
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites applications to its Research Catalyst program, a targeted funding opportunity designed to support the formation and maintenance of...
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