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SUMMARY:London Heilbronn Colloquium: Federico Ardila (QMUL)
DESCRIPTION: Federico Ardila (QMUL): Geometry\, Robots and Society\nAbstra
 ct: How do we move a robot quickly from one position to another? To answer
  this question\, we need to understand its configuration space\, a “map
 ” where we can find every possible position of the robot. Unfortunately\
 , these spaces are very large\, they live in very high-dimensions\, and th
 ey are very difficult to visualize. Fortunately\, geometric group theorist
 s and combinatorialists have encountered and studied similar spaces before
 . Thanks to the tools they’ve developed\, we can build “remote control
 s” to navigate these complicated spaces\; this allows us to move (some) 
 robots optimally. As the imaginary border between “pure” and “applie
 d” mathematics disappears before our eyes\, we face an important ethical
  question that we cannot ignore: What’s the role of mathematicians and s
 cientists in building a more just and equitable society?\nThis presentatio
 n will assume no previous knowledge of these topics\, and will be accessib
 le to anyone who is interested. It will include joint work with many peopl
 e\, including Tia Baker\, Naya Banerjee\, Hanner Bastidas\, César Ceballo
 s\, John Guo\, Megan Owen\, Seth Sullivant\, Coleson Weir\, and Rika Yatch
 ak.\nAttendees are strongly encouraged to sign up by Monday via this link 
 in order to guarantee access to the site:
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/210560/london-heilbronn-colloquium-fe
 derico-ardila-qmul/
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LOCATION:King's College\, Strand Campus\, room S-2.23 (as in floor “minus
  2”)\, London\, United Kingdom
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