Renowned Mathematics Conference Celebrates 25 Years
From May 3-5, Mid Sweden University hosted the esteemed Nordan Conference, bringing together mathematics researchers from the Nordic region and parts of Europe. Alongside the conference, a pre-conference event, KAUS, was held, serving as a crucial meeting place for PhD students in the field.
The first Nordan conference was held in 1997 and has since played an important role as a meeting place for Nordic researchers in mathematics and complex analysis. This year, more than 40 researchers gathered. It was the third time that Mid Sweden University hosted and thus had the pleasure of hosting the conference's 25th anniversary.
"It is a meeting place where participants present ongoing research and current results in the field of complex analysis and geometry. Of course, meeting and networking is an incredibly important part," says Andreas Lind, associate professor and deputy head of department for IMD, who organized the event.
Important meeting place for PhD students
Prior to Nordan, PhD students from several Nordic universities also gathered for KAUS (Complex Analysis Without Seniors), which is a forum and a meeting place for the next generation of mathematicians. KAUS was created in 2005, with the goal of offering doctoral students an exclusive environment where they meet to participate freely in mathematical discourse, encouraging independent thinking and innovative ideas beyond the traditional academic hierarchy. It has been held on eight occasions so far.
"It was the first time that KAUS was held in connection with the Nordan conference and it was a successful move. As a PhD student, KAUS is an important meeting place where you meet like-minded people in the same phase and you can openly discuss and ask your questions. At the same time, they had the opportunity to participate in the Nordan conference and take part in ongoing research and meet researchers with extensive experience in the subject," says Andreas Lind.
The conference took place at Östanskär just outside Sundsvall.
Ahead of the Nordan conference, PhD students from several different universities in the
Nordic countries gathered to KAUS, which stands for Complex Analysis Without Seniors.