Baylor Hosts Prominent Mathematician for AEC Workshop

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WACO, Texas (June 24, 2024) – The Department of Mathematics at Baylor University will host a workshop on Abstract Elementary Classes (AEC) July 25-27, in honor of the 70th birthday of renowned mathematician Rami Grossberg, Ph.D., of Carnegie Mellon University. This event will feature distinguished mathematicians from around the world, boosting Baylor's growing Logic group.

Grossberg is one of the leading mathematicians in the field of Abstract Elementary Classes. AECs are a generalization of the notion of an elementary class in model theory, a branch of mathematical logic. Grossberg's research has advanced the understanding of AECs, including their categoricity, stability and complexity. He has advised nine Ph.D. students on AECs. Together with his students, he has shaped many aspects the field of AECs in the past 30 years, helping illuminate the deep connections between logic, set theory and algebra.

Organized by Grossberg’s former Ph.D. students Marcos Mazari-Armida, Ph.D., of Baylor University, and Will Boney, Ph.D., of Texas State University, the conference gathers prominent researchers in AEC mathematics. Notable speakers include John Baldwin, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; Saharon Shelah, Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jan Trlifaj, D.Sc., Charles University, Czech Republic; and Andrés Villaveces, Ph.D., National University of Colombia.

“The workshop will help boost the research effort and grow the awareness of Baylor’s Logic group,” Marzari-Armida said.  “We are one of the newest Logic groups in the country and to have the opportunity to host such a workshop is an honor.” 

The workshop is funded by an AMS-Simons Travel Grant,   National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMS-2137465 and the Department of Mathematics of Baylor University.

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