Schedule for: 25w5405 - Operator Systems and their Applications

Beginning on Sunday, February 2 and ending Friday February 7, 2025

All times in Banff, Alberta time, MST (UTC-7).

Sunday, February 2
09:00 - 10:00 placeholder (Online)
16:00 - 17:30 Check-in begins at 16:00 on Sunday and is open 24 hours (Front Desk - Professional Development Centre)
18:00 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in Vistas Dining Room, top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
20:00 - 22:00 Informal gathering (TCPL Foyer)
Monday, February 3
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
Breakfast is served daily between 7 and 9am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 09:15 Introduction and Welcome by BIRS Staff
A brief introduction to BIRS with important logistical information, technology instruction, and opportunity for participants to ask questions.
(TCPL 201)
09:15 - 10:15 Matthew Kennedy (TCPL 201)
10:15 - 10:30 Group Photo
Meet in foyer of TCPL to participate in the BIRS group photo. The photograph will be taken outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Please don't be late, or you might not be in the official group photo!
(TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
11:00 - 12:00 Walter van Suijlekom (TCPL 201)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
14:00 - 15:00 Lyudmila Turowska (TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:30 - 15:50 Alexandros Chatzinikolaou (TCPL 201)
15:50 - 16:10 Connor Paddock (TCPL 201)
16:10 - 16:30 Sushil Singla (TCPL 201)
16:30 - 16:50 Ioannis Apollon Paraskevas (TCPL 201)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in Vistas Dining Room, top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Tuesday, February 4
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
Breakfast is served daily between 7 and 9am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 12:00 Presentations of research talks/formation of research groups (TCPL 201)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
14:15 - 15:00 David Blecher (TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:30 - 16:15 Travis Russell (TCPL 201)
16:20 - 16:40 Mirte van der Eyden (TCPL 201)
16:40 - 17:00 George Baziotis (TCPL 201)
17:00 - 18:00 Panel discussion led by Lara Ismert, Travis Russell, Camila Sehnem (TCPL 201)
18:00 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in Vistas Dining Room, top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Wednesday, February 5
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
Breakfast is served daily between 7 and 9am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 10:00 Alain Connes (Online)
10:00 - 12:00 Research Time (TCPL 201)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
13:30 - 17:30 Free Afternoon (Banff National Park)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in Vistas Dining Room, top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Thursday, February 6
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
Breakfast is served daily between 7 and 9am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 10:00 Narutaka Ozawa (TCPL 201)
10:00 - 12:00 Research Time (TCPL 201)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
13:30 - 15:00 Research Time (TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:30 - 16:15 William Slofstra (TCPL 201)
16:15 - 17:00 Lara Ismert (TCPL 201)
17:00 - 18:00 Panel discussion led by Doug Farenick, Mahya Ghandehari, Adam Skalski (TCPL 201)
18:00 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in Vistas Dining Room, top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Friday, February 7
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
Breakfast is served daily between 7 and 9am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 09:20 Denis Rochette (TCPL 201)
09:20 - 09:40 Gage Hoefer (TCPL 201)
09:40 - 10:00 Malte Leimbach (TCPL 201)
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:00 Checkout by 11AM
5-day workshop participants are welcome to use BIRS facilities (TCPL ) until 3 pm on Friday, although participants are still required to checkout of the guest rooms by 11AM.
(Front Desk - Professional Development Centre)
10:30 - 11:15 Douglas Farenick (TCPL 201)
11:15 - 12:00 Tatiana Shulman (TCPL 201)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch from 11:30 to 13:30 (Vistas Dining Room)