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On 24 August, the JSPS Strasbourg Office held the eighth in its series of JSPS Forums. Titled “Singularities and Applications,” it was cosponsored by the University of Strasbourg and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Held at the University’s Institut de Recherche Mathématique Avancée (IRMA), approximately 60 French and Japanese researchers participated in this highly successful event. Started mainly by the influence of Prof. René F. Thom and Prof. Heisuke Hironaka, a Franco-Japanese research partnership has evolved over past decades in the field of singularity theory. Under it, many postdoctoral researchers have visited each other’s countries, coauthored papers, and conducted joint research projects. At this forum, presentations were given on new research results in singularity theory and its applications in such fields as astrophysics, medical imaging, visualization theory and learning theory. The forum also provided an excellent opportunity for young French and Japanese researchers to exchange views and updated information in this area of research endeavor. The forum proceedings were transmitted in real time over the Internet via the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research’s Canal-U, where they are also archived for public perusal. (See http://www.canalc2.tv/.) - JSPS Strasbourg Office  |
