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Who speaks for mathematics in policy? Tyler Kloefkorn, @amermathsoc.bsky.social Associate Vice President of Government Relations, joins ICM TV to discuss why advocacy is essential for math funding, research, and education. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/okxAAXsTWCY

Math advances when ideas meet. Incoming IMU President Ulrike Tillmann looks to 2030 by creating more space for mathematicians to exchange insights, build collaborations, and learn from the energy of graduate students. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/Wl84Z5hAlaQ

13 doctoral researchers. 13 sites across Europe. One shared mission: build the next generation of mathematical optimization methods for energy, logistics & data science. That's the The ALMOA Project, coordinated by @uniklagenfurt.bsky.social. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/wpK4j_5TWKE

Predicting future prices is one of the hardest problems to solve at scale. No black boxes. The Voleon Group's researchers insist on understanding exactly what their models are doing, even while applying cutting-edge machine learning to financial markets. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/rFSBL_82naE

Research suggests 85% of what people do for work today won't exist in 15 years. The Master of Mathematical Finance at the @utoronto.ca is training for what doesn't change: mathematics itself. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/BtABstPOGDg

Pure math is just applied math that hasn't found its application yet. That's the philosophy behind FunCalc4Stats at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, an ERC-funded project building new statistical tools from decades-old mathematics. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/ylYSRqfoZXg

Nearly every secure online transaction relies on math problems that quantum computers could soon crack. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University's Post-Quantum Migration Lab is building the cryptography meant to survive that shift. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/wbP4_vfTi2A

From paperclips to ribbon, Tadashi Tokieda shows how everyday objects can illuminate remarkable mathematics. Watch as he joins ICM TV in studio to share one of his demos & reflect on how mathematical discovery begins. #ICM2026 https://sbrew.link/onIrvlEs

"Mathematics is not just code, it's the language of artificial intelligence." That's the philosophy behind AI Tennessee, the statewide initiative led by @utknoxville.bsky.social grounding AI in topology, geometry & probability. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/qt_02LaNe6w

What can Bach teach mathematics? At #ICM2026, @umich.edu mathematician and organist Daniel Forger showed how pipe organ recordings reveal patterns in music learning, listening, and performance. https://youtu.be/ZP7Yv1YYT6g

Math doesn't happen in isolation - it happens in seminars, hallways & workshops. At @harvard.edu, the Center of Mathematical Sciences & Application is building an ecosystem where mathematicians & scientists collaborate across fields, from physics to AI #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/pNzqNLGSkOk

You don't want to have to cut it open to see inside. That's the whole problem FAME Flagship researchers at @helsinki.fi work on – recovering hidden structure from measurements taken only at the surface with inverse mathematics. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/8MM_dFHTa9Q

Markets work hard to look like random noise. Researchers at The D. E. Shaw Group spend their careers finding the real patterns hiding underneath anyway, using everything from advanced statistics to tools borrowed straight from physics. #ICM2026 @deshawresearch.com https://youtu.be/6ctUiMm97TI

Lightning strikes and the flash reaches you almost instantly, but the thunder takes longer. At @unituebingen.bsky.social, mathematicians study the quantum equivalent: how fast information can travel through an interacting quantum system. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/8Uuef69MoNM

How can mathematics shape the future of physics? @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social mathematician Svetlana Jitomirskaya joins ICM TV to discuss quantum theory, 2-D materials like graphene, and why mathematicians belong at the frontier. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/Z6uQPJ9NmFA

Tallying votes, drawing districts, apportioning seats – all foundationally mathematical problems. See how The Institute for Mathematics and Democracy at @wellesley.edu studies the math behind how democracies actually work. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/gQejJkDtJbg

The #ICM2026 Math Festival showed how mathematics connects generations. Across two days of puzzles and games, families and attendees joined in, and ICM TV interviewed young mathematicians about their enthusiasm for the field. https://youtu.be/EO_tXbBBJKo

300 faculty. 8,000 students. One faculty entirely devoted to mathematics, statistics, and computer science. @waterloomath.bsky.social is one of the largest math faculties in the world, and one of the most specialized. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/7Ov-qG_BvJo

From the Traveling Salesperson Problem to Tetris, Shayan Oveis Gharan reflects on the path to mathematical discovery. Watch the IMU Abacus Medalist 2026 discuss research, perseverance, and the people who shaped his career – only on ICM TV. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/UBGH2aul-nE

Discover Qiuzhen College at @Tsinghua_Uni & Zhizhen College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong – two sister institutions with one founder & a shared philosophy for training the next generation of mathematicians. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/-gBhbdXf-p8

What does AI mean for the future of mathematics? Watch now as Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman, from @utoronto.ca, joins ICM TV to discuss the work behind major mathematical breakthroughs, and to offer his advice for students & early-career mathematicians. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/8DYF-ReeAtY

Two-thirds of researchers at @mathematik-univie.bsky.social come from abroad, see why they're drawn to a faculty spanning everything from enumerative geometry to biomathematics under one roof. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/yUnhczdSSY4

How can mathematics serve as a low-cost laboratory for AI? Stanford mathematician Sergei Gukov joins ICM TV to discuss math, machine learning, and the future of autonomous mathematical research. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/pDYkGtM5huk

AI can spot a pattern in seconds. Knowing if that pattern is real? That still takes a mathematician. Dive into Susquehanna's hunt for real patterns hiding in messy financial data, using math built for markets textbooks can't touch. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/fDHiFJIKl20

What does international collaboration in mathematics look like in practice? IMU President Hiraku Nakajima joins ICM TV to reflect on the international collaboration he fostered from 2023-2026, and offer his advice for incoming President Ulrike Tillmann. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/PgcI0u5c6_Q

Founded in 2019 with backing from the @simonsfoundation.org & the Bulgarian government, discover how the International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS-Sofia) is rapidly becoming a genuine hub for mathematics in South-Eastern Europe. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/9NBsq8WylEA

Watch now as ICM TV Speaks with Alex Kontorovich & Scott Armstrong about LLMs, like Claude & ChatGPT, and the future of proof formalization. From formalizing De Giorgi-Nash-Moser theory with no Lean background to Lean’s growing role, the shift is underway. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/CBR51BCZeD0

Want to go to the moon? First ask if it's possible, then build the shuttle. That's the gap between proving a math problem can be solved and knowing how. Dive into how COGENT, an international Doctoral Network, closes that gap. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/OSEYnqjzRpQ

Yurii Nesterov, winner of the 2026 Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize, joins ICM TV in studio to explain how Nesterov’s Accelerated Gradient helped shape modern AI, reflect on Ernest Ryu’s AI-assisted proof & offer advice to young mathematicians. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/J67H8QrRoL0

Markets today are awash in information — the real challenge is filtering out the noise to find the signal underneath. That's the daily problem BlackRock's Systematic team has built a 40-year business around solving. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/8NmSZNDzq_w

What does a Fields Medal journey look like? Yu Deng joins ICM TV to to reflect on moving from teenage Math Olympiads to research under Alexandru Ionescu, and through the long challenges of Hilbert's Sixth Problem. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/jU-fiHmab5Y

Nothing can replace a human-to-human conversation. At the Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies at EPFL, mathematicians, physicists & computer scientists meet face-to-face because breakthroughs rarely happen alone – they happen in the room. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/tmgToj94T9w

For 40 years, Metron's approach has been simple: understand the math first. Learn about how its mathematicians have built Bayesian search theory, sequential inference tools, and autonomy software to solve problems that matter for national security. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/MydeqD_x43c

One of only two @maxplanck.de institutes focused on basic research in mathematics. See how the MPI for Mathematics in the Sciences brings together mathematicians & scientists to work on problems with real two-way interaction across disciplines. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/sY4yoTaXQdM

Mathematics gets specialized fast – trained deep enough in one field, you can barely talk to someone in another. @tifr.res.in's Random Geometry Centre exists to bridge that gap, one canteen conversation at a time. #ICM2026 https://sbrew.link/Gp4oPvK7

#ICM2026 has announced its top honors, including the Fields Medals, Abacus Medal, Gauss Prize, Leelavati Prize, and Chern Medal. ICM TV caught up with attendees to hear their reactions to work shaping modern mathematics. https://youtu.be/Ida7-Zi0QpE

Two researchers can spend years on the same math problem without knowing it, just because they describe it in different words. Founded during COVID, @imsi.institute exists to put them in the same room. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/fDHiFJIKl20

The wait is over: the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians is bringing the global mathematics community together in Philadelphia. Follow ICM TV for congress coverage & films highlighting outstanding research across the field! #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/nu2WVaP5CJM

Berlin's five biggest math institutions, one cluster of excellence. Discover how @mathplusberlin.bsky.social brings 100 professors & 500 researchers together to push mathematics into medicine, biology, archaeology & AI. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/SnflunblkmI

"It's basically a sanctuary for science." Fellows at @ethzurich.bsky.social's Institute for Theoretical Studies get no teaching duties, no admin, no supervisor. Just research, across math, physics & computer science. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/mskqm0gWO2o

20 years ago, Vietnam's math community faced a real brain drain problem. Today, VIASM runs on a Fields Medalist's vision and no permanent faculty, by design, turning constraints into one of Southeast Asia's most active mathematics hubs. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/N4p5SPygEik

Quantum computing needs mathematicians as much as physicists. At @syddanskuni.bsky.social, the Centre for Quantum Mathematics is building the theory behind fault-tolerant quantum systems; with 6 Fields Medalists on its advisory board. #ICM2026 https://youtu.be/NlSyAnYz0CA

Building a stronger semiconductor workforce requires collaboration. SCALE at Purdue brings together universities, industry & government to prepare students for careers in secure microelectronics & national defense. @asee-hq.bsky.social #ASEEAC2026 https://sbrew.link/epyqSBl4

Another successful @asee-hq.bsky.social Meeting is in the books. #ASEEAC2026 in Charlotte brought together thousands of engineering educators to exchange ideas, build connections & celebrate the year’s work. We’re already looking ahead to Toronto 2027! https://sbrew.link/mEULDNeZ

How do undergraduate students build support systems? At #ASEEAC2026 in Charlotte, recent @usf.edu graduate Jacob Delikat presents his paper on the role of group chats in peer support across engineering education. @asee-hq.bsky.social https://youtu.be/3Z-Pvo3Xino

Engineering education varies widely across the U.S. So which region leads: Zone 4 on the West Coast or Zone 2 in the Southeast? Jenny Keshwani and Kaitlin Tyler weigh the evidence, and ASEE TV delivers the verdict. #ASEEAC2026 @asee-hq.bsky.social https://sbrew.link/5nSu6cIo

The 2026 ASEE Awards Lunch recognized the 2025 Best Paper Award winners. ASEE TV interviewed Sindia Rivera-Jiménez, Caroline Lubbe, Malinda Zarske & Angela Bielefeldt on the research driving their honored papers. #ASEEAC2026 @asee-hq.bsky.social https://sbrew.link/CWkpbt01

What happens when industry & academia work side by side? The Missouri Protoplex is creating new opportunities for research, prototyping and workforce development in advanced manufacturing. @asee-hq.bsky.social #ASEEAC2026 https://sbrew.link/Ax3p9fBg

Home to Ohio's first Bachelor of Science in Quantum Computing, @miamiuniversity.bsky.social is giving students hands-on experience in quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and real-world problem solving. @asee-hq.bsky.social #ASEEAC2026 https://sbrew.link/mDF9TUI5

From hypersonics and propulsion to battery safety and systems engineering, discover how the @utknoxville.bsky.social Space Institute is advancing research & developing the aerospace workforce of tomorrow. @asee-hq.bsky.social #ASEEAC2026 https://sbrew.link/r9S6g2T5