The Batmobile event serves as a dynamic platform, bringing together the algebraic and tropical geometry communities from Brown University and neighboring institutions. This biannual event is designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange through a series of engaging talks. It provides a regular meeting point for researchers and academics interested in exploring the intersections of algebraic and tropical geometry.
Upcoming BATMOBILE Event
Fall 2024: The upcoming BATMOBILE event in Fall 2024 will be held at Dartmouth College on November 8th. This event is a collaboration with AGNES @ Dartmouth. The featured speaker will be Greg Smith from Queen’s University, who will be presenting on the topic of “Cohomology of toric vector bundles.” This talk promises to delve into advanced concepts within algebraic geometry, offering valuable insights for attendees.
Past BATMOBILE Events
The BATMOBILE event has a rich history of hosting distinguished speakers and covering a wide range of topics within algebraic and tropical geometry. Below is a summary of past events, showcasing the breadth and depth of discussions at previous BATMOBILE gatherings.
Fall 2022
Fall 2022: Amherst College hosted the Fall 2022 BATMOBILE event. Sam Payne from the University of Texas at Austin was the speaker, presenting on “Cohomology of moduli spaces of curves.” This talk explored the complex relationships within moduli spaces and their cohomology.
Spring 2022
Spring 2022: Brown University was the venue for the Spring 2022 BATMOBILE event. Matt Baker from Georgia Tech led a discussion on “Non-archimedean and tropical geometry, algebraic groups, moduli spaces of matroids, and the field with one element.” This broad topic highlighted the connections between various areas of geometry.
Fall 2020
Fall 2020: The Fall 2020 BATMOBILE event was hosted virtually by Brown University. Hannah Markwig from Tübingen presented “Counting bitangents of plane quartics – tropical, real, and arithmetic.” This virtual event allowed for continued engagement despite logistical challenges, focusing on enumerative geometry.
Fall 2019
Fall 2019: Brown University also hosted the Fall 2019 event, featuring Dave Jensen from the University of Kentucky. His talk focused on “Linear systems on general curves of fixed gonality,” providing insights into curve theory and linear systems.
Spring 2019
Spring 2019: Amherst College welcomed David Cox from Amherst College for the Spring 2019 BATMOBILE event. David Cox discussed “Geometric modeling,” bridging geometric theory with practical applications in modeling.
Fall 2018
Fall 2018: Yale University hosted the Fall 2018 BATMOBILE event with Josephine Yu from Georgia Tech as the speaker. Josephine Yu’s presentation was on “Real tropicalization and analytification of semialgebraic sets,” exploring advanced topics in tropical geometry and real algebraic geometry.
Spring 2018
Spring 2018: MIT was the location for the Spring 2018 BATMOBILE event. Qile Chen from Boston College spoke on “Witten’s r-spin class via logarithmic compactification,” delving into complex topics in algebraic geometry and compactification theory.
Fall 2017
Fall 2017: Yale University hosted again for the Fall 2017 BATMOBILE event. Paul Hacking from UMass Amherst presented “Smoothing toric Fano varieties via mirror symmetry,” connecting toric geometry with mirror symmetry concepts.
Spring 2017
Spring 2017: Brown University hosted the Spring 2017 BATMOBILE event, featuring Diane Maclagan from Warwick. Diane Maclagan’s talk was on “Tropical Schemes,” a core concept in tropical geometry.
Fall 2016
Fall 2016: Brown University continued to host the Fall 2016 event, welcoming Bernd Sturmfels from UC Berkeley. Bernd Sturmfels discussed “Nearest Points on Toric Varieties,” a topic at the intersection of optimization and algebraic geometry.
Spring 2016
Spring 2016: Yale University hosted the Spring 2016 BATMOBILE event with Johannes Nicaise from Imperial College London. Johannes Nicaise presented “Geometric invariants of non-archimedean semi-algebraic sets,” focusing on advanced geometric invariants.
Fall 2015
Fall 2015: Yale University also hosted the Fall 2015 BATMOBILE event, featuring June Huh from Princeton/IAS. June Huh spoke about “Hodge theory for combinatorial geometries,” connecting Hodge theory with combinatorial structures.
Spring 2015
Spring 2015: Brown University hosted the Spring 2015 event with Joe Rabinoff from Georgia Tech. Joe Rabinoff presented “Uniformity of rational points and tropical geometry,” linking number theory with tropical geometry.
Fall 2014
Fall 2014: Yale University hosted the inaugural Fall 2014 BATMOBILE event. Jerzy Weyman from the University of Connecticut was the speaker, discussing “Semi-invariants of quivers, cluster algebras, and the hive model.” This first event set the stage for the ongoing series.
Organizers
The BATMOBILE event is organized by a dedicated team of researchers:
- Dan Abramovich (Brown)
- Kenny Ascher (UC Irvine)
- Asher Auel (Dartmouth)
- Madeline Brandt (Brown)
- Juliette Bruce (Brown)
- Melody Chan (Brown)
- Chris Eur (Harvard)
- Sarah Frei (Dartmouth)
- Eric Larson (Brown)
- Nathan Pflueger (Amherst)
- Isabel Vogt (Brown)
Past Organizers
The BATMOBILE event has benefited from the contributions of past organizers:
- Dori Bejleri (Harvard)
- Angie Cueto (Ohio State)
- José González (UC Riverside)
- Brendan Hassett (Brown)
- Nathan Kaplan (UC Irvine)
- Max Kutler (Ohio State)
- Yuchen Liu (Northwestern)
- Kalina Mincheva (Tulane)
- Dhruv Ranganathan (Cambridge)
- Sam Payne (UT Austin)
- Jeremy Usatine (Brown)
The BATMOBILE continues to be an important event for the algebraic and tropical geometry communities, fostering collaboration and disseminating cutting-edge research. Check back for updates on future events and schedules.
