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1st December 2017
09:30 to 10:00 Registration, Tea and Coffee
10:00 to 10:15 Welcome and Introduction Christie Marr (Isaac Newton Institute)
Jane Leeks (Newton Gateway to Mathematics)
Andrzej Herczyński (Boston College)
Session 1: Art and Science (Chair: Mike Cates, University of Cambridge)
10:15 to 10:45 Light Echoes in Art and Science: How far do the Two Constituencies Reflect Each Other in Theory and Practice? Siân Ede
10:45 to 11:15 Growth and Form: From Stalactites to Ponytails Raymond Goldstein (University of Cambridge)
11:15 to 11:35 Tea and Coffee
Session 2: Form in Art (Chair: Andrzej Herczynski, Boston College)
11:35 to 12:10 Hearing Your Genes Evolve Deirdre Gribbin (Composer)
12:10 to 12:40 How Quantum Physics Democratised Music: A Meditation on Physics and Technology Michael Berry (University of Bristol)
12:40 to 13:10 Re-Constructing Illuminated Manuscripts and Paintings Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb (University of Cambridge), (Cambridge Mathematics of Information in Healthcare)
Stella Panayotova (Fitzwilliam Museum)
Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb (University of Cambridge), (Cambridge Mathematics of Information in Healthcare)
Stella Panayotova (Fitzwilliam Museum)
13:10 to 14:00 Lunch and Art Exhibition
Session 3: Form in Toys and Games (Chair: Roberto Zenit, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
14:00 to 14:35 Mathematical Approaches to Toys Christopher Budd (University of Bath)
14:35 to 15:10 On Form and Function in Board Games Chris Sangwin (University of Edinburgh)
15:10 to 15:40 Form and Shape for Lighting Virtual Worlds Graham Hazel (ARM)
15:40 to 16:10 Tea & Coffee
16:10 to 16:50 A World From a Sheet of Paper Tadashi Tokieda (Stanford University)
16:50 to 17:00 Questions/Discussions
17:00 to 17:30 Drinks and Networking