Canadian Math Institute honors Professor Ngo Bao Chau

From October 15-18 in Toronto, Canada, the Fields Institute, a mathematical sciences research institute at the University of Toronto, held a symposium to honor Professor Ngo Bao Chau.

The symposium “Fundamentals of the Langlands Program” focuses on the work of Professor Ngo Bao Chau and its current and long-term influences. The aim of the conference is to help mathematics enthusiasts in particular and the public in general better understand isomorphic forms and the Langlands program, as well as to introduce recent developments, summarizing the latest achievements in the field related to Professor Ngo Bao Chau's work.

The conference is aimed at a wide audience, including students, mathematicians in research fields other than Professor Ngo Bao Chau, and scientists for whom mathematics plays an important role in their research.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau (second from right) at the conference. (Photo: Thanh Hoa-Thanh Hai/Vietnam+)

The opening ceremony of the Symposium honoring Professor Ngo Bao Chau took place solemnly on the evening of October 15, with the participation of President of the International Mathematical Union, Ms. Ingrid Daubechies, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Le Sy Vuong Ha, Minister in charge of Education, Colleges and Universities of Ontario Glen Murray, Liberal Party leader Bob Rae, Director of the Fields Institute Edward Bierstone, famous mathematician James Arthur of the University of Toronto, and about 300 guests.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ambassador Le Sy Vuong Ha praised the contributions of Canada in general, the Fields Institute and the Fields Medal in particular, in the field of mathematics and world development. The Ambassador was very proud to be present at a conference to honor Professor Ngo Bao Chau, who has made great contributions to the cause of mathematics education and research in Vietnam.

Ambassador Le Sy Vuong Ha hopes that Professor Ngo Bao Chau's Fields Medal and the symposium held in his honor at the Fields Institute will be another bridge of friendship between Canada and Vietnam, as the two countries look forward to celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2013.

At this 4-day symposium, Professor Ngo Bao Chau gave two lectures. In addition to presenting "The Fundamental Lemma" on the opening night, Professor Ngo Bao Chau also gave a lecture on research inspired by Langlands' "Beyond Endoscopy" program on October 17.

In an interview with a VNA reporter, Professor Ngo Bao Chau emphasized the contributions of young intellectuals to the country, saying that Vietnam is currently an agricultural country and is in great need of knowledge, knowledge of science and technology to develop the country. Young intellectuals, especially those who have the opportunity to acquire the latest scientific and technological knowledge abroad, can contribute a lot to the cause of building the country.

According to Professor Ngo Bao Chau, not everyone has the ability to win a Nobel or Fields Prize, but everyone can live a meaningful life.

The Fields Institute is an international mathematics research center at the University of Toronto, established in 1992. The institute is named after John Charles Fields of the University of Toronto, the founder of the Fields Medals in mathematics, considered the Nobel Prize of mathematics. The Fields Medals have been awarded by the International Mathematical Union since 1936, every four years.

This year's symposium is part of the Fields Institute's 20th anniversary celebrations and is the first of a series of annual symposiums that the institute plans to hold to honor and showcase recent Fields Medal winners./.

(According to VNA) - VT