The Abel lectures

The Abel Prize Laureate 2024 opens the Abel Prize lectures.

Time: 22 May, 2024 at 10:00 - 15:10
Location: University of Oslo, Georg Sverdrups hus, Moltke Moes vei 39, 0851 Oslo

The Abel Prize lectures is a tradition during the Abel week. The Abel Prize Laureate 2024 and specially invited mathematicians give academically relevant lectures.

The Abel Prize lectures is open to the general public, but registration is required.

The lectures will later be made available on YouTube and on Abelprize.no

Program

09:30
Coffee in the foyer

10:00
Welcome by professor Helge Holden, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, chair of the Abel Prize committee, moderator of the event, Rector Svein Stølen, University of Oslo
professor Lise Øvreås, President of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

10:15
Abel Prize Laureate Michel Talagrand
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Paris

Chaining: a long story

Michel Talagrand
(Photo: Peter Bagde / Typos1 / Abel Prize

11:15
Professor Sara van de Geer
ETH Zurich

A statistician's selection of the work of Michel Talagrand

Sara van de Geer
(Photo: Private)

12:15
Lunch

13:00
Professor Assaf Naor
professor Princeton University

Talagrand almost everywhere

Assaf Naor
(Photo: Private)

14:00
Professor Sourav Chatterjee
Stanford University

Michel Talagrand’s works on spin glasses

Sourav Chatterjee
(Photo: Private)

15:00 - 15:10
Closing remarks by professor Ingrid Glad, University of Oslo, Chair of the Abel Board

Sort bygning med søyler
Georg Sverdrups hus. Photo: Public Domain / Dagny

EVENTS DURING THE ABEL WEEK

Monday 20 May
5 PM: Wreath-laying ceremony at the Abel monument. Abelhaugen in the Palace Park, Oslo. Open for the public

Tuesday 21 May
2 PM: Prize ceremony in the University Aula. Universitetsplassen, Karl Johans gate, Oslo.
Sign up for the prize ceremony
7 PM: The Abel Prize banquet, hosted by the Norwegian Government. Akershus Castle. By invitation only.

Wednesday 22 May
10 AM – 4 PM: The Abel Lectures, Georg Sverdrup’s house, The University of Oslo, Blindern
Sign up for the Abel Lectures
7 PM: The Abel Party. The house of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Drammensveien 78, Oslo.
Sign up for the Abel Party (Remember to give notice if you are later prohibited from attending)

Thursday 23 May
11 AM: The Holmboe Prize ceremony, Oslo Cathedral School, Ullevålsveien 31
Open for the public

Friday 24 May
The Abel Day, Stavanger
9.30-10.30 AM: The Abel Laureate visits an elementary school in Sola
10.30 AM: Activities for students
2 PM: The Abel Laureate’s lecture at The University of Stavanger

The Abel Day is hosted by The University of Stavanger (UiS), contact person Bjørn Henrik Auestad
For other questions about The Abel Week, contact project manager Pål Pettersen, DNVA