Outline of the Conference

Purpose of the Seminar

An interface bounding phases of materials called a free boundary. Typical examples include a crystal surface and a grain boundary. It is important to predict and control its shape not only in natural science but also in applied fields like life science, image segmentations, data science. The problem is often modelled by nonlinear partial differential equations which have been studied for many years. In this seminar, we gather mathematical analysts, numerical analysts, geometric analysts, control theorists of these equations and materials scientists, image analysts, data scientists to find a new research direction based on serious discussion on the mathematical foundation and its applications. We intend to promote mathematical analysis, numerical analysis and geometric analysis and to apply them to materials science, life science, image processing, data science.

Organizers

  • Charles M. Elliott (University of Warwick)
  • Yoshikazu Giga (The University of Tokyo)
  • Nao Hamamuki (Hokkaido University)
  • Michael Hinze (University of Koblenz · Landau)
  • Vanessa Styles (University of Sussex)
  • Etsuro Yokoyama (Gakushuin University)

Participants

Names below are listed in alphabetical order.
From overseas

  • Frédéric Flin, National Centre for Meteorological Research
  • Harald Garcke, University of Regensburg
  • Philip Herbert, University of Sussex
  • Matthias Hieber, Technical University of Darmstadt
  • John King, The University of Nottingham
  • Balázs Kovács, Paderborn University
  • Michał Łasica, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Tim Laux, University of Regensburg
  • Chun Liu, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Jeremy Louis Marzuola, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Olivier Pierre-Louis, CNRS, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Institute of Light and Matter
  • Arnold Reusken, RWTH Aachen University
  • Marcel J. Rost, Leiden University
  • Piotr Rybka, University of Warsaw
  • James A. Sethian, University of California, Berkeley
  • Bjorn Stinner, University of Warwick
  • Chandrasekhar Venkataraman, University of Sussex
  • Glen Wheeler, University of Wollongong

From Japan

  • Tokuhiro Eto, The University of Tokyo
  • Mi-Ho Giga, The University of Tokyo
  • Kazuya Hirose, Hokkaido University
  • Pen-Yuan Hsu, The University of Tokyo
  • Takashi Kagaya, Muroran Institute of Technology
  • Sho Katayama, The University of Tokyo
  • Masato Kimura, Kanazawa University
  • Yoshihito Kohsaka, Kobe University
  • Miyuki Koiso, Kyushu University
  • Ayato Kubo, Hokkaido University
  • Shodai Kubota, National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College
  • Hirotoshi Kuroda, Hokkaido University
  • Qing Liu, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  • Shimpei Makida, Hokkaido University
  • Kuniyasu Misu, Hokkaido University
  • Hiroyoshi Mitake, The University of Tokyo
  • Hitoshi Miura, Nagoya City University
  • Tatsu-Hiko Miura, Hirosaki University
  • Tatsuya Miura, Kyoto University
  • Daiki Mizuno, Chiba University
  • Masashi Mizuno, Nihon University
  • Takayuki Nakamuro, The University of Tokyo
  • Masaki Ohnuma, Tokushima University
  • Takeshi Ohtsuka, Gunma University
  • Yusuke Oka, The University of Tokyo
  • Shinya Okabe, Tohoku University
  • Norbert Požár, Kanazawa University
  • Koya Sakakibara, Kanazawa University
  • Ken Shirakawa, Chiba University
  • Koichi Sudoh, Osaka University
  • Keisuke Takasao, Kyoto University
  • Shuntaro Tsubouchi, The University of Tokyo
  • Yuki Ueda, Hokkaido University
  • Hiroshi Watanabe, Oita University
  • Masahiro Yamamoto, The University of Tokyo

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Acknowledgements

The 81st Fujihara Seminar
Mathematical Aspects for Interfaces and Free Boundaries | 2024

  • Date: June 2 (Sun) - June 7 (Fri), 2024
  • Venue: Hilton Niseko Village

Yoshikazu Giga (儀我美一) thanks all the lectures for wonderful lectures and all participants for their discussion!

And we thank the nature in NISEKO.

We thank
the Fujihara Foundation of Science
(公益財団法人藤原科学財団)

for its generous support.

We also thank
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
日本学術振興会
The University of Tokyo, Social Cooperation Program “Mathematical sciences for refrigerant thermal fluid”
東京大学社会連携講座「冷媒熱流体の数理」
NISEKO Town ニセコ町
We thank international organizers:
Charles M. Elliott (University of Warwick)
Michael Hinze (University of Koblenz)
Vanessa Styles (University of Sussex)
We thank local organizers:
Nao Hamamuki (浜向直) (Hokkaido University)
Etsuro Yokoyama (横山悦郎) (Gakushuin University)

Especially, we thank Prof. Yokoyama for various help including driving a car, taking photos, opening SLACK for us, preparing drinks, etc.

We thank steering committee members (運営委員):
Mi-Ho Giga/儀我美保 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)(#)
Yoshikazu Giga/儀我美一 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)
Nao Hamamuki/浜向直 (Hokkaido U./北海道大学)
Hirotoshi Kuroda/黒田紘敏 (Hokkaido U./北海道大学)
Takeshi Ohtsuka/大塚岳 (Gunma U./群馬大学)
Ken Shirakawa/白川健 (Chiba U./千葉大学)(*)
Keisuke Takasao/髙棹圭介 (Kyoto U./京都大学)
Etsuro Yokoyama/横山悦郎 (Gakushuin U./学習院大学)

(#) general manager
(*)venue manager

We also thank supporting members of Steering committee (運営支援員):
Pen-Yuan Hsu/許本源 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)
Sho Katayama/片山翔 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)
Shodai Kubota/久保田翔大 (National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College /都城工業高等専門学校)
Qing Liu/柳青 (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate U./沖縄科学技術大学院大学)
Daiki Mizuno/水野大樹 (Chiba U./千葉大学)
Yusuke Oka/岡優丞 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)
Shuntaro Tsubouchi/坪内俊太郎 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)
Hiroshi Watanabe/渡邉紘 (Oita U./大分大学)($)

($) deputy venue manager

Especially we thank
Ken Shraikawa (Chiba U.) and
Hiroshi Watanabe (Oita U.)

for their excellent practical organization of the lecture room.

We thank
Mr. Teruo Kusama/草間輝男 (Hilton Niseko Village)
Mr. Takeshi Tochigi/栃木健志 (Hilton Niseko Village)
Ms. Asami Hoshi /星麻美 (E.C.Inc./（株）E.C.)
Ms. Satoko Kimura/木村佐斗子 (U. Tokyo/東京大学)
We thank
Organizations
Hilton Niseko Village
E.C.Inc.（株）E.C.
Organizers
Charles M. Elliott (University of Warwick)
Yoshikazu Giga (儀我美一) (The University of Tokyo)
Nao Hamamuki (浜向直) (Hokkaido University)
Michael Hinze (University of Koblenz)
Vanessa Styles (University of Sussex)
Etsuro Yokoyama (横山悦郎) (Gakushuin University)

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