Developments in Modern Mathematics:
the 2nd WiMGo conference

Plenary Talk:

Patrizia Vitale (University of Neaples)
Title: Noncommutative field and gauge theory
Abstract: In this introductory lecture I will start by giving some motivations for considering space-time noncommutativity. Then, I will shortly review quantum mechanics as the prototypical noncommuta- tive theory, as well as the geometric language of standard gauge theory of fundamental interactions. Hence, I will describe a natural generalization of these structures to the noncommutative setting, rely- ing on the introduction of a derivations-based differential calculus. Two main models will be consid- ered: the φ4 scalar field theory and the U(1) gauge theory of electrodynamics. Both will be discussed within two types of noncommutativity, the Moyal spacetime and the Lie algebra type noncommu- tativity. Finally, I will review some aspects of noncommutative spacetime symmetries and twisted noncommutativity.

Thematic Talks:

Giovanni Landi (University of Trieste)
Title: Hopf algebroids of noncommutative principal bundle and gauge theory
Abstract: To an equivariant noncommutative principal bundle one associates an Atiyah sequence of twisted derivations whose splittings give (gauge) connections on the bundle. There is an explicit action of vertical twisted derivations as infinitesimal gauge transformations on connections. From the sequence one derives a Chern—Weil homomorphism and twisted Chern—Simons terms. On the principal bundle of orthonormal frames over the quantum sphere 𝑆2𝜃𝑛, the splitting of the sequence leads to a Levi-Civita connection on the corresponding module of twisted derivations. The connection is torsion free and compatible with the ‘round’ metric. We work out the corresponding Riemannian geometry.

Patrizia Vitale (University of Neaples)
Title: Electrodynamics as a Poisson gauge theory
Abstract: I will discuss U(1) gauge theory on Poisson manifolds as semiclassical limit of fully non- commutative spacetimes. The gauge potentials of Poisson electrodynamics are described as sections of a symplectic realization of the spacetime manifold and infinitesimal gauge transformations as a representation of the associated Lie algebroid acting on the symplectic realization. Finite gauge trans- formations are obtained by integrating the sections of the Lie algebroid to bisections of a symplectic groupoid, which form a one-parameter group of transformations

Raimar Wulkenhaar (University of Münster)
Title: Noncommutative geometry meets topological recursion
Abstract: I will try to outline two problems in noncommutative geometry, both related to combi- natorics and enumerative geometry, where tools from topological recursion permitted recently some significant progress. The first problem concerns higher order freeness in free probability theory. The second problem is the exact solution, order by order in their 1/𝑁-expansion, of correlation function in scalar QFT-models on noncommutative spaces.

Distinguished Contributed Talks:

Pierre Bieliavsky (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Title: New classes of locally compact quantum groups
Abstract: Locally compact quantum groups (LCQG) were introduced in the beginning of the century by S. Vaes and J. Kustermans as a von Neumann (i.e. measurable) version of quantum groups in the context of operator algebra. Since then the theory has been widely developed. However, it appears that, besides compact quantum groups, the theory suffers from a lack of new non-compact examples.
In a joint work with V. Gayral, S. Neyshveyev and L. Tuset, we constructed non-formal deformation quantizations of Lie group of Fröbenius type which provide classes of Lie group based examples. The construction is mainly geometrical. In the talk, I will first introduce the notion of locally compact quantum group and then explain the construction. I will also discuss some open questions in that context.

Thomas Krajewski (Aix-Marseille University)
Title: Finite spectral triples and the tenfold way
Abstract: The tenfold way is a an extensions of Dyson's threefold way and appeared in condensed matter physics as a way to classify the behavior of fermionic Hamiltonians under the combined effect of time reversal and charge conjugation. It further classifies other mathematical objects : Morita equivalence classes of Clifford algebras, super division algebras, compact symmetric spaces,... We concisely review this construction and show how this fits naturally with the Dirac operator of finite spectral triples.

Talks contributed by participants:

Irina Bobrova (Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences)
Title: Towards non-commutative discrete Painlevé systems
Abstract: It is well-known that, starting from the Affine Weyl groups (or their extension), one can define a discrete dynamic, by using translation operators (see the paper by M. Noumi and Y. Yamada, CMP, 1998). In fact, a proper extension of a birational representation of the Affine Weyl group acting on a parameter space leads to a discrete system for some dynamical variables. We will introduce a generalization of this construction to a non-abelian case. Moreover, regarding the Painlevé equations, such | birational representations naturally arise from the Bäcklund transformations. Since the latter have non-commutative analogs, we will also discuss an application of the Affine Weyl groups for deriving non-abelian versions of the discrete Painlevé equations with additive dynamics. This talk is based on the paper ”Affine Weyl groups and non-abelian discrete systems: an application to d-Painlevé equations” (arXiv:2403.18463).

Louis De Man (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Title: Smooth Wave Front Set and Deformation of Distribution Algebras
Abstract: The smooth wave front set is a microlocal object introduced by Hörmander in 1989, which simultaneously encodes the singular behaviour at finite points of a tempered distribution and its growth at infinity. In 2019, D. Bahns and R. Schulz observed that the smooth wave front set provides a sufficient condition to define the Weyl star-product of two tempered distributions in a non-formal manner. Using this criterion, they constructed non-formal algebras of tempered distributions under the Weyl star-product. We show that their work relies on the interaction between the smooth wave front set and the twist associated to the Weyl star-product (in the sense of Drinfel’d construction). This approach enables to extend their result to other star-products on 𝑅2𝑛, including the Kohn-Nirenberg star-product. The irreducible unitary representations of the Heisenberg group play an important role in this framework.

Tim Henke (University of Southern Denmark)
Title: Very stable parabolic Higgs bundles
Abstract: Higgs bundles are algebraic principal bundles equipped with a Lie algebra-valued one-form known as the Higgs field. Parabolic Higgs bundles are in addition equipped with parabolic structures that are preserved by the residue of the Higgs field. The moduli space of semi-stable Higgs bundles has a rich geometry with connections to mirror symmetry and the very stable locus provides insight into these phenomena from mirror symmetry. I will present some results about the very stable locus in the parabolic case and discuss what we can learn from it.

Jean Thibaut (CPT, Aix-Marseille University)
Title: Topological gravity and dynamical dark energy
Abstract: We describe a 4d topological gauge theory of gravity by building an action from the Euler and Pontryagin characteristic numbers of a manifold with Cartan geometry. Properties of characteristic classes imply that the action depends on the choice of connection only up to the integral of an exact term. Two Cartan geometries are studied: Lorentzian (including dS and AdS) and conformal. In the case of a Lorentzian geometry we retrieve the Holst action with a bare cosmological constant and with the Nieh-Yan, Pontrjagin and Euler terms with coupling constants only depending on the 3 free parameters corresponding to Newton’s constant G, the B-I parameter γ and the bare cosmological constant. Computing the equations of motion with an additional Dirac matter action leads to an effective cosmological constant Λ corresponding to the sum of the bare cosmological constant and the vacuum contribution to it. In case the vacuum contribution is larger than the currently observed value of Λ, we show that agreement with experiment can be reached via an AdS spacetime. For a Conformal geometry one can recover similar equations of motion with an additional source term for curvature depending on variations of the spin density of matter and torsion. Finally we look at a generalization of the previous work which leads to dynamical Λ (dark energy) and G depending on scalars of the curvature and the matter content of the theory. This talk is based on joint work with S. Lazzarini https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.05284.pdf and a forthcoming paper (dynamical Λ and G part).

Plenary Talk:

Magdalena Musat (University of Copenhagen)
Title: The Connes-Kirchberg Problem and Infinite dimensional phenomena in quantum information theory
Abstract: I will discuss recent developments in the analysis of quantum correlations and their deep interconnections with the multi-faceted Connes-Kirchberg Problem in operator algebras, leading also to infinite dimensional phenomena in quantum information theory.

Thematic Talks:

Sara Azzali (University of Bari)
Title: Traces, KK-theory, and the Godbillon-Vey invariant
Abstract: Traces on C*-algebras play an important role in index theory, particularly in extracting numerical invariants from classes defined in K-theory.
By introducing real coefficients in Kasparov bivariant K-theory (KK-theory), traces can be regarded as classes in $KK_\mathbb{R}$. The process of applying a trace then corresponds to taking the Kasparov product.
In this talk, we shall explain these constructions and their applications. Specifically, we will investigate a natural $KK_\mathbb{R}$-class that represents the Godbillon-Vey invariant of a foliation of codimension one. We shall see how the Godbillon-Vey invariant relates to a (densely defined) infinite trace, and its connection to the index theorem for measured foliations. This work is in collaboration with Paolo Antonini (Università del Salento) and Georges Skandalis (Université Paris Cité).

Magdalena Musat (University of Copenhagen)
Title: Factorizable maps, traces, and quantum correlations
Abstract: Factorizable completely positive maps, introduced by C. Anantharaman-Delaroche within the framework of operator algebras, have proven to have interesting applications in the analysis of quantum information theory, leading also to reformulations of the Connes Embedding Problem. Re- cent work with M. Rordam (as discussed in the plenary talk), shows that (infinite dimensional) von Neumann algebras are, indeed, needed to describe such channels. In this talk, we further establish a new viewpoint on factorizable channels, leading to central questions in C*-algebra theory, including the convex structure of the simplex of traces on free products of matrix algebras

Runlian Xia (University of Glasgow)
Title: Fourier multipliers coming from group actions on tree-like structures
Abstract: In this talk, we introduce a generalised Cotlar identity and a geometric form of some Lp-bounded Fourier multipliers for groups acting on R-trees. This class of groups includes free groups, amalgamated free products, HNN extensions, totally ordered groups and many others. The pioneering work in this direction is due to Mei and Ricard who proved Lp-boundedness of Hilbert transforms on free group von Neumann algebras using a Cotlar identity. This work is followed by the paper of Mei, Ricard and Xu focusing on more general Fourier multipliers.
Joint work with Adri´an Gonz´alez and Javier Parcet.

Talks contributed by participants:

Ioannis Apollon Paraskevas (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Title: Fock covariance for product systems and the Hao-Ng isomorphism problem
Abstract: We provide a characterisation of equivariant Fock covariant injective representations for product systems. We square this characterisation with established results concerning Fock covariance, on compactly aligned product systems over right LCM semigroups and on product systems with one-dimensional fibers. Using our characterisation we resolve the reduced Hao-Ng isomorphism problem for generalised gauge actions by discrete groups. This is a joint work with Evgenios Kakariadis.

Plenary Talk:

Eva Miranda (Technical University of Catalonia and University of Cologne)
Title: From Alan Turing to Fluid Computers via Contact Geometry

Abstract: What are the limits of computation? Can physical systems compute?
Cris Moore associated universal Turing machines with transformations of the square Cantor set. Using Poincaré sections, this procedure can be extended to dimension 3. When connected with a contact structure, it provides a compelling answer to the questions above; its associated Reeb vector field can "mirror" a particular solution of the Euler equation, creating a universal Turing machine capable of simulating fluid motions. The undecidability of the halting problem, proved by Alan Turing, entails the existence of undecidable fluid paths, introducing a revolutionary notion of "chaos" in the logical sense ([1] and [2]).
By "contact-ing" 2D Turing complete systems, we have designed an abstract model of a fluid computer, which we call "flubit." In collaboration with Ángel González-Prieto and Daniel Peralta-Salas, we have refined this model to design a hybrid machine where flubits serve as the fundamental units of computation. Inspired by Feynman's visionary ideas, we formalize this assembly process as a Topological Field Theory, which we’ve dubbed TKFT (Topological Kleene Field Theory) in honor of the pioneering logician Stephen Kleene.
We will explore this more sophisticated construction [3] in the parallel session on "Higher Structures" using techniques from TQFT and higher categories.

[1] Robert Cardona, Eva Miranda, Daniel Peralta-Salas, and Fran Presas, Constructing Turing Complete Euler Flows in Dimension 3, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 118 (2021), no. 19, Paper No. 2026818118, 9 pp.
[2] Renzo Bruera, Robert Cardona, Eva Miranda, Daniel Peralta-Salas, Topological Entropy of Turing Complete Dynamics, arXiv:2404.07288.
[3] Ángel González-Prieto, Eva Miranda and Daniel Peralta-Salas, Computability and Topological Kleene Field theories, preprint, 2024.

Thematic Talks:

Eva Miranda (Technical University of Catalonia and University of Cologne)
Title: From Alan Turing to Higher categories

Abstract: In 1936, Alan Turing proved that the halting problem is undecidable, defining one of the first models of computation. In this talk, we will use the construction of a Turing-complete dynamical system that simulates the movement of a particle in a fluid (described in my plenary talk), as a step towards developing a sophisticated computational design using higher structures.
We employ 2-categories to outline an abstract design for a "hybrid computer". Drawing on ideas from Topological Quantum Field Theory (TQFT), we will investigate how to quantize Turing-complete dynamical systems, including those related to fluid dynamics. Our goal is to design a computational field theory conceived as a Topological Field Theory and named TKFT in honor of Stephen Kleene’s work on partial recursive functions. This hybrid computer aims to compute and "quantize" physical systems. TKFTs will be constructed from basic elements, which we call "flubits," associated with 3D Turing-complete Euler flows. It is also possible to design other non-computational field theories that connect the categories of cobordisms and partial functions.
This talk will provide an overview of these ideas and is based on joint works (some ongoing) with Ángel González-Prieto, Stanislav Krysmskii, and Daniel Peralta-Salas.

Stefan Waldmann (University of Würzburg)
Title: Constraint algebras and reduction
Abstract: In this talk I will explain the notion of constraint algebras with some motivation from phase space reduction. I will discuss the intrinsic reduction procedure for constraint algebras and their modules. Finally, I will indicate the deformation theory of constraint algebras with the corresponding Hochschild cohomologies. The talk is based on joint work with Marvin Dippell and Chiara Esposito.

Marco Zambon (University of Leuven)
Title: Lie 2-algebras of functions of quasi-Poisson and quasi-symplectic groupoids
Abstract: The functions on symplectic and Poisson manifolds, together with the Poisson bracket, form a Lie algebra. In this talk we consider Lie groupoids endowed with weak versions of symplectic and Poisson structures, respectively. On quasi-Poisson groupoids there is a well-behaved Lie 2-algebra of functions. By contrast, on quasi-symplectic groupoids we are only able to either associate 1) a Lie 2-algebra of functions which is not Morita invariant, and 2) a graded Lie algebra structure on the truncated differentiable cohomology, which turns out to arise from the “inverse” quasi-Poisson groupoid structure. This talk is based on work in progress with Cristian Ortiz and Gabriele Sevestre.

Talks contributed by participants:

Myriam Mahaman (Technische Universität Dresden)
Title: Rings of differential operators and Hopf algebroids
Abstract: In algebraic geometry, it is known that the ring of differential operators over a smooth algebra A has a canonical Hopf algebroid structure. Using some descent techniques for coalgebras, my coauthor Ulrich Krähmer and I determined a class of algebras which are not smooth yet whose rings of differential operators still carry a canonical Hopf algebroid structure.

Plenary Talk:

Indira Chatterji (Côte d’Azur University)
Title: Groups through the lense of median geometry
Abstract: Geometric group theory aims at understanding groups through their actions on nice geometric objects. We will focus our attention on median spaces, which are metric spaces generalizing products of trees. We will see examples of such spaces and investigate the information one can extract from a group action on a median space.

Thematic Talks:

Claire Burrin (University of Zürich)
Title: Pairs of saddle connections
Abstract: : In this talk, I will discuss ‘optimal dynamics’ for the geodesic flow on flat surfaces, starting from the torus and moving to open questions on completely periodic orbits on Veech surfaces. This is joint work with Samantha Fairchild and Jon Chaika.

Indira Chatterji (Côte d’Azur University)
Title: Roughly median spaces
Abstract: We will study the class of roughly median spaces and groups admitting a geometric action on such a space.

Valentina Disarlo (University of Heidelberg)
Title: The model theory of the curve graph
Abstract: The curve graph of a surface of finite type is a graph that encodes the combinatorics of isotopy classes of simple closed curves. It is a fundamental tool for the study of the geometric group theory of the mapping class group. In 1987 N.K. Ivanov proved that the automorphism group of the curve graph of a finite surface is the extended mapping class groups. In the following decades, many people proved analogue results for many ”similar” graphs, such as the pants graph, the arc graph, etc. In response to the many results, N.V. Ivanov formulated a metaconjecture. which asserts that any ”natural and sufficiently rich” object associated to a surface has automorphism group isomorphic to the extended mapping class group. In this talk, I will present a joint work with Thomas Koberda (Virginia) and Javier de la Nuez Gonzalez (KIAS) where we provide a model theoretical framework for Ivanov’s metaconjecture and we conduct a thorough study of curve graphs from the model theoretic point of view, with particular emphasis in the problem of interpretability between different ”similar” geometric complexes. In particular, we will prove that the curve graph of a surface of finite type is w-stable. This talk does not assume any prior knowledge in model theory.

Talks contributed by participants:

Oscar Cosserat (University of Göttingen)
Title: Tracking Liouville tori on a symplectic foliation
Abstract: I will introduce in this talk the definition of an integrable Hamiltonian system on a symplectic manifold in the sense of Arnol’d-Liouville. I will then explain a bit of perturbative theory of such dynamics and relations with numerical analysis. In my PhD, I constructed some numerical methods for Hamiltonian systems on Poison manifolds, being foliated by symplectic leaves. The end of the presentation will therefore be dedicated to a discussion on perturbation theory of Hamiltonian systems on Poison manifolds.

Leolin Nkuete (University of Bonn)


Daniele Taufer (KU Leuven)
Title: The regularity of Hessian graphs
Abstract: Given a projective hypersurface defined by F=0, its Hessian is defined as the zero locus of the determinant of the Hessian matrix of F. When F is a cubic form, its Hessian also defines a cubic in the same projective space, so it is natural to study the dynamical system this transformation determines, which we call the Hessian graph. When restricting to smooth cubics, i.e. elliptic curves, it was known that this transformation corresponds to a rational function on a moduli space, which led to understanding some local properties of the Hessian graph. In this talk, we will see that we can choose a better model to describe such objects, which turns out to be an elliptic curve again. Under this identification, the Hessian transformation can be seen as a degree-3 endomorphism of this new model, which allows us to prove many novel regularities of Hessian graphs, and even to prescribe the global structure over some finite base fields. This is joint work with M. Mula and F. Pintore.

Plenary Talk:

Kate Ponto (University of Kentucky)
Title: Representations and Euler characteristics
Abstract: The experience of having to work really, really hard to prove a theorem that seems like it shouldn’t be that painful is so common. Occasionally we are extremely lucky and have the opposite experience. I’ll talk about one of my favorite results of this type and how it connects the familiar formulas for the characters of restricted and inducted representations to Euler characteristics for fibrations.

Thematic Talks:

Nora Doll (University of Halle Wittenberg)
Title: Skew localizer for real index pairings
Abstract: In this talk index pairings of a projection and a unitary where both, the projection and the unitary fulfill real symmetry relations are considered. For a given combination of symmetries the integer-valued index of the pairing vanishes, but there may be a 𝑍2-index given by the dimension of its kernel, modulo 2. The aim is then to construct a finite dimensional real skew-adjoint matrix called the skew localizer for these pairings and to show that the 𝑍2-index can be computed as the sign of the Pfaffian of the skew localizer. The main tool to prove the connection of the 𝑍2-index to the sign of the Pfaffian of the skew localizer is the orientation flow of paths of bounded real skewadjoint Fredholm operators. This orientation flow might be of independent interest and is introduced in the second part of this talk.

Kate Ponto (University of Kentucky)
Title: Homotopical invariants for lifting and extensions
Abstract: : Motivated by question in fixed point theory, Klein and Williams defined a homotopical obstruction to lifts and extensions that is not the familiar cohomological one. While they considered only a topological setting, their approach is remarkably flexible. I’ll describe how to make sense of it using a model category and a Blakers-Massey theorem.

Talks contributed by participants:

Benjamin Bruske (Technische Universität Hamburg)
Title: Approaching Condensed Mathematics through Compact Bounded Structures
Abstract: The theory of condensed mathematics, as developed by Peter Scholze and Dustin Clausen, studies algebraic objects equipped with a topological structure by category-theoretic methods using the language of sheaves and topoi.
There is, however, a classical structure equivalent to quasiseperated condensed objects, in the guise of compactological objects, treated by the functional analyst Lucien Waelbroeck in 1971. This structure permits an alternative approach to understanding the objects described by Scholze's and Clausen's theory, in essence as the free completion of compactological objects by missing quotients. This presentation aims to provide a short introduction to the concept of compactological spaces and its intimate categorical relation to condensed mathematics.

Plenary Talk:

Vivian Kuperberg (ETH Zürich)
Title: Approaches to consecutive primes
Abstract: About two hundred years ago, Dirichlet proved that there are infinitely many primes ending in each of 1, 3, 7, and 9. But what if we want to understand the last digits of pairs of consecutive primes? As of a couple decades ago, we know that there are infinitely many primes ending in 1 such that the next prime ends in 1. And we know that there are infinitely many primes ending in 1 such that the next prime ends in one of 3, 7, or 9. However, for each of those three cases, we cannot show that it occurs infinitely often!
In this talk, we will discuss this problem and several approaches to understanding this problem and consecutive primes in general. In particular, we’ll discuss how this problem relates to more general approaches to understanding the distribution of primes.

Thematic Talks:

Christian Bernert (University of hannover)
Title: The astronomy of cubic equations -- Do we really need a telescope to observe their solutions?
Abstract: Building on work of Davenport--Lewis and Heath-Brown, we discuss the solubility of (not necessarily homogeneous) cubic equations in many variables. Following an initiative of Browning--Dietmann--Elliott, we also investigate upper bounds on their smallest solutions. Our main detection device is the circle method, but the attempt to provide good uniform lower bounds for the local densities poses an interesting challenge in its own right.

Vivian Kuperberg (ETH Zürich)
Title: Sums of odd-ly many fractions
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss new bounds on constrained sets of fractions. Specifically, I will discuss the answer to the following question, which arises in several areas of number theory: for an integer 𝑘 ≥2, consider the set of 𝑘-tuples of reduced fractions 𝑞𝑎11, . . . , 𝑞𝑎𝑘𝑘 ∈ 𝐼, where 𝐼 is an interval around 0. How many 𝑘-tuples are there with ∑𝑖 𝑞𝑎𝑖𝑖 ∈Z?
When 𝑘 is even, the answer is well-known: the main contribution to the number of solutions comes from “diagonal” terms, where the fractions 𝑞𝑎𝑖𝑖 cancel in pairs. When 𝑘 is odd, the answer is much more mysterious! In work with Bloom, we prove a near-optimal upper bound on this problem when 𝑘 is odd. I will also discuss applications of this problem to estimating moments of the distributions of primes and reduced residues.

Simon Myerson (University of Warwick)
Title: Forms with real coefficients and differing degrees
Abstract: We explore approaches to systems of forms with differing degrees which use the ‘repulsion’ technique. This allows for Diophantine inequalities with real coefficients to be studied in the general style of Browning and Heath-Brown (2017).

Plenary talk on gender bias: Lara Gildehaus (University of Klagenfurt)
Title: The invisible boundaries – Understanding and reducing gender biases in mathematics
Abstract: Although there are now hardly any formal barriers to accessing mathematics, and theoretically anyone can be enthusiastic about mathematics, current studies, and participation figures repeatedly indicate that actual access to mathematics is not equal. Therefore, in my presentation, I will try to shed light on existing gender biases in mathematics from school to university to the academic field and discuss their effects. Practical implications for more gender-sensitive mathematics teaching and learning will then be addressed

Interactive plenary talk: Andrea Blunck (University of Hamburg)
Title: Diversity in Mathematics: Who belongs to Mathematics?
Abstract: When it comes to the inclusion of women and other marginalised groups in mathematics, the question arises as to the access to mathematics and, moreover, how mathematics should be defined in this context. In the talk we will discuss historical and current aspects of these topics. In addition, best practice examples for inclusion will be presented.

Research talk: Anna Ransiek (Free University of Berlin)
Title: Gender as a Barrier in Mathematics? Perspectives of Scientists in Leadership Positions on PhD Students and Postdocs and its Influence on Gendered Gatekeeping.
Abstract: Up to now, equality between women and men in mathematics in academia in Germany has not been achieved. The proportion of women, although on a parity basis among first-year students for years, decreases steadily with each academic career level. Female mathematicians are still underrepresented in top academic/scientific positions. The image of the leaky pipeline is therefore still valid in this discipline. In our qualitative sociological research project, we investigate possible causes and mechanisms of the reproduction of gender disparities in a mathematical cluster of excellence. The research setting offers the unique opportunity to gain access to an excellent research environment and examine different career stages as well as status transitions within the cluster and in the academic field. The results presented in the talk are based on the analysis of 45 semi-structured interviews with scientists in leadership positions in the cluster. I will highlight ways of thinking and acting on side of these scientists in leadership position that may create (possible) barriers for female mathematicians.

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